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Selective Structural Derivatization of Flavonoid Acetamides Significantly Impacts Their Bioavailability and Antioxidant Properties

Journal

MOLECULES
Volume 27, Issue 23, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238133

Keywords

flavonoid; acetamide; bioavailability; antioxidant; structure-activity relationship; HPLC-MS; ADMET; quercetin; apigenin; luteolin

Funding

  1. New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) Start-up funds
  2. Bill Melinda Gates
  3. National Science Foundation [2150363, IOS-1543944]
  4. Div Of Biological Infrastructure
  5. Direct For Biological Sciences [2150363] Funding Source: National Science Foundation

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This study reported the synthesis and characterization of partial flavonoid acetamide derivatives from quercetin, apigenin, and luteolin, and evaluated their antioxidant, bioavailability, drug likeness, and toxicity properties. The results showed that chemical modification can improve the biological properties of flavonoids, making them potential drug candidates.
Flavonoids show abundant favorable physicochemical and drug related properties, leading to substantial biological applications which are limited by undesirable properties such as poor solubility, high polarity, low bioavailability, and enzymatic degradations. Chemical modification with bioisosteres can be used to address some of these challenges. We report the synthesis and characterization of partial flavonoid acetamide derivatives from quercetin, apigenin and luteolin and the evaluation of their structure-activity relationships based on antioxidant, bioavailability, drug likeness, and toxicity properties. The sequential synthesis was achieved with 76.67-87.23% yield; the structures of the compounds were confirmed using H-1 & C-13 NMR characterizations. The purity of each compound was determined by HPLC while the molecular weights were determined by mass spectrometry. The % bioavailability was determined using the dialysis tubing procedure and the values were in the range 15.97-38.12%. The antioxidant activity was determined by the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay and expressed as the IC50 values which were in the range 31.52-198.41 mu M. The drug likeness and the toxicity properties of compounds 4, 5, 7, 11 and 15 were predicted using computational tools and showed satisfactory results. A structure-activity relationship evaluation reveals that hydroxyl and methylene groups attached on the 2-phenylchromen-4-one structure of the flavonoid play a colossal role in the overall antioxidant and bioavailability properties. The improved bioavailability and excellent drug relevance and toxicity properties present flavonoid acetamide derivatives as prospective drug candidates for further evaluations.

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