Assessment of silver(Ⅰ) complexes of salicylaldehyde derivatives—histidine Schiff base as novel a-glucosidase inhibitors

In this study,a novel class of histidine Schiff base silver(Ⅰ) complexes derived from salicylaldehyde,1a-9a,was found to be an effective inhibitor of α-glucosidase.The results of this study showed that the newly synthesized complexes inhibited α-glucosidase through noncompetitive mechanisms;the IC_(50)values were ranging from 0.00431 μmol L ~1 to 0.492 μmol L ~1.The structure-activity relationship was established as well.These results demonstrated that compound 7a,5-nitro salicylaldehyde Schiff base silver complex,is the most promising α-glucosidase inhibitor with the lowest IC_(50) value,which could be exploited as a drug candidate to alleviate postprandial hyperglycemia in the treatment of type II diabetes mellitus.This research provided a catalyst-free,simple,and environmentally benign reaction to synthesize compounds using mechanochemistry.