Home Products Cited in Publications Worldwide The evaluation of isatin analogues as inhibitors of monoamine oxidase
Chem. Biol. Drug Des.,2023,102(5):1067-1074.
Prinsloo, Izak F.; Petzer, Jacobus P.; Cloete, Theunis T.; Petzer, Anel
DOI:10.1111/cbdd.14304 PMID:37500571
The small mol., isatin, is a well-known reversible inhibitor of the monoamine oxidase (MAO) enzymes with IC50 values of 12.3 and 4.86μM for MAO-A and MAO-B, resp. While the interaction of isatin with MAO-B has been characterized, only a few studies have explored structure-activity relationships (SARs) of MAO inhibition by isatin analogs. The current study therefore evaluated a series of 14 isatin analogs as in vitro inhibitors of human MAO-A and MAO-B. The results indicated good potency MAO inhibition for some isatin analogs with five compounds exhibiting IC50 < 1μM. 4-Chloroisatin (1b) and 5-bromoisatin (1f) were the most potent inhibitors with IC50 values of 0.812 and 0.125μM for MAO-A and MAO-B, resp. These compounds were also found to be competitive inhibitors of MAO-A and MAO-B with Ki values of 0.311 and 0.033μM, resp. Among the SARs, it was interesting to note that C5-substitution was particularly beneficial for MAO-B inhibition. MAO inhibitors are established drugs for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, while potential new roles in prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease are being investigated.
competitive ; inhibition ; isatin ; monoamine oxidase ; structure-activity relationship