title: Design, synthesis, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of novel coumarin analogues.
abstract: Three series (series A-C) of coumarin analogues with phenylpiperazine functions as substitution were designed and synthesized for studying their potential for treating Alzheimer's (AD) disease. Their anticholinesterase activities were assayed according to Ellmann's method against freshly prepared acetylcholinesterase (AChE) from Electrophorus electricus using donepezil as the reference compound. Pharmacological study and preliminary structure-activity relationships showed that coumarins with substitution on positions 3 and/or 4 have parallel anti-AchE activities compared with the reference compound.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xiao-Bing
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ling-Yi
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Kong
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000187:drug effects*; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003374:Coumarins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015195:Drug Design; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D003374:Coumarins; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase