Synthesis, screening for antiacetylcholinesterase activity and binding mode prediction of a new series of [3-(disubstituted-phosphate)-4,4,4-trifluoro-butyl]-carbamic acid ethyl esters

A series of nine new [3-(disubstituted-phosphate)-4,4,4-trifluoro-butyl]-carbamic acid ethyl esters (phosphate-carbamate compounds) was obtained through the reaction of (4,4,4-trifluoro-3-hydroxybut-1-yl)-carbamic acid ethyl esters with phosphorus oxychloride followed by the addition of alcohols. The products were characterized by ¹H, 13C, 31P, and 19F NMR spectroscopy, GC-MS, and elemental analysis. All the synthesized compounds were screened for acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity using the Ellman method. All compounds containing phosphate and carbamate pharmacophores in their structures showed enzyme inhibition, being the compound bearing the diethoxy phosphate group (2b) the most active compound. Molecular modeling studies were performed to investigate the detailed interactions between AChE active site and small-molecule inhibitor candidates, providing valuable structural insights into AChE inhibition.

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Main Authors:	Zanatta,Nilo, Borchhardt,Deise M., Carpes,Adriana D., Marchi,Tiago M., Andricopulo,Adriano D., Salum,Lívia B., Schetinger,Maria R. C., Bonacorso,Helio G., Martins,Marcos A. P., Flores,Alex F. C.
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2008
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-50532008000600010
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