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Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Author(s): Idalet Engelbrecht, Jacobus P. Petzer and Anél Petzer*

DOI: 10.2174/1871524919666190619090852

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Evaluation of Selected Natural Compounds as Dual Inhibitors of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Monoamine Oxidase

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Abstract

Background: The most effective symptomatic treatment of Parkinson’s disease remains the metabolic precursor of dopamine, L-dopa. To enhance the efficacy of L-dopa, it is often combined with inhibitors of the enzymes, catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and monoamine oxidase (MAO) B, key metabolic enzymes of L-dopa and dopamine.

Objective: This study attempted to discover compounds that exhibit dual inhibition of COMT and MAO-B among a library of 40 structurally diverse natural compounds. Such dual acting inhibitors may be effective as adjuncts to L-dopa and offer enhanced value in the management of Parkinson’s disease.

Methods: Selected natural compounds were evaluated as in vitro inhibitors of rat liver COMT and recombinant human MAO. Reversibility of MAO inhibition was investigated by dialysis.

Results: Among the natural compounds morin (IC50 = 1.32 µM), chlorogenic acid (IC50 = 6.17 µM), (+)-catechin (IC50 = 0.86 µM), alizarin (IC50 = 0.88 µM), fisetin (IC50 = 5.78 µM) and rutin (IC50 = 25.3 µM) exhibited COMT inhibition. Among these active COMT inhibitors only morin (IC50 = 16.2 µM), alizarin (IC50 = 8.16 µM) and fisetin (IC50 = 7.33 µM) were noteworthy MAO inhibitors, with specificity for MAO-A.

Conclusion: None of the natural products investigated here are dual COMT/MAO-B inhibitors. However, good potency COMT inhibitors have been identified, which may serve as leads for future development of COMT inhibitors.

Keywords: Catechol-O-methyltransferase, inhibition, monoamine oxidase, multi-target-directed, natural compounds, Parkinson's disease.

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