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With no currently available disease-modifying drugs, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia affecting over 47 million people worldwide. In light of the most recent discoveries placing the cellular prion protein (PrP C ) as a key player in amyloid β oligomer (Aβo)-induced neurodegeneration, we investigated whether the neuroprotective potential of nature-inspired flavonoids against Aβ-promoted toxicity would translate into the ability to disrupt PrP C -Aβo interactions. Hence, we synthesized a small library of flavones and studied their binding affinity towards Aβo by STD-NMR.  C -glucosyl flavones exhibited improved binding affinity with morpholine, thiomorpholine or  N -methylpiperazine rings attached to the flavone skeleton in ring B  para  position. Moreover, a  N -methylpiperazinyl flavone displayed suitable physicochemical properties and optimal water solubility even without the sugar moiety, and a high interaction with Aβo involving the whole flavone core. Its  C -glucosyl derivative, was, however, the best compound to inhibit PrP C -Aβo interactions in a dose-dependent manner, with 41 % of inhibition capacity at 10 μM. The potential of  C- glucosyl flavones and their aglycones as protein-protein interaction inhibitors able to tackle PrP C -Aβo interactions is here presented for the first time, and supports this class of compounds as new prototypes for further development in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Discovery of  N -methylpiperazinyl flavones as a novel class of compounds with therapeutic potential against Alzheimer’s disease: synthesis, binding affinity towards amyloid β oligomers (Aβo) and ability to disrupt Aβo-PrP C  interactions