Integration of common feature pharmacophore modeling and in vitro study to identify potent AChE inhibitors

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder arising due to genetic and non-genetic causes. One of the major therapies adapted for symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease is by targeting acetylcholinesterase enzyme based on the cholinergic hypothesis. Acetylcholinesterase is a substrate-specific enzyme that degrades the neuro-transmitter acetylcholine. An optimum level of acetylcholine should be maintained in the brain for its proper...