Crystal structure of human butyrylcholinesterase in complex with compound 54 tert-butyl 3-(((2-((1-(benzenesulfonyl)-1H-indol-4-yl)oxy)ethyl)amino)methyl)piperidine-1-carboxylate
Revelation date
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29-Sep-2021
Family
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BCHE: there are 91 genes in this family, 92 structure(s)
The lack of an effective treatment makes Alzheimer's disease a serious healthcare problem and a challenge for medicinal chemists. Herein we report interdisciplinary research on novel multifunctional ligands targeting proteins and processes involved in the development of the disease: BuChE, 5-HT6 receptors and beta-amyloid aggregation. Structure-activity relationship analyses supported by crystallography and docking studies led to the identification of a fused-type multifunctional ligand 50, with remarkable and balanced potencies against BuChE (IC50 = 90 nM) and 5-HT6R (Ki = 4.8 nM), and inhibitory activity against Abeta aggregation (53% at 10 microM). In in vitro ADME-Tox and in vivo pharmacokinetic studies compound 50 showed good stability in the mouse liver microsomes, favourable safety profile and brain permeability with the brain to plasma ratio of 6.79 after p.o. administration in mice, thus being a promising candidate for in vivo pharmacology studies and a solid foundation for further research on effective anti-AD therapies.
Representative scheme of BCHE structure and an image from PDBsum server
Databases
PDB-Sum
7AWH Previously Class, Architecture, Topology and Homologous superfamily - PDB-Sum server
FSSP
7AWHFold classification based on Structure-Structure alignment of Proteins - FSSP server
