The thermodynamic analysis of the solubility of ethylparaben (1) in acetonitrile (1) + water (2) cosolvent mixtures at 9 temperatures, 10 cosolvent mixtures and the 2 pure solvents, water and acetonitrile, is reported herein. The solution thermodynamic functions were calculated from the experime...

Dibenzoylmethane (DBM), a phytochemical agent, occurring as a minor constituent in the root extracts of liquorice has a potential for anti-photoaging effects. It acts as a UVA absorber that filters out and prevents the penetration of UV radiations into various cell components. In this study, DBM...

This work reports on the two-photon absorption (2PA) cross-section and first hyperpolarizability of dibenzoylmethane solutions using femtosecond Z-scan and hyper-Rayleigh scattering techniques. The 2PA spectrum, spanning the wavelength range from 460 to 740 nm, presents a band centered at 510 nm...

Two new iridium(III) complexes containing the coumarin derivatives as cyclometalated ligands (L) and the carrier transporting group-functionalized dibenzoylmethane as ancillary ligands have been successfully synthesized and characterized. The X-ray crystal structure analyses of the free ligands ...

A series of ruthenium(II) arene complexes (arene = p-cymene, hexamethylbenzene and benzene) containing dibenzoylmethane ligand (DBMH) of formula [(arene)Ru(DBM)Cl] and their ionic derivatives bearing PTA (1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane), of formula [(arene)Ru(DBM)(PTA)]X (X = PF6- or SO3CF3-) ...

Two dibenzoylmethane (DBM) derivatives with methyl (Me-DBM) or carbazole (CBZ-DBM) substituents at the para-position of the phenyl ring and their four novel ternary and tetrakis Eu3+ complexes with 1,10-phenanthroline (PHEN) as a secondary ligand or tetraethylamonium ion (N+(Et)4) as the counter...

In this study, we have considered the synthesis of a novel hybrid material consisting of cerium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG:Ce) nanophosphor surface decorated by UV/blue sensitizing Dibenzoylmethane (DBM) organic molecule. A comparative evaluation of synthesized hybrid material YAG:Ce/DB...

A comprehensive profile on Butyl methoxy dibenzoylmethane, one of the most commonly used ultraviolet (UV) filters in topical sunscreen products, is prepared. This UV filter, often referred to as Avobenzone, has its main absorbance in the UVA I region of the spectrum and is susceptible to photode...

Microglial activation has been suggested to play important roles in various neurodegenerative diseases by phagocytosis and producing various factors such as nitric oxide (NO), proinflammatory cytokines. Excessive production of NO, as a consequence of increased inducible nitric oxide synthase (iN...

Dibenzoylmethanes (DBMs) belong to a small group of flavonoids, known as β-hydroxychalcones, rarely found in nature. Despite their biological and chemotaxonomic importance, the absolute configuration of C-8 substituted DBMs has never been reported. Herein, the absolute stereochemistry of 2′-me...

Melanoma accounts for only 4% of all skin cancers but is among the most lethal cutaneous neoplasms. Dacarbazine is the drug of choice for the treatment of melanoma in Brazil through the public health system mainly because of its low cost. However, it is an alkylating agent of low specificity and...

A toxicologic and dermatologic review of α-methylbenzyl propionate when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented. α-Methylbenzyl propionate is a member of the fragrance structural group Aryl Alkyl Alcohol Simple Acid Esters (AAASAE). The AAASAE fragrance ingredients are prepared by reacting...

A toxicologic and dermatologic review of phenethyl propionate when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented. Phenethyl propionate is a member of the fragrance structural group aryl alkyl alcohol simple acid esters (AAASAE). The AAASAE fragrance ingredients are prepared by reacting an aryl alk...

A toxicologic and dermatologic review of 1,1-dimethyl-2-phenylethyl propionate when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented. 1,1-Dimethyl-2-phenylethyl propionate is a member of the fragrance structural group Aryl Alkyl Alcohol Simple Acid Esters (AAASAE). The AAASAE fragrance ingredients ar...

A series of multifunctional 3-piperazinecarboxylate sarsasapogenin derivatives were designed and synthesized against Alzheimer's disease (AD). The protection against H2O2-triggered oxidative stress in PC12 cells, and inhibition on LPS-induced NO production in RAW264.7 cell lines in vitro by...

The chiral compound 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy) propionic acid (DCPP) is a widely used herbicide; the active (R)-DCPP enantiomer has been reported to often be preferentially degraded, whereas the inactive (S)-DCPP with greater toxicity remains in the environment. In this study, we achieved efficient...

An aerobic field-injection experiment was performed to study the degradation and migration of different herbicides at trace levels in an aerobic aquifer at Vejen, Denmark. Mecoprop (MCPP) and dichlorprop monitored in a dense network of multilevel samplers were both degraded within a distance of ...

The interactions of dichlorprop (DCP) and diquat dibromide (DQ) herbicides with human serum albumin (HSA) protein were studied by UV absorption, fluorescence, synchronous fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. Both DCP and DQ quenched the fluorescence emission spectrum of HSA thr...

As the most essential element, nitrogen play a pivotal role in plant physiological process, which is susceptible to contaminants. However, the enantioselective effects of chiral herbicides on nitrogen metabolism have not been comprehensively understood. In this study, effects of chiral herbicide...

2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D)/α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) dioxygenase, TfdA, from Ralstonia eutropha JMP134, was purified from recombinant cells and shown by gas chromatographic and colorimetric methods to degrade only the S enantiomer of dichlorprop, a phenoxypropionate herbicide. Similar...