文摘
A novel series of tetrahydrothieno[2,3-h]cinnolinone derivatives were synthesized and evaluated in vitro for their ability to inhibit aldose reductase (ALR2), an enzyme involved in the appearance of diabetic complications. Compounds <b>2eb> and <b>2jb> exert a remarkable inhibitory effect, with ICb>50b> of 7.6 and 18μM, respectively. These compounds incorporate a valid pharmacophore for aldose reductase inhibitory activity represented by a thienocinnolinone template linked through a pentamethylene spacer to a carboxylic function.