The present paper describes the synthesis of a series of substituted 6-amino (1 a–c)
and 8-aminoquinoline derivatives (2b–c) and the evaluation of their ability to prevent
the memory decline using a behavioural model, i. e. the elevated plus maze test. The
effect of the candidate drugs on the activity of acetylcholinesterase was studied
using the enzyme source from the mouse brain. The structures of the synthesized compounds
were confirmed by UV, IR, 1H-NMR and elemental analysis. The 6-aminoquinoline derivative [6-(4-pyridyl)methylaminoquinoline]
(1 c) oxalate showed maximum % retention (50% at 5 mg/kg and 75% at 10 mg/kg) in the
elevated plus maze test and maximum% inhibition (71% at 25 µM) of AChE on biochemical
evaluation.
Key words
Acetycholinesterase - 6-Aminoquinolines - 8-Aminoquinolines - Cogniton enhancers -
Elevated plus maze - Quinolines