- Larvicidal activity and in silico studies of cinnamic acid derivatives against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
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Cinnamic acid derivatives (CAD's) represent a great alternative in the search for insecticides against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes since they have antimicrobial and insecticide properties. Ae. aegypti is responsible for transmitting Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika viruses, among other arboviruses associated with morbimortality, especially in developing countries. In view of this, in vitro analyses of n-substituted cinnamic acids and esters were performed upon 4th instar larvae (L4) of Ae. aegypti, as well as, molecular docking studies to propose a potential biological target towards this mosquitoes species. The larvicide assays proved that n-substituted ethyl cinnamates showed a more pronounced activity than their corresponding acids, in which p-chlorocinnamate (3j) presented a LC50 value of 8.3 μg/mL. Thusly, external morphologic alterations (rigid and elongated body, curved bowel, and translucent or darkened anal papillae) of mosquitoes’ group exposed to compound 3j, were observed by microscopy. In addition, an analytical method was developed for the quantification of the most promising analog by using high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (HPLC-UV). Molecular docking studies suggested that the larvicide action is associated with inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme. Therefore, expanding the larvicidal study with the cinnamic acid derivatives against the vector Ae. aegypti is important for finding search for more effective larvicides and with lower toxicity, since they have already shown good larvicidal properties against Ae. aegypti.
- Bezerra Fran?a, Saraliny,Carine Barros de Lima, Luana,Rychard da Silva Cunha, Cristhyan,Santos Anuncia??o, Daniela,Ferreira da Silva-Júnior, Edeildo,Ester de Sá Barreto Barros, Maria,José da Paz Lima, Dimas
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- Ligand-based rational design, synthesis and evaluation of novel potential chemical chaperones for opsin
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Inherited blinding diseases retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and a subset of Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) are caused by the misfolding and mistrafficking of rhodopsin molecules, which aggregate and accumulate in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), leading to photoreceptor cell death. One potential therapeutic strategy to prevent the loss of photoreceptors in these conditions is to identify opsin-binding compounds that act as chemical chaperones for opsin, aiding its proper folding and trafficking to the outer cell membrane. Aiming to identify novel compounds with such effect, a rational ligand-based approach was applied to the structure of the visual pigment chromophore, 11-cis-retinal, and its locked analogue 11-cis-6mr-retinal. Following molecular docking studies on the main chromophore binding site of rhodopsin, 49 novel compounds were synthesized according to optimized one-to seven-step synthetic routes. These agents were evaluated for their ability to compete for the chromophore binding site of opsin, and their capacity to increase the trafficking of the P23H opsin mutant from the ER to the cell membrane. Different new molecules displayed an effect in at least one assay, acting either as chemical chaperones or as stabilizers of the 9-cis-retinal-rhodopsin complex. These compounds could provide the basis to develop novel therapeutics for RP and LCA.
- Bassetto, Marcella,Brancale, Andrea,Pasqualetto, Gaia,Pileggi, Elisa,Rozanowska, Malgorzata,Schepelmann, Martin,Varricchio, Carmine
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- Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of (E)-5-styryl-1,2,4-oxadiazoles as anti-tubercular agents
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Cinnamic acid and its derivatives are known for anti-tubercular activity. The present study reports the synthesis of cinnamic acid derivatives via bioisosteric replacement of terminal carboxylic acid with “oxadiazole”. A series of cinnamic acid derivatives (styryl oxadiazoles) were designed and synthesized in good yields by reaction of substituted cinnamic acids (2, 15a-15s) with amidoximes. The synthesized styryl oxadiazoles were evaluated in vitro for anti-tubercular activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) H37Ra strain. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) study has identified several compounds with mixed anti-tubercular profiles. The compound 32 displayed potent anti-tubercular activity (IC50 = 0.045 μg/mL). Molecular docking studies on mycobacterial enoyl-ACP reductase enzyme corroborated well with the experimental findings providing a platform for structure based hit-to-lead development.
