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N-Substituted pyrimidinethione and acetophenone derivatives as a new therapeutic approach in diabetes

Parham Taslimi

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Parham Taslimi

Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Bartin University, Bartin, Turkey

Correspondence Parham Taslimi, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Bartin University, 74100 Bartin, Turkey.

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Afsun Sujayev

Afsun Sujayev

Laboratory of Theoretical Bases of Synthesis and Action Mechanism of Additives, Institute of Chemistry of Additives, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Muhammet Karaman

Muhammet Karaman

Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Kilis 7 Aralik University, Kilis, Turkey

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Gunel Maharramova

Gunel Maharramova

Laboratory of Theoretical Bases of Synthesis and Action Mechanism of Additives, Institute of Chemistry of Additives, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Nastaran Sadeghian

Nastaran Sadeghian

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

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Sabiya Osmanova

Sabiya Osmanova

Laboratory of Theoretical Bases of Synthesis and Action Mechanism of Additives, Institute of Chemistry of Additives, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Sabira Sardarova

Sabira Sardarova

Laboratory of Theoretical Bases of Synthesis and Action Mechanism of Additives, Institute of Chemistry of Additives, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Nargiz Majdi

Nargiz Majdi

Laboratory of Theoretical Bases of Synthesis and Action Mechanism of Additives, Institute of Chemistry of Additives, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan

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Handan U. Ozel

Handan U. Ozel

Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bartin University, Bartin, Turkey

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İlhami Gulcin

İlhami Gulcin

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

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First published: 14 June 2020
Citations: 13

Abstract

In this study, compounds with 4-hydroxybutyl, 4-phenyl, 5-carboxylate, and pyrimidine moieties were determined as α-glycosidase inhibitors. N-Substituted pyrimidinethione and acetophenone derivatives (A1A5, B1B11, and C1C11) were good inhibitors of the α-glycosidase enzyme, with Ki values in the range of 104.27 ± 15.75 to 1,004.25 ± 100.43 nM. Among them, compound B7 was recorded as the best inhibitor, with a Ki of 104.27 ± 15.75 nM against α-glycosidase. In silico studies were carried out to clarify the binding affinity and interaction mode of the compounds with the best inhibition score against α-glycosidase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Compounds B7 (S) and B11 (R) exhibited a good binding affinity with docking scores of −8.608 and 8.582 kcal/mol, respectively. The docking results also showed that the 4-hydroxybutyl and pyrimidinethione moieties play a key role in S. cerevisiae and human α-glycosidase inhibition.

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