Design and Antidiabetic Properties of Potential α-amylase Inhibitors (A Review)
摘要
The review systematizes our studies over the past 10 years on the search for new synthetic α-amylase inhibitors obtained by diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) based on multicomponent reactions of CH-acids with formaldehyde and S- or N-nucleophiles. The DOS strategy turned out to be a rational way to design sulfanylmethylazoles and oxazine derivatives of phenol and their metal complexes. Evaluation of the inhibitory activity of α-amylase in vitro and in silico showed that inhibition occurs by competitive, noncompetitive, and uncompetitive mechanisms, depending on the structure of these groups of compounds. Water-soluble complexes of palladium with a sulfanylmethylisoxazole ligand and copper with an aminomethylphenol ligand showed higher inhibitory activity against α-amylase than the reference drug acarbose.