Abstract:
A series of 1,3dioxolo4,5-fisoindolone derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of acetylcholinesterases (AChE). Furthermore, their effects on memory impairment of mice induced by scopolamine were investigated with step-through test. The results suggested that most of the target compounds exhibited potential inhibition on AChE with IC
50 values at micromolar range. Compounds
I1 (IC
50 value of 0.086 �mol·L
-1) and
I2 (IC
50 value of 0.080 �mol·L
-1) showed the strongest AChE inhibitory activity, which are equipotent to donepezil (IC
50 value of 0.094 �mol·L
-1). Moreover, compounds
I1-
I4 could improve the memory impairment induced by scopolamine in mice.