Elsevier, Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, 23(22), p. 6715-6725, 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.08.014
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A series of 15 novel compounds incorporating the thieno[2,3-b]thiophene moiety were synthesized. The chemical structures of these compounds were deduced from elemental analyses, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and ESI-mass spectral data. The enzyme inhibition potential of these compounds was evaluated, in vitro, against β-glucuronidase, xanthine oxidase, and -chymotripsin enzymes. The cytotoxicity was evaluated by a cell viability assay utilizing the tetrazolium dye 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT). Among the compounds tested, compound 3 was the most potent β-glucuronidase inhibitor with an IC50 value of 0.9±0.0138 μM; it was much more active than the standard, D-saccharic acid 1-4- lactone (IC50 = 45.75±2.16 μM). Compound 12, on the other hand, was the most potent as a xanthine oxidase inhibitor with an IC50 of 14.4±1.2 μM. With the characterization of their mechanism of action and with further testing, these compounds could be useful candidates as anticancer drugs. In addition, the newly synthesized products were subjected to POM Analyses to get insights on the degree of their toxicity.