Structure, spectrophotometric and protolytic properties of the styryl dye 2-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-1-ethylquinolinium iodide (R) as well as its complex with tungsten were studied. The selective protonation of dimethylamino group was confirmed by density functional theory investigation through...

The pH sensitive 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (2 - dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate, (HEMA-DMAEMA) stimuli-responsive hydrogel is used in microfluidic devices as sensors and actuators. This hydrogel responds to an acidic external environment with a subsequent volume change. This actuation requir...

A new type of comolymer containing nanoparticles, Ag/poly(2-(dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate-co-hexafluorobutyl acrylate) (Ag/P(DMAEMA-co-HFBA)) amphiphilic random copolymer hybrid micelles was synthesized and used as the high-efficiency particulate emulsifiers to stabilize Pickering emulsion....

In the present study, a novel hydrogel based on the polysaccharide, ‘Karaya gum’ has been synthesised by graft copolymerization and evaluated as an adsorbent for the removal of ionic dyes from aqueous solution. The hydrogel was made by simultaneous grafting and cross linking of Karaya gum usin...

ObjectiveThe present study evaluated the influence of diphenyliodonium hexafluorphosphate (DPI) combined with two different amines [ethyl 4-(dimethylamino)benzoate (EDAB) and 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA)] on the properties of model resin cements.

We synthesized the benzothiazole dye trans-2-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-3-ethyl-1,3-benzothiazolium perchlorate (DMASEBT) that is a new analogue of the widely used for amyloid fibrils detection fluorescent probe thioflavin T (ThT). The spectra of DMASEBT are shifted about 100 nm closer to the "tr...

Acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) has been used in the automotive industry. To change the strength of NBR, the double bond in NBR can be converted to a single bond using palladium particles immobilized on a support as a catalyst. During this catalytic reaction, palladium particles might leak ...

FT-Raman and FT-IR spectra were recorded for N-(2-cyanoethyl)-N-methylaniline sample in solid state. The equilibrium geometries, harmonic vibrational frequencies, infrared and Raman scattering activities were computed using DFT method. Results obtained at this level of theory were used for a det...

Acrylonitrile is a colorless volatile liquid mostly present in tobacco smoke. Acrylonitrile exposure has shown to increase oxidative stress in animal studies; however, there was no previous research in human epidemiology. In this study, 853 subjects were recruited from a cohort of Taiwanese adol...

Many studies have indicated that histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are promising agents for the treatment of cancer. With the aim to search for novel potent HDAC inhibitors, we designed and synthesized two series of hydroxamates and 2-aminobenzamides compounds as HDAC inhibitors and antitumo...

We report herein a new, sensitive and efficient method for detection, identification and quantification of cyanide in water samples. Cyanide was converted (>95% yield) to its versatile and stable derivative, 1-cyano-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-phenylethyl acetate (CTPA).The crude reaction mixture was dire...

The present work is an extension of our ongoing efforts towards the development and identification of new molecules with anti-HIV activity which have previously led to the discovery of arylazolylthioacetanilides as highly active NNRTIs. In this article, a series of 2-2-(3-(2-chlorophenyl)pyrazin...

We present first evidence of a spontaneous alkylation of the 2′-deoxycytidine by potential topoisomerase I inhibitors from camptothecins family. The 7-ethyl-9-(N-morpholino)methyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin and the 7-ethyl-9-(N-pyrrolidinyl)methyl-10-hydoxycamptothecin regioselectively alkylate spo...

A new technique—photoacoustic spectroscope (PAS)—is applied to the study of the electronic transitions in the six isomers 3,5-; 2,4-; 2,5-; 3,4-; 2,3-; and 2,6-difluorobenzonitriles. The PAS spectra are compared with solution spectra recorded. The two π-π* transitions analogous to the benzen...

Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) is a satiety-inducing factor in birds and mammals although central mechanisms mediating its effects on appetite in birds are poorly understood. Thus, the objective of the present study was to determine effects of centrally-injected α-MSH on c-Fos an...

The melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) is a subtype of the melanocortin receptor family and NDP-α-MSH is a non-selective agonist for MC1R. The core sequence of NDP-α-MSH, His-Phe-Arg-Trp, is important for ligand binding and biological activities at the melanocortin receptor subtypes (MCRs). A rece...

Experimental results on the gas-sensing properties of polymer thin films are presented. Langmuir–Blodgett films were formed from a 2:1 M mixture of poly[3-(butylthio)thiophene] (PBTT) and arachidic acid. A stable monolayer was prepared at 20°C on the water surface and it was reiteratively tran...

Butylthio[2.2.2](LY297802 / NNC11-1053) is a mixed muscarinic cholinergic receptor agonist/antagonist that produces antinociception in mice and rats. As such, butylthio[2.2.2] may have therapeutic utility in the treatment of pain. Butylthio[2.2.2] was fully efficacious in the mouse grid shock, w...

To support the clinical pharmacokinetic trials of bencycloquidium bromide (BCQB), a specific and sensitive method based on weak cation-exchange solid phase extraction (WCX-SPE) and HPLC–ESI–MS techniques for the determination of BCQB in human plasma was developed and validated. BCQB and the in...

A 1:1 complex between 4-(N-methylpiperidinium)-butyrate inner salt (betaine) and hydrobromide, MPBUH·Br, has been characterized by single crystal X-ray analysis. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P21/c, with a = 8.284(1), b = 10.369(1), c = 13.809(2) Å, β = 92.26(1)°. The piperidine ri...