The structure and function of paraoxonase-1 and its comparison to paraoxonase-2 and-3

A Taler-Verčič, M Goličnik, A Bavec - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Serum paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is the most studied member of the group of paraoxonases
(PONs). This enzyme possesses three enzymatic activities: lactonase, arylesterase, and …

Cytotoxic effect, enzyme inhibition, and in silico studies of some novel N-substituted sulfonyl amides incorporating 1,3,4-oxadiazol structural motif

Ö Güleç, C Türkeş, M Arslan, Y Demir, Y Yeni… - Molecular Diversity, 2022 - Springer
The acetylcholinesterase and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (AChEIs and h CAIs) remain
key therapeutic agents for many bioactivities such as anti-Alzheimer and antiobesity …

Synthesis, characterization, inhibition effects, and molecular docking studies as acetylcholinesterase, α-glycosidase, and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors of novel …

N Lolak, S Akocak, C Türkeş, P Taslimi, M Işık… - Bioorganic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Some metabolic enzyme inhibitors can be used in the treatment of many diseases.
Therefore, synthesis and determination of alternative inhibitors are essential. In this study …

Design, synthesis, characterization, in vitro and in silico evaluation of novel imidazo [2, 1-b][1, 3, 4] thiadiazoles as highly potent acetylcholinesterase and non …

S Askin, H Tahtaci, C Türkeş, Y Demir, A Ece… - Bioorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Imidazole and thiadiazole derivatives display an extensive application in pharmaceutical
chemistry, and they have been investigated as bioactive molecules for medicinal chemistry …

Novel metabolic enzyme inhibitors designed through the molecular hybridization of thiazole and pyrazoline scaffolds

B Sever, C Türkeş, MD Altıntop, Y Demir… - Archiv der …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
New hybrid thiazolyl–pyrazoline derivatives (4a–k) were obtained through a facile and
versatile synthetic procedure, and their inhibitory effects on the human carbonic anhydrase …

Molecular docking and inhibition studies of vulpinic, carnosic and usnic acids on polyol pathway enzymes

Y Demir, H Ceylan, C Türkeş… - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Aldose reductase (AR) and sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) are important enzymes of the
polyol pathway. In the current study, inhibitory effects of vulpinic acid (VA) carnosic acid (CA) …

Assessment of hypolipidemic and anti‐inflammatory properties of walnut (Juglans regia) seed coat extract and modulates some metabolic enzymes activity in triton …

E Palabıyık, AN Sulumer, H Uguz, B Avcı… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Atherosclerosis and cognitive impairment are both influenced by hyperlipidemia. Due to
their high margin of safety and low cost, natural chemicals have recently attracted particular …

Benzenesulfonamide derivatives as potent acetylcholinesterase, α-glycosidase, and glutathione S-transferase inhibitors: biological evaluation and molecular docking …

P Taslimi, M Işık, F Türkan, M Durgun… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Sulfonamide derivatives exhibit a wide biological activity and can function as potential
medical molecules in the development of a drug. Studies have reported that the compounds …

Synthesis, biological evaluation, and in silico study of novel library sulfonates containing quinazolin‐4(3H)‐one derivatives as potential aldose reductase inhibitors

FS Tokalı, Y Demir, İH Demircioğlu… - Drug Development …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A series of novel sulfonates containing quinazolin‐4 (3 H)‐one ring derivatives was
designed to inhibit aldose reductase (ALR2, EC 1.1. 1.21). Novel quinazolinone derivatives …

Novel inhibitors with sulfamethazine backbone: synthesis and biological study of multi-target cholinesterases and α-glucosidase inhibitors

C Türkeş, S Akocak, M Işık, N Lolak… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The underlying cause of many metabolic diseases is abnormal changes in enzyme activity
in metabolism. Inhibition of metabolic enzymes such as cholinesterases (ChEs; …