- Atmaram Upare, Abhay,Gadekar, Pradip K.,Sivaramakrishnan,Naik, Nishigandha,Khedkar, Vijay M.,Sarkar, Dhiman,Choudhari, Amit,Mohana Roopan
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p. 507 - 512
(2019/02/19)
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- Discovery and anti-inflammatory evaluation of benzothiazepinones (BTZs) as novel non-ATP competitive inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β)
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Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) has been identified to promote inflammation and its inhibitors have also been proven to treat some inflammatory mediated diseases in animal models. Non-ATP competitive inhibitors inherently have better therapeutical value due to their higher specificity than ATP competitive ones. In this paper, we designed and synthesized a series of new BTZ derivatives as non-ATP competitive GSK-3β inhibitors. Kinetic analysis revealed two typical compounds 6j and 3j showed the different non-ATP competitive mechanism of substrate competition or allosteric modulation to GSK-3β, respectively. As expected, the two compounds showed good specificity in a panel test of 16 protein kinases, even to the closest enzymes, like CDK-1/cyclin B and CK-II. The in vivo results proved that both compounds can greatly attenuate the LPS-induced acute lung injury (ALI) and diminish inflammation response in mice by inhibiting the mRNA expression of IL-1β and IL-6. Western blot analysis demonstrated that they negatively regulated GSK-3β, and the mechanism of the observed beneficial effects of the inhibitors may involve both the increased phosphorylation of the Ser9 residue on GSK-3β and protein expression of Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1). The results support that such novel BTZ compounds have a protective role in LPS-induced ALI, and might be attractive candidates for further development of inflammation pharmacotherapy, which greatly thanks to their inherently high selectivities by the non-ATP competitive mode of action. Finally, we proposed suggesting binding modes by Docking study to well explain the impacts of compounds on the target site.
- Gao, Yang,Zhang, Peng,Cui, Anfeng,Ye, De-Yong,Xiang, Meng,Chu, Yong
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- LIGAND-EXCHANGEABLE NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
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An aspect of the present disclosure is a nanocrystal that includes a nanocrystal core and a ligand coordinated to a surface of the nanocrystal core, where the ligand includes a functionalized aromatic molecule. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the functionalized aromatic molecule may include at least one of cinnamic acid (CAH) and/or a functionalized CAH molecule.
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- Polystyrene supported palladium nanoparticles catalyzed cinnamic acid synthesis using maleic anhydride as a substitute for acrylic acid
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Maleic anhydride was explored as a substitute for acrylic acid to synthesize cinnamic acids from aryl halides under heterogeneous palladium catalyzed conditions. The combined role of surface and impregnated catalyst together performed an upright engineering to hold in situ generated molecules on the surface and subsequently facilitate their interaction for the desired product synthesis. Overall, a surface mediated approach for cinnamic acid synthesis from maleic anhydride following a major unexplored pathway through catalyst promoted decarboxylation was critically investigated.
- Thakur, Vandna,Kumar, Sandeep,Das, Pralay
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- Development of sulfonamides incorporating phenylacrylamido functionalities as carbonic anhydrase isoforms I, II, IX and XII inhibitors
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A series of novel sulfonamides incorporating phenylacrylamido functionalities were synthesized and investigated for the inhibition of the metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1). The physiologically and pharmacologically relevant human (h) isoforms hCA I and II (cytosolic isozymes), as well as the transmembrane tumor-associated hCA IX and XII were included in the study. These compounds showed low nanomolar or sub-nanomolar inhibition constants against hCA II (KIs in the range of 0.50–50.5 nM), hCA IX (KIs of 1.8–228.5 nM), and hCA XII (KIs of 3.5–96.2 nM) being less effective as inhibitors of the off target isoform hCA I. A detailed structure–activity relationship study demonstrates that the nature and position of substituents present on the aromatic part of the scaffold strongly influence the inhibition of CA isoforms. As hCA II, IX and XII are involved in pathologies such as glaucoma and hypoxic, and metastatic tumors, compounds of the type reported in this work may be useful preclinical candidates.
- Angapelly, Srinivas,Ramya, P.V. Sri,Angeli, Andrea,Del Prete, Sonia,Capasso, Clemente,Arifuddin, Mohammed,Supuran, Claudiu T.
