Cellamare Saverio, Stefanachi Angela, Stolfa Diana A, Basile Teodora, Catto Marco, Campagna Francesco, Sotelo Eddy, Acquafredda Pasquale, Carotti Angelo
Dipartimento Farmaco-chimico, Università degli Studi di Bari, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Bioorg Med Chem. 2008 May 1;16(9):4810-22. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.03.052. Epub 2008 Mar 25.
A series of N-terminus benzamides of glycine-based symmetric peptides, linked to m-xylylenediamine and 3,4'-oxydianiline spacers, were prepared and tested as inhibitors of beta-amyloid peptide Abeta(1-40) aggregation in vitro. Compounds with good anti-aggregating activity were detected. Polyphenolic amides showed the highest anti-aggregating activity, with IC(50) values in the micromolar range. Structure-activity relationships suggested that pi-pi stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions play a key role in the inhibition of Abeta(1-40) self-assembly leading to amyloid fibrils.