Table 1 Inhibitory activity (IC50, μM) of conjugates of aminoadamantanes with carbazole derivatives C-1 and C-2 (Fig. 1) towards AChE, BChE and CaE.

From: Novel conjugates of aminoadamantanes with carbazole derivatives as potential multitarget agents for AD treatment

Compounds

IC50 (μM) ± SEM or (inhibition % at 20 μM)

No

R

R1

R2

AChE

BChE

CaE

C-1a

H

H

H

>20 (2.8%)

15.9 ± 1.0

>20 (9.3%)

C-1b

H

H

CH3

n.a.

7.6 ± 0.3

>20 (10.5%)

C-1c

Br

Br

H

>20 (5.5%)

20.7 ± 0.2

>20 (25.3%)

C-1d

Br

Br

CH3

>20 (6.1%)

55.4 ± 4.9

n.a.

C-1e

CI

CI

H

>20 (13.1%)

23.7 ± 0.4

50.1 ± 4.8

C-1f

CI

CI

CH3

>20 (4.0%)

40.7 ± 3.2

n.a.

C-2a

H

H

H

>20 (4.6%)

7.29 ± 0.50

>20 (17.9%)

C-2b

H

H

CH3

>20 (5.1%)

6.13 ± 0.40

>20 (10.1%)

C-2c

CH3

H

H

>20 (3.9%)

20.02 ± 1.18

>20 (15.1%)

C-2d

CH3

H

CH3

>20 (2.2%)

33.0 ± 0.2

>20 (12.3%)

C-2e

CH3

CH3

H

>20 (7.1%)

9.17 ± 0.74

>20 (20.0%)

C-2f

CH3

CH3

CH3

>20 (7.3%)

8.24 ± 0.36

>20 (10.3%)

C-2g

F

H

H

>20 (4.9%)

8.66 ± 0.32

>20 (15.4%)

C-2h

F

H

CH3

>20 (8.8%)

5.43 ± 0.39

>20 (16.5%)

Memantine

>20 (1.3%)

>20 (13.7%)

>20 (3.0%)

Amantadine

>20 (3.4%)

>20 (6.9%)

>20 (3.2%)

Carbazole

>20 (1.8%)

>20 (16.1%)

>20 (9.4%)

Tacrine

0.60 ± 0.05

0.0290 ± 0.0002

n.a.

BNPP

n.a.

n.a.

1.80 ± 0.11

  1. *n.a. = not active.