From the water-soluble portion of the methanol extract of stems of Ficus tikoua Bur., a new benzofuran glucoside, named 6-carboxyethyl-5-hydroxybenzofuran 5-O-β-d-glucopyranoside (1), together with one known benzofuran glucoside (2) were isolated. Their structures were elucidated by 1D and 2D ((1)H-(1)H COSY, HMQC, and HMBC) NMR spectroscopy and HRMS techniques. The antioxidant activities of th...

In the title compound, C(18)H(16)O(4)S, the 4-hydroxy-phenyl ring is rotated out of the benzofuran plane, making a dihedral angle of 34.52 (6)°. The methyl group of the methyl-sulfanyl substituent is almost perpendicular to the plane of the benzofuran fragment [100.90 (8)°] and is slightly tilted towards it. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, and by int...

(E)-3-(1-Benzofuran-2-yl)propenoic acid (I) was prepared from 1-benzofuran-2-carbaldehyde under the Doebner’s conditions. The obtained converted to corresponding azide II, which cyclized by heating in diphenyl ether [1]benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-1(2H)-one (III). This compound aromatized with phosphorus oxychloride chloroderivative IV reduced zinc and acetic title V. [1]Benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridin-2-ox...

The title compound, C(17)H(16)O(3)S, was prepared by the oxidation of 2,5,7-trimethyl-3-phenyl-sulfanyl-1-benzofuran with 3-chloro-peroxy-benzoic acid. The phenyl ring exhibits a dihedral angle of 81.16 (4)° with the plane of the benzofuran fragment. The crystal structure is stabilized by π-π inter-actions between the furan and benzene rings of neighbouring mol-ecules [centroid-centroid distanc...

The crystal studied of the title compound, C(21)H(14)F(2)OS, was an inversion twin with a 0.67 (8):0.33 (8) domain ratio. The 4-fluoro-phenyl ring in the 2-position makes a dihedral angle of 25.14 (6)° with the mean plane of the benzofuran fragment, and the dihedral angle between 4-fluoro-phenyl ring in the 5-position and the mean plane of the benzofuran fragment is 28.50 (7)°. In the crystal, ...

The urinary excretion of metabolites of 2,3-benzofuran was studied in Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 5) given a single dose of 150 mg/kg i.p. Urine samples were collected at defined intervals up to 7 days postdose and analyzed using (1). H NMR and directly coupled high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-NMR, HPLC-(mass spectrometry) MS and HPLC-MS-NMR methods. The principal metabolites were det...

A cinnamoyl esterase, ferulic acid esterase A, from Aspergillus niger releases ferulic acid and 5-5- and 8-O-4-dehydrodiferulic acids from plant cell walls. The breakage of one or both ester bonds from dehydrodimer cross-links between plant cell wall polymers is essential for optimal action of carbohydrases on these substrates, but it is not known if cinnamoyl esterases can break these cross-li...

Imaging of β-amyloid (Aβ) plaques in the brain may facilitate the diagnosis of cerebral β-amyloidosis, risk prediction of Alzheimer's disease (AD), and effectiveness of anti-amyloid therapies. The purpose of this study was to evaluate novel (123)I-labeled pyridyl benzofuran derivatives as SPECT probes for Aβ imaging. The formation of a pyridyl benzofuran backbone was accomplished by Suzuki coup...

The mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane (MAM) is a small section of the outer mitochondrial membrane tethered to the ER by lipid and protein filaments. One such MAM protein is the σ-1 receptor, which contributes to multiple signaling pathways. We found that short interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of σ-1 reduced pregnenolone synthesis by 95% without affecting expression ...

BACKGROUND Recently, the number of new psychoactive substances (NPS) appearing on the illicit drug market has shown a marked increase. Although many users perceive the risk of using NPS as medium or low, these substances can pose a serious health risk and several NPS have been implicated in drug-related deaths. In Europe, frequently detected NPS are 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B), 4...