Rabbit muscle pyruvate kinase activators: Synthesis, molecular docking and theoretical studies of N-substituted sulfonamide derivatives.

Pyruvate kinase (PK) activators have potential therapeutic applications in diseases such as sickle cell anemia. In this study, N-Substituted sulfonamide derivatives of 1,4-dihydropyridines were synthesized and evaluated as PK activators in vitro and using molecular docking studies. The compounds were synthesized by reacting dicarbonyl compounds with ammonium acetate, 5-nitrobenzaldehyde, and alumina sulfuric acid (ASA), followed by reduction and sulfonylation. The structures of the compounds were analyzed using spectroscopic techniques. DFT calculations provided insights into the electronic properties. Molecular docking of the compounds into the active site of PK showed favorable binding interactions. ADME evaluation indicated suitable solubility, BBB permeation, and lack of CYP450 inhibition. Overall, this study demonstrates the potential of new hybrid 1,4-dihydropyridine substituted sulfonamides as PK activators for further development. According to AC50 values, the compound (DTSF7, 0.97µM) is about 100-fold higher affective than the clinically used sulfonamide compound (AC50 = 90µM) for PK.

In vitro α-glucosidase, docking and density functional theory studies on novel azide metal complexes.

Aim: The goal of this study is to synthesize new metal complexes containing N-methyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)methanimine and azide ligands as α-glucosidase inhibitors for Type 2 diabetes. Materials & methods: The target complexes (12-16) were synthesized by reacting N-methyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)methanimine (L1) with sodium azide in the presence of corresponding metal salts. The investigation of target protein interactions, vibrational, electronic and nonlinear optical properties for these complexes was performed by molecular docking and density functional theory studies. Results: Among these complexes, complex 13 (IC50 = 0.2802 ± 0.62 µM) containing Hg ion showed the highest α-glucosidase inhibitory property. On the other hand, significant results were detected for complexes containing Cu and Ag ions. Conclusion: Complex 13 may be an alternate anti-diabetic inhibitor according to in vitro/docking results.

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Synthesis of flurbiprofen thiadiazole urea derivatives and assessment of biological activities and molecular docking studies.

Totally 15 novel flurbiprofen urea derivatives were synthesized bearing the thiadiazole ring. Their inhibition effects on tyrosinase were determined. 3c was found to be the strongest inhibitor with the IC50 value of 68.0 µM against tyrosinase. The enzyme inhibition types of the synthesized compounds were determined by examining the kinetic parameters. The inhibition type of 3c was determined as uncompetitive and the Ki value was calculated as 36.3 µM. Moreover, their cytotoxic effects on hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2), colorectal carcinoma (HT-29), and melanoma (B16F10) cell lines were evaluated. According to the cytotoxicity results, 3l (IC50 = 14.11 µM) showed the highest cytotoxicity on the HT-29 cells, while 3o (IC50 = 4.22 µM) exhibited the strongest cytotoxic effect on HepG2 cell lines. Also, 3j (IC50 = 7.55 µM strongly affected B16F10. The effects of synthesized compounds on the healthy cell line were evaluated on the CCD-986Sk cell line. Molecular modelling studies have indicated the potential binding interactions of the uncompetitive inhibitor 3c with the enzyme-substrate complex.

Examining the effect of mortality salience on preference for anthropomorphic products.

Research has shown that anthropomorphic products can compensate for the lack of belongingness and control. These findings suggest that anthropomorphic products may also protect against mortality salience, which has been shown in numerous research studies to be closely related to both belongingness and control motives. In two high-powered experiments, the present research aimed to investigate the effect of mortality salience on preference for anthropomorphic products and test the moderating role of three relevant factors, namely, belongingness, self-esteem, and attachment style. In the first study, we conducted a 2 (mortality salience: yes vs. no) x 2 (anthropomorphism: yes vs. no) between-subjects factorial design experiment. In the second study, we conducted a 2 (mortality salience: yes, no) x 2 (anthropomorphism: yes, no) mixed design experiment, in which we manipulated mortality salience between subjects and anthropomorphism within subjects. We found no evidence for the effect of mortality salience on preference for anthropomorphic products, nor for the moderating roles of belongingness, attachment style, or self-esteem. However, we found that anthropomorphism had a large, positive main effect on attitudes toward the product only when a non-anthropomorphic comparison was available. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Tail-Approach-Based Design and Synthesis of Coumarin-Monoterpenes as Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors and Anticancer Agents.

