Novel tacrine–benzofuran hybrids as potential multi-target drug candidates for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Pursuing the widespread interest on multi-target drugs to combat Alzheimer´s disease (AD), a new series of hybrids was designed and developed based on the repositioning of the well-known acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor, tacrine (TAC), by its coupling to benzofuran (BF) derivatives. The BF fram...

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Main Authors: Gaia Fancellu, Karam Chand, Daniel Tomás, Elisabetta Orlandini, Luca Piemontese, Diana F. Silva, Sandra M. Cardoso, Sílvia Chaves, M. Amélia Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14756366.2019.1689237