Synthesis and biological evaluation of clovamide analogues with catechol functionality as potent Parkinson’s disease agents in vitro and in vivo

In this study, seven clovamide analogues (1–7) were designed and synthesized, and the neuroprotection of 1–7 as well as 8–15 (prepared in our previous work) against H2O2-induced oxidative stress was evaluated in SH-SY5Y cells. Results showed that 1–7 with catechol groups exhibited better neuroprotective effects than 8–15, and their EC50 values ranged from 4.26 to 23.83 μM, especially 1, indicating that the moiety of catechol governed the...