- Carvacryl acetate, a novel semisynthetic monoterpene ester, binds to the TRPA1 receptor and is effective in attenuating irinotecan-induced intestinal mucositis in mice
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Objectives: We aimed to determine whether carvacryl acetate acts as a TRPA1 receptor agonist and its effects against irinotecan (CPT-11) induced intestinal mucositis in mice. Methods: TRPA1 structure was obtained from a protein databank, and the 3D structure of carvacryl acetate was determined. Appropriate binding conformations were discovered via automatic docking simulations. To determine the effect of carvacryl acetate in vivo, mice were treated with either DMSO 2%, CPT-11, carvacryl acetate followed by CPT-11, or HC-030031, a TRPA1 antagonist, followed by carvacryl acetate. Jejunum samples were taken and structural, inflammatory and antioxidant parameters were studied. Key findings: Eight amino acids residues in TRPA1 established stable interactions with carvacryl acetate, which led to pharmacological efficacy against CPT-11-induced intestinal mucositis via reduction of both neutropenia and bacteremia, increase in villi height and crypt depth, decrease in pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1β, keratinocyte chemoattractant and tumour necrosis factor-α) and decrease in malondialdehyde and nitric oxide metabolite levels in the jejunum. Conclusions: Carvacryl acetate is a promising anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent, a fact confirmed through observations of its interactions with TRPA1 in CPT-11-induced intestinal mucositis in mice.
- Alvarenga, Elenice M.,Sousa, Nayara A.,de Araújo, Simone,Júnior, José L. P.,Araújo, Alyne R.,Iles, Bruno,Pacífico, Dvison M.,Brito, Gerly Anne C.,Souza, Emmanuel P.,Sousa, Dami?o P.,Medeiros, Jand Venes R.
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- Neuropharmacological effects of carvacryl acetate on δ-aminolevulinic dehydratase, Na+, K+-ATPase activities and amino acids levels in mice hippocampus after seizures
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Epileptic syndromes are highly prevalent neurological conditions and can often be disabling. In order to find an alternative for treatment, this study evaluated anticonvulsant effects of carvacryl acetate (CA), a derivative of monoterpene carvacrol, after seizures induced by pilocarpine (P400), picrotoxin (PIC) or pentylenetetrazol (PTZ). We also analyzed the CA effects on Na+, K+-ATPase and δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (δ-ALA-D) activities in hippocampus mice after seizures induced by P400, PIC or PTZ. In addition, glutamate, δ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamine and aspartate levels in mice hippocampus treated with CA after seizures induced by P400, PIC or PTZ were also measured. CA produced anticonvulsant effects against seizures induced by P400, PIC or PTZ, and its effects were reversed by flumazenil, suggesting that action mechanism can be mediated by GABAergic system. CA increased GABA levels, but did not alter glutamate and aspartate concentrations in mice hippocampus after seizures induced by P400, PIC or PTZ when compared with seizures induced by P400, PIC or PTZ (p +, K+-ATPase and δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activities after seizures induced by P400, PIC or PTZ when compared with seizures induced by P400, PIC or PTZ (p 0.05), respectively. This study demonstrated that CA could be a future therapeutic option for treatment of epilepsy, with a multifactorial brain action mechanism.
- Pires, Lúcio Fernandes,Costa, Luciana Muratori,de Almeida, Antonia Amanda Cardoso,Silva, Oskar Almeida,Cerqueira, Gilberto Santos,de Sousa, Dami?o Pergentino,Pires, Rosana Martins Carneiro,Satyal, Prabodh,de Freitas, Rivelilson Mendes
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- Magnetically recyclable silica-coated ferrite magnetite-K10montmorillonite nanocatalyst and its applications in O, N, and S-acylation reaction under solvent-free conditions
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Novel silica-coated ferrite nanoparticles supported with montmorillonite (K10) have been prepared successfully by using a simple impregnation method. Further, these nanoparticles were characterized by using different analytical methods like FT-IR, PXRD, EDS, and FE-SEM techniques. In addition, these nanoparticles have been explored for their catalytic activity for the O, N, and S-acylation reactions under solvent-free conditions which gave moderate to excellent yields in a much shorter reaction time. Moreover, these nanoparticles could easily be separated out from the reaction medium after the reaction completion by using an external magnetic field and have been re-used for 10 cycles without any significant loss of the catalytic activity.
