Design and Synthesis of 2-Mercapto Benzoxazole coupled Benzyl
Triazoles as Anti-inflammatory Agents Targeting COX-2 Enzyme
In this study, we report the design, synthesis and the biological evaluation of 19 analogues of 2-mercapto benzoxazole coupled benzyl triazoles (BOTs) based on analysis of the binding site and literature of chemical space. These BOTs were evaluated both in vitro and in vivo for their anti-inflammatory activity. Eleven compounds showed less than 10 μM in vitro COX-2 enzyme activities. The most potent analogue among the BOT analogues were BOT15, BOT3 and BOT19 with IC50 3.40 μM, 4.50 μM and 4.57 μM respectively against COX-2. The in vivo anti-inflammatory activity of two BOTs has significantly higher than that of standard drug, ibuprofen. 2-Mercapto benzoxazole coupled benzyl triazoles (BOTs) were also tested for their antioxidant capacity and proved to be an as active scavenger, better than ascorbic acid.