Regioisomerically pure trifluoromethyl- and trifluoromethoxy-substituted aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes and carboxylic acids are valuable building blocks for the synthesis of biologically active molecules. They have been prepared by employing modern organometallic methods. On this basis, ...

Vonoprazan fumarate is a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker for the treatment of acid-related diseases. In the present study, a simple, fast, and economic reversed-phase liquid chromatography (LC) method was developed for the analysis of ten related substances (raw materials, by-products a...

Overexpression of sigma-2 receptors in human tumors, such as melanoma, breast cancer, small cell lung carcinoma and prostate cancer, has been reported. Furthermore, the expression of sigma-2 receptors parallels the proliferative status of breast tumors implanted in nude mice. Thus, radiolabeled ...

A series of peptides containing N-(2,3-dihalopropyl)-glycine or alanine residues has been prepared as potential suicide substrates of the HIV pol-protease or as enzyme-activated prodrugs. Halogenation of unsaturated N-allyl peptide precursors in dichloromethane occurs with participation of a nei...

In an effort to develop selective, high-affinity radioligands for the 5-HT-3 receptor, a series of homologues of 5-chloro-2,3-dimethoxy-N-(1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)benzamide (2b) was prepared in which individual methoxy groups were replaced by ethoxyl, (2-fluoroethoxyl), allyloxyl, propargylo...

4-Methyl- and 4-benzyl-5-aminoisoquinolin-1-ones are close analogues of the water-soluble PARP-1 inhibitor 5-AIQ. Their synthesis was approached through Pd-catalysed cyclisations of N-(2-alkenyl)-2-iodo-3-nitrobenzamides. Reaction of N,N-diallyl-2-iodo-3-nitrobenzamide with Pd(PPh3)4 gave a mixt...

Summary(S)-5-Iodo-2,3-dimethoxy-N-(1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)benzamide (MIZAC) was prepared from 5-iodo-2,3-dimethoxybenzoyl chloride and (S)-3-aminoquinuclidine. [125I]Iodode-stannylation of its corresponding 5-tri-n-butyltin derivative gave [125I]-MIZAC at 1800 Ci/mmol. Binding of [125I]-MIZ...

Novel biodegradable copolyamides were synthesized using the bulk polycondensation method. The statistical copolyamides produced by the simultaneous reaction of the salt of adipic acid and bis(p-aminocyclohexyl)methane and several α-amino acids were characterized by elemental analyses, density a...

Incorporation of siloxane oligomers with reactive organofunctional terminal groups, such as amine, epoxy and carboxy, into the structure of epoxy networks, provides improvements in the fracture toughness, water absorption and surface properties of the resultant systems. 1,3-bis(γ-aminopropyl) t...

Some new compounds of l,4-bis(4-aminocyclohexyl) butadiyne with cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) have been prepared in ethanolic solution. The compounds which have been characterised by analyses, magnetic moments, vibrational and electronic spectra, have polymeric octahedral structures. The...

Human mitochondrial matrix protein Miner2 hosts two [2Fe–2S] clusters via two CDGSH (Cys-Asp-Gly-Ser-His) motifs. Unlike other iron-sulfur clusters in proteins, the reduced CDGSH-type [2Fe–2S] clusters in Miner2 are able to bind nitric oxide (NO) and form stable NO-bound [2Fe–2S] clusters wit...

An unexpected one-pot tandem procedure of 2-bromo-4,5-diazafluoren-9-one starting from phenanthroline with a yield of up to 50% has been described. The conversion mechanism involves three consecutive oxidation, bromination, and rearrangement reactions. A series of its hammer-shaped donor–accept...

Sinapic acid (SA) is a plant-derived phenolic compound known for its multiple biological properties, but its role in the promotion of bone formation is not yet well-studied. Moreover, the delivery of SA is hindered by its complex hydrophobic nature, limiting its bioavailability. In this study, w...

A series of 1,3-benzothiazoles (series I) and 4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1,3-benzothiazoles (series II) bearing an urea or a thiourea moiety at the 2-position were synthesized and tested as myorelaxants and inhibitors of insulin secretion. Several compounds (i.e. 13u and 13v) from series I showed a mark...

Novel bifunctional chiral thiourea-tertiary amines bearing a calix[4]arene scaffold were synthesized and applied in catalytic asymmetric Michael addition of acetyl acetone and dimethyl malonate to nitroolefins. The corresponding adducts were obtained in excellent yields (up to 99%) and with high...

Novel efficient bifunctional calixarene thiourea organocatalysts have been designed as efficient organocatalysts for direct asymmetric aldol reactions between acetone and aromatic aldehydes. The reactions generated the corresponding products in satisfactory isolated yields (up to 96%) and with e...

Herein, we report synthesis and evaluation of new twenty six small molecules against β amyloid (Aβ)-induced opening of mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) using JC-1 assay which measures the change of mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm). The neuroprotective effect of sevente...

Proliferating cells, including cancer cells, obtain serine both exogenously and via the metabolism of glucose. By catalyzing the first, rate-limiting step in the synthesis of serine from glucose, phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) controls flux through the biosynthetic pathway for this impor...

A new oxidative system of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP)/azodiisobutyronitrile (AIBN) has been used for the first time for a convenient, metal-free synthesis of substituted 2-aminothioazoles from active methylene ketone derivatives and thiourea. The reaction is postulated to proceed via an oxid...

Thiourea-based hydrogen bond donor has been recently disclosed by our group to be an efficient organocatalyst for cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) reactions. Here we present a detailed mechanistic study of this reaction using NMR spectroscopy and kinetic isotope effect experiment. The result...