Inhibition of monoamine oxidase by 8-benzyloxycaffeine analogues |
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Authors: | Belinda Strydom Sarel F Malan Neal Castagnoli Jacobus J Bergh Jacobus P Petzer |
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Institution: | 1. Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa;2. Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech and Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA |
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Abstract: | Based on recent reports that several (E)-8-styrylcaffeinyl analogues are potent reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B), a series of 8-benzyloxycaffeinyl analogues were synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of baboon liver MAO-B and recombinant human MAO-A and -B. The 8-benzyloxycaffeinyl analogues were found to inhibit reversibly both MAO isoforms with enzyme–inhibitor dissociation constants (Ki values) ranging from 0.14 to 1.30 μM for the inhibition of human MAO-A, and 0.023–0.59 μM for the inhibition of human MAO-B. The most potent MAO-A inhibitor was 8-(3-methylbenzyloxy)caffeine while 8-(3-bromobenzyloxy)caffeine was the most potent MAO-B inhibitor. The analogues inhibited human and baboon MAO-B with similar potencies. A quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) study indicated that the MAO-B inhibition potencies of the 8-benzyloxycaffeinyl analogues are dependent on the Hansch lipophilicity (π) and Hammett electronic (σ) constants of the substituents at C-3 of the benzyloxy ring. Electron-withdrawing substituents with a high degree of lipophilicity enhance inhibition potency. These results are discussed with reference to possible binding orientations of the inhibitors within the active site cavities of MAO-A and -B. |
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