Imidazopyridine-Based Thiazole Derivatives as Potential Antidiabetic Agents: Synthesis, In Vitro Bioactivity, and In Silico Molecular Modeling Approach

A new series of thiazole derivatives (4a-p) incorporating imidazopyridine moiety was synthesized and assessed for their in vitro potential α-glucosidase potency using acarbose as a reference drug. The obtained results suggested that compounds 4a (docking score = −13.45), 4g (docking score = −12.87), 4o (docking score = −12.15), and 4p (docking score = −11.25) remarkably showed superior activity against the targeted α-glucosidase enzyme, with IC50 values of 5.57 ± 3.45, 8.85 ± 2.18, 7.16 ± 1.40, and 10.48 ± 2.20, respectively. Upon further investigation of the binding mode of the interactions by the most active scaffolds with the α-glucosidase active sites, the docking analysis was accomplished in order to explore the active cavity of the α-glucosidase enzyme. The interpretation of the results showed clearly that scaffolds 4a and 4o emerged as the most potent α-glucosidase inhibitors, with promising excellent binding interactions with the active site of the α-glucosidase enzyme. Furthermore, utilizing a variety of spectroscopic methods, such as 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and HREI-MS, the precise structures of the synthesized scaffolds were determined.

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