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- HSP70 MODULATORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME
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The present invention provides compounds I and II and compositions thereof for use in the modulation of Hsp70. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method for inhibiting Hsp70 activity. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subject suffering from or susceptible to a disease, disorder, or condition responsive to Hsp70 inhibition comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a provided compound. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a method for treating or preventing cancer in a subject suffering therefrom, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a provided compound.
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- Nucleophile-selective cross-coupling reactions with vinyl and alkynyl bromides on a dinucleophilic aromatic substrate
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A nucleophile-selective cross-coupling reaction on an aromatic compound bearing two metal groups, Bpin and SnMe3, has been developed. Previously, only aryl bromides and iodides could be used as electrophilic components, but in this work, the scope could be extended to vinyl and alkynyl bromides as electrophiles. This means that the roles typical in Sonogashira couplings or Heck reactions of the aromatic ring as the dielectrophile coupling to vinyl and alkynyl metal species are reversed, which presents a new tool for organic synthesis. The first nucleophilic site to react is the stannyl group, and subsequently, a Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction can take place on the same molecule.
- He, Lu-Ying,Schulz-Senft, Mathias,Thiedemann, Birk,Linshoeft, Julian,Gates, Paul J.,Staubitz, Anne
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p. 2498 - 2502
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- Design, synthesis and antibacterial activity of cinnamaldehyde derivatives as inhibitors of the bacterial cell division protein FtsZ
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In an attempt to discover potential antibacterial agents against the increasing bacterial resistance, novel cinnamaldehyde derivatives as FtsZ inhibitors were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activity against nine significant pathogens using broth microdilution method, and their cell division inhibitory activity against four representative strains. In the in vitro antibacterial activity, the newly synthesized compounds generally displayed better efficacy against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923 than the others. In particular, compounds 3, 8 and 10 exerted superior or comparable activity to all the reference drugs. In the cell division inhibitory activity, all the compounds showed the same trend as their in vitro antibacterial activity, exhibiting better activity against S. aureus ATCC25923 than the other strains. Additionally, compounds 3, 6, 7 and 8 displayed potent cell division inhibitory activity with an MIC value of below 1 1/4g/mL, over 256-fold better than all the reference drugs.
- Li, Xin,Sheng, Juzheng,Huang, Guihua,Ma, Ruixin,Yin, Fengxin,Song, Di,Zhao, Can,Ma, Shutao
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- Synthesis and antibacterial activity of 4'3-O-(trans-β-arylacrylamido)carbamoyl azithromycin analogs
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Novel 4'3-O-(trans-β-arylacrylamido)carbamoyl azithromycin analogs were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activity against nine significant pathogens using broth microdilution method. A majority of these derivatives maintained the activity of azithromycin against susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes and all the compounds demonstrated remarkably improved activity compared with the references against all the three phenotypes of resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. In particular, compound 24 exhibited the most potent activity against susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MIC = 0.5 μg/mL), S. pneumoniae (MIC = 0.06 μg/mL) and S. pyogenes (MIC = 0.25 μg/mL). The most active compound 7 (MIC = 0.015 μg/mL) against resistant S. pneumoniae expressing the mefA gene, exhibited 512 and 256-fold more potent activity than erythromycin and azithromycin, respectively. Compounds 28 (MIC = 0.5 μg/mL), 29 (MIC = 0.25 μg/mL) and 30 (MIC = 0.5 μg/mL) demonstrated potent activity against resistant S. pneumoniae expressing the ermB gene, which were 256, 512 and 256-fold better than the references, respectively.
