Chitosan (Chit) coatings were prepared on zinc and glass substrates by dip-coating method. The coatings were impregnated with a non-toxic compound, indigo carmine (IC). The novel, eco-friendly, IC-loaded chitosan coatings were characterized morpho-structurally, and their corrosion protection beh...

Carminic acid (CA) contained in one kind of gummy candy was detected and quantified by using vibrational and electronic spectroscopy, respectively; the proposed methodology in solution is simple and rapid without sample pretreatment as usually used and reported. The identification of CA in candi...

An efficient adsorptive removal of carmine dye onto the synthesized magnetic Octaminopropyl silsesquioxane (POSS)-grafteD-RAFT agent (MPGR) nanocomposite was investigated. The effect of the variables such as contact time, adsorbent mass loaded, pH, initial dye concentration and temperature was c...

The role of siderite in catalyzing the H2O2 degradation of carmine was studied by using batch experiments. The effects of the size of siderite particles, ratio of H2O2 to siderite, initial pH, reaction time, and reaction temperature were examined, and the degradation mechanism and kinetics were ...

Purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus nudus) spines were dissolved in HCl–ethanol-aqueous solution. The polyhydroxylated 1,4-naphthoquinone (PHNQ) pigments were condensed and purified by using macroporous resin in static adsorption mode. PHNQ in the extract were characterised rapidly by using a...

The extraction of polyhydroxylated naphthoquinone (PHNQ) pigments from the shell and spines of the New Zealand sea urchin Evechinus chloroticus was evaluated using six different macroporous resins as an alternative to using organic solvent extraction alone. Four of the resins evaluated in this s...

For finding the novel inhibitor of nuclear factor κB activity, a series of benzimidazole derivatives were rationally designed, synthesized and systematically studied for their in vitro activities against LPS induced NF-κB inhibition in RAW 264.7 cells using the SEAP assay based on the flexible...

Etilefrine and Amezinium are used during pregnancy to prevent hypotension and fetal growth retardation. The effect of these drugs on uterine blood flow (UBF), uterine vascular resistance (UVR) and fetal growth are, however, unknown. 31 guinea pigs were injected daily with Etilefrine (3 × 0.14 m...

A diverse set of techniques (curiosity, chimney test, changes in barbiturate-induced sleep time, spontaneous motor activity, swimming ability, body temperature) was used to study theophylline (T)-induced changes in CNS etilefrine (E). T antagonized the depressive effects produced by high doses o...

A simple, fast, economical and automated sequential injection spectrophotometric method for the determination of etilefrine hydrochloride is developed. The method is based on the condensation reaction of etilefrine hydrochloride with 4-aminoantipyrine in the presence of alkaline potassium hexacy...

Acid dissociation in the excited state of antihypotensor drug etilefrine [2-(ethylamino1-3-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol] is studied. Fluorescence of etilefrine decreases at pH7. Analyses of the absorption and fluorescence spectra of aqueous solutions of etilefrine in the presence of acetate anions have...

Simple, sensitive and reliable spectro-chemometric and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods were developed for simultaneous determination of binary mixture of etilefrine hydrochloride and chlorpheniramine maleate without prior separation in their bulk drugs and dosage forms. The...

IntroductionHypotension after spinal anesthesia in cesarean section should be minimized. The use of vasopressors is an effective measure to treat hypotension. The objective of this paper is to compare the safety and effectiveness of etilefrine vs. phenylephrine in the management of this condition.

The self-association (micellization) behavior of etilefrine HCl, an amphiphilic drug, in aqueous electrolyte solution has been investigated as a function of temperature and sodium chloride (NaCl) concentration by conductivity and 1H NMR measurements. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) was ...

Etilefrine hydrochloride (ET-HCl) is used in the treatment of hypotension. Dosage forms of orally administered tablets and parenteral injections are clinically available, but exhibit unfavorable characteristics, including cardiac toxicity, headaches, and damage at the injection site for the pare...

A small set of 2-{4-[3-(4-aryl/heteroaryl-piperazinyl)propoxy]phenyl}-2H-benzotriazoles and corresponding N-oxides were prepared. The synthesized compounds were able to bind on some serotonin (5-HT1A, 5-HT2A) and dopamine (D2, D3) receptors, while displaying poor or no affinity for 5-HT1B, 5-HT2...

7,8-Dihydroxy-3-methyl-isochromanone-4 (XJP), is a polyphenolic natural product with moderate antihypertensive activity. To obtain new agents with stronger potency and safer profile, we employed XJP and naftopidil as the lead compounds to design and synthesize a novel class of hybrids as antihyp...

Photophysical and energy transfer mechanism of the Poly (9,9-di-n-octylflourenyl-2,7-diyl) (PFO)/Fluorol 7GA (F7GA)/Poly [2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) blend thin films were investigated for potential applications as white organic light emitting diodes. The PFO a...

In birds, α-MSH is anorexigenic, but effects on adipose tissue are unknown. Four day-old chicks were intraperitoneally injected with 0 (vehicle), 5, 10, or 50 μg of α-MSH and subcutaneous and abdominal adipose tissue collected at 60 min for RNA isolation (n = 10). Plasma was collected post-eu...

Secondary structural characteristics of substance P (SP), neurokinin A (NKA), neurokinin B (NKB), α-melanocyte stimulating hormone peptide (α-MSH), γ1-MSH, γ2-MSH, and melittin were evaluated with circular dichroism in phosphite buffer, DPC micelles, and SDS micelles. CD spectral properties ...