The photochromic reaction of a diarylethene derivative having imidazoline rings reversibly modulates the dielectric properties of the crystal, which is based on the intermolecular proton transfer in one-dimensional (1D) hydrogen-bonded chains.

In the crystal of the title compound, 2CH(6)N(3) (+)·2Cl(-)·C(12)H(24)O(6), the 18-crown-6 mol-ecule is located across an inversion center. The guanidinium cation links to the 18-crown-6 mol-ecule and chloride anion via N-H⋯O and N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.

Imidazoline compounds have been considered for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. We have now investigated the effects of imidazolines on interleukin (IL)-1 –induced -cell apoptosis and the signal transduction pathways involved. Inhibition of Ca influx into -cells by D-600, a blocker of voltage-gated L-type Ca channels, suppressed IL-1 –induced apoptosis. Our data show that calcineurin, Ca/calmo...

The I(1)-imidazoline receptor is a novel target for drug development for hypertension and insulin resistance, major disorders associated with type 2 diabetes. In the present study, we examined the effects of a novel imidazoline agonist S43126, on phosphorylation of protein kinase B (PKB/Akt) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) in PC12 cells. We further examined the effects of S43...

In the title mol-ecular salt, (CH(6)N(3))(1.30)[Zn(H(2)O)(6)](0.35)[Zn(C(7)H(4)NO(4))(3)](2), the Zn(II) atom (site symmetry 3) in the anion is coordinated by three N,O-bidentate 3-carb-oxy-pyridine-2-carboxyl-ate monoanions to generate a fac-ZnN(3)O(3) octa-hedral coordination geometry. The guanidinium cation (the C atom has site symmetry 3) and the octa-hedral hexa-aqua-zinc(II) dication (the...

A series of selected 2-substituted imidazolines were synthesized in moderate to excellent yields by a modification of protocols reported in the literature. They were evaluated as potential non-classical bioisosteres of AHL with the aim of counteracting bacterial pathogenicity. Imidazolines 18a, 18e and 18f at various concentrations reduced the violacein production by Chromobacterium violaceum, ...

This study examined whether a novel imidazoline I₂ receptor ligand CR4056 could serve as a discriminative stimulus and whether it shares similar discriminative stimulus effects with other reported I₂ receptor ligands. Eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were trained to discriminate 10.0 mg/kg CR4056 (i.p.) from vehicle in a two-lever food-reinforced drug discrimination procedure. Once rats acquired ...