title: Medicinal studies of dimeric phenols with multiple quaternary-ammonium pendant arms.
abstract: A series of biphenol-derived quaternary ammonium salts, originally developed as DNA-cross-linking agents, and carrying either two (i.e., 1) or four (i.e., 2) net positive charges, were investigated for their in vitro DNA-transcription- and acetylcholinesterase (AChE)-inhibitory activities. The effects of charge and type of linker between the two phenolic residues were systematically investigated. Several compounds showed good activities in both tests, which makes them potential lead candidates for drug design.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Hubei, Wuhan 430072, PR China.
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Xiao-Cheng
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Li-Xia
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019281:Dimerization; D015195:Drug Design; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D010636:Phenols; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase