Thermodynamic study on the interaction of β-CD with poly ethylene oxide and poly acrylic acid was performed by isothermal titration calorimetry at 298K. when β-CD is added to the interpolymer complex, competition is created between host-guest and Hydrogen bond. Enthalpy of interaction between the β-CD and interpolymer complex was calculated using the extended solvation theory. P=1 Shows that w...

Supramolecular chirality of crystals which display chirality only in the solid state was for the first time measured by diffuse reflectance circular dichroism (DRCD) spectroscopy for sublimable 1 : 1 pyrene (PYR)-p-benzoquinone (Q) complex, and its integrity was proved.

The role of the quinone group in the antitumor activity of quinone alkylating agents, such as mitomycin C and 2,5-diaziridinyl-3,5-bis(carboethoxyamino)-1,4-benzoquinone, is still uncertain. The quinone group may contribute to antitumor activity by inducing DNA strand breaks through the formation of free radicals and/or by influencing the alkylating activity of the quinone alkylators. The cytot...

interactions of cationic tetrakis (n,n´,n´´,n´´´-tetramethyltetra-3,4-pyridinoporphyrazinatocobalt(ii) (co(tmtppa)) with synthetic polynucleotides, poly(a-t), poly(g-c) and calf thymus dna have been characterized in 5 mm phosphate buffer, ph 7.2, by optical absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. the appearance of hypochromicity effect and the red shift in uv-vis spectrum of porphyrazine was ...

Benzoquinones (BQ) have important functions in many biological processes. In alkaline environments, BQs can be hydroxylated at quinoid ring proton positions. Very little is known about the chemical reaction leading to these structural transformations as well as about the properties of the obtained hydroxyl benzoquinones. We analyzed the behavior of the naturally occurring 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benz...

A benzoquinone monolayer-functionalized electrode reveals electrochemically or chemically controlled wettability; the hydrophobicity of the hydroquinone-modified surface is enhanced by the presence of a donor-acceptor complex with N,N'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium as the pi-electron acceptor.

The role of the quinone group in the antitumor activity of quinone alkylating agents, such as mitomycin C and 2,5-diaziridinyl-3,5bis(carboethoxyamino)-l,4-benzoquinone, is still uncertain. The quinone group may contribute to antitumor activity by inducing DNA strand breaks through the formation of free radicals and/or by influencing the alkylating activity of the quinone alkylators. The cytoto...