Gene therapy shows much promise in treating many inheritable and acquired diseases, but challenges remain in the design of gene vectors with low cytotoxicity and high transfection efficiency. Elucidating the structure-function relationship of non-viral polymer-based gene carriers is crucial for ...

A series of dihydro-pyrazolyl-thiazolinone derivatives (5a–5t) have been synthesized and their biological activities were also evaluated as potential cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors. Among these compounds, compound 2-(3-(3,4-dimethylphenyl)-5-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)thiazol-4(5H)...

A facile and efficient synthesis of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridines, indeno[1,2-b]pyrazolo[4,3-e]pyridine and benzo[h]pyrazolo[3,4-b]quinoline derivatives from the reaction of α,β-unsaturated ketone and 3-amino-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one under mild conditions was reported. This reaction could be o...

Reported herein is the design, synthesis, and pharmacologic evaluation of a class of TRPV1 antagonists constructed on a N1-(isoquinolin-5-yl)-N2-phenylpyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxamide platform that evolved from a 5-aminoisoquinoline urea lead. Advancing the SAR of this series led to the eventual id...

To evaluate the role of COX-2 and 5-LOX as dual inhibitors in controlling the cancer cell proliferation, a set of two series having 42 compounds of 1, 2, 3-Tethered Indole-3-glyoxamide derivatives were synthesized by employing click chemistry approach and were also evaluated for their in vitro c...

The release of pro-inflammatory mediators, such as prostaglandines (PGs) and leukotrienes (LTs), arising from the arachidonic acid (AA) cascade, play a crucial role in initiating, maintaining, and regulating inflammatory processes. New dual inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) and microsomal pros...

A simple four-step synthesis of 4-(2-aminoethyl)-5-hydroxy-1H-pyrazoles 8 (or their 1H-pyrazol-3(2H)-one tautomers 8′) as the pyrazole analogues of histamine was developed. First, enamino lactam 3 was prepared as the key intermediate in two steps from 2-pyrrolidinone (1). Next, acid-catalysed ‘...

Based on the original spirodiketopiperazine design framework, further optimization of an orally available CCR5 antagonist was undertaken. Structural hybridization of the hydroxylated analog 4 derived from one of the oxidative metabolites and the new orally available non-hydroxylated benzoic acid...

In order to give further insight on the influence of the aromatic ring nature and the presence of the phosphorus substituent at the piperidone nitrogen atom of E,E-3,5-bis((hetero)arylidene)piperid-4-ones on their antitumor properties, a series of phosphorus substituted E,E-3,5-bis(pyridinylmeth...

The degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the atmosphere can lead to toxic derivatives which contribute to the carcinogenic potential of particulate organic matter. This paper aimed to investigate the mechanism of the OH-initiated oxidation degradation of benzo[α]pyrene (BaP...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), pervasive plus priority emerging pollutants have the potential to destruct the bionetwork. Therefore, photocatalytic decay of toxic 4- and 5-ring membered PAHs, namely benz[a]anthracene (BaA) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), was explored in water. The nanocompos...

An efficient synthesis of pyrazine-based amidoximes bearing amino acid residues is reported. Esterification of amidoximes with further microwave-assisted cyclization into α-amino acid-derived 1,2,4-oxadiazoles has been developed. Conformational analysis of the obtained pseudopeptides by NMR and...

A highly efficient carboxylate–phosphate anhydride pathway is described for the direct, economical synthesis of esters and amides from carboxylic acids and alcohols or amines. The reaction proceeds with retention of configuration with both chiral secondary alcohols and α-amino acid derivatives...

Type I signal peptidase, with its vital role in bacterial viability, is a promising but underexploited antibacterial drug target. In the light of steadily increasing rates of antimicrobial resistance, we have developed novel macrocyclic lipopeptides, linking P2 and P1′ by a boronic ester warhea...

Development of catalytic amide bond formation reactions from readily available starting materials remains a challenging task for modern organic chemistry. Herein, we report that unactivated carboxylic esters and amines react in the presence of 10 mol % of zirconocene dichloride (Cp2ZrCl2) in tol...

A kinetic study of the hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) reaction from a series of N-Boc- or N-Acetyl-protected amino acids to the phthalimide N-oxyl radical (PINO) was carried out to obtain information about reactivity and selectivity patterns. With amino acids containing aliphatic side chains, the ...

Chitosan shows selective antimicrobial activity as a bioactive polymer. In this work, a quaternary ammonium derivative of chitosan was synthesized by graft-copolymerization of chitosan with poly[2-(acryloyloxy)ethyltrimethylammonium chloride] or pATC by the redox polymerization method to enhance...

Graft copolymerization of rosin-(2-acryloyloxy)ethyl ester (RAEE) onto chitosan (Cts) was carried out under microwave irradiation using potassium persulfate as an initiator. The structures, morphology, and thermal properties of the Cts graft copolymer (Cts-g-PRAEE) were characterized by means of...

Choline phosphate (CP) containing polymers modified surfaces have been shown good resist to the adhesion of proteins while prompt the attaching of mammalian cells due to the dipole pairing between the CP groups of the polymer and the phosphorylcholine (PC) groups on the cell membrane. However, t...

During further investigation on the methanol extract of roots and rhizomes of Aster tataricus, six new chlorinated cyclopentapeptides, designated as astins K–P (9–14), together with eight known derivatives, astins A–H (1–8), were isolated. Structures of the new cyclopeptides were established...