SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, cilt.12, sa.1, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
In addition to their wide therapeutic application, benzoates and benzoic acid derivatives are the most commonly utilized food preservatives. The purpose of this study was to estimate the antioxidant, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity activities of four 2-(phenylthio)-ethyl benzoate derivatives utilizing standard biomedical assays. The results revealed that the 2a compound has potent antidiabetic activity through the inhibition of alpha-amylase and alpha-glycosidase with IC50 doses of 3.57 +/- 1.08 and 10.09 +/- 0.70 mu g/ml, respectively, compared with the positive control acarbose (IC50 = 6.47 and 44.79 mu g/ml), respectively. In addition, by utilizing the beta-carotene linoleic acid and DPPH methods, the 2a compound showed the highest antioxidant activity compared with positive controls. Moreover, the 2a compound showed potential anti-lipase activity with an IC50 dose of 107.95 +/- 1.88 mu g/ml compared to orlistat (IC50 = 25.01 +/- 0.78 mu g/ml). A molecular docking study was used to understand the interactions between four derivatives of (2-(phenylthio)-ethyl benzoate with alpha-amylase binding pocket. The present study concludes that the 2a compound could be exploited for further antidiabetic, antioxidant, and anti-obesity preclinical and clinical tests and design suitable pharmaceutical forms to treat these global health problems.