LETTERS IN DRUG DESIGN & DISCOVERY, cilt.4, sa.8, ss.562-569, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
Two microplate assays for inhibitor testing were established and used to identify new hyaluronidase inhibitors from a series of benzimidazole derivatives. In vitro assays were performed at pH 7 using a "stains-all" based assay and at pH 3.5 using a Morgan-Elson assay. Twelve benzimidazole derivatives were synthesized and tested on hyaluronidase inhibition at a concentration of 100 mu M and IC50 values of the compounds with an inhibition of more than 50 % were determined. The most potent compound was 4b (Di(1H-benzo[d] imidazol-2-yl) methane) with an IC50 value of 78 mu M at pH 7 and 72 mu M at pH 3.5, respectively.