A combinatorial series of novel quinazolin-4 (3H)-ones were synthesised and their structures were established based on spectroscopic data (IR, NMR, EI-MS, and FAB-MS). The compounds were tested for inhibition of the zinc metalloproteinase thermolysin (TLN) utilizing a chemical array-based approach. Some of the compounds were found to inhibit TLN, with IC50 values ranging from 0.0115 μM (compound 3) to 122,637 μM (compound ...