5-Hydroxy-5-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dihydropyrazol-1-thiocarboxamides 3 and 3-trifluoromethylpyrazol-1-thiocarboxamides 4, regioselectively obtained by the condensation of trifluoromethyl-β-diketones with thiosemicarbazide under neutral and acidic conditions, on further reaction with phenacyl bromi...

In this work, a new series of imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole was designed and synthesized. The new compounds are having 3-fluorophenyl at position 6 of imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole and pyrimidine ring at position 5. The pyrimidine ring containing either amide or sulphonamide moiety attached to a linker (ethyl...

In the present work we describe the synthesis, characterization and evaluation of neuroprotective effects of a focused library of 4-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-1,4-dihydropyridines. Furthermore, the new dihydropyridines were subjected to functional in vitro assays in cardiac tissues and vascular smoo...

A sequential one-pot intermolecular oxy-Michael addition, intermolecular Heck coupling, and intramolecular degradation (retro-oxy-Michael addition) followed by condensation method has been developed for the synthesis of interesting 2-benzoxepin-3(1H)-ones. Significantly, the 2-benzoxepin-3(1H)-o...

1,6-Dinitropyrene is a carcinogenic environmental pollutant that is activated to a DNA binding species via nitroreduction. The major reduced metabolite of 1,6-dinitropyrene in aerobic incubations with rat liver cytosol is 1-nitro-6-nitrosopyrene, and further reduction of this metabolite results ...

Dinitropyrenes are mutagenic environmental pollutants. Of these compounds, 1,6-dinitropyrene is a potent tumorigen while 1,3-dinitropyrene appears to be weakly or non-tumorigenic. Two-electron reduction of dinitropyrenes yields nitro-nitrosopyrenes, which have been shown previously to be the maj...

Hydrazone complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Pd(II), Zn(II) and U(VI)O2 with (E)-3-(2-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)hydrazinyl)-3-oxo-N-(p-tolyl)propanamide (H2SHAH) were synthesized. The complex structure was elucidated by analysis (elemental and thermal), spectroscopy (1H NMR, IR, UV–visible, MS) a...

Fish has a strong resistance to microcystins (MCs), cyclic heptapeptide cyanotoxins, known as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) which are released during cyanobacterial blooms and many laboratory and field studies have found the hepatic recovery of fish from the MCs exposure. The aim of the ...

Microcystin-YM a cyclic heptapeptide hepatotoxin isolated from the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa was radiolabeled with 125I, and used to investigate the uptake of the toxin by freshly isolated rat hepatocytes. The uptake was temperature dependent with apparent activation energy of 18 kca...

Toxic cyanobacteria are contaminants of surface waters worldwide. Microcystins are some of the most commonly detected cyanotoxins. Biological evidence of human exposure may be difficult to obtain due to limitations associated with cost, laboratory capacity, analytic support, and expertise. We in...

Studies of genotoxicity in fish caused by cyanobacterial extracts containing microcystins (MCs) can be useful in determining their carcinogenic risk due to a genotoxic mechanism. An extract of cyanobacterial Microcystis ssp, containing MC-LR and -LA from a bloom collected in a eutrophic lake, sh...

The use of ecotoxicological techniques for the evaluation of the quality of limnetic waters allows the early detection of toxic agents that pose risks to human health. In this study Moina micrura (two clones), Daphnia laevis (two clones) and Daphnia similis, a temperate species, were used to eva...

Microcystins (MCs) are toxic cyclic heptapeptides produced by various cyanobacteria genera, especially Microcystis. We identified 10 out of 12 MCs produced by three Microcystis aeruginosa strains from cyanobacteria collections, UTEX 2666, UTEX 2670 and UAM 1303, by using two analytical methods: ...

Microcystin-LR (MC-LR), a toxin produced by cyanobacteria, is very toxic and poses a threat to public health when entering water treatment works. In this study, UV/chlorine process, as an advanced oxidation process (AOP), has been demonstrated for effective elimination of MC-LR levels and associ...

Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) generated by cyanobacteria is a potent toxin threatening human health. In this study the kinetics and mechanisms of MC-LR elimination from drinking water under solar irradiation with free chlorine (the solar/chlorine process) was evaluated. The rate of MC-LR degradation wa...

Reactions of cyclic enaminones, derived from cyclic five- and six-membered 1,3-diones, and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) under microwave irradiation produced a mixture of two products: ring-expansion products as a result of a [2+2] cycloaddition and Michael adducts. Reaction between 4-(...

New unsymmetrical 4,4’,5-tris(methylthio)-5’-{2-[4,6-di(thiophen-2-yl)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yloxy]ethylthio}tetrathiafulvalene bearing a polymerizable moiety has been designed and successfully synthesized; its electrochemical properties, susceptibility towards polymerization and crystal structure h...

This paper proposes the idea of building a fluorescent biosensor for ofloxacin (OFL) determination in aqueous and milk samples by label–free OFL–specific aptamer, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and Rhodamine B (RB). In the absence of OFL, AuNPs are coated with OFL aptamer and maintain dispersed in...

CdS/ZnO photocatalyst were prepared by two steps via hydrothermal and photochemical method for the photodegradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye. The structural and morphological features of both pure ZnO nanorod and CdS/ZnO heterostructures were carefully characterized using various techniques incl...

A core-shell nanocomposite based on carbon dots (CD)/Rhodamine B (RhB) is realized by a facile method. The composite particles show spherical shape with narrow size distribution, non-agglomeration and smooth surface. The as-obtained nanocomposite shows the characteristic dual-emission of thermal...