- Kumar, Pushpendra,Patil, Shripad M.,Tandon, Nitin,Tandon, Runjhun
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- Structure-Odor Activity Studies on Derivatives of Aromatic and Oxygenated Monoterpenoids Synthesized by Modifying p-Cymene
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Thymoquinone was recently reported as having a unique pencil-like odor and being the impact compound for the cedar-like and cedar wood-based product smell such as pencils. The compounds thymol and carvacrol are structurally related odorants commonly found in plants and foods such as thyme and oregano, also having a significant contribution to their overall aroma. However, a systematic elucidation of the sensory properties in this class of oxygenated, aromatic monoterpenoids has not been carried out. To close this gap and gain new insights into structure-odor relationships leading to pencil-like and woody odors, 19 structurally related derivatives of p-cymene starting from thymol and carvacrol were synthesized and characterized. The compounds had odor thresholds ranging from 2.0 ng/L air to 388.8 ng/L air, being lowest for thymol and carvacrol and highest for thymohydroquinone. The compounds smelled mostly thyme-like, oregano-like, and pencil-like with phenolic, earthy, and medicinal variations in their odor character, which could be successfully linked to structural motifs.
- Schreiner, Linda,Bauer, Johannes,Ortner, Eva,Buettner, Andrea
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- Environmentally benign decarboxylative: N-, O-, and S-Acetylations and acylations
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An operationally simple and general method for acetylation and acylation of a wide variety of substrates (amines, alcohols, phenols, thiols, and hydrazones) has been reported. Meldrum's acid and its derivatives have been used as an air-stable, non-volatile, cost-effective, and easy to handle acetylating/acylating agent. Easily separable byproducts (CO2 and acetone) allowed the isolation of analytically pure acetylated products without the requirement of work-up and any chromatography. This journal is
- Ghosh, Santanu,Purkait, Anisha,Jana, Chandan K.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition that can exhibit effective insecticidal action on insect pests. SOLUTION: An insecticidal composition comprises, e.g., a compound represented by general formula (1) in the figure. [R1 is a C1-10 alkyl group or the like, where the alkyl group and the like may be substituted with a halogen atom or the like; R2 is a hydrogen atom or the like, or R2 may bind a methoxy group binding a carbon atom adjacent to a carbon atom which R2 binds, to form a -O-CH2-O- group.] SELECTED DRAWING: None COPYRIGHT: (C)2021,JPO&INPIT
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- Antifungal activity of phenolic monoterpenes and structure-related compounds against plant pathogenic fungi
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The aim of this work is to explore the possibility of using the phenolic monoterpenes (PMs) as leading compounds with antifungal activity against plant disease. The in vitro antifungal activities of carvacrol and thymol against seven kinds of plant pathogenic fungi were evaluated on mycelium growth rate method, and the results showed that carvacrol and thymol exhibited broad spectrum antifungal activity. Structure requirement for the antifungal activity of PMs was also investigated. The preliminary conclusion was that phenolic hydroxyl and monoterpene were basic structures for the antifungal activity of PMs, and the position of phenolic hydroxyl showed less effect. Ester derivatives of carvacrol and thymol were more effective than carvacrol and thymol against plant pathogenic fungi. We suggested that carvacrol, thymol and their ester derivatives could potentially be used as new fungicide leading compounds.
- Wang, Kaibo,Jiang, Shanshan,Pu, Te,Fan, Liming,Su, Fawu,Ye, Min
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition that can exhibit effective insecticidal action on pests. SOLUTION: An insecticidal composition comprises a compound represented by general formula (1) [R1 is a C1-10 alkyl group or the like, where the alkyl group and the like may be substituted with a halogen atom and the like; R2 is a hydrogen atom and the like, or R2 may bind a methoxy group binding a carbon atom adjacent to a carbon atom which R2 binds, to form a -O-CH2-O- group]. SELECTED DRAWING: None COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPOandINPIT
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- Heteropoly acid catalysts for the synthesis of fragrance compounds from bio-renewables: Acetylation of nopol and terpenic alcohols
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The cesium salt of tungstophosphoric heteropoly acid, Cs2.5H0.5PW12O40, is an active and environmentally friendly heterogeneous catalyst for the liquid-phase acetylation of nopol and several biomass-derived terpenic alcohols (i.e., α-terpineol, nerol, geraniol, linalool, menthol, isoborneol, perillyl alcohol, carveol, isopulegol, carvacrol and nerolidol) with acetic anhydride. The resulting flavor and fragrance acetic esters, which are widely used in perfumery, household and food products, are obtained in good to excellent yields. The reactions occur at room temperature with low catalyst loadings without substantial catalyst leaching and can be performed with stoichiometric amounts of an acetylating agent in solvent free systems.
