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. 2021 Apr;18(4):e2000906.
doi: 10.1002/cbdv.202000906. Epub 2021 Feb 24.

α-Glucosidase Inhibition by Usnic Acid Derivatives

Huy Truong Nguyen  1 , Asshaima Paramita Devi  2   3 , Tran-Van-Anh Nguyen  1 , Warinthorn Chavasiri  2 , Duc-Dung Pham  4 , Jirapast Sichaem  5 , Ngoc-Hong Nguyen  6 , Bui-Linh-Chi Huynh  7 , Van-Kieu Nguyen  8   9 , Thuc Huy Duong  4
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α-Glucosidase Inhibition by Usnic Acid Derivatives

Huy Truong Nguyen et al. Chem Biodivers. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

This study investigated a set of new potential antidiabetes agents. Derivatives of usnic acid were designed and synthesized. These analogs and nineteen benzylidene analogs from a previous study were evaluated for enzyme inhibition of α-glucosidase. Analogs synthesized using the Dakin oxidative method displayed stronger activity than the pristine usnic acid (IC50 >200 μM). Methyl (2E,3R)-7-acetyl-4,6-dihydroxy-2-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethylidene)-3,5-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-3-carboxylate (6b) and 1,1'-(2,4,6-trihydroxy-5-methyl-1,3-phenylene)di(ethan-1-one) (6e) were more potent than an acarbose positive control (IC50 93.6±0.49 μM), with IC50 values of 42.6±1.30 and 90.8±0.32 μM, respectively. Most of the compounds synthesized from the benzylidene series displayed promising activity. (9bR)-2,6-Bis[(2E)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)prop-2-enoyl]-3,7,9-trihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyldibenzo[b,d]furan-1(9bH)-one (1c), (9bR)-3,7,9-trihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyl-2,6-bis[(2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoyl]dibenzo[b,d]furan-1(9bH)-one (1g), (9bR)-2-acetyl-6-[(2E)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)prop-2-enoyl]-3,7,9-trihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyldibenzo[b,d]furan-1(9bH)-one (2d), (9bR)-2-acetyl-6-[(2E)-3-(3-chlorophenyl)prop-2-enoyl]-3,7,9-trihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyldibenzo[b,d]furan-1(9bH)-one (2e), (6bR)-8-acetyl-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-6,9-dihydroxy-5,6b-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-[1]benzofuro[2,3-f][1]benzopyran-1,7(6bH)-dione (3e), (6bR)-8-acetyl-6,9-dihydroxy-5,6b-dimethyl-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-[1]benzofuro[2,3-f][1]benzopyran-1,7(6bH)-dione (3h), (6bR)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-8-[(2E)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)prop-2-enoyl]-6,9-dihydroxy-5,6b-dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-[1]benzofuro[2,3-f][1]benzopyran-1,7(6bH)-dione (4b), and (9bR)-6-acetyl-3,7,9-trihydroxy-8,9b-dimethyl-2-[(2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoyl]dibenzo[b,d]furan-1(9bH)-one (5c) were the most potent α-glucosidase enzyme inhibitors, with IC50 values of 7.0±0.24, 15.5±0.49, 7.5±0.92, 10.9±0.56, 1.5±0.62, 15.3±0.54, 19.0±1.00, and 12.3±0.53 μM, respectively.

Keywords: Dakin oxidation; benzylidene derivative; usnic acid; α-glucosidase inhibition.

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