We have used the imidazole as a starting compound for the preparation of a new ionic liquid 1-(hydroxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium sulfate, with a yield of 98% in the two-steps synthesis. This new ionic liquid at room temperature exhibits a greater chemical activity. For the first step, we change ...

Regioselective control in the reaction of diarylmethyl chlorides 5a with allyltributyltin is described. The reaction pathway (allylative dearomatization vs cross-coupling) can be easily controlled using different catalysts. When reactions are performed in the presence of Pd2(dba)3 and PPh3, ally...

XRD, IR, SEM and XPS analysis were carried out to study the dissolution behavior of hemimorphite in ammonia–ammonium chloride solution at 25 ± 0.5 °C. The results indicate that hemimorphite is soluble until its framework disintegrates. The residue possesses the characteristics of SiO2·nH2O, ...

The results of spectrophotometric study and quantum chemical calculations for copper(II) chloro- and bromocomplexes in acetonitrile are reported. Electronic spectra of the individual copper(II) halide complexes were obtained in a wide spectral range 200–2200 nm. Stability constants of the indiv...

In this work, various quinoline derivatives were prepared efficiently through a one-pot, three component synthesis using choline chloride/tin(II) chloride (ChCl·2SnCl2) deep eutectic solvent (DES) as a green catalyst. The procedure is free of using toxic solvents or catalyst and it could be cat...

Two neuromedin C (NC) analogues were constructed by Fmoc synthesis and in situ coupling of 4(5)-carboxyfluorescein or biotin to the N-terminus. Both displayed full agonism in an amylase release assay and cross-reacted fully with a NC-specific antiserum. Biotin NC functioned in a strepavidin-capt...

Unilamellar liposomes with entrapped fluorescent dye calcein were stably immobilized in gel beads by avidin–biotin-binding. The immobilized liposomes remained extremely stable upon storage and chromatographic runs. The immobilized calcein-entrapped liposomes were utilized for fluorescent analys...

A new method is described for the selective ‘in synthesis’ labeling of peptides by rhodamine or biotin at a single, predetermined ε-amino group of a lysine residue. The α-amino group and other lysyl residues of the peptide remain unmodified. Peptides are assembled by the Fmoc approach, which...

Cellular metabolism studies had demonstrated previously that low cellular concentrations of 2',2'-difluorodeoxycytidine (dFdC) nucleotides are eliminated by deoxycytidylate deaminase (dCMPD), whereas dCMPD activity is inhibited at high cellular dFdC nucleotide levels (Heinemann et al.,...

Resistance to the cytotoxic nucleoside analog 2′,2′-diflurodeoxycytidine (dFdC) used in cancer chemotherapy is a frequent cause of treatment failure. Although several molecular mechanisms that cause resistance to dFdC have been identified, many cells acquire dFdC resistance by unknown mechanis...

Deoxycytidine nucleoside analogs must be first phosphorylated to become active anticancer drugs. The rate-limiting enzyme in this pathway is deoxycytidine kinase (dCK). Cells deficient in this enzyme are resistant to these analogs. To evaluate the potential of dCK to be used as suicide gene for ...

The development of a method for the separation of 2′-2′-difluorodeoxycytidine (gemcitabine, dFdC), 2′-2′-difluorodeoxyuridine (dFdU) and their mono-, di- and triphosphates using a porous graphitic carbon column (Hypercarb), without ion-pairing agent, is described. The retention of dFdC and d...

Phosphorylation of cytosine analogs by deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) and deamination by cytidine deaminase (CDA) are two important processes in the activation and elimination of these drugs. We have investigated the kinetic parameters of 2',2'-difluorodeoxycytidine (dFdC) using purified e...

SummaryThe effect of 2′,2′-difluorodeoxycytidine (dFdC) on in vitro human lymphocyte response was assessed in comparison with that of its major metabolite 2′,2′-difluorodeoxyuridine (dFdU). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) from healthy human volunteers were used for assay of mixed ...

The genotoxic properties of 2′,2′-difluorodeoxycytidine (dFdC) were characterised using diploid, mortal low-passage fibroblasts (LPF cells) and the spontaneously transformed fibroblast cell line V79. In both cell types, incorporation of dFdC into the DNA led to an increase of DNA single-strand...

The inherent or induced resistance of tumors to cytostatic agents is a major clinical problem. In this review, we summarize the pre-clinical mechanisms of acquired and inherent resistance to the fluorinated deoxycytidine analog gemcitabine (2′,2′-difluorodeoxycytidine, dFdC, Gemzar®), which ha...

Background/Aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma is one of the most malignant tumors in the world. Although a wide range of therapeutic options is available, the efficacy of these methods and the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma are still very poor. The nucleoside analogs 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (C...

Deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) and deoxycytidine deaminase (dCDA) are two key enzymes in the activation and inactivation, respectively, of deoxycytidine and its antiviral and anticancer analogues. One purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the deoxycytidine-converting activity of both...

We have previously provided evidence for a mechanism by which acyl DHAP is converted enzymatically to O-alkyl DHAP. This mechanism involves, in part, the formation of an endiol of acyl DHAP, loss of the fatty acid by splitting of the DHAP carbon-1 to oxygen bond and the gain of a long chain fatt...

3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) reductase (HMGR), an NADPH dependant enzyme catalyzes the synthesis of mevalonic acid from HMG-CoA required for isoprenoid biosynthesis. The HMGR gene from Leishmania donovani was cloned and expressed. Genome analysis of L. donovani revealed that HMGR gen...