Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, cilt.20, sa.4, ss.325-331, 2005 (SCI-Expanded)
Some 6-fluoro-5-substituted-benzimidazole derivatives in which indole and 1,1,4,4-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalene groups were attached to the 2-position of the benzimidazole ring were synthesized and tested for antioxidant properties in vitro. Almost all the synthesized compounds at the 10-3 M concentrations showed superoxide anion scavenging activity. Compounds 5, 3, 9, 4, 17 and 13 have strong inhibitory effects on superoxide anion formation (98%, 93%, 91%, 88%, 85% and 81%, respectively) at 10-3 M concentration and these results are better than 30 IU of superoxide dismutase (SOD) (76%). Compound 11 is the most effective scavenger of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) stable free radical at 10-3 M (61%) concentration. © 2005 Taylor & Francis.