1. A branched-chain 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase was partially purified from ox liver mitochondria. 2. The preparation oxidized 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate, 3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate and D- and L-3-methyl-2-oxopentanoate. The apparent Km values for the oxo acids and for thiamin pyrophosphate, CoA, NAD+ and Mg2+ were determined. 3. The oxidation of each oxo acid was inhibited by isovaleryl (3-methylbutyry...

Aortic rings from rats, rabbits and guinea-pigs produce different amounts of 6-oxo-prostaglandin F1 alpha (6-oxo-PGF1 alpha), the stable breakdown product of prostacyclin, i.e. 2760 +/- 195, 160 +/- 10 and 87 +/- 17 pg 6-oxo-PGF1 alpha per mg wet weight in 30 min. Vitamin C enhances the production of 6-oxo-PGF1 alpha by the aortic tissue of these three species, independent of their basal releas...

Reaction of 4-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazoline-2-carbaldehyde with hydroxylamine hydrochloride (1.1 equiv) in the presence K2CO3 (1 gave (E)-4-oxo-3,4-dihydroquinazoline-2-carbaldehyde oxime (8) 58% yield. The compound was fully characterized and conformation supported by single crystal x-ray diffractometry.

The phytochemical study of Dorstenia arifolia Lam. (Moraceae) has led to the identification of 18 triterpenes esterified by fatty acids, five triterpenes without esterification, 12 triterpenes esterified by acetic acid, together with a known furanocoumarin: α-amyrin (1), β-amyrin (2) α-amyrin acetate (3) β-amyrin acetate (4), α-amyrin octanoate (5), β-amyrin octanoate (6), α-amyrin decanoate (7...

All-trans-retinoic acid (atRA), the active metabolite of vitamin A, induces gene transcription via binding to nuclear retinoic acid receptors (RARs). The primary hydroxylated metabolites formed from atRA by CYP26A1, and the subsequent metabolite 4-oxo-atRA, bind to RARs and potentially have biologic activity. Hence, CYP26A1, the main atRA hydroxylase, may function either to deplete bioactive re...

Target molecules based on Adamantane-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives were prepared. series using N-(hydroxyadamantan-1-yl)-5-(2,4-substitutedphenyl)-2-Methyl-4-Oxo-7-(2-oxo-2H-Chromen-3-yl)pyrido[2,3-d]Pyrimidine-3(4H)carboxamide (6a-j) was synthesized by reaction between 3-(2-chloroacetyl)-5-(2,4-substitutedphenyl)-2-Methyl-7-(2-Oxo-2H-Chromen-3-yl) pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one (5a-j) ...

A process for the gram scale synthesis of the oxygen bridged dimer of boron subphthalocyanine, μ-oxo-(BsubPc)2, has been developed. During the development it was found that a wide range of reaction pathways under diverse conditions lead to μ-oxo-(BsubPc)2 formation. However, obtaining μ-oxo-(BsubPc)2 as the main reaction product in appreciable yields and its subsequent isolation were extremely ...

Quorum-sensing systems are critical regulators of the expression of virulence factors of various organisms, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Las and Rhl are two major quorum-sensing components, and they are regulated by their corresponding autoinducers, N-3-oxododecanoyl homoserine lactone (3-oxo-C(12)-HSL) and N-butyryl-L-homoserine lactone (C(4)-HSL). Recent progress has demonstrated the pot...