TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jevtić, Ivana I.
AU  - Suručić, Relja V.
AU  - Tovilović-Kovačević, Gordana
AU  - Zogović, Nevena
AU  - Kostić-Rajačić, Sladjana V.
AU  - Andrić, Deana
AU  - Penjišević, Jelena Z.
PY  - 2024
UR  - http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6446
AB  - Simple and scalable synthetic approach was used for the preparation of thirteen novel tacrine derivatives consisting
of tacrine and N-aryl-piperidine-4-carboxamide moiety connected by a five-methylene group linker. An
anti-Alzheimer disease (AD) potential of newly designed tacrine derivatives was evaluated against two important
AD targets, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE). In vitro pharmacological evaluation
showed strong ChE inhibitory activity of all compounds, with IC50 values ranging from 117.5 to 455 nM for AChE
and 34 to 324 nM for BuChE. As a representative of the series with the best cytotoxicity / ChE inhibitory activity
ratio, expressed as the selectivity index (SI), 2-chlorobenzoyl derivative demonstrated mixed-type inhibition on
AChE and BuChE, suggesting binding to both CAS and PAS of the enzymes. It also exhibited antioxidant capacity
and neuroprotective potential against amyloid-β (Aβ) toxicity in the culture of neuron-like cells. In-depth
computational analysis corroborated well with in vitro ChE inhibition, illuminating that all compounds exhibit
significant potential in targeting both enzymes. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations revealed that 2-chlorobenzoyl
derivative, created complexes with AChE and BuChE that demonstrated sufficient stability throughout the
observed MD simulation. Computationally predicted ADME properties indicated that these compounds should
have good blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability, an important factor for CNS-targeting drugs. Overall, all
tested compounds showed promising pharmacological behavior, highlighting the multi-target potential of 2-
chlorobenzoyl derivative which should be further investigated as a new lead in the drug development process.
PB  - Elsevier
T2  - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
T1  - Multi-target potential of newly designed tacrine-derived cholinesterase inhibitors: Synthesis, computational and pharmacological study
VL  - 101
SP  - 117649
DO  - 10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117649
ER  - 

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author = "Jevtić, Ivana I. and Suručić, Relja V. and Tovilović-Kovačević, Gordana and Zogović, Nevena and Kostić-Rajačić, Sladjana V. and Andrić, Deana and Penjišević, Jelena Z.",
year = "2024",
abstract = "Simple and scalable synthetic approach was used for the preparation of thirteen novel tacrine derivatives consisting
of tacrine and N-aryl-piperidine-4-carboxamide moiety connected by a five-methylene group linker. An
anti-Alzheimer disease (AD) potential of newly designed tacrine derivatives was evaluated against two important
AD targets, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE). In vitro pharmacological evaluation
showed strong ChE inhibitory activity of all compounds, with IC50 values ranging from 117.5 to 455 nM for AChE
and 34 to 324 nM for BuChE. As a representative of the series with the best cytotoxicity / ChE inhibitory activity
ratio, expressed as the selectivity index (SI), 2-chlorobenzoyl derivative demonstrated mixed-type inhibition on
AChE and BuChE, suggesting binding to both CAS and PAS of the enzymes. It also exhibited antioxidant capacity
and neuroprotective potential against amyloid-β (Aβ) toxicity in the culture of neuron-like cells. In-depth
computational analysis corroborated well with in vitro ChE inhibition, illuminating that all compounds exhibit
significant potential in targeting both enzymes. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations revealed that 2-chlorobenzoyl
derivative, created complexes with AChE and BuChE that demonstrated sufficient stability throughout the
observed MD simulation. Computationally predicted ADME properties indicated that these compounds should
have good blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability, an important factor for CNS-targeting drugs. Overall, all
tested compounds showed promising pharmacological behavior, highlighting the multi-target potential of 2-
chlorobenzoyl derivative which should be further investigated as a new lead in the drug development process.",
publisher = "Elsevier",
journal = "Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry",
title = "Multi-target potential of newly designed tacrine-derived cholinesterase inhibitors: Synthesis, computational and pharmacological study",
volume = "101",
pages = "117649",
doi = "10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117649"
}

Jevtić, I. I., Suručić, R. V., Tovilović-Kovačević, G., Zogović, N., Kostić-Rajačić, S. V., Andrić, D.,& Penjišević, J. Z.. (2024). Multi-target potential of newly designed tacrine-derived cholinesterase inhibitors: Synthesis, computational and pharmacological study. in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
Elsevier., 101, 117649.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117649

Jevtić II, Suručić RV, Tovilović-Kovačević G, Zogović N, Kostić-Rajačić SV, Andrić D, Penjišević JZ. Multi-target potential of newly designed tacrine-derived cholinesterase inhibitors: Synthesis, computational and pharmacological study. in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2024;101:117649.
doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117649 .

Jevtić, Ivana I., Suručić, Relja V., Tovilović-Kovačević, Gordana, Zogović, Nevena, Kostić-Rajačić, Sladjana V., Andrić, Deana, Penjišević, Jelena Z., "Multi-target potential of newly designed tacrine-derived cholinesterase inhibitors: Synthesis, computational and pharmacological study" in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 101 (2024):117649,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2024.117649 . .