Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7, 00970, Nablus, Palestine.
Chemometrics and Analytical Chemistry, Modern Testing Services, Povinostr. 52, 86153, Augsburg, Germany.
Sci Rep. 2022 Feb 24;12(1):3108. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-07188-2.
In addition to their wide therapeutic application, benzoates and benzoic acid derivatives are the most commonly utilized food preservatives. The purpose of this study was to estimate the antioxidant, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity activities of four 2-(phenylthio)-ethyl benzoate derivatives utilizing standard biomedical assays. The results revealed that the 2a compound has potent antidiabetic activity through the inhibition of α-amylase and α-glycosidase with IC doses of 3.57 ± 1.08 and 10.09 ± 0.70 µg/ml, respectively, compared with the positive control acarbose (IC = 6.47 and 44.79 µg/ml), respectively. In addition, by utilizing the β-carotene linoleic acid and DPPH methods, the 2a compound showed the highest antioxidant activity compared with positive controls. Moreover, the 2a compound showed potential anti-lipase activity with an IC dose of 107.95 ± 1.88 µg/ml compared to orlistat (IC = 25.01 ± 0.78 µg/ml). A molecular docking study was used to understand the interactions between four derivatives of (2-(phenylthio)-ethyl benzoate with α-amylase binding pocket. The present study concludes that the 2a compound could be exploited for further antidiabetic, antioxidant, and anti-obesity preclinical and clinical tests and design suitable pharmaceutical forms to treat these global health problems.
除了广泛的治疗应用外,苯甲酸及其衍生物还是最常用的食品防腐剂。本研究旨在利用标准的生物医学测定法评估四种 2-(苯硫基)-乙基苯甲酸酯衍生物的抗氧化、抗糖尿病和抗肥胖活性。结果表明,与阳性对照阿卡波糖(IC = 6.47 和 44.79 µg/ml)相比,化合物 2a 通过抑制α-淀粉酶和α-糖苷酶,具有很强的抗糖尿病活性,IC 剂量分别为 3.57 ± 1.08 和 10.09 ± 0.70 µg/ml。此外,利用β-胡萝卜素亚油酸和 DPPH 法,化合物 2a 与阳性对照相比显示出最高的抗氧化活性。此外,化合物 2a 显示出潜在的抗脂肪酶活性,IC 剂量为 107.95 ± 1.88 µg/ml,而奥利司他(IC = 25.01 ± 0.78 µg/ml)。通过分子对接研究来理解四种 2-(苯硫基)-乙基苯甲酸酯衍生物与α-淀粉酶结合口袋的相互作用。本研究得出结论,化合物 2a 可用于进一步的抗糖尿病、抗氧化和抗肥胖的临床前和临床测试,并设计合适的药物形式来治疗这些全球性健康问题。