As part of our continuing efforts in the search for potential biologically active compounds from medicinal plants, we have isolated 18 compounds including two novel nitrogen containing diterpenes from extracts of the fruits of Vitex agnus-castus. These isolates, along with our previously obtained novel compound vitexlactam A (1), were evaluated for potential biological effects, including cancer...

Two new manoyl oxide-alpha-arabinopyranoside diterpenoids, 15-hydroxy-13-epi-manoyl oxide-14-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (tarapacol-14-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside) (1) and 15-acetoxy-13-epi-manoyl oxide-14-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside (tarapacol-15-acetate-14-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside) (2), as well as a new grindelic acid derivative, 19-hydroxygrindelic acid (3), together with five known diter...

In the title hydroxy-urea derivative, C(15)H(14)F(2)N(2)O(2), the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 48.64 (19)°. The urea group forms dihedral angles of 48.1 (2) and 79.2 (2)° with the two benzene rings. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds occur, and further N-H⋯O links lead to chains of molecules.

Abstract. Biotransformations are chemical reactions carried out by microorganisms on organic substrates. can be regio-, chemo-, stereo- and enantio-selective. Bioreductions of great interest to the food pharmaceutical industries as they help reduce costs impacts environment. In this work, following biotransformations chalcones were performed: (2E)-1-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-3-(2-methoxy-phenyl)-prop-...

This search involved synthesis of several new N-Substituted -3-chloro-
 2-azetidinones which were known as a high medicinal effectiveness for 2,
 4-Diamino-6-hydroxy pyrimidin in two steps. The first step included
 preparation Shiff bases (1-6) by condensation 2, 4-Diamino-6-hydroxy
 with many substituted aldehydes(4-hydroxy benzaldehyde, 2-
 bromobenzaldehyde, 4-dimeth...

Catalysis of the acylation aniline with 3-­hydroxy-2-naphthoic, 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic, 2-hydroxy-1-naphthoic and 1-hydroxy-4-naphthoic acids by phosphorus P(III) silicon Si(IV) compounds leads to formation anilides corresponding hydroxy­naphthoic under mild conditions (ortho-xylene, 146.5–147 °C) in almost quantitative yield.
 Among trichloride tribromide; phosphorous, 1-hydroxyethyli­de­n...

1. 2-Methyl[1-(14)C]octanoic acid was synthesized from 2-bromo-octane and (14)CO(2). 2. 2-Methyl[1-(14)C]octanoic acid was readily oxidized to propionic acid and carbon dioxide by mitochondrial preparations from liver, less readily oxidized by adrenal and kidney (mitochondria), and only poorly oxidized by heart, spleen and brown fat (mitochondria). 3. 3beta-Hydroxy[26-(14)C]cholest-5-en-26-oic ...