Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 4-indolyl-5-phenyl(indolyl)- 1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-ones as Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β (GSK-3β) Inhibitors

Title:Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 4-indolyl-5-phenyl(indolyl)- 1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-ones as Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β (GSK-3β) Inhibitors

Volume: 9 Issue: 8

Author(s): Hong Yin, Fengying Sui, Xinji Yang, Yingying Shangguan and Guojie Song

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Keywords: 4-Indolyl-5-phenyl(indolyl)-1, 2-dihydropyrazol-3-ones, Synthesis, GSK-3β inhibitors, metabolism, Staurosporine, biochemical properties, Mammalian GSK-3, pyrazolone ring, Val135

Abstract: Nineteen novel 4-indolyl-5-phenyl(indolyl)-1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-ones were synthesized and evaluated for their GSK-3β inhibitory activity. Half of the tested compounds showed moderate GSK-3β inhibitory activity. Preliminary structure-activity relationships were discussed, which showed that the presence of 3,4,5-trimethoxy group on the benezene ring enhanced potency while the existence of an electron-withdrawing group at the 4-position of the benezene ring deceased activity. Compounds 11c and 14, the most potent compounds with IC50 values of 9.28 and 8.98 μM, respectively, would be promising candidates for further development of novel GSK-3β inhibitors.

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Yin Hong, Sui Fengying, Yang Xinji, Shangguan Yingying and Song Guojie, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 4-indolyl-5-phenyl(indolyl)- 1,2-dihydropyrazol-3-ones as Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β (GSK-3β) Inhibitors, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 2012; 9(8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157018012802652912