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PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Volume 58, Issue 3-4, Pages 215-221Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2008.08.001
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Acetylcholinesterase; Coumarin 106; Coumarins; Inhibition
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- Academy of Finland through the project Structural Bioinformatics for Effective and Efficient Drug Discovery [114823]
- European Commission 6th framework program Pro-Kinase Research [503467]
- Department of Biotechnology [102/IFD/SAN/884/2006-2007]
- DBT, India
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [114823, 114823] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
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In this contribution, from a coumarin library consisting of 29 compounds including natural and synthetic derivatives, an active acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor (coumarin 106) was found. This circumstance leaded us to continue with the pharmacological characterization of coumarin 106. The first study with the coumarin library was performed using a 96-microtiter well plate assay based on Ellman's reaction. Coumarins were assayed at 5 and 30 mu M, and coumarin 106 was found the most active inhibitor at both concentrations. The follow-up analysis using kinetic studies demonstrated that coumarin 106 displays mixed-type AChE inhibition with a pIC(50) = 4.97 +/- 0.09 and K-i = 2.36 +/- 0.17 mu M. The ability of this molecule to interact with AChE was further confirmed through computational studies, in which a primary binding was proved to occur at the active gorge site, while a secondary binding was demonstrated at the peripheral anionic site. Also, coumarin 106 was shown to inhibit butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) with slightly lower potency (pIC(50) = 4.56 +/- 0.06), and found to be non-toxic in Caco-2 cells. The combination of these findings makes coumarin 106 an attractive molecule for further investigation. This is the first report where AChE inhibitory activity has been associated with coumarin 106, and proof has been given of its convenience as a lead molecule. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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