A branched side chain pyrogallol[4]arene self-assembles into a previously-unreported cogged hydrogen-bonded nanotube structure in the solid state and self-assembles at the air-water interface on the Langmuir trough.

Crystals of the molybdo-/iron-sulfur protein pyrogallol:phloroglucinol hydroxyltransferase (transhydroxylase; EC 1.97.1.2) from Pelobacter acidigallici were grown by vapour diffusion in an N(2)/H(2) atmosphere using polyethylene glycol as a precipitant. In this microorganism, transhydroxylase converts pyrogallol to phloroglucinol in a unique reaction without oxygen transfer from water. Growth o...

As multiple mechanisms account for polyphenol-induced cytotoxicity, the development of structure-activity relationships (SARs) may facilitate research on cancer therapy. We studied SARs of representatives of 10 polyphenol structural types: (+)-catechin (1), (-)-epicatechin (2), (-)-epigallocatechin (3), (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (4), gallic acid (5), procyanidin B2 (6), procyanidin B3 (7), p...

There currently is more and more interest in the use of natural products, such as tea polyphenols, as therapeutic agents. The polyphenol compound pyrogallol has been reported before to inhibit quorum-sensing-regulated bioluminescence in Vibrio harveyi. Here, we report that the addition of 10 mg · liter(-1) pyrogallol protects both brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) and giant river prawn (Macrob...

xanthomonas citri subsp citri (xcc) is responsible for one of the most destructive diseases of citrus fruits, asiatic citrus canker. based on the bacterial host range, the pathogenic forms, a, a*, and aw have been identified. a*-type strains are not well characterized and they have been reported to differ from other a-type strains on the basis of biochemical and genetic characteristics. in this...

An alkaline saponification method containing pyrogallol is usually applied for the determination of tocopherols. Although there are some metabolites of ƒ¿-tocopherol in tissues, it is not yet clear whether they are true metabolites or degradation products from the alkaline saponi fication. Since it was shown that ƒ¿-tocopheryl spirodimer, a metabolite of ƒ¿-tocopherol, was degraded mainly to a ...

BACKGROUND Flowers of Bauhinia kockiana were investigated for their anticancer properties. METHODS Gallic acid (1), and methyl gallate (2), were isolated via bioassay-directed isolation, and they exhibited anticancer properties towards several cancer cell lines, examined using MTT cell viability assay. Pyrogallol (3) was examined against the same cancer cell lines to deduce the bioactive func...

Pyrogallol red (PGR) presents high reactivity toward reactive (radical and nonradical) species (RS). This property of PGR, together with its characteristic spectroscopic absorption in the visible region, has allowed developing methodologies aimed at evaluating the antioxidant capacity of foods, beverages, and human fluids. These methods are based on the evaluation of the consumption of PGR indu...