Evaluation of flavonols and derivatives as human cathepsin B inhibitor
2015
Ramalho, Suelem D. | de Sousa, Lorena R. F. | Burger, Marcela C. M. | Lima, Maria Inês S. | da Silva, M. Fátima das G. F. | Fernandes, João B. | Vieira, Paulo C.
Cathepsin B (catB) is a cysteine protease involved in tumour progression and represents a potential therapeutic target in cancer. Among the 15 evaluated extracts from cerrado biome, Myrcia lingua Berg. (Myrtaceae) extract demonstrated to be a source of compounds with potential to inhibit catB. Using bioactivity-guided fractionation, we have found flavonols as inhibitors and also some other derivatives were obtained. From the evaluated compounds, myricetin (5) and quercetin (6) showed the most promising results with IC ₅₀ of 4.9 and 8.2 μM, respectively, and mode of inhibition as uncompetitive on catB. The results demonstrated polyhydroxylated flavonols as promising inhibitors of catB.
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