“…Compounds 1−8 were evaluated for their PDI inhibitory activities in an insulin-based turbidity assay (Tables 1, S4, and Figure S15). 6,27 Inhibitors 1, 2, and 4 showed nanomolar inhibitory activities with IC 50 values of 0.15 ± 0.04, 0.23 ± 0.03, and 0.50 ± 0.15 μM, respectively, which are about 41.8, 20.9, and 12.5 times lower than that of isoquercetin (the positive control), 12 respectively. Compounds 3, 5, and 6 were also active, but at micromolar potencies similar to isoquercetin, while, 7 and 8 did not show inhibitory effects (IC 50 > 100 μM).…”