New isoconessimine derivatives were synthesized from conessine （1） and evaluated as acetylcholinesterase （ACHE） inhibitors. The derivatives were prepared via two reaction steps, N-demethylation and nuc]eophilic su...New isoconessimine derivatives were synthesized from conessine （1） and evaluated as acetylcholinesterase （ACHE） inhibitors. The derivatives were prepared via two reaction steps, N-demethylation and nuc]eophilic substi- tution. All of the synthesized derivatives exhibited more potential anti-acetylcholinesterase activities than conessine （1） （IC50=16μmol·L^-1） and isoconessimine （2） （IC50〉300 μmol·L ^-1）. Compound 7b （3fl-[methyl-[2-（4-nitro- phenoxy）ethyl]amino]con-5-enine） showed the most potent inhibitory activity with an IC50 of 110 μmol/L which is close to that of reference compound huperzine A （IC50= 70 μmol/L）. The mode of AChE inhibition by 7h was re- versible and non-competitive. In addition, molecular modeling was performed to explore the binding mode of in- hibitor 7b at the active site of AChE and the results showed that 7b could be docked into the acetylcholinesterase active site and compound 7h had hydrophobic interactions with Trp279 and Leu282.展开更多
Here we developed a rapid method to detect acetylcholinesterase （ACHE） activity by matrix-assisted laser de- sorption/ionization Fourier transform mass spectrometry （MALDI-FTMS） for screening irreversible AChE inh...Here we developed a rapid method to detect acetylcholinesterase （ACHE） activity by matrix-assisted laser de- sorption/ionization Fourier transform mass spectrometry （MALDI-FTMS） for screening irreversible AChE inhibi- tors. Due to its good salt-tolerance and low sample consumption, MALDI-FTMS could facilitate rapid detection, especially detection in real application. AChE activity was determined through calculating abundance of substrate and product in mass spectrometry. By this approach, we investigated the relation of organophosphorous （OP） con- centrations and AChE inhibition. Shown in different inhibition curves from different OP pesticides, enzyme inhibi- tions still kept good correlation with concentration of OPs. Finally, this AChE-inhibited method was applied to screen whole bloods of four decedents and discuss their death reason. In contrast to healthy persons, three of dece- dents showed low AChE activity, and probably died for irreversible AChE inhibitors. Through the following de- tecting in GC-MS/MS, the possible death reason of these three decedents was confirmed, and another decedent actually died for sumicidin, a non-AChE inhibitor. It demonstrated that screening irreversible AChE inhibitors by detecting enzyme activity in MALDI-FTMS provided fast and accurate analysis results and excluded another toxicants not functioning on ACHE. This method offered alternative choices for indicating the existence of enzyme inhibitors.展开更多
基金The authors are grateful to the National Natural Science Foundation of China，the Excellent Young Teachers Program of Lanzhou University of Technology，Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China，the open fund of the Key Laboratory of the New Animal Drug Project of Gansu Province and the Key Laboratory of Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development of the Ministry of Agriculture
文摘New isoconessimine derivatives were synthesized from conessine （1） and evaluated as acetylcholinesterase （ACHE） inhibitors. The derivatives were prepared via two reaction steps, N-demethylation and nuc]eophilic substi- tution. All of the synthesized derivatives exhibited more potential anti-acetylcholinesterase activities than conessine （1） （IC50=16μmol·L^-1） and isoconessimine （2） （IC50〉300 μmol·L ^-1）. Compound 7b （3fl-[methyl-[2-（4-nitro- phenoxy）ethyl]amino]con-5-enine） showed the most potent inhibitory activity with an IC50 of 110 μmol/L which is close to that of reference compound huperzine A （IC50= 70 μmol/L）. The mode of AChE inhibition by 7h was re- versible and non-competitive. In addition, molecular modeling was performed to explore the binding mode of in- hibitor 7b at the active site of AChE and the results showed that 7b could be docked into the acetylcholinesterase active site and compound 7h had hydrophobic interactions with Trp279 and Leu282.
文摘Here we developed a rapid method to detect acetylcholinesterase （ACHE） activity by matrix-assisted laser de- sorption/ionization Fourier transform mass spectrometry （MALDI-FTMS） for screening irreversible AChE inhibi- tors. Due to its good salt-tolerance and low sample consumption, MALDI-FTMS could facilitate rapid detection, especially detection in real application. AChE activity was determined through calculating abundance of substrate and product in mass spectrometry. By this approach, we investigated the relation of organophosphorous （OP） con- centrations and AChE inhibition. Shown in different inhibition curves from different OP pesticides, enzyme inhibi- tions still kept good correlation with concentration of OPs. Finally, this AChE-inhibited method was applied to screen whole bloods of four decedents and discuss their death reason. In contrast to healthy persons, three of dece- dents showed low AChE activity, and probably died for irreversible AChE inhibitors. Through the following de- tecting in GC-MS/MS, the possible death reason of these three decedents was confirmed, and another decedent actually died for sumicidin, a non-AChE inhibitor. It demonstrated that screening irreversible AChE inhibitors by detecting enzyme activity in MALDI-FTMS provided fast and accurate analysis results and excluded another toxicants not functioning on ACHE. This method offered alternative choices for indicating the existence of enzyme inhibitors.
