Table 3 IC50 values of the AChE and BChE inhibitory effects of 2(ao).

From: Crystal Correlation Of Heterocyclic Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine Analogues and Their Anticholinesterase Potential Evaluation

Compounds

Substituents

IC50 (µM) AChE

IC50 (µM) BChE

2a

R1 = adamantan-1-yl

R2 = H

R3 = H

R4 = H

>2000

>2000

2b

R1 = adamantan-1-yl

R2 = CH3

R3 = H

R4 = H

657 ± 60

706 ± 37

2c

R1 = adamantan-1-yl

R2 = H

R3 = CH3

R4 = H

270 ± 21

>2000

2d

R1 = adamantan-1-yl

R2 = H

R3 = H

R4 = CH3

>2000

>2000

2e

R1 = adamantan-1-yl

R2 = H

R3 = Cl

R4 = H

>2000

>2000

2f

R1 = 1,1′-biphenyl

R2 = H

R3 = H

R4 = H

208 ± 17

>2000

2g

R1 = 1,1′-biphenyl

R2 = CH3

R3 = H

R4 = H

288 ± 48

315 ± 6

2h

R1  =1,1′-biphenyl

R2  =H

R3  =H

R4  =CH3

79 ± 10

496 ± 27

2i

R1 = 1,1′-biphenyl

R2 = Cl

R3 = H

R4 = H

253 ± 25

>2000

2j

R1 = 3,4-dichlorophenyl

R2 = H

R3 = H

R4 = H

>2000

65 ± 13

2k

R1 = 3,4-dichlorophenyl

R2 = CH3

R3 = H

R4 = H

>2000

191 ± 29

2l

R1 = 4-methoxyphenyl

R2 = H

R3 = H

R4 = H

>2000

>2000

2m

R1 = 4-methoxyphenyl

R2 = CH3

R3 = H

R4 = H

>2000

>2000

2n

R1 = 4-chlorophenyl

R2 = CH3

R3 = H

R4 = H

>2000

722 ± 48

2o

R1 = 4-bromophenyl

R2 = CH3

R3 = H

R4 = H

>2000

>2000

Tacrine

    

0.24 ± 0.04

0.03 ± 0.01