In this study, sixty novel coumarin-monoterpene compounds were synthesized in two series [thirty-two compounds (12-43) bearing a triazole ring in the first series, and twenty-eight compounds (44-71) bearing an alkyl chain in the second one]. Their inhibitory effects on the human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) isoforms I, II, IX, and XII and anticancer potentials were determined. All synthesized molecules selectively inhibited CA IX and XII. 23 and 42 were found to be the strongest inhibitors, with K i values of 1.9 nM against hCA IX. Also, 70 showed the highest inhibitory activity with a K i value of 4.9 nM against hCA XII. Moreover, their cytotoxic effects on colon adenocarcinoma (HT-29), prostate adenocarcinoma (PC-3), and breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cell lines were evaluated. According to the cytotoxicity results, 14 (IC50 = 2.48 µM) and 63 (IC50 = 3.91 µM) exhibited the highest cytotoxicity on the MCF-7 cells, while 23 showed the strongest cytotoxic effect on both PC-3 (IC50 = 9.40 µM) and HT-29 (IC50 = 12.10 µM) cell lines. 14, 23, and 66 decreased CA IX and CA XII protein expression in HT-29 cells, while 23 and 66 showed the strongest reduction of both CA IX and CA XII in MCF-7 cells. All of the selected compounds increased total apoptosis in a concentration-dependent manner in HT-29 and MCF-7 cells. 14 has the strongest apoptotic effect in MCF-7 cells. 23 increased early apoptosis primarily, while 14 and 66 increased total apoptosis in HT-29. In addition, PI/Hoechst staining proves that apoptotic cells are increased in HT-29 with an effect of 14, 23, and 66. As a result of the modeling studies, it has been shown that only the open coumarin form of the compounds can interact directly with the active-site Zn2+ ion. It has been shown that coumarin-monoterpene structures with different alkyl and monoterpene groups both specifically inhibit CA IX and XII and exhibit specific cytotoxicity in different cell lines.

Going under Dr. Robot's knife: the effects of robot anthropomorphism and mortality salience on attitudes toward autonomous robot surgeons.

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to experimentally test two potential factors that could affect the consumer acceptance of autonomous robot surgeons: anthropomorphism and mortality salience. The study also investigated the effect of gender and its interaction with anthropomorphism on attitudes toward autonomous robot surgeons. DESIGN AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: A between-subjects experiment with a 2 (anthropomorphism: low vs. high) x 2 (mortality salience: no vs. yes) factorial design was conducted (N = 196). The trust in the autonomous surgical robot and the willingness to undergo autonomous robotic surgery served as the dependent variables. RESULTS: When death thoughts were not active, the human-likeness of the autonomous surgical robot significantly increased the trust in the robot and the willingness to undergo autonomous robotic surgery. Activating death thoughts did not further increase the positive attitudes toward the higher-anthropomorphic robot, while it significantly increased the trust in and the willingness to be operated on by the lower-anthropomorphic robot, rendering both robots comparable. This study also found that women had less positive attitudes toward the autonomous robot surgeon, regardless of the robot's human-likeness. CONCLUSION: Anthropomorphism and mortality salience can both positively affect the acceptance of autonomous robotic surgery but only in the absence of one another.

Investigation of the therapeutic effect of 5-aminolevulinic acid based photodynamic therapy on hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a heterogeneous type of cancer and current treatment options limit successful therapy outcomes. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has attracted attention as an alternative approach in the treatment of different types of cancer. However, there is no study in the literature regarding the effect of PDT on HCC, in vitro. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the cytotoxic and apoptotic effects of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)/PDT on two different HCC cell lines in terms of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The therapeutic effects of 5-ALA-based PDT on HCC cell lines (Huh-7 and SNU-449) were evaluated by PpIX-fluorescence accumulation, WST-1 analysis, Annexin V analysis, and acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining after irradiation with different light doses through diode laser. The results showed that 1 mM 5-ALA displayed higher PpIX fluorescence in the SNU-449 cell line than the Huh-7 cell line after 4 h of incubation. After irradiation with different light doses (3, 6, 9, and 12 J/cm2), 5-ALA significantly reduced the proliferation of HCC cells and induced apoptotic cell death (p < 0.01). Furthermore, SNU-449 cells were more responsive to 5-ALA-based PDT than Huh-7 cells due to possibly its molecular features as well as viral HBV status. Our preliminary data obtained from this study may contribute to the development of 5-ALA/PDT-based treatment strategies in the treatment of HCC. However, this study could be improved by the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of cell death induced by 5-ALA/PDT in HCC cells, the use of different photosensitizer, light sources, and in vivo experiments.

Synthesis, molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies of novel tacrine-carbamate derivatives as potent cholinesterase inhibitors.

In the present study, new tacrine derivatives containing carbamate group were synthesized and their acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) inhibition activities were evaluated. All synthesized compounds inhibited both cholinesterases at nanomolar level. Among them, ((1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino)ethyl(3-nitrophenyl) carbamate (6k) showed the best inhibitor activity against AChE and BuChE with IC50 value of 22.15 nM and 16.96 nM, respectively. The calculated selectivity index revealed that the synthesized compounds (exclude 6l) have stronger inhibitory activity against BuChE than AChE. The most selective compound was 2-((1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridin-9-yl)amino)ethyl(4-methoxyphenyl)-carbamate (6b) with the selectivity index of 0.12. Molecular modeling approaches were employed to understand the interaction between the synthesized compounds and proteins. As carbamate derivatives can act as pseudo-irreversible inhibitors of AChE and BuChE, covalent docking approaches was applied to determine the binding modes of novel compounds at binding sites of cholinesterase enzymes.

Concentration effects on optical properties, DFT, crystal characterization and α-glucosidase activity studies: Novel Zn(II) complex.

A novel Zn(II) complex of 6-ClpicH and picH was synthesized and its structure was determined by XRD technique. The detailed experimental optical susceptibility and band gap, refractive index, linear polarizability, optical and electrical conductivity parameters in various concentrations were investigated by means of the UV-Vis spectroscopic data. The optical band gap, refractive index (n), linear optical susceptibility (χ(1)), third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility (χ(3)), second- and third-order nonlinear optical (ß and γ) parameters were examined by using DFT/M06-L and ωB97XD/6-311++G(d,p) levels. The IC50 value of Zn(II) complex against α-glucosidase was also obtained at 0.44 mM. The experimental band gap of the Zn(II) complex at 13, 33, 44 and 94 µM concentrations in ethanol were found to be 4.38, 4.37, 4.35 and 4.28 eV, respectively. The third-order NLO susceptibility χ(3) parameter at 94 µM concentration corresponding to the photon energies of 4.6 and 5.7 eV in the UV-Vis region were observed at 206.6 × 10-13 and 294.3 × 10-13 esu, respectively. Besides, the theoretical χ(3) values were obtained at 50.58 × 10-13 and 20.37 × 10-13 esu by using M06-L level. These results indicate that Zn(II) complex could be an effective third-order NLO candidate material. In brief, the detailed theoretical and experimental structural, spectral and optical properties of the Zn(II) complex were presented comparatively.

Quinoline-sulfamoyl carbamates/sulfamide derivatives: Synthesis, cytotoxicity, carbonic anhydrase activity, and molecular modelling studies.

Carbonic anhydrase (CA) IX, and XII isoforms are known to be highly expressed in various human tissues and malignancies. CA IX is a prominent target for some cancers because it is overexpressed in hypoxic tumors and this overexpression leads to poor prognosis. Novel twenty-seven compounds in two series (sulfamoylcarbamate-based quinoline (2a-2o) and sulfamide-based quinoline (3a-3l)) were synthesized and characterized by means of IR, NMR, and mass spectra. Their inhibitory activities were evaluated against CA I, CA II, CA IX, and CA XII isoforms. 2-Phenylpropyl (N-(quinolin-8-yl)sulfamoyl)carbamate (2m) exhibited the highest hCA IX inhibition with the Ki of 0.5 µM. In addition, cytotoxic effects of the synthesized compounds on human colorectal adenocarcinoma (HT-29; HTB-38), human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF7; HTB-22), human prostate adenocarcinoma (PC3; CRL-1435) and human healthy skin fibroblast (CCD-986Sk; CRL-1947) cell lines were examined. The cytotoxicity results showed that 2j, 3a, 3e, 3f are most active compounds in all cell lines (HT-29, MCF7, PC3, and CCD-986Sk).

Novel metal complexes containing 6-methylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid as potent α-glucosidase inhibitor: synthesis, crystal structures, DFT calculations, and molecular docking.

The World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that diabetes mellitus (DM) will be one of the ten deadly diseases in the near future. The best way to prevent DM is to decrease blood glucose levels and keep under control; therefore, it is important to design and synthesize the effective inhibitors that can be used in the treatment of DM disease. In this respect, a series of ten metal complexes containing 6-methylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid {[Cr(6-mpa)2(H2O)2]·H2O·NO3, (1), [Mn(6-mpa)2(H2O)2], (2), [Ni(6-mpa)2(H2O)2]·2H2O, (3), [Hg(6-mpa)2(H2O)], (4), [Cu(6-mpa)2(Py)], (5), [Cu(6-mpa)2(H2O)]·H2O, (6), [Zn(6-mpa)2(H2O)]·H2O, (7), [Fe(6-mpa)3], (8), [Cd(6-mpa)2(H2O)2]·2H2O, (9), and [Co(6-mpa)2(H2O)2]·2H2O, (10)} were synthesized as α-glucosidase inhibitors. We found that the IC50 values of the synthesized complexes ranged from 0.247 ± 0.10 to > 600 µM against α-glucosidase. The spectral analyses for these complexes characterized by XRD and LC-MS/MS were also carried out by FT-IR and UV-Vis spectra. Additionally, the DFT/HSEh1PBE/6-311G(d,p)/LanL2DZ level was applied to obtain optimal molecular geometries and spectral behaviors as well as significant contributions to the electronic transitions for the complexes. The molecular docking study was also performed to display interactions between the target protein (the template structure Saccharomyces cerevisiae isomaltase) and the synthesized complexes (1-10).

Evaluation of carbonic anhydrase and paraoxonase inhibition activities and molecular docking studies of highly water-soluble sulfonated phthalocyanines.

The investigation of carbonic anhydrase and paraoxonase enzyme inhibition properties of water-soluble zinc and gallium phthalocyanine complexes ( 1 and 2 ) are reported for the first time. The binding of p-sulfonylphenoxy moieties to the phthalocyanine structure favors excellent solubilities in water, as well as providing an inhibition effect on carbonic anhydrase (CA) I and II isoenzymes and paraoxonase (PON1) enzyme. According to biological activity results, both complexes inhibited hCA I, hCA II, and PON1. Whereas 1 and 2 showed moderate hCA I and hCA II (off-target cytosolic isoforms) inhibitory activity (Ki values of 26.09 µM and 43.11 µM for hCA I and 30.95 µM and 33.19 µM for hCA II, respectively), they exhibited strong PON1 (associated with high-density lipoprotein [HDL]) inhibitory activity (Ki values of 0.37 µM and 0.27 µM, respectively). The inhibition kinetics were analyzed by Lineweaver-Burk double reciprocal plots. It revealed that 1 and 2 were noncompetitive inhibitors against PON1, hCA I, and hCA II. These complexes can be more advantageous than other synthetic CA and PON inhibitors due to their water solubility. Docking studies were carried out to examine the interactions between hCA I, hCA II, and PON1 inhibitors and metal complexes at a molecular level and to predict binding energies.

Synthesis, anticholinesterase activity and molecular modeling studies of novel carvacrol-substituted amide derivatives.

