Research Article

Thio-β-D-glucosides: Synthesis and Evaluation as Glycosidase Inhibitors and Activators

Table 1

Inhibition of β-D-glucosidases at pH 4.2 and 30°C.

Inhibitor (R)-D-Glucosidase-D-Glucosidase
A. oryzae P. canescens
, μM, μM

2a (Ph)a1294.02
2b (p-ClC6H4)1835.56
2c (p-MeC6H4)21811.1
2d (2′-naphthyl)1594.53
2e (PhCH2)1096.32
2f (n-C6H13)80.73.45
2g (5′-phen)91.72.84
2h (diester)22312.3
2i (diacid)150027.5

= 1530 μM (for -D-glucosidase from fungus Stachybotrys atra) [21].