A series of novel 4,6-diphenyl-2-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)nicotinonitrile analogues of crolibulin and combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) were discovered using a 2-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)pyridine ring as link-bridge to retain the cis-orientations of A-ring and B-ring. All the target compounds were synthesized and evaluat...

The 3-((1H-pyrrol-1-yl) methyl) naphthalen-2-ol (IFTN) is a class of synthesized organic Mannich base compound having antioxidant property of biological importance. A meticulous normal mode vibrational analysis has been carried out by comparing and contrasting the experimentally recorded FT-IR a...

The first observation of methane photochemical production from an N,N-dimethylamino-substituted arene (DMABA: 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzaldehyde) is described. UV irradiation (λ>298 nm) of DMABA isolated in a solid low temperature (10 K) argon matrix was found to lead to major unimolecular fragm...

Perfluoro-2-methyl-2-pentylcarbanion, generated from perfluoro-4-methyl-2-pentene in an aprotic solvent, reacted with halides RX, where R = alkyl or allyl and X = I, Br, or Cl, to give fluorohydrocarbons of the general formula CF3CF2CF2C(CF3)2R. No reaction with iso-propyl iodide and with 1-iodo...

The electrochemical oxidation of 2,4-dimethyl-3-ethylpyrrole in acetonitrile has been studied using cyclic voltammetry, constant current coulometry, preparative electrolyses and ab initio calculations. The product analysis after the preparative electrolyses was carried out by HPLC combined with ...

The F1 moiety of the rat liver mitochondrial ATP synthase/ATPase complex contains as isolated 2 mol Mg2+/mol F1, 1 mol of which is nonexchangeable and the other which is exchangeable (N. Williams, J. Hullihen, and P. L. Pedersen, (1987) Biochemistry26, 162–169). In addition, the enzyme binds 1 ...

Reserpine was administered to rats by i.p. injection, and seven days later, with a control group, crude synaptosomal suspensions were prepared from hippocampus and cerebellum for the estimation of rates of synaptosomal tyrosine hydroxylation; additionally, samples of hippocampus, cerebellum and ...

A rapid and highly sensitive fluorometric procedure has been developed for the routine determination of reserpine, in bulk and in dosage forms. The method is based on the fluorescence induced by oxidation of reserpine with hexa-amminecobalt(III) tricarbonatocobaltate in aqueous acetic acid. The ...

From the reaction of 6(2-methoxy-phenyl)fulvene (1a), 6(3-methoxy-phenyl)fulvene (1b), 6(3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl)fulvene (1c) and 6(3,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl)fulvene (1d) with LiBEt3H, lithiated cyclopentadienide intermediates 2a–d were synthesised. These intermediates were then transmetallated to t...

Phosphoglycerate mutase 1 (PGAM1) is a glycolytic enzyme that dynamically converts 3-phosphoglycerate (3PG) to 2-phosphoglycerate (2PG), which was upregulated to coordinate glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and serine biosynthesis to promote cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth i...

A new series of antioxidants, namely imines bearing the well-known free radical scavenger group 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyloxy, was designed and synthesized. Theoretical calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) were performed to understand the antioxidant activities. Experimental studies...

(R)-5-Methylmellein (5-MM), the major ingredient in the fermented mycelia of the medicinal fungus Xylaria nigripes (called Wuling Shen in Chinese)¸ was found to be a selective inhibitor against monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) and might play an important role in the clinical usage of this edible fung...

We have prepared three alkaloids from the Agelas sponges, clathrodin, hymenidin and oroidin, and a series of their synthetic analogues, and evaluated their inhibitory effect against six isoforms of the Kv1 subfamily of voltage-gated potassium channels, Kv1.1-Kv1.6, expressed in Chinese Hamster o...

A series of 2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)-N-(4-oxo-2-substitutedthiazolidin-3-yl) acetamide derivatives were designed and synthesized using appropriate synthetic route, keeping in view the structural requirement of pharmacophore and evaluated for anticonvulsant activity and CNS depressant activit...

The effects of two new phthalazinone derivatives, azelastine (AZ) and flezelastine (FZ), on the reversal of resistance to doxorubicin (dox) were studied using two variants of the rat C6 glioblastoma cell line, selected with dox (C6 0.5) or with vincristine (C6 1V). Both lines presented a multidr...

An achiral HPLC method using a silica gel column as well as two independent chiral analytical methods by HPLC and capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) were developed in order to investigate the in vitro metabolism of the racemic antiasthmatic/antiallergic drug flezelastine. The chiral HPLC analy...

The synthesis of naphthyridone derivatives containing 8-alkoxyimino-1,6-dizaspiro[3.4]octane scaffolds, the position isomers of the side chain at the C-7 position of Zabofloxacin, has been achieved in eight steps from tert-butyl 3-cyano-4-oxopyrrolidine-1-carboxylate. The possible reaction mecha...

Publisher SummaryThis chapter describes the chemistry of pyrazoles, imidazoles, triazoles, tetrazoles, and related fused heterocyclic derivatives. Imidazole-containing reagents have found useful applications in a variety of organic transformations. A second generation ruthenium-based olefin meta...

In 1991, a potent 61 amino acid vasodilator peptide, named maxadilan, was isolated from the salivary glands of the sand fly. Subsequently, it was shown that this peptide specifically and potently activated the mammalian PAC1 receptor, one of the three receptors for PACAP. These studies and the l...

We have earlier shown that PACAP-38 decreases neurogenic inflammation. However, there were no data on its receptorial mechanism and the involvement of its PAC1 and VPAC1/2 receptors (PAC1R, VPAC1/2R) in this inhibitory effect.Neurogenic inflammation in the mouse ear was induced by topical applic...