A thermoresponsive, biocompatible and water soluble copolymer was synthetized via RAFT from 2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl methacrylate (MEO2MA) and oligo (ethylene glycol) methacrylate (OEGMA) in the molar ratio of 9:1.The thermal behavior of the bulk material was investigated through thermogravimetr...

Herein, the mesoporous Co3O4-based nanorods were obtained by heat treatment of dimethyl sulfoxide-assisted hydrothermal-synthesized products at 300 °C and probe the composition, structure and morphology by several instrumental techniques. Additionally, we investigate the ability of the nanorods...

Mecoprop-p [(R)-2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy) propanoic acid) is widely used in agriculture and poses an environmental concern because of its susceptibility to leach from soil to water. We investigated the effect of soil depth on mecoprop-p biodegradation and its relationship with the number and ...

Studies have shown that pesticides are sometimes detected at rather high levels in seawater and it has been suggested that these chemical compounds could act as additional stress factor for oysters cultured in coastal environments. The effects of pesticides on marine molluscs could be particular...

The mechanisms of Cp∗Ru(cod)Cl-catalyzed cycloaddition of diynes with 2H-azirines has been theoretically investigated with the aid of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Our calculated results indicate that the reductive elimination is the rate-determining step for this reaction. The s...

One of the hallmarks of cancer is increased cell proliferation. Measurements of cell proliferation by estimation of DNA synthesis with several radiolabeled nucleosides have been tested to assess tumor growth. Deoxycytidine can be phosphorylated by deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) and is incorporated i...

This study examined the metabolism of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (20:3(n−6)) in casein-elicited murine peritoneal macrophages. Cells were incubated with [14C]20:3(n−6) in the presence of 1% fetal bovine serum (FBS) or 0.025% bovine serum albumin (BSA), and the distribution and identity of membrane...

BackgroundsDepression in late life often follows a chronic course with residual depressive and anxiety symptoms. Levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been found to be depleted in people with major depression in the acute stage. Additionally, lower omega-3 PUFA levels have b...

ObjectiveAlterations in the balance between serum n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) is predictive of cardiovascular events among hemodialysis patients, although little is known about the serum ratio of n-6 arachidonic acid (AA) to n-6 dihomo-γ-linoleic acid (DGLA) in renal failure...

Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA, 18:3n-6) is an omega-6 (n-6), 18 carbon (18C-) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) found in human milk and several botanical seed oils and is typically consumed as part of a dietary supplement. While there have been numerous in vitro and in vivo animal models which illus...

SummaryMouse peritoneal macrophages metabolize dihomogammalinolenic acid (20:3n-6) primarily to 15-hydroxy-8,11,13-eicosatrienoic acid (15-OH-20:3). Since the biological properties of this novel trienoic eicosanoid remain poorly defined, the effects of increasing concentrations of 15-OH-20:3 and...

Age estimation in adults based on aspartic acid racemization (AAR) provides fewer errors and higher precision than that based on bone morphology for the identification of cadavers. The technique has been established in some labs as a routine method. However, as the essential requisites for the t...

Cu(I) complexes with 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane (dppp), 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)benzene (dppB) and perfluorinated carboxylates of the general formula [Cu(diphosphine)2](RCOO), R=C2F5, C4F9, C6F13, C8F17, C9F19, have been prepared and characterized with MS, IR and 1H, 31P, 13C, 19F, 63Cu...

A series of 6-chloro-5-(2-substituted-ethyl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-ones (3a-h) and 6-chloro-5-(2-chloroethyl)-3-(alkyl/aryl-2-ylidene)indolin-2-ones (5i-x) were synthesized. Compounds 3a-e, 5i-l and 5q-r were selected by NIH, USA for in vitro anti-proliferative screening. Based on the impressiv...

A convenient synthetic approach to 2-[1-(dialkylamino)alkyl]-4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones has been developed. Thus, 1,1-dimethylethyl 2-isocyanobenzoates, which can be readily prepared from 2-nitrobenzoic acids by a simple four-step sequence, react with N,N-dialkyliminium iodides without using any c...

An isocratic reversed-phase LC-MS method for measuring concentrations of 5-chloro-2′,3′-dideoxy-3′-fluorouridine (935U83; I) directly and its 5′-glucuronide metabolite (5-chloro-2′,3′-dideoxy-5′-O-β-d-glucopyranuronosyl-3′-fluorouridine) indirectly in human plasma was developed, validat...

Sodium hydride-promoted disproportionation of the title compounds affords tetramethyl 2-(2-furyl)propane-1,1,3,3-tetracarboxylate and furfural N-(4-methoxybenzyl)imine.

A mixture of cis- and trans-2-(6-m-methoxyphenyl-3-oxohexyl)-2,4-dimethylcyclopenta-1,3-dione (±)-10 was synthesized and incubated with Schizosaccharomyces pombe (NRRL Y-164) to give (+)-11, (+)-12, (−)-13, and (−)-14 in 19, 13, 22, and 16% yields, respectively. Chromic acid oxidation of these ...

GMPGS-2000, a nonionic amphiphile composed of Guerbet alcohol (2-octyldodecan-1-ol), MPEG-2000 and succinic acid, has been prepared as an effective nanomicelle forming species for the oxidation of alcohols with 2-iodoxybenzoic acid (IBX) in water at room temperature.

The molecular structure optimization aimed at definite target is expected to improve its anti-myocardial ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury. Ferulic acid derivatives could probably attenuate myocardial I/R injury when optimized on account of definite target succinate dehydrogenase (SDH). Herein, ...