New Embelin Derivatives with Their Biological Activities
摘要
Eight synthetic derivatives of embelin (1a–1f and 2a and 2b) were synthesized to investigate their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity and antibacterial activity against two bacterial strains, Aeromonas hydrophila and Acinetobacter baumannii. Four of these compounds (1a, 1d, 2a, and 2b) were to our knowledge previously unreported. In terms of α-glucosidase inhibition, compounds 2a and 2b exhibited the most potent activity, with IC50 values of 15.2 and 15.1 μM, respectively, surpassing the positive control agent (acarbose, IC50 332.5 ± 5.0 μM). Both compounds, 2a and 2b, showed moderate inhibition against A. hydrophila, with inhibition zones of 15 and 16 mm, respectively. Only compound 2a exhibited an inhibition zone of 16 mm against A. baumannii. The other derivatives (1a–1f) showed no activity in either of the tested assays.