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Molecules ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 545
Author(s):  
Niccolò Chiaramonte ◽  
Alessio Gabellini ◽  
Andrea Angeli ◽  
Gianluca Bartolucci ◽  
Laura Braconi ◽  
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A series of histamine (HST)-related compounds were synthesized and tested for their activating properties on five physiologically relevant human Carbonic Anhydrase (hCA) isoforms (I, II, Va, VII and XIII). The imidazole ring of HST was replaced with different 5-membered heterocycles and the length of the aliphatic chain was varied. For the most interesting compounds some modifications on the terminal amino group were also performed. The most sensitive isoform to activation was hCA I (KA values in the low micromolar range), but surprisingly none of the new compounds displayed activity on hCA II. Some derivatives (1, 3a and 22) displayed an interesting selectivity for activating hCA I over hCA II, Va, VII and XIII.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amgad Rabie

Natural palmitic acid is a pivotal saturated fatty acid used in many biochemical processes occurring in humans and diverse living creatures, as it is the most common natural long-chain carboxylic acid whose unrivaled amphiphilic sperm-like skeleton with the inert single 15-C aliphatic chain (tail or carrier) and the very active one carboxyl group (head) represent a rich reactive entity and carrier for several organic/medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutics applications with respect to drug design and formulation. Derivatives of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles along with their 1,3,4-thiadiazoles and 1,2,4-triazoles analogs exhibit a broad spectrum of substantial pharmacological activities. Agreeing with the well-known hybridization principles and incorporation norms in hybrid chemistry, if a substituted nitrogenous heterocyclic aromatic nucleus of the three aforementioned kinds is straightway attached to the simple straight palmitic acid backbone at the position of the carboxyl group, the produced molecules are supposed to be very bioactive. This research work reports for the first once the efficient design/synthesis and characterization/elucidation of four one-tailed nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivatives of palmitic acid constructure, which introduce a novel biologically-important pharmacophore having biocompatible amphiphilic sperm-shaped heteroaromatic structure.


Pharmaceutics ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Jitendra Shrestha ◽  
Seong Woong Kim ◽  
Su-Bin Kim ◽  
Yoon Sin Oh ◽  
Sung Hwan Ki ◽  
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Sphingosine kinase (SK) enzyme, a central player of sphingolipid rheostat, catalyzes the phosphorylation of sphingosine to the bioactive lipid mediator sphingosine 1 phosphate (S1P), which regulates cancer cell proliferation, migration, differentiation, and angiogenesis through its extracellular five G protein-coupled S1P receptors (S1PR1–5). Recently, several research studies on SK inhibitors have taken place in order use them for the development of novel anticancer-targeted therapy. In this study, we designed and synthesized analog derivatives of known SK1 inhibitors, namely RB005 and PF-543, by introducing heteroatoms at their tail structure, as well as investigated their anticancer activities and pharmacokinetic parameters in vitro. Compounds 1–20 of RB005 and PF-543 derivatives containing an aliphatic chain or a tail structure of benzenesulfonyl were synthesized. All compounds of set 1 (1–10) effectively reduced cell viability in both HT29 and HCT116 cells, whereas set 2 derivatives (11–20) showed poor anticancer effect. Compound 10, having the highest cytotoxic effect (48 h, HT29 IC50 = 6.223 µM, HCT116 IC50 = 8.694 µM), induced HT29 and HCT116 cell death in a concentration-dependent manner through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway, which was demonstrated by increased annexin V-FITC level, and increased apoptotic marker cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved PARP. Compound 10 inhibited SK1 by 20%, and, thus, the S1P level decreased by 42%. Unlike the apoptosis efficacy, the SK1 inhibitory effect and selectivity of the PF-543 derivative were superior to that of the RB005 analog. As a result, compounds with an aliphatic chain tail exhibited stronger apoptotic effects. However, this ability was not proportional to the degree of SK inhibition. Compound 10 increased the protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) activity (1.73 fold) similar to FTY720 (1.65 fold) and RB005 (1.59 fold), whereas compounds 11 and 13 had no effect on PP2A activation. Since the PP2A activity increased in compounds with an aliphatic chain tail, it can be suggested that PP2A activation has an important effect on anticancer and SK inhibitory activities.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 4397
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Lease ◽  
Tessei Kawano ◽  
Yoshito Andou

Mechanochemical reaction, a green synthetic esterification route was utilized to prepare long-chain cellulose esters from microcrystalline cellulose. The influence of reaction conditions such as reaction temperature and time were elucidated. Only low dosage of oleic acid, 1-butyl-3-metylimidazolium acetate, and p-toluenesulfonyl chloride were required. The success of modification reaction was confirmed by Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy as a new absorbance peak at 1731 cm−1 was observed, which indicated the formation of carbonyl group (C=O). Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance was also performed to determine the structural property and degree of substitution (DS) of the cellulose oleate. Based on the results, increasing reaction temperature and reaction time promoted the esterification reaction and DS. DS values of cellulose oleates slightly decreased after 12 h reaction time. Besides, X-ray diffraction analysis showed the broadening of the diffraction peaks and thermal stability decreased after esterification. Hence, the findings suggested that grafting of oleic acid’s aliphatic chain onto the cellulose backbone lowered the crystallinity and thermal stability.