- Yan, Mi,Ma, Xiaodong,Dong, Ruiqian,Li, Xin,Zhao, Can,Guo, Zhenzhen,Shen, Yan,Liu, Fang,Ma, Ruixin,Ma, Shutao
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- Unravelling the structural and molecular basis responsible for the anti-biofilm activity of zosteric acid
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The natural compound zosteric acid, or p-(sulfoxy)cinnamic acid (ZA), is proposed as an alternative biocide-free agent suitable for preventive or integrative anti-biofilm approaches. Despite its potential, the lack of information concerning the structural and molecular mechanism of action involved in its anti-biofilm activity has limited efforts to generate more potent anti-biofilm strategies. In this study a 43-member library of small molecules based on ZA scaffold diversity was designed and screened against Escherichia coli to understand the structural requirements necessary for biofilm inhibition at sub-lethal concentrations. Considerations concerning the relationship between structure and anti-biofilm activity revealed that i) the para-sulfoxy ester group is not needed to exploit the anti-biofilm activity of the molecule, it is the cinnamic acid scaffold that is responsible for anti-biofilm performance; ii) the anti-biofilm activity of ZA derivatives depends on the presence of a carboxylate anion and, consequently, on its hydrogen-donating ability; iii) the conjugated aromatic system is instrumental to the anti-biofilm activities of ZA and its analogues. Using a protein pull-down approach, combined with mass spectrometry, the herein-defined active structure of ZA was matrix-immobilized, and was proved to interact with the E. coli NADH:quinone reductase, WrbA, suggesting a possible role of this protein in the biofilm formation process.
- Cattò, Cristina,Dell'Orto, Silvia,Villa, Federica,Villa, Stefania,Gelain, Arianna,Vitali, Alberto,Marzano, Valeria,Baroni, Sara,Forlani, Fabio,Cappitelli, Francesca
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- TiCl4-mediated olefination of aldehydes with acetic acid and alkyl acetates: A stereoselective approach to (E)-α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids and esters
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A new method has been developed for the preparation of α,β- unsaturated carboxylic acids and corresponding esters with (E)-stereoselectivity via the TiCl4-mediated olefination of aldehydes. The method, which uses readily available acetic acid or its alkyl esters as active methylene partners, is more flexible and complementary to conventional routes in the preparation of (E)-cinnamic acid derivatives.
- Augustine, John Kallikat,Boodappa, Chandrakantha,Venkatachaliah, Srinivasa,Mariappan, Ayyampillai
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- Influence of pendent alkyl chains on Heck and Sonogashira C-C coupling catalyzed with palladium(II) complexes of selenated Schiff bases having liquid crystalline properties
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The effect of pendent alkyl chain lengths on Heck and Sonogashira coupling has been investigated for the first time using air and moisture insensitive complexes, [PdLCl] (1-4), of selenated Schiff bases (L = L1-L4), differing in length and number of pendent alkyl chain(s) and behaving as a (Se, N, O -) type of ligand. Differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) and polarized optical microscopic (POM) investigations show liquid crystalline nature of L1 and L2, which have one pendent alkyl chain of size C18 and C10 respectively. The yields of coupled products in catalytic Heck and Sonogashira coupling reactions were found good when amount of 1-4 used for them was 1.0 and 0.5 mol% respectively. The catalytic efficiency decreases with alkyl chain length of pendent arm of ligand for Heck coupling but remains unaffected in case of Sonogashira coupling. The in situ generation of palladium nanoparticles (NPs) protected with organoselenium species occurs in the case of Heck coupling. The length of pendent alkyl chain appears to control the dispersion and composition of these NPs and consequently the catalytic efficiency for Heck coupling. The black residues formed in the case of Sonogashira coupling catalyzed with 1 and 4 were found to have small fraction of NPs and a large proportion of big size aggregates. Their compositions for both the catalysts have been found nearly the same and due to predominance of aggregates, the efficiency remains almost unchanged on varying length of pendent alkyl chain. The two phase test for Heck coupling indicates that catalysis is largely heterogeneous.
- Rao, Gyandshwar Kumar,Kumar, Arun,Singh, Mahabir Pratap,Kumar, Ajay,Biradar, Ashok Manikrao,Singh, Ajai K.
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A novel, mild and convenient method for the nitrodecarboxylation of substituted cinnamic acid derivatives to their nitroolefins is achieved using a catalytic amount of CuCl (10 mol%) and tert-butyl nitrite (2 equiv.) as a nitrating agent in the presence of air. This reaction provides a useful method for the synthesis of β,β-disubstituted nitroolefin derivatives, which are generally difficult to access from other conventional methods. Additionally, this reaction is selective as the E-isomer of the acid derivatives furnishes the corresponding E-nitroolefins. One more salient feature of the method is, unlike other methods, no metal nitrates or HNO3 are employed for the transformation.
