RT Journal Article T1 Fluorination Effects on NOS Inhibitory Activity of Pyrazoles Related to Curcumin A1 Nieto, Carla A1 Cabildo, María A1 Cornago, María A1 Sanz, Dionisia A1 Claramunt, Rosa A1 Torralba Martínez, María Del Carmen A1 Torres, María del Rosario A1 Elguero, José A1 García, José A1 López, Ana A1 Acuña Castroviejo, Darío AB A series of new (E)-3(5)-[β-(aryl)-ethenyl]-5(3)-phenyl-1H-pyrazoles bearing fluorine atoms at different positions of the aryl group have been synthesized starting from the corresponding β-diketones. All compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, DSC as well as NMR (1H, 13C, 19F and 15N) spectroscopy in solution and in solid state. Three structures have been solved by X-ray diffraction analysis, confirming the tautomeric forms detected by solid state NMR. The in vitro study of their inhibitory potency and selectivity on the activity of nNOS and eNOS (calcium-calmodulin dependent) as well as iNOS (calcium-calmodulin independent) isoenzymes is presented. A qualitative structure–activity analysis allowed the establishment of a correlation between the presence/ absence of different substituents with the inhibition data proving that fluorine groups enhance the biological activity. (E)-3(5)-[β-(3-Fluoro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethenyl]-5(3)-phenyl-1H-pyrazole (13), is the best inhibitor of iNOS, being also more selective towards the other two isoforms. PB MDPI SN 1420-3049 YR 2015 FD 2015-08-28 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23874 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/23874 LA eng NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO) NO Comunidad de Madrid DS Docta Complutense RD 14 dic 2025