A series of novel thiourea and urea derivatives containing 1,2,4-triazole moieties were synthesized and evaluated for their antifungal and larvicidal activity. Triazole derivatives 3a-e and 4a-e were synthesized by reacting thiocarbohydrazide with thiourea and urea compounds 1a-e and 2a-e, respectively, in a 130-140 °C oil bath. The proposed structures of all the synthesized compounds were confirmed using elemental analysis, UV, IR, 1 H-NMR and mass spectroscopy. All compounds were evaluated for antifungal activity against plant pathogens, larvicidal and biting deterrent activity against the mosquito Aedes aegypti L. and in vitro cytotoxicity and anti-inflammatory activity against some human cell lines. Phomopis species were the most sensitive fungi to these compounds. Compounds 1b, 1c, 3a and 4e demonstrated selectively good activity against Phomopis obscurans and only 1b and 4e showed a similar level of activity against P. viticola. Compound 3d, with a LD 50 value of 67.9 ppm, followed by 1c (LD 50 = 118.8 ppm) and 3e (LD 50 = 165.6 ppm), showed the highest toxicity against OPEN ACCESSMolecules 2013, 18 3563Aedes aegypti larvae. Four of these compounds showed biting deterrent activity greater than solvent control, with the highest activity being seen for 1c, with a proportion not biting (PNB) value of 0.75, followed by 1e, 2b and 1a. No cytotoxicity was observed against the tested human cancer cell lines. No anti-inflammatory activity was observed against NF-B dependent transcription induced by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) in human chondrosarcoma cells.

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ÖZET 1,2,4-Triazol halkası taşıyan bazı üre ve tiyoüre türevleri ve anti-asetilkolinesteraz aktiviteleri Amaç: Yirmi adet farklı tiyoüre ve üre türevleri sentezlenmiş ve asetilkolinesteraz enzimini (AChE) inhibe etme yetenekleri Ellman'ın modifiye spektrofotometrik yöntemi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Yöntem: Anti-asetilkolinesteraz aktivite tayini Ellman'ın modifiye edilmiş spektrofotometrik yöntemi kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Bu spektrofotometrik yöntem bir kromojenik reaktif olan 5,5-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoik asit) ile salınan tiyokolinin renkli bir ürün vermesi esasına dayanır. Bulgular: Sentezlenen bileşiklerin (1a-e, 2a-e, 3a-e ve 4a-4e) anti-asetilkolinesteraz aktivite tayini Ellman'ın modifiye edilmiş spektrofotometrik yöntemi kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Test edilen bileşikler arasında, (4-{[(4-triflorometilfenil)karbamoil]amino} fenil)asetik asit (1d), en yüksek aktivite gösteren bileşik olmuştur. Bileşik 1d'nin 0.1mM konsantrasyonda inhibisyon oranı %48.55 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Sonuç: Anti-asetilkolinesteraz aktivite tarama sonuçları incelediğinde, fenil halkasının 4. konumunda triflorometil grubu taşıyan bileşik 1d'nin kaydadeğer anti-asetilkolinesteraz aktivite gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir. Aktivite sonuçları incelendiğinde, fenil halkası üzerinde halojen taşıyan yapıların anti-asetilkolinesteraz aktiviteyi arttırıcı yönde katkı sağladığı gözlenmektedir. Anahtar sözcükler: Üre, tiyoüre, 1,2,4-triazol, anti-asetilkolinesteraz aktivite ABS TRACT Some urea and thiourea derivatives bearing 1,2,4-triazole ring and their antiacetylcholinesterase activities Objective: Twenty different urea and thiourea derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) using a modification of Ellman's spectrophotometric method. Methods: Anti-acetylcholinesterase activity was evaluated by using a modification of Ellman's spectrophotometric method. The spectrophotometric method is based on the reaction of released thiocholine to give a coloured product with a chromogenic reagent 5,5-dithio-bis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid). Results: The anti-acetylcholinesterase effects of the compounds (1a-e, 2a-e, 3a-e and 4a-4e) were determined by modified Ellman's spectrophotometric method. Among these compounds, (4-{[(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)carbamoyl]amino}phenyl)acetic acid (1d), was found as the most active compound. The inhibition percentages were calculated 48.55% at 0.1 mM concentrations for compound 1d. Conclusion: The anti-acetylcholinesterase activity screening indicated that among the tested compounds, 1d bearing 4-trifluoromethyl group on the phenyl ring, showed noteworthy anti-acetylcholinesterase activity. Based on the activity results, it appears that halogen atoms on the phenyl ring have made good contribution to the anti-acetylcholinesterase activity.