- Rokade, Balaji V.,Prabhu, Kandikere Ramaiah
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- The [RPPhPd as a catalyst precursor for the heck cross-coupling reaction by in situ formation of stabilized Pd(0) nanoparticles
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Pd(II) anionic, square planar complexes of the type [RPPhPdl, where X = Cl, Br, have been applied for the first time as a catalyst precursor for the Heck reaction carried out in DMF at 140 °C. The highest yield was obtained for the most reducible ones, [MePPhPdrl, in DMF in the presence of NaHCOas a base. It was found that during the reaction, phosphonium halide stabilized Pd(0) nanoparticles of about 10 nm, which have been formed in situ from the palladium(II) precursor and Pd(0) colloidal nanoparticles acts as the reservoir for Pd(II) species via activation of the metal surface through the oxidative addition of aryl halides. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart New York.
- Hajipour, Abdol Reza,Azizi, Ghobad
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- Monoamine oxidase inhibition by selected anilide derivatives
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A series of anilide derivatives were synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of recombinant human monoamine oxidase (MAO) A and B. The most potent inhibitors among the derivatives that were initially evaluated were (2E)-N-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-phenylprop-2-enamide (2c) and (2E)-N-(3-bromophenyl)- 3-phenylprop-2-enamide (2d) with IC50 values of 0.53 μM and 0.45 μM, respectively. These derivatives exhibited reversible and selective inhibition of MAO-B with binding affinities 37 fold higher for MAO-B than for MAO-A. Analysis of the possible binding interactions of these inhibitors with active site models of human MAO-A and -B led to the design of phenolic and benzonitrile derivatives of 2c and 2d. Among these were (2E)-N-(3-chlorophenyl)- 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enamide (7c) and (2E)-N-(3-bromophenyl)-3-(4- hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enamide (7d) which inhibited MAO-B selectively and reversibly with IC50 values of 0.032 μM and 0.026 μM, respectively. These inhibitors were at least 14 fold more potent than 2c and 2d. This study concludes that N,3-diphenylprop-2-enamide is a suitable scaffold for the design of selective MAO-B inhibitors and structural modifications to enhance the binding affinities of the inhibitors for the MAO-B active site include substitution with halogens on the N-phenyl ring and substitution with hydroxyl and nitrile functional groups on the para and meta positions, respectively, of the C3 phenyl ring. Possible binding modes of these structures within the MAO-B active site are proposed with the emphasis on the interactions of the inhibitor halogens and the hydroxyl and nitrile functional groups with active site residues and water molecules.
- Legoabe, Lesetja,Kruger, Johann,Petzer, Anél,Bergh, Jacobus J.,Petzer, Jacobus P.
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- Oxadiazole derivatives as S1P1 receptor agonists
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New compounds having the chemical structure of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or N-oxides thereof wherein A is selected from the group consisting of -N-, -O- and -S-; B and C independently are selected from the group consisting of -N- and -O-, with the proviso that at least two of A, B and C are nitrogen atoms; G1 is selected from the group consisting of nitrogen atoms and -CRC- groups, wherein RC represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a C1-4 alkyl group or a C1-4 alkoxy group; R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, C1-4 alkyl groups, C1-4 alkoxy groups, C3-4 cycloalkyl groups, and -NRdRe groups wherein Rd and Re are independently selected from hydrogen atoms and C1-4 alkyl groups; R2 and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms and C1-4 alkyl groups; R4, R5 and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, C1-4 alkyl groups, C1-4 alkoxy groups and C1-4 haloalkyl groups; R6 represents a C1-4 alkyl group or a C1-4 hydroxyalkyl group; or R6 is selected from the group consisting of -S(O)2-NRaRb groups, -(CRfRg)n-(CRhRi)x-(CRjRk)y-NRaRb groups, -(CH2)n-NRaRb groups, -O-(CH2)n-NRaRb groups, -(CH2)n-COOH groups, -(CH2)n-NRa-CO-Rb' groups, -(CH2)n-NRa-(CH2)p-(NH)q-SO-CH3 groups and -(CH2)n-CO-NRaRb groups, wherein n, p, x and y are each independently integers from 0 to 3, q is 0 or 1, Rf, Rg, Rh, Ri, Rj and Rk independently represent hydrogen atoms or halogen atoms, Rb' is selected from the group consisting of methylsulphonyl groups, C1-4 alkyl groups, C1-4 hydroxyalkyl groups, C1-4 carboxyalkyl groups, and C1-4 haloalkyl groups; Ra and Rb are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, methylsulphonyl groups, C1-4 alkyl groups, C1-4 hydroxyalkyl groups, C1-4 carboxyalkyl groups, and C1-4 haloalkyl groups, or Ra and Rb together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 4 to 6 membered, saturated heterocyclic group, which contains, as heteroatoms, one or two nitrogen atoms and which is substituted by a carboxyl group or a C1-4 carboxyalkyl group; or Rc together with R6 form a C5-8 carbocyclic ring optionally substituted by - NHR' wherein R' represents a hydrogen atom or a 61-4 carboxyalkyl group.
