5,7-DMF, 5,7,4′-TMF, and 3,5,7,3′,4′-PMF were discovered as novel BACE1 specific inhibitors.
DMF, TMF, and PMF suppressed BACE1 activity with IC50 value of 4.95 × 10−5 M, 3.69 × 10−5 M, and 5.98 × 10−5 M, respectively.
DMF, TMF, and PMF were non-competitive inhibitors with a substrate interacted with allosteric sites of BACE1.