4-[(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)carbamoyl]butanoic Acid

The synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of the glutaric acid-amide derivative, 2,4-Cl2C6H3N(H)C(=O)(CH2)3C(=O)OH (1), are described. The X-ray crystal structure determination of (1) shows the backbone of the molecule to be kinked about the methylene-C–N(amide) bond as seen in the C(p)–N–C(m)–C(m) torsion angle of −157.0(2)°; m = methylene and p = phenyl. An additional twist in the molecule is noted between the amide and phenyl groups as reflected in the C(m)–N–C(p)–C(p) torsion angle of 138.2(2)°. The most prominent feature of the molecular packing is the formation of supramolecular tapes assembled through carboxylic acid-O–H…O(carbonyl) and amide-N–H…O(amide) hydrogen bonding.

Use of New BTH Derivative as Supplement or Substitute of Standard Fungicidal Program in Strawberry Cultivation

Triggering the plant resistance induction phenomenon by chemical compounds, for example acibenzolar-S-methyl ester, has been known and described in scientific literature. Other benzothadiazole derivatives have been also described; however, their properties have not been sufficiently studied. The tested substance, N-methyl-N-methoxyamide-7-carboxybenzo(1.2.3)thiadiazole (BTHWA), is an amide derivative of benzothiadiazole, showing a stimulating effect on plant growth, apart from its plant resistance inducing activity. This article presents the impact of BTHWA, used solo and in the program with fungicides, on the strawberry plants development, fruits health, yield, and quality parameters of the crop. The results show that the combined use of BTHWA and fungicides had a positive impact on the plants health and fruit health and nutraceutical and nutritional composition of compounds when compared to the results obtained when strawberries were treated only with the BTHWA or the fungicide. As a result of BTHWA use, the partitioning of assimilates has changed, which directly translated into the results of the conducted experiments. A reduction in the respiration of the fruit during storage was also observed, possibly due to a reduced disease infestation and a lower dry matter content in the fruit. A correlation between the parameters determined during the experiment was found. The BTHWA mode of action was evidenced to be beneficial to strawberry plants and fruit.

Influence Of The Size Of Colloid Nanorized Systems On The Luminescence Intensity Of Eu(III) And Tb(III) Complexes

Optimal conditions for complexation of Tb(III) ions with norfloxacin, keterolac, 2-oxo-4-hydroxyquinoline-3-carboxylic acid amide derivative and Eu(III) with oxytetracycline were established. The dependence of the luminescence intensity (Ilum) of complexes on the acidity of the medium, the type of solvent, the luminescent characteristics of complex compounds were determined, the average lifetime of the excited state of europium and terbium ions in complex compounds in the presence and absence of cationic, anionic and nonionic substances, and the size of colloidal nanoscale systems based on these complexes is established. Analysis of the influence of the type of surfactants on the processes of excitation energy transformation in the complexes of Eu(III), Tb(III) with some drugs was studied by the method of dynamic light scattering. It was found that the luminescence intensity of colloidal nanoscale systems based on Tb(III) and Eu(III) complexes increases in the presence of cationic surfactants(СPC) and nonionic surfactant (Triton X-100), which is associated with a decrease in their size, although other factors may be involved: synergetic effects, displacement of water molecules from the internal coordination sphere of the complex and increasing the rigidity of the complex during coordination with surfactants. Exceptions are Eu – OxTc, Tb-R2, Tb-Nor complexes in the presence of anionic surfactants (SDS), the size of which increases, which can be explained by the formation of triple complexes. The intensity of their luminescence increases, because in these cases there is a displacement of water molecules from the internal coordination sphere of the complex in coordination with SDS.

N-Acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) Sensing, Utilization, and Functions in Candida albicans

The sensing and efficient utilization of environmental nutrients are critical for the survival of microorganisms in environments where nutrients are limited, such as within mammalian hosts. Candida albicans is a common member of the human microbiota as well as an opportunistic fungal pathogen. The amide derivative sugar N-acetlyglucosamine (GlcNAc) is an important signaling molecule for C. albicans that could be a major nutrient source for this fungus in host settings. In this article, we review progress made over the past two decades on GlcNAc utilization, sensing, and functions in C. albicans and its related fungal species. GlcNAc sensing and catabolic pathways have been intensively studied in C. albicans. The C. albicans protein Ngt1 represents the first identified GlcNAc-specific transporter in eukaryotic organisms. In C. albicans, GlcNAc not only induces morphological transitions including the yeast to hyphal transition and the white to opaque phenotypic switch, but it also promotes fungal cell death. The Ras-cAMP/PKA signaling pathway plays critical roles in regulating these processes. Given the importance of GlcNAc sensing and utilization in C. albicans, targeting GlcNAc associated pathways and key pathway components could be promising in the development of new antifungal strategies.

New chlorin e6 amide derivatives with fragments of 1,3-diaminopropane

In this work, we studied the interaction of methylpheophorbide a with 1,3-diaminopropane and proposed a simple method for the synthesis of chlorin e6 derivatives with one, two, and three amino groups on the periphery of the macrocycle. It is shown that, when methylpheophorbide a acts on 1,3-diaminopropane in a medium of chloroform or methylene chloride, the exocycle opens chemically selectively and chlorin e6 13-amide derivative of with an amino group attached by a spacer of three methylene groups forms (chlorin e6 13-N-(3-aminopropyl)amide 15,17-dimethyl ether). By the action of 1,3-diaminopropane on chlorin e6 13-N-(3-aminopropyl)amide 15,17-dimethyl ether at room temperature without solvent, chlorin e6 13,17-N,N'-(3-aminopropyl) can be chemically selective diamide 15-methyl ether and chlorin e6 13,17-N,N',N''-(3-aminopropyl)triamide with two and three amino groups, respectively. The preparation of di- and triaminochlorins can be carried out both from chlorin e6 13-N-(3-aminopropyl)amide of 15,17-dimethyl ether, and directly from methylpheophorbide a without isolation of the intermediate monoaminochlorin. In the latter case, after the methylpheophorbide a exocycle is opened with 1,3-diaminopropane in chloroform or methylene chloride medium, the solvent is distilled off from the reaction mixture and the resulting monoaminochlorin reacts with the 1,3-diaminopropane present in the mixture without solvent. The structure of the obtained mono-, di, and triaminochlorins is confirmed by IR and NMR spectroscopy.