The hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-c-Met signaling axis is involved in the mediation of many biological activities, including angiogenesis, proliferation, cell survival, cell motility, and morphogenesis. Dysregulation of c-Met signaling (e.g., overexpression or increased activation) is associate...

Aiming at the preparation of efficient, stable on storage and recyclable nanobiocatalysts for enantioselective transesterification, alkaline lipase from Pseudomonas fluorescens was covalently immobilized (up to 8.5 wt.%) on functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNTs). f-MWCNTs were syn...

3-Nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based acetamides bearing a biphenyl- or a phenoxyphenyl moiety have shown remarkable antichagasic activity both in vitro and in an acute murine model, as well as substantial in vitro antileishmanial activity but lacked activity against human African trypanosomiasis. We ...

1,5-Disubstituted-4-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridine-7-carboxamides functionalized at positions 1, 5, and 7 were prepared in six straightforward steps from cheap, commercially available dialkyl acetone-1,3-dicarboxylate. Due to the instability of methyl 1-benzyl-substituted pyrazolo[4,...

Cathodic and anodic Tafel extrapolation data for the corrosion inhibition of iron in deaerated 1 M HCl at 22 °C are obtained for five synthesized phosphonium salts, 4-tolyltriphenyl-phosphonium chloride (TTPPC), 4-phenoltriphenylphosphonium chloride (PTPPC), 4-anilinetriphenylphosphonium bromid...

An analytical method based on high resolution mass spectrometry coupled with liquid chromatography (LC-HRMS) for 25 quaternary phosphonium compounds (QPCs) and derived phosphine oxides (POs) was developed and validated. To investigate the occurrence and fate of QPCs in the aquatic environment, w...

Endosulfan, an organochloride pesticide, has been used for many commercial purposes. Endosulfan is composed of two isomers, α-endosulfan and β-endosulfan. In biological and soil systems, endosulfan is metabolized into endosulfan sulfate. In this study, the different toxicological effects of α...

In the environment, endosulfan persists in forms of two isomers (α and β) and a toxic metabolite, endosulfan sulfate. The toxicity of endosulfan on various mammalian tissues has been investigated, but whether the different isomers and metabolites of endosulfans affect mammalian reproductive fu...

Endosulfan is one of the most widely used organochlorine cyclodiene insecticides. Microbial oxidation of endosulfan forms endosulfan sulfate, which is more or less toxic and persistent as endosulfan. Due to lack of specificity and efficiency of microbial bioremediation technique in the field con...

Six synthetic (1–6) and six natural (7–12) chalcones were tested for human monoamine oxidases (hMAOs) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activities. Compounds 4-dimethylaminochalcone (2), 4′-chloro-4-dimethylaminochalcone (5), and 2,4′-dichloro-4-dimethylaminochalcone (1) potently in...

In this report, a series of 3-(4-(Dimethylamino) phenyl)-1-(4,3 di-substituted phenyl)-(2E) - propen -1-one chalcones was synthesised and examined as optical materials. The influence of functional groups (FG) and solvents on their photophysical properties was investigated. These include absorpti...

This work presents an experimental and computational comparison study of the structural, HOMO-LUMO transitions and spectral properties of three dimethylamino chalcones of 1-(4-substituted-phenyl)-3-(4- N, N dimethyl aminophenyl)-2-propen-1-one. The substituted are nitro (Ca), amino (Cb) and hydr...

Chlorambucil belongs to a group of nitrogen mustards which are used for the treatment of variety of cancers. Hence, a chlorambucil derivative has been radiolabeled with [99mTc(CO)3(H2O)3]+ core and its efficacy as a tumor targeting agent has been evaluated. Radiochemical yield of the complex was...

Nitrogen mustards, such as chlorambucil (CLB), can cause adverse side-effects due to ubiquitous distribution in non-target organs. To minimize this toxicity, strategies of tumor-targeting drug delivery have been developed, where a cytotoxic warhead is linked to a tumor-cell-specific small ligand...

A series of methyl oxopyrazolidinium ylides was reacted with (E)-3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-(phenylsulfonyl)acrylonitrile and 2-phenylsulfonyl acrylonitrile to give rise to (1R,2S,3S)-5-methyl-7-oxo-1,3-p-substituteddiphenyl-2-(phenylsulfonyl)-hexahydropyrazolo[1,2-a]pyrazole-2-carbonitriles through ...

We previously showed that 3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-(5-methyl-furan-2-y-l)propenone (HMP), suppressed the synthesis of various proinflammatory mediators. In this study, HMP showed a dose-dependent inhibition of NO synthesis in the RAW 264.7 murine macrophage line. The inhibition of NO synthesis was ...

The Schiff base 3-{(E)-[(2-hydroxyphenyl)imino]methyl}benzene-1,2-diol was synthesized by the condensation of 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde and 2-aminophenol in water at room temperature. The crystal was grown using two solvents (dry methanol and 60% methanol). The compound was characterized using e...

Chemically modified versions of bioactive substances, are particularly useful in overcoming barriers associated with drug formulation, drug delivery and poor pharmacokinetic properties. In this study, a series of fourteen (E)-methyl 2-(7-chloroquinolin-4-ylthio)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) acrylate (2–...

A series of novel N-phenylbenzamide and N-phenylacetophenone compounds were synthesized and evaluated for their antiviral activity against HCV and EV71 (strain SZ-98). The biological results showed that three compounds (23, 25 and 41) exhibited considerable anti-HCV activity (IC50=0.57–7.12 μm...

The design and synthesis of a new series of 1,4-dihydroquinazolin-3(2H)-yl benzamide derivatives (4a–o) as anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents and COX-1/2 inhibitors are reported. The target compounds (4a–o) were synthesized using a two-step scheme, and their chemical structures were confir...