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Eight derivatives of benzyloxy‐derived halogenated chalcones (BB1‐BB8) were synthesized and tested for their ability to inhibit monoamine oxidases (MAOs). MAO‐A was less efficiently inhibited by all compounds than MAO‐B. Additionally, the majority of the compounds displayed significant MAO‐B inhibitory activities at 1 μM with residual activities of less than 50%. With an IC50 value of 0.062 μM, compound BB4 was the most effective in inhibiting MAO‐B, followed by compound BB2 (IC50 = 0.093 μM). The lead molecules showed good activity than the reference MAO‐B inhibitors (Lazabemide IC50 = 0.11 μM and Pargyline Pargyline IC50 = 0.14). The high selectivity index (SI) values for MAO‐B were observed in compounds BB2 and BB4 (430.108 and 645.161, respectively). Kinetics and reversibility experiments revealed that BB2 and BB4 were reversible competitive MAO‐B inhibitors with Ki values of 0.030 ± 0.014 and 0.011 ± 0.005 μM, respectively. Swiss target prediction confirmed the high probability in the targets of MAO‐B for both compounds. Hypothetical binding mode revealed that the BB2 or BB4 is similarly oriented to the binding cavity of MAO‐B. Based on the modelling results, BB4 showed a stable confirmation during the dynamic simulation. From these results, it was concluded that BB2 and BB4 were potent selective reversible MAO‐B inhibitors and they can be considered drug candidates for treating related neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: It has been reported that the extension of conjugation in chalcone scaffolds considerably enhanced the potency, selectivity, reversibility, and competitive mode of MAO-B inhibition. In this study, using the experimental results of IC50 values of fifteen halogenated conjugated dienone derivatives (MK1-MK15) against MAO-B, we developed a 3DQSAR model., Methods: Further, we created a 3D pharmacophore model in active compounds in the series. The built model selected three variables (G2U, RDF115m, RDF155m) among the 653 AlvaDesc molecular descriptors, with a r2 value of 0.87 and a Q2 cv for cross-validation equal to 0.82. The three variables were mostly associated with the direction of symmetry and the likelihood of discovering massive atoms at great distances. The evaluated molecules exhibited a good correlation between experimental and predicted data, indicating that the IC50 value of the structure MK2 was related to the interatomic distances of 15.5 Å between bromine and chloro substituents. Furthermore, the molecules in the series with the highest activity were those with enhanced second component symmetry directional index from the 3D representation, which included the structures MK5 and MK6., Result: Additionally, a pharmacophore hypothesis was developed and validated using the decoy Schrodinger dataset, with an ROC score of 0.87 and an HHRR 1 fitness score that ranged from 2.783 to 3.00. The MK series exhibited a significant blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability, according to exploratory analyses and in silico projections, and almost all analogues were expected to have strong BBB permeability., Conclusion: Further DFT research revealed that electrostatics were important in the interactions with MAO-B., (Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.)

Flavonoids and chalcones are two major classes of chemical moieties that have a vast background of pharmacological activities. Chalcone is a subclass of flavonoids whose therapeutic potential has been implicated due to an array of bioactivities. A lot of research works have shown interest in investigating the neuroprotective effect of these molecules, and have revealed them to be much more potent molecules that can be used to treat neurodegenerative disorders. Beta-site APP cleaving enzyme (BACE1), which is majorly found in the brain, is one of the reasons behind the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Flavonoids and chalcones have proven clinical data that they inhibit the production of Aβ plaques that are involved in the progression of AD. In this article, we have provided a detailed chronological review of the research work on the BACE1 inhibiting potency of both flavonoids and chalcones. Almost all the flavonoids and chalcones mentioned in this article have shown very good in vitro and in vivo BACE1 inhibiting activity. The docking studies and the structural importance of some BACE1-inhibiting flavonoids, as well as chalcones, are also mentioned here., (Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.)

The flavoenzyme monoamine oxidases (MAOs) are present in the mitochondrial outer membrane and are responsible for the metabolism of biogenic amines. MAO deamination of biological amines produces toxic byproducts such as amines, aldehydes, and hydrogen peroxide, which are significant in the pathophysiology of multiple neurodegenerative illnesses. In the cardiovascular system (CVS), these by-products target the mitochondria of cardiac cells leading to their dysfunction and producing redox imbalance in the endothelium of the blood vessels. This brings up the biological relationship between the susceptibility of getting cardiovascular disorders in neural patients. In the current scenario, MAO inhibitors are highly recommended by physicians worldwide for the therapy and management of various neurodegenerative disorders. Many interventional studies reveal the benefit of MAO inhibitors in CVS. Drug candidates who can target both the central and peripheral MAO could be a better to compensate for the cardiovascular comorbidities observed in neurodegenerative patients., (Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.net.)