Synthesis, Anticonvulsant and Neurotoxicity Evaluation of Some Newer N-(2-benzoylbenzofuran-3-yl)-3-(substituted)-propanamide Analogs

Title:Synthesis, Anticonvulsant and Neurotoxicity Evaluation of Some Newer N-(2-benzoylbenzofuran-3-yl)-3-(substituted)-propanamide Analogs

Volume: 13 Issue: 3

Author(s): Mehnaz Kamal, Ashok K. Shakya, Mohamed Jawed Ahsan and Talha Jawaid

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Keywords: Amides, anticonvulsant agents, benzofuran, maximal electroshock seizure (MES), neurotoxicity, subcutaneous metrazol (scMET) seizure.

Abstract: A series of 12, N-(2-benzoylbenzofuran-3-yl)-3-(substituted)-propanamide analogs was designed and synthesized to meet the pharmacophore requirement essential for anticonvulsant activity. All the compounds were characterized by IR, ¹H NMR and mass spectral data followed by their anticonvulsant evaluation according to the Antiepileptic Drug Development Program (ADD) protocol. The present study has proved the hypothesis concerning the pharmacophore model with essential binding sites. N-(2-benzoylbenzofuran-3-yl)-3-(4-(2-fluorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl) propanamide, 6h was found to be the most active compound in both maximal electroshock seizure (MES) and subcutaneous metrazol (scMET) seizure test at 30 and100 mg/kg respectively at 0.5 and 4.0 h.

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Kamal Mehnaz, Shakya K. Ashok, Ahsan Jawed Mohamed and Jawaid Talha, Synthesis, Anticonvulsant and Neurotoxicity Evaluation of Some Newer N-(2-benzoylbenzofuran-3-yl)-3-(substituted)-propanamide Analogs, Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2013; 13 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871524913666131122160828