2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 304-310
Author(s):  
M.YA. VORTMAN ◽  
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V.N. LEMESHKO ◽  
L.A. GONCHARENKO ◽  
S.M. KOBYLINSKIY ◽  
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Oligomeric ionic liquids occupy an intermediate position between low molecular weight and polymeric. They are promising as polymer electrolytes in electrochemical devices for various purposes, membranes for the separation of gas mixtures, in sensor technologies, and so on. Oligomeric guanidinium ionic liquids are practically not described in the literature. In terms of studying the effect of the structure of the epoxy component on the properties of oligomeric ionic liquids of this type, it is advisable to introduce into its composition an aliphatic oligoether component. The choice of aliphatic oligoepoxide for the synthesis of guanidinium oligomeric ionic liquids is based on the fact that it is structurally similar to poly - and oligoethylene oxides, which are known to be non-toxic, biodegradable, and reactive oligomeric ionic liquids at elevated temperatures. A new type of reactive oligomeric proton cationic ionic liquid was synthesized by the reaction of oligomeric aliphatic diepoxide with guanidine, followed by neutralization of the product with hydrochloric acid. In this study, the synthesis of proton cationic oligomeric ionic liquids was based on the introduction of guanidinium fragments as end groups of the oligoether aliphatic chain. This reaction is attractive because of the ease of opening the oxirane ring with such a strong nucleophile as guanidine.The reaction forms a fragment with an aliphatic C-N bond, which retains the high basicity of the nitrogen atom. Its structure is characterized by the presence of guanidinium groups at the ends of the aliphatic hydroxyl-containing oligoether chain. The chemical structure of this compound is characterized by IR -, 1H ,13 C NMR spectroscopy methods, and its molecular mass characteristics are determined.The average molecular weight of the synthesized oligomeric ionic liquids is 610 g / mol.The value of the coefficient of polydispersity of the synthesized oligomeric ionic liquids is equal to 1.2. Determination of the content of amino groups in the guanidine-containing oligomer in the basic form by titrometric method allowed to establish that the value found is close to the theoretically calculated value. The synthesized oligomeric proton ionic liquid is characterized by an amorphous structure with two glass transition temperatures. The first lies in the range -70 °C, the second in the region of 70 °C, and the beginning of thermal oxidative destruction is located in the region of 148 °C. The temperature dependence of the ionic conductivity for this compound is nonlinear in the Arrhenius coordinates, which indicates the realization of ionic conductivity mainly due to the free volume in the system. The proton conductivity of this compound is 6.4·10-5–1·10-2Cm/cmin the range of 20–100 °C. The obtained compound exhibits surface-active properties characteristic of classical surfactants, as evidenced by the value of the limiting surface activity – 2.8·102 Nm2 / kmol. The value of CCM is 1.8·10-2 mol/l., and the value of the minimum surface tension – 37.70 mN / m. The synthesized oligomeric ionic liquid is of interest as electrolytes operating under anhydrous conditions, surfactants, disinfectants, and starting reagents for the synthesis of ion-containing blockopolymers.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Zampolli ◽  
Alessandro Orro ◽  
Andrea Manconi ◽  
Diletta Ami ◽  
Antonino Natalello ◽  
...  

AbstractPlastic waste management has become a global issue. Polyethylene (PE) is the most abundant synthetic plastic worldwide, and one of the most resistant to biodegradation. Indeed, few bacteria can degrade polyethylene. In this paper, the transcriptomic analysis unveiled for the first time Rhodococcus opacus R7 complex genetic system based on diverse oxidoreductases for polyethylene biodegradation. The RNA-seq allowed uncovering genes putatively involved in the first step of oxidation. In-depth investigations through preliminary bioinformatic analyses and enzymatic assays on the supernatant of R7 grown in the presence of PE confirmed the activation of genes encoding laccase-like enzymes. Moreover, the transcriptomic data allowed identifying candidate genes for the further steps of short aliphatic chain oxidation including alkB gene encoding an alkane monooxygenase, cyp450 gene encoding cytochrome P450 hydroxylase, and genes encoding membrane transporters. The PE biodegradative system was also validated by FTIR analysis on R7 cells grown on polyethylene.


2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anju K Sasidharan ◽  
Jomon Mathew ◽  
Ammathnadu S. Achalkumar ◽  
Manoj Mathews

Aim: In this paper, we report on the synthesis and liquid crystalline properties of some low molecular weight bis-chalcone compounds derived from acetone, cyclopentanone and cyclohexanone mesogenic cores. Background: Structurally bis-chalcones belong to a broader family of chalcone compounds. Chalcone is a compound that consists of two aromatic rings linked by an unsaturated objective. Liquid crystalline chalcones are prepared by aliphatic chain substituents on two aromatic rings. Chalcones are well studied for their mesomorphic properties. Compared to a large number of chalcone based LCs reported, only a few articles have been published on the mesomorphic properties of bis-chalcone compounds. The target compounds of the present study varied not only in their central core but also in number and position of terminal aliphatic chain substitutiona key structural unit in deciding the liquid crystalline properties of a compound. Method: All target compounds were synthesized in good yield by base catalyzed Claisen-Schmidt condensation reaction. Molecular structures were confirmed by FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectroscopic methods. Liquid crystalline property of these compounds was evaluated using polarizing optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Results: Although none of the acetone based compounds exhibited mesomorphism, cyclopentanone and cyclohexanone based compounds with octyloxy chain at para position on either side of the dibenzylidine ring stabilized liquid crystalline smectic (SmA and SmC) and nematic (N) phases. The observed structure-liquid crystalline property relationship was explained by structural analysis of molecules using DFT calculations. Considering the inherent photoluminescence nature of the chalcone moiety, a preliminary study was carried out on a selected compound to reveal its fluorescence property. Conclusion: Our study brings about an important structure-liquid crystalline property relationship in a relatively unexplored class of bis-chalcone liquid crystals.


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