- Costa, Vinicius V.,Da Silva Rocha, Kelly A.,Oliveira, Luiz C. A.,Kozhevnikova, Elena F.,Kozhevnikov, Ivan V.,Gusevskaya, Elena V.
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- Identification and structure-activity relationship study of carvacrol derivatives as Mycobacterium tuberculosis chorismate mutase inhibitors
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In the present study, we identified carvacrol, a major phenolic component of oregano oil as a novel small molecule inhibitor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) chorismate mutase (CM) enzyme with IC50 of 1.06±0.4μM. Virtual screening of the BITS-Pilani in-house database using the crystal structure of the MTB CM bound transition state intermediate (PDB: 2FP2) as framework identified carvacrol as a potential lead. Further various carvacrol derivatives were evaluated in vitro for their ability to inhibit MTB CM enzyme, whole cell MTB and cytotoxicity as steps toward the derivation of structure-activity relationships (SAR) and lead optimization.
- Alokam, Reshma,Jeankumar, Variam Ullas,Sridevi, Jonnalagadda Padma,Matikonda, Siddharth Sai,Peddi, Santosh,Alvala, Mallika,Yogeeswari, Perumal,Sriram, Dharmarajan
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- Synthesis and in vitro antibacterial activity of thymol and carvacrol derivatives
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Fourteen esters of thymol and carvacrol were synthesized and characterized on the basis of spectral data. The NMR data for some of these are being given for the first time. The antibacterial activity screening of thymol, carvacrol and their esters were carried out against four Gram-positive (Streptococcus mutans MTCC 890, Staphylococcus aureus MTCC 96, Bacillus subtilis MTCC 121, Staphylococcus epidermidis MTCC 435) and one Gram-negative (Escherichia coli MTCC 723) bacteria. The enhancement in activity was noticed in the thymyl ester derivatives 4a-c (against S. mutans, B. subtilis and S. epidermidis) in comparison to thymol, whereas the carvacrol derivatives were found to be much less active than carvacrol.
- Mathela, Chandra S.,Singh, Krishna K.,Gupta, Vivek K.
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- Solid-supported synthesis of bio-active carvacrol compounds using microwaves
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The most abundant and potent natural products having a broad spectrum of biological activity against various pests are terpenoids, especially monoterpenoids. The chemical modification of natural monoterpenoids has been reported to result in modified biological activity. The present work emphasizes the structural modification of carvacrol, a phenolic monoterpenoid, through the synthesis of different ether and ester derivatives that are useful for structure-activity relationship studies to exploit the potent molecules. The carvacrol was reacted with alkyl halides and acid chlorides under microwaves using solid supports such as silica gel, alumina, and fly ash to give ethers and esters, respectively. The synthesis of dimeric ether and ester compounds using dihalides and acid dichlorides was conducted with novel reactions. Additional features of the methodology include very fast reactions, higher yields and purities of the products, and an ecofriendly approach. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- Narkhede,More,Dalal,Mahulikar
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- Synthesis of biologically active carvacrol compounds using different solvents and supports
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Natural monoterpenoids have been documented for their acute toxicity and repellent, antifeedent, reproduction inhibitory, and insecticidal actions. The present work aims to derive a variety of ether and ester compounds using polymer-supported reactions from the polymer-supported carvacrol anion was reacted with alkyl halides and acid chlorides to afford carvacryl ethers and esters, respectively. Furthermore, a special study on the effect of different solvents and supports revealed that Amberlite IRA 400 (chloride form) was found to be the best polymer support and acetone among the solvents. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- More,Narkhede,Dalal,Mahulikar
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- Retention behavior of compounds with active hydrogen atoms and their acetylated derivatives in reversed-phase HPLC
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In view of poor interlaboratory reproducibility of retention indices I in reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, not the indices themselves but their differences for reactants and products of interaction with various reagents can be used to identify compounds with active hydrogen atoms. For acetylated derivatives of phenols and aromatic amines, the quantity ?I = I(ArXH) -I(ArXCOCH3), where X = O or NH. has statistically significant distinguishable values of 126 ± 15 and 70 ± 20, respectively. The additivity of the parameters ?I is first revealed for the polyfunctional compounds of these classes that are incapable of intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Abnormal ?I values and deviations from the additivity rule are observed only for substances with intramolecular hydrogen bonding. This finding can be used to confirm the presence of relevant structural units in molecules.
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