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[Display omitted] • Design and synthesis of N -benzylpyrrolidine analogs. • Compounds 8f and 12f exhibited balanced inhibition of AChE, BChE, and BACE-1. • Propidium iodide displacement and inhibition of Aβ aggregation by 8f and 12f. • Ex vivo study of rat hippocampal homogenates suggested antioxidant potential. • Amelioration of scopolamine- and Aβ-induced cognitive impairment in AD rat models. Novel N -Benzylpyrrolidine hybrids were designed, synthesized, and tested against multiple in-vitro and in-vivo parameters. Among all the synthesized molecules, 8f and 12f showed extensive inhibition against beta-secretase-1 (hBACE-1), human acetylcholinesterase (hAChE) & human butyrylcholinesterase (hBuChE). These molecules are also endowed with significant AChE-peripheral anionic site (PAS) binding capability, blood-brain barrier permeability, potential disassembly of Aβ aggregates along with neuroprotection ability on SHSY-5Y cell lines. Results of the Y-Maze and Morris water maze test concluded that compounds 8f and 12f ameliorated cognitive dysfunction induced by scopolamine and Aβ. The ex-vivo activity was executed on rat's brain homogenate indicating a reduction in AChE level and oxidative stress. The pharmacokinetic investigation ascertained considerable oral absorption profile of the lead 12f. The results of the in silico docking studies and molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated stable interactions of compounds 8f and 12f with the target residues of hAChE, hBuChE and hBACE-1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Design and synthesis of N -benzylpyrrolidine analogs. • Compounds 4k and 4o exhibited balanced inhibition of AChE, BChE, and BACE-1. • Propidium iodide displacement and inhibition of Aβ aggregation by 4k and 4o. • Ex vivo study of rat hippocampal homogenates suggested antioxidant potential. • Amelioration of scopolamine- and Aβ-induced cognitive impairment in AD rat models. Multitarget molecular hybrids of N -benzyl pyrrolidine derivatives were designed, synthesized, and biologically evaluated for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Among the synthesized compounds, 4k and 4o showed balanced enzyme inhibitions against cholinesterases (AChE and BChE) and BACE-1. Both leads showed considerable PAS-AChE binding capability, excellent brain permeation, potential disassembly of Aβ aggregates, and neuroprotective activity against Aβ-induced stress. Compounds 4k and 4o also ameliorated cognitive dysfunction against the scopolamine-induced amnesia model in the Y-maze test. The ex vivo study signified attenuated brain AChE activity and antioxidant potential of compounds 4k and 4o. Furthermore, compound 4o also showed improvement in Aβ-induced cognitive dysfunction by the Morris water maze test with excellent oral absorption characteristics ascertained by the pharmacokinetic study. In silico molecular docking and dynamics simulation studies of leads suggested their consensual binding affinity toward PAS-AChE in addition to aspartate dyad of BACE-1. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Graphical abstract Highlights • Biphenyl-3-oxo-1,2,4-triazine linked piperazines were designed and synthesized. • Compound 6g significantly inhibited the AChE and showed good CNS permeability. • In vivo studies showed significant improvement in learning and memory. • Biochemical analysis showed potential antioxidant property by compound 6g. Abstract A series of novel piperazine tethered biphenyl-3-oxo-1,2,4-triazine derivatives were designed, and synthesized. Amongst the synthesized analogs, compound 6g showed significant non-competitive inhibitory potential against acetylcholinesterase (AChE, IC 50 ; 0.2 ± 0.01 μM) compared to standard donepezil (AChE, IC 50 : 0.1 ± 0.002 μM). Compound 6g also exhibited significant displacement of propidium iodide from the peripheral anionic site (PAS) of AChE (22.22 ± 1.11%) and showed good CNS permeability in PAMPA-BBB assay (P e (exp) , 6.93 ± 0.46). The in vivo behavioral studies of compound 6g indicated significant improvement in cognitive dysfunctions against scopolamine-induced amnesia mouse models. Further, ex vivo studies showed a significant AChE inhibition and reversal of the scopolamine-induced oxidative stress by compound 6g. Moreover, molecular docking and dynamics simulations of compound 6g showed a consensual binding affinity and active site interactions with the PAS and active catalytic site (CAS) residues of AChE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]