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| Title: | Novel Urolithin Derivative Molecules as Dual MAO and Cholinesterase Inhibitor Agents |  | Authors: | Gazi, Mustafa (Co-Supervisor) Gülcan, Hayrettin Ozan (Supervisor)
 Shukur, Karar Tawfeeq Jawad
 Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry
 |  | Keywords: | Pharmaceutical chemistry Urolithin derivatives
 Cholinesterase inhibitors
 Monoamine oxidase B
 Antioxidant
 |  | Issue Date: | Feb-2021 |  | Publisher: | Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ) |  | Citation: | Shukur, Karar Tawfeeq Jawad. (2021). Novel Urolithin Derivative Molecules as Dual MAO and Cholinesterase Inhibitor Agents . Thesis (Ph.D.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Dept. of Chemistry, Famagusta: North Cyprus. |  | Abstract: | The number of drugs used for the treatment of Alzheimer‟s disease is quite limited. 
These drugs (e.g., cholinesterase inhibitors and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor 
antagonist) provide symptomatic treatment rather than a total cure. Therefore, there 
has been great scientific interest worldwide for the design and development of novel 
drug candidates for the treatment of this neurodegenerative disease. 
Previous studies indicated that the urolithin (hydroxy substituted benzo[c]chromen -
6-one) scaffold can be employed to design molecules promising to act as multi target 
ligands against Alzheimer‟s disease. Within the scope of this research study, we have 
aimed to synthesis 3-subsitiuted benzo[c]chromen-6-one, and 3-subsistuted 7,8,9,10-
tetrahydrobenzo[c]chromen-6-one derivatives connected to an amide function with a 
spacer. The enzyme inhibitor activities (i.e., acetylcholinesterase, 
butyrylcholinesterase, and monoamine oxidase B) concomitant to antioxidant and 
amyloid beta aggregation inhibitor characteristics of the title molecules have been 
planned to be screened.
The results pointed out several drug candidate molecules possessing multi target 
ligand feature in terms of inhibiting the aforementioned enzymes with anti-oxidant
properties in ORAC assay conditions. Moreover, the computer aided docking studies 
revealed out the predicted binding modes of the most active compounds displaying 
the possible interactions with the receptors. 
Keywords: Urolithin derivatives, Cholinesterase inhibitors, Monoamine oxidase B,
Antioxidant. ÖZ:Alzheimer hastalığının tedavisi için kullanılan ilaç sayısı oldukça sınırlıdır. Bu ilaçlar 
(kolinesteraz inhibitörleri ve N-metil-D-aspartat reseptörü antagonistleri) tam bir 
tedavi yerine semptomatik tedavi sağlar. Bu nedenle, bu nörodejeneratif hastalığın 
tedavisinde kullanılabilecek orijinal ilaç adayı bileĢiklerin keĢfi için tüm dünyada 
büyük bir bilimsel merak söz konusudur. 
Önceki çalıĢmalarda ürolitin olarak tanımlanan hidroksi sübstitüe benzo[c] kromen 6-on türevi bileĢiklerin Alzheimer Hastalığına karĢı çoklu hedefe etki edebilecek 
bileĢiklerin tasarımında kullanılabileceği gösterilmiĢtir. Bu araĢtırma çalıĢması 
kapsamında, amid grubununa bir ara grup ile bağlanmıĢ 3-sübstitüe benzo [c] 
kromen-6-on ve 3-sübstitüe 7,8,9,10- tetrahidrobenzo [c] kromen-6-on türevi 
bileĢikleri sentez etmeyi amaçladık. Bu bileĢiklerin enzim inhibitör aktiviteleri 
(asetilkolinesteraz, butirilkolinesteraz ve monoamin oksidaz B), antioksidan ve 
amiloid beta agregasyon inhibitörü özelliklerini de incelemeyi planladık.
Sonuçlar, birkaç ilaç adayı molekülün çoklu hedefe yönelik ligand özelliği ile 
yukarıdakı enzimleri inhibe ettiğini ve ORAC test koĢullarında antioksidan özelliğe 
sahip olduğunu gösterdi. Ayrıca bilgisayar destekli dokloma çalıĢmalarında en aktif 
bileĢiklerin reseptörlerle olası etkileĢimleri gösterilmiĢ ve öngörülen bağlanma 
durumları ortaya konmuĢtur.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Urolithin türevleri, Kolinesteraz inhibitörü, Monoamin oksidaz 
B, Antioksidan.
 |  | Description: | Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research. Thesis (Ph.D.) - Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Chemistry, 2021. Co-Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mustafa Gazi and Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Ozan Gülcan. |  | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11129/5703 |  | Appears in Collections: | Theses (Master's and Ph.D) – Chemistry 
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