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  2. 3-(4-[[Benzyl(methyl)amino]methyl]phenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-2H-2-chromenone (AP2238) inhibits both acetylcholinesterase and acetylcholinesterase-induced beta-amyloid aggregation: a dual function lead for Alzheimer's disease therapy

3-(4-[[Benzyl(methyl)amino]methyl]phenyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-2H-2-chromenone (AP2238) inhibits both acetylcholinesterase and acetylcholinesterase-induced beta-amyloid aggregation: a dual function lead for Alzheimer's disease therapy

  • J Med Chem. 2003 Jun 5;46(12):2279-82. doi: 10.1021/jm0340602.
Lorna Piazzi 1 Angela Rampa Alessandra Bisi Silvia Gobbi Federica Belluti Andrea Cavalli Manuela Bartolini Vincenza Andrisano Piero Valenti Maurizio Recanatini
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, Italy.
Abstract

In recent years, the investigation of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors has gained further interest, because the involvement of the peripheral site of the enzyme in the beta-amyloid (Abeta) aggregation process has been disclosed. We present here, for the first time, a direct evidence of the Abeta antiaggregating action of an AChE Inhibitor (AP2238) purposely designed to bind at both the catalytic and the peripheral sites of the human enzyme.

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