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- Investigating the existence of nonthermal/specific microwave effects using silicon carbide heating elements as power modulators
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(Chemical Equation Presented) The use of passive heating elements made out of chemically inert sintered silicon carbide (SiC) allows microwave transparent or poorly absorbing reaction mixtures to be heated under microwave conditions. The cylindrical heating inserts efficiently absorb microwave energy and subsequently transfer the generated thermal energy via conduction phenomena to the reaction mixture. In the case of low to medium microwave absorbing reaction mixtures, the addition of SiC heating elements results in significant reductions (30-70%) in the required microwave power as compared to experiments performed without heating element at the same temperature. The method has been used to probe the influence of microwave power (electromagnetic field strength) on chemical reactions. Six diverse types of chemical transformations were performed in the presence or absence of a SiC heating element at the same reaction temperature but at different microwave power levels. In all six cases, the measured conversions/yields were similar regardless of whether a heating element was used or not. The applied microwave power had no influence on the reaction rate, and only the attained temperature governed the outcome of a specific chemical process under microwave conditions.
- Razzaq, Tahseen,Kremsner, Jennifer M.,Kappe, C. Oliver
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- Synthesis, and biological evaluation of new 1,3,4-thiadiazolium-2-phenylamine derivatives against Leishmania amazonensis promastigotes and amastigotes
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1,3,4-Thiadiazolium-2-aminide, which is a class of mesoionic compounds, were tested against promastigote and amastigote forms of Leishmania amazonensis. Parasites were assayed with or without the drugs in axenic media, using pentamidine isethionate as a reference drug. The very promising results showed us the most active compounds were the 4′- and 3′-methoxy derivatives against promastigote forms, while the highest activity against the amastigote forms was obtained with the 4′-fluor and 3′-bromo derivatives.
- Da Silva, Edson F.,Canto-Cavalheiro, Marilene M.,Braz, Viviane R.,Cysne-Finkelstein, Lea,Leon, Leonor L.,Echevarria, Aurea
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- KOH-promoted reaction of C,O,O-tris(trimethylsilyl) ketene acetal with aldehydes: Practical and easy access to (E)-α,β-ethylenic carboxylic acids
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The use of a catalytic amount of KOH has been found to be very efficient in promoting reaction of silylketene acetal 1 with aldehydes 2 to afford the corresponding (E)-α,β-ethylenic carboxylic acids 3 under very mild conditions.
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Benzamidine derivatives of the following formulae or analogs thereof, i. e., pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are provided. These compounds or salts thereof have a blood-coagulation inhibiting effect based on an excellent effect of inhibiting the action of activated blood coagulation factor X, and they are useful as anticoagulants.
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A number of novel styryl epoxides, N-substituted-styryl-ethanolamines, N-mono and N,N'-bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-cinnamamides - analogues to the known radiosensitizers RSU- 1069, pimonidazole and etanidazole - display selective hypoxic radiosensitizing activity. The styryl group, especially when substituted by electron withdrawing groups, was found to be bioisosteric to the nitroimidazolyl functionality. The most active derivative 2-(2'-nitrophenyl)ethen-1-yl-oxirane 8a displayed a sensitizer enhancement ratio (SER) of 5 relative to misonidazole.