In the present study, 23 novel carvacrol derivatives involving the amide moiety as a linker between the alkyl chains and/or the heterocycle nucleus were synthesized and tested in vitro as acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) inhibitors. 2-(5-Isopropyl-2-methylphenoxy)-N-(quinolin-8-yl)acetamide (5v) revealed the highest inhibition properties against AChE and BuChE with the IC50 values of 1.93 and 0.05 µM, respectively. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability of the potent inhibitor (5v) was also assessed by the widely used parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (PAMPA-BBB). The results showed that 5v is capable of crossing the BBB. Pharmacokinetic and toxicity profiles of the studied molecule predictions were investigated by MetaCore/MetaDrug comprehensive systems biology analysis suite. Bioactive conformations of the synthesized molecules, their predicted binding energies as well as structural and dynamical profiles of molecules at the binding pockets of AChE and BuChE targets were also investigated using different docking algorithms and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

Novel AChE and BChE inhibitors using combined virtual screening, text mining and in vitro binding assays.

In the current work, we developed a computational pipeline method for predicting the binding affinities of studied compounds at the specific target sites. Since many approved therapeutic compounds involve indole or indole-derivative rings, in the current study we focused compounds including these fingerprints. Initially, 212520 compounds were retrieved from Specs-SC library and after the conversion of IUPAC text file format, compounds that include 'indol' keyword (5194 compounds) were used in binary QSAR-based models to screen against a defined therapeutic activity "Alzheimer's disease" (AD). The molecules that have higher AD therapeutic activity values (>0.5) were then used in the 26 different toxicity-QSAR models. Binary QSAR models resulted 89 hits that have high AD therapeutic activity and no toxicity. Selected 89 molecules were then screened against acetylcholinesterase (AChE) targets using molecular docking and top-docking poses of compounds were used in initially short (10 ns) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Molecular Mechanics/Generalized Born Surface Area (MM/GBSA) binding free energy calculations were performed for 89 ligands and tightly bound 17 ligands based on average MM/GBSA scores were selected for long (100 ns) MD simulations. The same protocol was also applied for the known 4 AChE inhibitors. Selected hits were also docked to the binding pocket of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). Finally, based on MM/GBSA scores, as well as their corresponding docking scores and metabolite production profiles, 7 compounds were selected and their in vitro tests were performed. Out of 7 compounds, 6 of them showed µM-level inhibition for both AChE and BChE targets.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

Synthesis of coumarin-sulfonamide derivatives and determination of their cytotoxicity, carbonic anhydrase inhibitory and molecular docking studies.

Carbonic anhydrases isoforms CA IX, and XII are known to be highly expressed in various human tissues and malignancies. CA IX is a prominent target for especially colorectal cancers, because it is overexpressed in colorectal cancer and this overexpression leads poor prognosis. Inhibition of CA IX activity by small molecule CA inhibitors like sulfonamides, sulfonamide derivative or coumarins leads to inhibition of tumorigenesis. Novel twenty-seven compounds in three series (sulfonamide-based imines (6a-6i), coumarin-based aldehydes (7a-7i), and coumarin-sulfonamide-based target molecules (8a-8i)) were synthesized and characterized by means of IR, NMR, and mass spectra. All compounds were tested for their ability to inhibit CA I, CA II, CA IX, and CA XII isoforms. 4-((((2-((1-(3-((2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)propyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)naphthalen-1-yl)-methylene)amino)methyl)benzenesulfonamide (8i) exhibited the highest hCA IX inhibition with the Ki of 45.5 nM. In addition, 8i was found to be potent in inhibiting cancer cell proliferation as selective (IC50 = 17.01 ±â€¯1.35 µM for HT-29, IC50 = 118.73 ±â€¯1.19 µM for HEK293T). This novel compound inhibited the CA IX and CA XII protein expression in HT-29 cells. These findings indicate that 8i can inhibit cellular proliferation in human colon cancer cells by specifically targeting the CA IX and CA XII expression.

