Synthesis and evaluation of substituted chroman-4-one and chromone derivatives as sirtuin 2-selective inhibitors.

ABSTRACT: A series of substituted chromone/chroman-4-one derivatives has been synthesized and evaluated as novel inhibitors of SIRT2, an enzyme involved in aging-related diseases, e.g., neurodegenerative disorders. The analogues were efficiently synthesized in a one-step procedure including a base-mediated aldol condensation using microwave irradiation. The most potent compounds, with inhibitory concentrations in the low micromolar range, were substituted in the 2-, 6-, and 8-positions. Larger, electron-withdrawing substituents in the 6- and 8-positions were favorable. The most potent inhibitor of SIRT2 was 6,8-dibromo-2-pentylchroman-4-one with an IC(50) of 1.5 μM. The synthesized compounds show high selectivity toward SIRT2 over SIRT1 and SIRT3 and represent an important starting point for the dev

SUBMITTER: Friden-Saxin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3426190 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature