Analgesic, Antipyretic and pass prediction activities of 1,3-bis (2-hydroxybenzylidene) thiourea

 

Valli G.*, Ramu K., Mareeswari P.

Department of Chemistry,  SFR College for Women, Sivakasi.

 

ABSTRACT:

The Schiff base 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  was prepared from salicylaldehyde and  thiourea  by condensation method using standard procedure. Analgesic and antipyretic activities 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  Schiff base were studied  using albino rats of both the sexes. Animals were divided into three groups, each consisting of four animals. Group 1 served as control and group 2 received standard drug. Group 3 received 250 mg/kg of 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  . For the determination of antipyretic activity, pyrexia was induced by 20% yeast suspension. The analgesic activity was determined by tail immersion method. The results obtained showed that the Schiff base was found to exhibit analgesic, antipyretic activities. The analgesic activity of the Schiff base compared to the standard drug pentazocine was found to be higher in the first hour and then the activity decreases slowly. The reduction in the rectal temperature for this compound was observed to be less than the standard drug paracetamol. PASS prediction of 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea   schiff base was found to  exhibit Laccase inhibitor and  Monophenol monooxygenase inhibitor activities greater than 90% and   can also    possessed other  activities like Corticosteroid side-chain-isomerase inhibitor, 3-Hydroxybenzoate 4-monooxygenase inhibitor greater than 80%

 

KEYWORDS: Salicylaldehyde, Thiourea, analgesic, antipyretic and PASS

 

INTRODUCTION:

Schiff bases are capable of forming coordinate bonds with many of metal ions through both azomethine group and phenolic group or via its azomethine or phenolic groups 1-5.The Schiff bases find use in analytical chemistry, agriculture, dyes and polymer industries besides their utility as model systems in the field of bio-inorganic chemistry and also serve as useful gravimetric, colorimetric agents regulant and as anti-coagulant. The oxygen carrying property and electron transfer reactions of various schiff   bases have been reported.

 

Schiff bases exhibit good antimicrobial activity and finds its applications in pharmacology 6. These compounds showed good fungicidal activity and anti-inflammatory activities. Number of formazans have been claimed to possess promising antifertility7 and antiviral activities particularly against ranikhet disease virus and plant virus. Recently, Jolly et. al. have synthesized new formazans for assessing their antiviral, anticancer and anti HIV activities8. Schiff bases are frequently studied due to optical, catalytic, chromophoric, thermo chromic and photo chromic   properties.

 

In view of these above biological importance of schiff bases, we plan to synthesis 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  Schiff base by standard procedure9.

 


MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Materials used:

The chemicals such as salicylaldehyde,  thiourea of E.merck grade and distilled ethanol  were used. The melting point was determined using melting point apparatus and IR spectra was recorded in FT IR Shmadzu 8400.

 

Drugs:

Pentazocine (standard for analgesic) and paracetamol (standard for antipyretic) were chosen for our work.

 

Animals used

For the analgesic, anti-pyretic activity studies   twelve albino rats of both sexes of weight 100-165g for each studies were used. The animals were kept in poly propylene cages in a dark/light cycle, 12hrs/12hrs and animals were fed with pelleted diet and drinking water ad libitum. All the experimental protocols were approved by the committee for the purpose of control and supervision on experiments on animals (CPCSEA), animal ethics committee vide number SBCP/ 2011-2012/ IAEC/ CPCSEA/6.

 

Methods used Preparation of Schiff bases:

The salicylaldehyde (0.02mol) and  thiourea (0.01mol) were taken and refluxed with ethanol for 2hours. After refluxing, the product obtained was filtered, dried and recrystallized using ethanol. The synthesized compound was used to study the   analgesic, antipyretic and CNS activities. The structure of the compound was proved by melting point determination and   IR spectral studies.

 

The melting point was recorded using melting point apparatus. IR spectral studies reveals the presence of OH, C-N, C=N and C-O functionalities and showed the following stretching frequencies. O-H Stretching at u3370cm-1 and C-N Stretching at u1100cm-1, C=O stretching at u1680cm-1, C=N stretching at u1610cm-1.

 

Determination of analgesic activity10

The tail immersion test was carried out as described by standard procedure. The albino rats were selected and last 3.5 cm of their tail was immersed in hot water thermo-statistically maintained at 55°C, a procedure that caused them to rapidly withdraw their tail. Three   groups of animals were held in position in a suitable restrainer with the tail extending out. The latency to withdraw the tail was recorded with a stopwatch, and a cut-off maximum latency of 15 sec was established in order to prevent tissue damage. Group I served as control, which received only vehicle (5 mg/kg, i.p). Other groups of animals received one of the following in a similar manner: Pentazocine (4 mg/kg,i.p) and 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  schiff base (250mg/kg,p.o). The initial reading was taken immediately before administration of test samples and then at 1, 2, 3 and 4 hours after the administration and the recorded data were listed in Table-1.

 

 

 

Antipyretic activity determination11,12:

Three groups of four animals of albino rats of both sexes of weight 100-165g were used for the study.  The animals were kept in polypropylene cages in a room maintained under controlled atmospheric conditions. The animals were fed with standard diet (Hindustan liver, Mumbai, India) and had free access to clean drinking water. Antipyretic activity was measured by Brewer’s induced pyrexia model in rats. Rats were fasted overnight with water ad lib before the experiments. Pyrexia was induced by subcutaneously injecting 20% w/v brewer's yeast suspension (10 ml/kg) into the animals' dorsum region. Eighteen hours after the injection, the rectal temperature of each rat was measured using a digital thermometer (Sato Keiryoki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Japan). Only rats that showed an increase in temperature of at least 0.7°C were used for the experiments. Animals were divided in to 3 groups, each containing four animals. Group I served as control (received distilled water), Group II received the standard drug (received paracetamol 33mg/kg, p.o) .Group III received1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea schiff base (250mg/kg, p.o). The temperature was measured at 1, 2, 3 and 4hr after drug administration. The temperature was measured at 1, 2, 3 and 4hr after drug administration. The recorded values were listed   in Table-2.

 

Chem Draw Ultra 11.0  software

The structure of 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  schiff base was drawn in chemultra11.0 appear as given in  Fig.1.  and   their structure was saved as  molfiles (*.mol).

 

 

 

Fig 1: Structure of 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  Schif base

 

 

Docking

The possible bioactivities were predicted with PASS software (V. Poroikov  et al, version 1.917) as given in Fig.2 and the result was given as Table-3.

 

Fig.2. PASS Prediction window

 

 

RESULT AND DISCUSSION:

Analgesic activity

The increase in the basal reaction   times from 2.25 to 8 seconds for 4mg/kg of pentazocine and from 2 to 3.5 seconds for 250mg/kg of1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene) thiourea were observed.The schiff base 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea     was found to possessed   higher  activity at the   first hour and  lesser activity at the  second hour than the standard  with a probability <0.01.

Antipyretic activity

The reduction in temperature from 37.75 to 36.5 for 33mg/kg for   paracetamol and 36.9   to36.3 for 250mg/kg of 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  schiff base were observed. The reduction in temperature of 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  schiff base  (0.7%) was found to possess slightly lower antipyretic activity than that of the standard (1.2%) with probability<0.1.

 

PASS Prediction activity

The PASS prediction of 4-(4-hydroxy benzylidene amino)phenol Schiff base showed Laccase inhibitor activity as (Pa=0.929), Corticosteroid side-chain-isomerase inhibitor as (Pa=0.891), 3-Hydroxybenzoate 4-monooxygenase inhibitor was observed as (Pa=0.886), (Pa=0.873) for Arylacetonitrilase inhibitor, Alkane 1-monooxygenase inhibitor activity as (Pa=0.862), Glutathione thiolesterase inhibitor was observed (Pa=0.860), Cysteamine dioxygenase inhibitor activity as (Pa=0.855) , Hydroxylamine reductase (NADH) inhibitor was possess (Pa= 0.851), Spermicide activity observed with (Pa=0.845), Glucan endo-1,6-beta-glucosidase inhibitor was  found to exhibit (Pa=0.837), Catechol oxidase inhibitor at (Pa=0.835), (Pa=0.822) for Anthranilate 3-monooxygenase (deaminating) inhibitor, Antiseborrheic, activity observed as (Pa=0.813),  Feruloyl esterase inhibitor activity as (Pa=0.803).

 

 

 


 

Table -1 Effect of   1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  Schiff base on reaction time (in sec) in albino rats

Drug treatment

Dose (mg/kg)

Mean time (in seconds) ±SEM

1hr

2hr

3hr

4hr

Control

5

1.25±0.2886

1.25±0.2886

1.25±0.2886

1.5±0.3333

Pentazocine

4

2.25±0.5527 (44.44%)

6.75±0.7264 (81.48%)

7±1.9437(82.14%)

8±0.4713(81.25%)

1,3-bis

(2hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea 

250

2.5±0.3333

(50%)

4.25±0.2880

(70.58%)

5.25±0.5527

(76.19%)

5.5±0.7453

(72.72%)

 

One way ANOVA

F

3.5

43.68

8.34

48.375

df

(2,9)

(2,9)

(2,9)

(2,9)

P

-

<0.01

<0.5

<0.02


 

 


 

Table -2Effect of 1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea  Schiff base on rectal temperature(0C) in albino rats

Drug treatment

Dose (mg/kg)

Rectal temperature after yeast administration(oC)

Rectal temperature after administration of drug(oC)

Reduction in temperature(oC)

Normal

18 hr

1 hr

2 hr

3 hr          

4 hr

Control saline

1ml

 

36.6±

0.2827

37.57±

0.2994

37.57±

0.2994

37.57±

0.6504

37.47±

0.2994

37.35±

0.2994

 

Standard Paracetamol

33

36.5±

0.2

37.75±

0.2185

37.45±

0.1971

37.05±

0.1971

36.75±

0.2380

36.5±

0.2000

1.25

1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea 

250

36.85±

0.05773

37.8±

0.2108

37.65±

0.1795

37.47±

0.1589

37.27±

0.1280

37.1±

0.1154

0.7

 

One way ANOVA

F

0.2538

2.0198

3.4453

5.5980

df

(2,9)

(2,9)

(2,9)

(2,9)

P

    -

<0.5

<0.5

<0.1


Table-3PASS Prediction activity of  1,3-bis(2-hydroxybenzylidene)thiourea

S.NO

Activity

Pa

Pi

1.

Laccase inhibitor

0.929

0.003

2.

Laccase inhibitor

0.927

0.003

3.

Corticosteroid side-chain-isomerase inhibitor

0.891

0.003

4.

3-Hydroxybenzoate 4-monooxygenase inhibitor

0.886

0.003

5.

Arylacetonitrilase inhibitor

0.873

0.014

6.

Alkane 1-monooxygenase inhibitor

0.862

0.006

7.

Glutathione thiolesterase inhibitor

0.860

0.007

8.

Cysteamine dioxygenase inhibitor

0.855

0.002

9.

Hydroxylamine reductase (NADH) inhibitor

0.851

0.004

10.

Spermicide

0.845

0.004

11.

Glucan endo-1,6-beta-glucosidase inhibitor

0.837

0.011

12.

Catechol oxidase inhibitor

0.835

0.004

13.

Anthranilate 3-monooxygenase (deaminating) inhibitor

0.822

0.003

14.

Antiseborrheic

0.813

0.046

15.

Feruloyl esterase inhibitor

0.803

0.029


CONCLUSION:

The Schiff bases can be derived from salicylaldehyde and thiourea by condensation method using standard procedure.   The analgesic activity of the Schiff base compared to the standard drug pentazocine was found to be higher in the   third hour and then the activity decreases slowly. The reduction in the rectal temperature for this compound was observed to be less than the standard drug paracetamol. The PASS prediction of  bioactivity have shown that the above schiff base was found to  possess Laccase inhibitor,  Monophenol monooxygenase inhibitor greater than 90% and   can also   exhibit other  inhibitor activities like Corticosteroid side-chain-isomerase inhibitor, 3-Hydroxybenzoate 4-monooxygenase inhibitor having greater than 80%.

 

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Received on 30.03.2012

Modified on 04.04.2012

Accepted on 06.04.2012                                               

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