Dual cholinesterase inhibition by lactam-1,2,3-triazole hybrids: A click chemistry approach for drug discovery

dc.article.number108643
dc.catalogadorjlo
dc.contributor.authorCavallaro, Valeria
dc.contributor.authorBjerg, Esteban E.
dc.contributor.authorRojas, Maximiliano
dc.contributor.authorSantana Romo, Fabián Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorMurray, Ana P.
dc.contributor.authorRadivoy, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, Yorley
dc.contributor.authorZacconi, Flavia Cristina Milagro
dc.contributor.authorMoglie, Yanina
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-25T19:30:23Z
dc.date.available2025-11-25T19:30:23Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe urgent need for sustainable treatments for neurodegenerative disorders has led to the development of novel cholinesterase inhibitors. In this work, sixteen lactam-1,2,3-triazole hybrids were efficiently synthesized via copper nanoparticle-catalyzed click chemistry under green conditions and without additives. Most compounds exhibited good to excellent inhibition of AChE and BChE in vitro, with compound 4 m emerging as the most potent (IC₅₀ = 0.7 μM for AChE and 0.2 μM for BChE). Molecular docking, dynamics simulations, and kinetic analyses revealed key binding interactions and identified 4 m as a mixed-type inhibitor. ADMETox predictions indicated favorable pharmacokinetic profiles, and all compounds were fully characterized using spectroscopic and HRMS techniques. This study highlights a modern, eco-friendly strategy for designing potent dual cholinesterase inhibitors with therapeutic potential for Alzheimer's disease.
dc.description.funderANID
dc.description.funderAgencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica
dc.description.funderAgencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica
dc.description.funderUniversidad Nacional del Sur
dc.description.funderUniversidad Nacional del Sur
dc.description.funderConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
dc.description.funderConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
dc.description.funderCONICYT FONDECYT
dc.description.funderCONICYT FONDECYT
dc.format.extent16 páginas
dc.fuente.origenSCOPUS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.bioorg.2025.108643
dc.identifier.eissn1090-2120
dc.identifier.issn0045-2068
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:105006992417
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioorg.2025.108643
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/107108
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001504415400002
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Química; Santana Romo, Fabián Mauricio; 0000-0002-8753-3349; 1031362
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Ingeniería Biológica y Médica; Zacconi, Flavia Cristina Milagro; 0000-0002-3676-0453; 1011127
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaBioorganic Chemistry
dc.subjectAcetyl and butyrylcholinesterase
dc.subjectADMETox predictions
dc.subjectClick chemistry
dc.subjectEnzymatic inhibition
dc.subjectLactams
dc.subjectMolecular docking
dc.subjectTriazoles
dc.subject.ddc510
dc.subject.ods03 Good health and well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleDual cholinesterase inhibition by lactam-1,2,3-triazole hybrids: A click chemistry approach for drug discovery
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen163
sipa.codpersvinculados1031362
sipa.codpersvinculados1011127
sipa.trazabilidadSCOPUS;2025-06-15
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