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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Galantamine-Curcumin Hybrids as Dual-Site Binding Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors.

Georgi Stavrakov, Irena Philipova, Atanas Lukarski, Mariyana Atanasova, Dimitrina Zheleva, Zvetanka D Zhivkova, Stefan Ivanov, Teodora Atanasova, Spiro Konstantinov, Irini Doytchinova

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Georgi StavrakovFaculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Irena PhilipovaInstitute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Atanas LukarskiFaculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mariyana AtanasovaFaculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Dimitrina ZhelevaFaculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Zvetanka D ZhivkovaFaculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Stefan IvanovFaculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Teodora AtanasovaFaculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Spiro KonstantinovFaculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Irini DoytchinovaFaculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-1469-1768
Medical University of Sofia · BGBulgarian Academy of Sciences · BGUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Bulgarian National Science Fund DN03/9/2016Science and Education for Smart Growth Operational Program BG05M2OP001-1.001-0003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Galantamine (GAL) and curcumin (CU) are alkaloids used to improve symptomatically neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease (AD). GAL acts mainly as an inhibitor of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE). CU binds to amyloid-beta (Aβ) oligomers and inhibits the formation of Aβ plaques. Here, we combine GAL core with CU fragments and design a combinatorial library of GAL-CU hybrids as dual-site binding AChE inhibitors. The designed hybrids are screened for optimal ADME properties and BBB permeability and docked on AChE. The 14 best performing compounds are synthesized and tested in vitro for neurotoxicity and anti-AChE activity. Five of them are less toxic than GAL and CU and show activities between 41 and 186 times higher than GAL.

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AcetylcholinesteraseAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBinding SitesBlood-Brain BarrierCell LineCholinesterase InhibitorsCombinatorial Chemistry TechniquesCurcuminGalantamineHumansMiceMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipAcetylcholinesteraseAmyloid beta-PeptidesCholinesterase InhibitorsCurcuminGalantamineADMEBBB permeabilitymolecular dockingneurotoxicityvirtual screening

Identifiers

PMID32717861
PMCPMC7435983
OpenAlexW3045367216

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