[Octakis(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzylthio)porphyrazinato] magnesium carrying eight (3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzylthio) groups on the peripheral positions have been synthesized by cyclotetramerization of 1,2-bis(3,5-bis-trifluoromethyl-benzylthio)maleonitrile in the presence of magnesium butan...

Direct trifluoromethylation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with CF3I in the presence of a Fenton reagent in dimethylsulfoxide was investigated. 1,3-Diketones, 3-oxocarboxylates and 3-oxocarboxamides were readily trifluoromethylated at the methylene carbon between two oxo groups. Cycloaddition of hy...

An asymmetric synthesis of (S)- and (R)-3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorobutanoic acid via DBU-catalyzed asymmetric 1,3-proton shift transfer reaction of (Z)-3-[(R)-1-phenylethylamino]-4,4,4-trifluoro-N-[(R)-1-phenylethyl]but-2-enamide has been developed. The intermediate Schiff base (S,R′)-9 was found t...

The low-affinity Ca2+ indicator Mag-Indo-1 was used to measure increments of ionised Ca2+ concentration in the cytoplasm of single smooth muscle cells isolated from guinea-pig urinary bladder. With 3.6 mM [Ca2+]0, depolarization steps to 0 mV were associated with a transient increase of fluoresc...

The investigation of the physicochemical properties of Mag-indo l, a fluorescent probe used for intracellular magnesium measurements, has shown that, in a biological environment, the deprotonated form of this probe is in simultaneous equilibrium with a protonated form, a protein and a magnesium-...

Mag-indo-1, a fluorescent probe for measuring intracellular magnesium concentration, was used in 3T3 fibroblasts with microspectrofluorometry. The complex emission fluorescence spectrum emitted by a single living cell was analyzed with a computerized method, making it possible to evaluate the co...

Measurements of intracellular free magnesium concentration ([Mg2+]i) were performed on enzymatically isolated skeletal muscle fibers from mice, using the fluorescent ratiometric indicator mag-indo-1. An original procedure was developed to calibrate the dye response within the fibers: fibers were...

Recent findings indicate that ion-chelator probes with tetracarboxylate structure bind proteins. It was suggested that these fluorescent probes are valuable tools to gain information on protein structure through the energy transfer from tryptophans to the bound probe. Here, the binding of the fl...

Using the technique of molecular modulation spectrometry, an ultraviolet absorption spectrum which we assign to t-butyl radicals has been obtained during the photolysis of azoisobutane and nitrogen mixtures and di-tert-butyl peroxide and isobutane mixtures. The spectrum is a broad absorption ban...

UV spectra and kinetics for the reactions of alkyl and alkylperoxy radicals from methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) were studied in 1 atm of SF6 by the pulse radiolysis-UV absorption technique. UV spectra for the radical mixtures were quantified from 215 to 340 nm. At 240 nm. σR = (2.6 ± 0.4) × 1...

To elucidate the structure-geometry-activity relationship in diarylpyrimidine family (DAPYs) containing carbonyl linker between the central pyrimidine core and phenyl type B-arm, a series of (2,6-difluorophenyl)(2-(phenylamino)pyrimidin-4-yl)methanones was designed, prepared and tested for their...

2-Aminobenzonitrile treated with anilines in the presence of aluminium chloride gave respective 2-amino-N-arylbenzamidines. 4-Arylaminoquinazolines lacking a substituent at the 2 position were obtained directly by heating 2-amino-N-arylbenzamidines in formic acid; in similar conditions other car...

A simple base functionalized Supported Ionic Liquid Phase Catalyst using 1-hexyl-3-methyl imidazolium hydroxide ionic liquid supported on silica, ([Hmim]OH/SiO2) was used as an efficient, heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones motif through the carboxylative co...

The spectacular recent progress in Arabidopsis thaliana molecular genetics furnishes outstanding tools for studying the formation and function of all metabolites in this cruciferous species. One of the major groups of secondary metabolites in A. thaliana is the glucosinolates. These hydrophilic,...

The metabolite of several amide anaesthetics, 2,6-xylidine, is a possible human (Group 2B) carcinogen and induced nasal tumours in rats after dietary administration. However, published papers on the genotoxicity of 2,6-xylidine in vitro have given inconsistent results. It has been proposed that ...

The overexpression of EGFR correlates with rapidly progressive disease, resistance to chemotherapy and poor prognosis. In certain human cancers, PI3K works synergistically with EGFR to promote proliferation, survival, invasion and metastasis. Development of dual-target drugs against EGFR and PI3...

The Schöllkopf bislactim ether asymmetric amino acid synthesis was coupled with a subsequent enzyme mediated ester hydrolysis to generate a practical synthesis of both D and L enantiomers of Fmoc-Abu[PO(OCH2CHCH2)2]-OH (6). With this building block phosphonopeptide isosteres of serine phosphop...

This study describes the protective effects of piperazine derived compounds against aspirin induced gastric injuries and evaluated the role of nitric oxide, inflammatory cytokines and serum level of aspartate aminotransaminases (AST), alanine aminotransaminases (ALT), high density lipoprotein (H...

Self-assembly of a flexible ligand Hcbba (2-(4-chlorobenzoyl)benzoic acid) and lanthanide salts yield a series of three-dimensional (3D) coordination polymers under hydrothermal conditions, namely, [Ln(cbba)3H2O]∞ (Ln = La(I), Pr(II), and Nd(III)). Their structures were determined by single-cry...

Complexes [Zn2(HL1)2(CH3COO)2] (1) and [Zn2(L2)2] (2) were synthesized with salicylaldehyde semicarbazone (H2L1) and salicylaldehyde-4-chlorobenzoyl hydrazone (H2LASSBio-1064, H2L2), respectively. The crystal structure of (1) was determined. Upon recrystallization of previously prepared [Zn2(HL2...