A novel series of mixed-ligand M(II) complexes containing 2,2'-bipyridyl as potent α-glucosidase inhibitor: synthesis, crystal structure, DFT calculations, and molecular docking.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common degenerative disease and characterized by high blood glucose levels. Since the effective antidiabetic treatments attempt to decrease blood glucose levels, keeping glucose under control is very important. Recent studies have demonstrated that α-glucosidase inhibitor improves postprandial hyperglycemia and then reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in patients. Therefore, the design and synthesis of high affinity glucosidase inhibitors are of great importance. In this regard, novel series of mixed-ligand M(II) complexes containing 2,2'-bipyridyl {[Hg(6-mpa)2(bpy)(OAc)]·2H2O, (1), [Co(6-mpa)2(bpy)2], (2), [Cu(6-mpa)(bpy)(NO3)]·3H2O, (3), [Mn(6-mpa)(bpy)(H2O)2], (4), [Ni(6-mpa)(bpy)(H2O)2]·H2O, (5), [Fe(6-mpa)(bpy)(H2O)2]·2H2O, (6), [Fe(3-mpa)(bpy)(H2O)2]·H2O, (7)} were synthesized as potential α-glucosidase inhibitors. Their effects on α-glucosidase activity were evaluated. All synthesized complexes displayed α-glucosidase inhibitory activity with IC50 values ranging from 0.184 ± 0.015 to > 600 µM. The experimental spectral analyses were carried out using FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopic techniques for these complexes characterized by XRD and LC-MS/MS. Moreover, the calculations at density functional theory approximation were used to obtain optimal molecular geometries, vibrational wavenumbers, electronic spectral behaviors, and major contributions to the electronic transitions for the complexes 1-7. Finally, to display interactions between the synthesized complexes and target protein (the template structure Saccharomyces cerevisiae isomaltase), the molecular docking study was carried out.

Synthesis, biological activity and multiscale molecular modeling studies of bis-coumarins as selective carbonic anhydrase IX and XII inhibitors with effective cytotoxicity against hepatocellular carcinoma.

A series of novel bis-coumarin derivatives containing triazole moiety as a linker between the alkyl chains was synthesized and their inhibitory activity against the human carbonic anhydrase (hCA) isoforms I, II, IX and XII were evaluated. In addition, cytotoxic effects of the synthesized compounds on renal adenocarcinoma (769P), hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and breast adeno carcinoma (MDA-MB-231) cell lines were examined. While the hCA I and II isoforms were inhibited in the micromolar range, the tumor-associated isoform hCA IX and XII were inhibited in the high nanomolar range. 4-methyl-7-((1-(12-((2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)dodecyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)-2H-chromen-2-one (5p) showed the strongest inhibitory activity against hCA IX with the Ki of 144.6 nM and 4-methyl-7-((1-(10-((2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl)oxy)decyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methoxy)-2H-chromen-2-one (5n) exhibited the highest hCA XII inhibition with the Ki of 71.5 nM. In order to better understand the inhibitory profiles of studied molecules, multiscale molecular modelling approaches were applied. Low energy docking poses of studied molecules at the binding sites of targets have been predicted. In addition, electrostatic potential surfaces (ESP) for binding sites were also generated to understand interactions between proteins and active ligands.

Synthesis, antioxidant activity and SAR study of novel spiro-isatin-based Schiff bases.

A new series of 21 Schiff bases of spiro-isatin was synthesized, and their DPPH, CUPRAC and ABTS cation radical scavenging abilities were investigated for antioxidant activity. The results showed that all the synthesized compounds exhibited antioxidant activity for each assay. 5̍-(2,3-Dihydroxybenzylideneamino)spiro[[1,3] dioxolane-2,3̍-indoline]-2̍-on (5c) (IC50 = 4.49 µM, for DPPH; IC50 = 0.39 µM, for ABTS.+; and A0.50 = 0.42 µM, for CUPRAC) showed significantly better ABTS, CUPRAC and DPPH radical scavenging ability than quercetin (IC50 = 8.69 µM, for DPPH; IC50 = 15.49 µM, for ABTS.+; and A0.50 = 18.47 µM, for CUPRAC), which is used as a standard. SAR study showed that the synthesized compounds had higher ABTS.+ activity than DPPH and CUPRAC activities. Moreover, the compounds (5c and 5d), containing two hydroxyl groups, exhibited the highest antioxidant activities for all assays. Quantum chemical calculations were also carried out to support SAR results.