- Nudelman,Falb,Odesa,Shmueli-Broide
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- Piperidine compounds and their use as antiarrhythmic agents
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A piperidine derivative of general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: STR1 wherein STR2 is any of several specified aromatic-containing groups; X is selected from one of several hetero atom-containing groups or C2 alkylene or a cyano-containing group; and Q is phenyl, cyclohexyl, piperidinyl, tetrahydropyranyl, pyridyl, pyrrolyl, N-methylpyrrolyl, thienyl, furyl, 1-hexyl, or cyano; from 1 to 3 hydrogen atoms in Q may be independently substituted by alkyl of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, perfluoroalkyl of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, acylamino of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, perfluoroacylamino of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, alkoxy of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, alkanesulfonylamino of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, perfluoroalkanesulfonylamino of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, acetoxy of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, aminocarbonyl, aminosulfonyl, fluoro, chloro, cyano, hydroxy, nitro, amino, imidazolylmethyl, cinnamoylamino, p-fluorobenzoyl, cyanomethyl, cyanoethyl, methoxyacetoxy, alkoxycarbonyl of from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; 1 is an integer of from 0 to 1; m is an integer of from 0 to 1; n is an integer of from 0 to 6. The derivatives are useful as antiarrhythmic agents.
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A method of deprotection which comprises reacting a compound having at least one of amino, hydroxyl, mercapto and carboxyl groups protected by a substituted or unsubstituted benzyloxycarbonyl group or by a substituted or unsubstituted benzyl group with zinc in a buffer, thereby splitting off the protective benzyloxycarbonyl or benzyl group.
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- Carboxypeptidase A-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of α-(Acylamino)cinnamoyl Derivatives of L-β-Phenyllactate and L-Phenylalaninate: Evidence for Acyl-Enzyme Intermediates
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The (CPA) carboxypeptidase A-catalyzed hydrolysis of α-(acetylamino)- (1), α-(benzoylamino)- (2), or α-cinnamoyl ester (3) of L-β-phenyllactate manifested small values of both kcat and Kmapp.On the other hand, the corresponding amides of L-Phe showed enhanced kcat and unaffected Kmapp values.At -2 deg C, accumulation of an intermediate was observed spectrophotometrically immediately after mixing of 6x10-5 M CPA with 4x10-5 M 3.This is the most stable (in terms of half-life and Kmapp) intermediate ever reported for the CPA-catalyzed reactions.For 2 and 3, kcat was independent of pH over pH 5.5-9.5.Although attempts to trap the intermediate with external or intramolecular trapping reagents were unseccesful, the very small Kmapp and the pH independence of kcat for 2 and 3 provide evidence that shows that the accumulating intermediate is the anhydride acyl-CPA intermediate.The temperature dependence and the D2O effect were measured for the kcat values of 2 and 3.The different effects of the α-(acylamino)cynnamoyl groups on the kinetic parameters for esters and for peptides were explained in terms of a single mechanism with the intermediacy of an acyl-enzyme.
- Suh, Junghun,Cho, Wonhwa,Chung, Shin
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- Choix des methodes pour la synthese univoque de carbures acetyleniques. Troisieme partie : Arylacetylenes et aryl-1 alcynes-1
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The range of applicability of six syntheses of pure alkynes with one aryl group has been defined; a short review of other possible procedures is included.We have specified the best method to obtain selectively the alkynes Ar-CCH and Ar-CC-R, according to the nature of the substituents of the aryl group and according to the developed structure of the R group.It is thus possible to recommend with the largest probability of success the method to obtain, in homogenous series, alkynes corresponding to still more complicated structures.
- Mesnard, Danielle,Bernadou, Francoise,Miginiac, Leone
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- Liquid crystal compositions containing cyanocinnamic acid esters
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Liquid crystalline p-cyanocinnamic acid p'-n-alkoxyphenyl esters, and nematic liquid crystal compositions containing the same, useful for electro-optical devices, are described.
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- Cinnamamidohydantoins
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A series of cinnamamidohydantoins are useful as anthelmintic agents.
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