Flavonoids as Vasorelaxant Agents: Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Quantitative Structure Activities Relationship (QSAR) Studies

Xiaowu Dong, Yanming Wang, Tao Liu, Peng Wu, Jiadi Gao, Jianchao Xu, Bo Yang, Yongzhou Hu

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Abstract

A series of 2-(2-diethylamino)-ethoxychalcone and 6-prenyl(or its isomers)-flavanones 10a, b and 11a-g were synthesized and evaluated for their vasorelaxant activities against rat aorta rings pretreated with 1 mu M phenylephrine ( PE). Several compounds showed potent vasorelaxant activities. Compound 10a (EC50 = 7.6 μM, Emax = 93.1%), the most potent one, would be a promising structural template for development of novel and more efficient vasodilators. Further, 2D-QSAR analysis of compounds 10a, b and 11c-e as well as thirty previously synthesized flavonoids 1-3 and 12-38 using Enhanced Replacement Method-Multiple Linear Regression (ERM-MLR) was further performed based on an optimal set of molecular descriptors (H5m, SIC2, DISPe, Mor03u and L3m), leading to a reliable model with good predictive ability (Rtrain2 = 0.839, Qloo2 = 0.733 and Rtest2 = 0.804). The results provide good insights into the structure-activity relationships of the target compounds.
Original languageEnglish
JournalMolecules
Volume16
Issue number10
Pages (from-to)8257-8272
Number of pages16
ISSN1420-3049
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Organic Chemistry
  • ERM-MLR
  • Molecular descriptors
  • QSAR
  • Vasorelaxant agents
  • 2 (2 diethylamino) ethoxychalcone
  • 2-(2-diethylamino)-ethoxychalcone
  • Chalcone derivative
  • Ethylamine
  • Vasodilator agents
  • Animal
  • Aorta
  • Cell culture
  • Chemical structure
  • Drug effect
  • Metabolism
  • Organ culture technique
  • Quantitative structure activity relation
  • Synthesis
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Chalcones
  • Ethylamines
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organ Culture Techniques
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Rats
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Chemistry
  • Flavonoids
  • erm-mlr
  • Mesenteric-artery
  • Prenylflavonoid
  • Polyphenols
  • Descriptores
  • QSPR

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