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Serbia - Italia Bilateral Cooperation ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF THIO-AVAROL DERIVATIVES 25th and 26th June, 2012. Beograd. Pozzuoli - Napoli. The Sponges. Dysidea avara. Dr. Salvatore De Rosa Dirigente di Ricerca National Research Council of Italy
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Serbia - Italia Bilateral Cooperation ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF THIO-AVAROL DERIVATIVES 25th and 26th June, 2012
The Sponges Dysidea avara
Dr. Salvatore De Rosa Dirigente di Ricerca National Research Council of Italy Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry CNR-ICB E-mail: sderosa@icb.cnr.it
Dr. Giuseppina Tommonaro Ricercatore National Research Council of Italy Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry CNR-ICB E-mail: gtommonaro@icb.cnr.it
Mr. Carmine Iodice CollaboratoreTecnico ente di Ricerca National Research Council of Italy Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry CNR-ICB E-mail: ciodice@icb.cnr.it
Avarolis a marine sesquiterpene hydroquinone possesing a rearanged drimane skeleton. Avarone is the quinone form of avarol.
Avarol Avarone
Avarolwas found to have anti-inflammatory antipsoriatic antioxidant antitumor antiplatelet analgesic anti-HIV activities.
Of particular interest is acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of thio-avarol derivativeswith a carboxylic group in the molecule, such as avarol-3‘-thiobenzoate avarol-3‘–thiolactate avarol-4‘–thiolactate
TLC bioautographic assay (white spot on a purple background) 1 μg Galanthamine was used a positive control.
Dr. Pietro AmodeoI RicercatoreNational Research Council of ItalyInstitute of Biomolecular ChemistryCNR-ICBE-mail: pamodeo@icb.cnr.it
Dr. Rosa Maria VitaleRicercatoreNational Research Council of ItalyInstitute of Biomolecular ChemistryCNR-ICBE-mail: rmvitale@icb.cnr.it
Binding propertiesof avarol and its inhibitory derivativesto the enzymehave been characterising by computationalapproach.This research aims to design new avarol derivatives which better inhibitacetylcholinesterase.