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Original Article

Novel 1-(2-pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazine derivatives as selective monoamine oxidase (MAO)-A inhibitors

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Pages 193-202 | Received 05 May 2016, Accepted 03 Oct 2016, Published online: 18 Jan 2017

Figures & data

Figure 1. Structures of azopirones (buspirone, gepirone, ipsapirone, tandopirone and zalospirone) and general structrure of the synthesized compounds (2a-n).

Figure 1. Structures of azopirones (buspirone, gepirone, ipsapirone, tandopirone and zalospirone) and general structrure of the synthesized compounds (2a-n).

Figure 2. Lineweaver–Burk plots for compound 2j (IC50 =23.10 μM). Substrate (kynuramine) concentrations used: 40, 20, 10, 5, 2.5 and 1.25 μM. 1/V: 1/velocity of reaction [1/(nmoles/min/mg protein)], 1/S: 1/substrate concentration (1/μM).

Figure 2. Lineweaver–Burk plots for compound 2j (IC50 = 23.10 μM). Substrate (kynuramine) concentrations used: 40, 20, 10, 5, 2.5 and 1.25 μM. 1/V: 1/velocity of reaction [1/(nmoles/min/mg protein)], 1/S: 1/substrate concentration (1/μM).

Table 1. In silico physicochemical parameters of the compounds 2a-n.

Figure 3. Synthesis of the compounds 2a-n. Reactants, reagents and conditions: i: ClCOCH2Cl, Et3N, THF, 0–5 °C, 3 h; ii: Potassium/Sodium salts of substituted piperazine dithiocarbamates, K2CO3, acetone, r.t, 5 h.

Figure 3. Synthesis of the compounds 2a-n. Reactants, reagents and conditions: i: ClCOCH2Cl, Et3N, THF, 0–5 °C, 3 h; ii: Potassium/Sodium salts of substituted piperazine dithiocarbamates, K2CO3, acetone, r.t, 5 h.

Table 2. Inhibitory activity (%) of the compounds against MAO-A enzyme.

Table 3. Inhibitory activity (%) of the compounds against MAO-B enzyme.

Figure 4. IC50 (μM) of the selected compounds and control drug against MAO-A and MAO-B enzymes.

Figure 4. IC50 (μM) of the selected compounds and control drug against MAO-A and MAO-B enzymes.