Zaklina Smelcerovic, A. Veljković, G. Kocic
Mar 5, 2015
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Chemico-biological interactions
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Thirty 2-amino-5-alkylidene-thiazol-4-ones were assayed for inhibitory activity against commercial enzyme xanthine oxidase (XO) in vitro and XO in rat liver homogenate as well as for anti-inflammatory response on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). 4-((2-Benzylamino-4-oxothiazol-5(4H)-ylidene)-methyl)benzonitrile showed the most potent inhibitory effect against commercial XO (IC50 = 17.16 μg/mL) as well as against rat liver XO (IC50 = 24.50 μg/mL). All compounds containing the 4-cyanobenzylidene group or (indol-3-yl)methylene group at the position 5 of thiazol-4-one moiety were moderately potent inhibitors of commercial XO. The assayed compounds were docked into the crystal structures of XO enzyme complexes with three diverse inhibitors (PDB codes: 1FIQ, 1VDV, and 1V97) using OEDocking software. Our results strongly point to a correlation between the data on inhibitory activity against commercial XO and data on antioxidant activity of studied compounds, screened using a lipid peroxidation (LP) method. 2-(Benzylamino)-5-((thiophen-2-yl)methylene)thiazol-4(5H)-one showed the highest anti-inflammatory response on PBMCs, exerted most probably through the NF-κB inhibition. Studied 2-amino-5-alkylidene-thiazol-4-ones obey the "Rule of five" and meet all criteria for good solubility and permeability.