Abstract:
:Clinical application of curcumin for Alzheimer's disease treatment is severely limited with regard to its poor bioavailability, high rate of metabolism, and instability under neutral condition. In the current study, we designed three compounds in which the diketone moiety of curcumin was replaced by cyclohexanone. In these compounds, the linker length of the molecules was optimal; and substitution of dioxolane for hydroxyl groups on compound 3 should prevent metabolic inactivation. The inhibitory effect of the compounds was investigated against hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) fibrillation using AFM (atomic force microscope), ThT (thioflavin T) and MTT assay. We found that all three compounds were able to inhibit HEWL aggregation in a dose-dependent manner and inhibit the cytotoxic activity of aggregated HEWL. Docking results demonstrated that the compounds could bind into lysozyme and occupy the whole active site groove. In conclusion, we present chemical analogs of curcumin with various modifications in the spacer and the phenolic rings as improved inhibitors of amyloid aggregation.
journal_name
Int J Biol Macromoljournal_title
International journal of biological macromoleculesauthors
Ramshini H,mohammad-zadeh M,Ebrahim-Habibi Adoi
10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.04.038subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-01-01 00:00:00pages
396-404eissn
0141-8130issn
1879-0003pii
S0141-8130(15)00276-7journal_volume
78pub_type
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