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Covalent surface functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes through bergman cyclization of enediyne-containing dendrimers
Ma, Jianguo,Deng, Sheng,Cheng, Xin,Wei, Wei,Hu, Aiguo
, p. 3951 - 3959 (2012/07/14)
A method for covalent functionalization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was developed using the free radicals generated through Bergman cyclization of enediyne-containing compounds. Four enediyne-bearing Frechet type dendrimers were synthesized in good quantities and characterized. Then, the enediyne-containing molecules were reacted with MWCNTs in N-methyl-2- pyrrolidinone at 206 °C under nitrogen. The structure and morphology of the resulting products were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The dendrimer- functionalized MWCNTs showed good solubility/dispersibility in common organic solvents and polymer solutions. They were used in the formation of polymer composites through electrospinning with polycaprolactone. The results confirmed the surface functionalization of MWCNTs.
Chemical modifications of resveratrol for improved protein kinase C alpha activity
Das, Joydip,Pany, Satyabrata,Majhi, Anjoy
, p. 5321 - 5333 (2011/10/13)
Resveratrol (1) is a naturally occurring phytoalexin that affects a variety of human disease models, including cardio- and neuroprotection, immune regulation, and cancer chemoprevention. One of the possible mechanisms by which resveratrol affects these disease states is by affecting the cellular signaling network involving protein kinase C alpha (PKCα). PKCα is a member of the family of serine/threonine kinases, whose activity is inhibited by resveratrol. To study the structure-activity relationship, several monoalkoxy, dialkoxy and hydroxy analogs of resveratrol have been synthesized, tested for their cytotoxic effects on HEK293 cells, measured their effects on the membrane translocation properties of PKCα in the presence and absence of the PKC activator TPA, and studied their binding with the activator binding domain of PKCα. The analogs showed less cytotoxic effects on HEK293 cells and caused higher membrane translocation (activation) than that of resveratrol. Among all the analogs, 3, 16 and 25 showed significantly higher activation than resveratrol. Resveratrol analogs, however, inhibited phorbol ester-induced membrane translocation, and the inhibition was less than that of resveratrol. Binding studies using steady state fluorescence spectroscopy indicated that resveratrol and the analogs bind to the second cysteine-rich domain of PKCα. The molecular docking studies indicated that resveratrol and the analogs interact with the protein by forming hydrogen bonds through its hydroxyl groups. These results signify that molecules developed on a resveratrol scaffold can attenuate PKCα activity and this strategy can be used to regulate various disease states involving PKCα.
