2-Aryl-6-cyano-7-methyl-5-indolizinones were successfully converted into 2-aryl-5-chloro-6-cyano-7-methylindolizines. The obtained 5-chloroindolizines readily underwent nucleophilic substitution at position 5 leading in high yields to novel 5-functionalised indolizines.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, (C(19)H(18)N(3))(2)[Cu(2)Br(4)], contains one cation and one half-anion; there is a centre of symmetry mid-way between the two Cu atoms. In the cation, the nearly planar benzimidazole ring system is oriented at dihedral angles of 75.31 (3) and 21.39 (3)° with respect to the cyano-benzyl and allyl groups, respectively. The dihedral angle between cyano-b...

y-Cyano-cr-L-aminobutyric acid is identified for the first time as a biological substance. This amino acid nitrile accumulates when inorganic cyanide is administered to young cultures of Chromobacferium violaceum strain D 341. Cyanide supplies the cyano group, and aspartic acid supplies carbon atoms 1 to 4. Biosynthesis of P-cyanoalanine also takes place and appears to be controlled by aspartic...

A 3-ferrocenylazobenzene monolayer on an ITO electrode exhibits reversible azobenzene isomerization using a single green light source, assisted by electrochemical control of the ferrocene redox state.

Photoswitches are traditional pharmacologic agonists, antagonists, or channel blockers that are covalently modified with an azobenzene derivative. Azobenzene undergoes wavelength-dependent isomerization between cis and trans conformation. For some photoswitches, only one of these configurations is biologically active, resulting in light-dependent activation or inhibition of function. Photoswitc...

A consideration of numerous studies in viva indicates that the metabolism of methionine, folic acid, and cyano-B1$ is interrelated. The vitamin has a sparing effect on the methyl group requirement of young chickens, and, conversely, methionine has a sparing effect on the cyano-Blz requirement in chickens and rats (l-4). A more direct demonstration of an impairment in methyl group biosynthesis d...

Permeabilization of lipid membranes is a major challenge for the development of biocides and for improving the delivery of DNA, anticancer agents, and small proteins within the cell cytosol. Effective membrane permeabilization can be achieved by chemical techniques that often involve an intramembrane assembly of permeabilizing agents such as peptides, amphiphilic molecules, or polymers. Alterna...

A flexible azobenzene side-chain liquid crystalline (SCLC) polyester architecture employed for reversible optical storage is described. The modular design allows four structural parameters to be individually modified. These parameters: ithe methylene side-chain spacer length, iithe substituent on azobenzene, iiithe methylene main-chain segment length, and ivthe polyester molecular mass, all inf...

Glycogen is a polymer of α-1,4- and α-1,6-linked glucose units that provides a readily available source of energy in living organisms. Glycogen synthase (GS) and glycogen phosphorylase (GP) are the two enzymes that control, respectively, the synthesis and degradation of this polysaccharide and constitute adequate pharmacological targets to modulate cellular glycogen levels, by means of inhibiti...

A consideration of numerous studies in viva indicates that the metabolism of methionine, folic acid, and cyano-B1$ is interrelated. The vitamin has a sparing effect on the methyl group requirement of young chickens, and, conversely, methionine has a sparing effect on the cyano-Blz requirement in chickens and rats (l-4). A more direct demonstration of an impairment in methyl group biosynthesis d...