Design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of embelin–aryl/alkyl amine hybrids as orally bioavailable blood–brain barrier permeable multitargeted agents with …

VK Nuthakki, S Choudhary, CN Reddy… - ACS chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The complex and multifaceted nature of Alzheimer's disease has brought about a pressing
demand to develop ligands targeting multiple pathways to combat its outrageous …

Design, synthesis, and bioevaluation of indole core containing 2-arylidine derivatives of thiazolopyrimidine as multitarget inhibitors of cholinesterases and monoamine …

M Shahid Nadeem, J Azam Khan, I Kazmi… - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
In continuation of our previous study to identify multitarget inhibitors of cholinesterases
(ChEs) and monoamine oxidase (MAOs) isoforms, we synthesized and evaluated 2 …

Discovery of blood-brain barrier permeable and orally bioavailable caffeine-based amide derivatives as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

M Sharma, A Sharma, S Thakur, VK Nuthakki… - Bioorganic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Caffeine is one of the privileged natural products that shows numerous effects on the central
nervous system. Herein, thirty-one caffeine-based amide derivatives were synthesized and …

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Colchicine─ Aryl/Alkyl Amine Hybrids as Potential Noncytotoxic Cholinesterase Inhibitors: Identification of SBN-284 as a Dual …

CN Reddy, VK Nuthakki, A Sharma… - ACS Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Colchicine, one of the oldest anti-inflammatory natural products still used clinically, inhibits
NF-κB signaling and NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Despite its cytotoxicity and narrow …

Design, synthesis, and structure–activity relationship of caffeine‐based triazoles as dual AChE and BACE‐1 inhibitors

M Sharma, A Sharma, VK Nuthakki… - Drug Development …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Natural products have significantly contributed to drug discovery for neurodegenerative
diseases. Caffeine is one of the well‐known central nervous system (CNS)‐active natural …

Synthesis and biological evaluation of coumarin triazoles as dual inhibitors of cholinesterases and β-secretase

A Sharma, SB Bharate - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
Coumarin is a naturally occurring bioactive pharmacophore with wide occurrence among
central nervous system (CNS)-active small molecules. 8-Acetylcoumarin, one of the natural …

Identification of Azelastine and Carvedilol as Cholinesterase Inhibitors via Structure‐Based Virtual Screening of FDA‐approved Drugs

M Sharma, S Thakur, HR Jadhav… - ChemistrySelect, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The structure‐based virtual screening (SBVS) has gained immense importance in early drug
discovery. Herein, we report the SBVS‐driven identification of new cholinesterase inhibitors …

Identification of plant-based multitargeted leads for Alzheimer's disease: In-vitro and in-vivo validation of Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz

R Raghuvanshi, VK Nuthakki, L Singh, B Singh… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease with no
availability of disease-modifying therapeutics. The complex etiology and recent failures in …

Multitargeted C9‐substituted ester and ether derivatives of berberrubine for Alzheimer's disease: Design, synthesis, biological evaluation, metabolic stability, and …

R Raghuvanshi, A Jamwal, U Nandi… - Drug Development …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Berberrubine is a naturally occurring isoquinoline alkaloid and a bioactive metabolite of
berberine. Berberine exhibits a wide range of pharmacological activities, including …

A Coumarin− Donepezil Hybrid as a Blood− Brain Barrier Permeable Dual Cholinesterase Inhibitor: Isolation, Synthetic Modifications, and Biological Evaluation of …

A Sharma, VK Nuthakki, S Gairola, B Singh… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plants have immensely contributed to the drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases.
Herein, we undertook the phytochemical investigation of Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) …