Understanding the enzymatic inhibition of intestinal alkaline phosphatase by aminophenazone-derived aryl thioureas with aided computational molecular dynamics simulations: synthesis, characterization, SAR and kinetic profiling

Mol Divers. 2021 Aug;25(3):1701-1715. doi: 10.1007/s11030-020-10136-9. Epub 2020 Aug 29.

Abstract

The work presented in this paper aims toward the synthesis of aryl thiourea derivatives 4a-l of pyrazole based nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug named 4-aminophenazone, as potential inhibitors of intestinal alkaline phosphatase enzyme. The screening of synthesized target compounds 4a-l for unraveling the anti-inflammatory potential against calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase gives rise to lead member 4c possessing IC50 value 0.420 ± 0.012 µM, many folds better than reference standard used (KH2PO4 IC50 = 2.8 ± 0.06 µM and L-phenylalanine IC50 = 100 ± 3.1 µM). SAR for unfolding the active site binding pocket interaction along with the mode of enzyme inhibition based on kinetic studies is carried out which showed non-competitive binding mode. The enzyme inhibition studies were further supplemented by molecular dynamic simulations for predicting the protein behavior against active inhibitors 4c and 4g during docking analysis. The preliminary toxicity of the synthesized compounds was determined by using brine shrimp assay. This work also includes detailed biochemical analysis along with RO5 parameters for all the newly synthesized drug derivatives 4a-l.

Keywords: Aminophenazone; Intestinal alkaline phosphatase; Non-competitive inhibition; RO5 validation.

MeSH terms

  • Alkaline Phosphatase / chemistry*
  • Aminopyrine / analogs & derivatives
  • Aminopyrine / chemistry*
  • Binding Sites
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemical synthesis
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Molecular Docking Simulation*
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Protein Binding
  • Solvents
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Thiourea / chemical synthesis
  • Thiourea / chemistry*
  • Thiourea / pharmacology

Substances

  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Solvents
  • Aminopyrine
  • Alkaline Phosphatase
  • Thiourea