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ArticleRSC advances2019

Catalyst-free visible-light-induced condensation to synthesize bis(indolyl)methanes and biological activity evaluation of them as potent human carboxylesterase 2 inhibitors.

Yi-Shu Zhao, Hong-Li Ruan, Xiu-Yang Wang, Chen Chen, Pei-Fang Song, Cheng-Wei Lü, Li-Wei Zou

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Article in RSC advances, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yi-Shu ZhaoInstitute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai 201203 People's Republic of China chemzlw@shutcm.edu.cn.
Hong-Li RuanSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University Dalian 116029 People's Republic of China chengweilv@126.com.
Xiu-Yang WangInstitute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai 201203 People's Republic of China chemzlw@shutcm.edu.cn.
Chen ChenSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University Dalian 116029 People's Republic of China chengweilv@126.com.
Pei-Fang SongInstitute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai 201203 People's Republic of China chemzlw@shutcm.edu.cn.
Cheng-Wei LüSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Normal University Dalian 116029 People's Republic of China chengweilv@126.com.
Li-Wei ZouInstitute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai 201203 People's Republic of China chemzlw@shutcm.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1156-4162
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNLiaoning Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A mild strategy for visible-light-induced synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes was developed using aromatic aldehydes and indole as substrates. This reaction could be performed at room temperature under catalyst- and additive-free conditions to synthesize a series of bis(indolyl)methanes in good to excellent yields. In addition, all synthesized bis(indolyl)methanes together with β-substituted indole derivatives synthesized according to our previous work, were evaluated for their inhibitory effect against human carboxylesterase (CES1 and CES2). Primary structure-activity relationship analysis of all tested compounds showed that the modifications of β-substituted indole at the β-site with another indolyl group led to a significant enhancement of the inhibitory effect on CES2, and the bisindolyl structure is essential for CES2 inhibition. These results demonstrated that these bis(indolyl)methanes are potent and selective CES2 inhibitors, which might be helpful for medicinal chemists to design and develop more potent and selective CES2 inhibitors for biomedical applications.

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