4-Aminoantipyrine was utilized as key intermediate for the synthesis of pyrazolone derivatives bearing biologically active moieties. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, 1H- and 13C-NMR spectral and microanalytical studies. The compounds were screened as anticancer agents against a human tumor breast cancer cell line MCF7, and the results showed that (Z)-4-((3-amino-5-imino...

A new series of tetrahydro-quinazoline and tetrahydro-1H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepine analogs were synthesized and tested for their DHFR inhibition and in vitro antitumor activity. Compound 35 showed a remarkable DHFR inhibitory potency (IC₅₀, 0.004 μM) which is twenty fold more active than methotrexate (MTX). Compounds 17 and 23 proved to be fifteen fold more active than the known antitumor 5-FU...

Although all-oral direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment is now a reality, today's HCV drugs are expensive, and more affordable drugs are still urgently needed. In this work, we report the identification of the 2-phenyl-4,5,6,7-Tetrahydro-1H-indole chemical scaffold that inhibits cellular replication of HCV genotype 1b and 2a subgenomic replicons. The anti-H...

The stereochemistry of the iridoid plumeridoid C, C(15)H(18)O(7), was established by X-ray single-crystal structure analysis, giving (2'R,3R,4R,4aS,7aR)-methyl 3-hydroxy-4'-[(S)-1-hydroxyethyl]-5'-oxo-3,4,4a,7a-tetrahydro-1H,5'H-spiro[cyclopenta[c]pyran-7,2'-furan]-4-carboxylate. The absolute structure of the title compound was determined on the basis of the Flack x parameter and Bayesian stati...

Reaction of tryptamine 1 with dimethyl -3-methoxyallylidenemalonate 2 afforded N?-[4,4-bis (methoxycarbonyl)-1,3-butadienyl] tryptamine 3 which in combination with acetylchloride and pyridine in dichloromethane gave N?, N?-[acetyl]-[(4,4-dinethoxycarbonyl) 1,3butadienyl] tryptamine 4. Treatment of 3 with sodium hydroxide afforded 2H[N-(3-indolyl) ethyl] 2-oxo-3-methoxycarbonyl-1-pyridine 5. Cy...

Whereas arginine vasopressin binds to its receptor subtypes V(1)R and V(2)R with equal affinity of approximately 2 nM, nonpeptide antagonists interact differently with vasopressin receptor subtypes. The V(2)R antagonist binding site was mapped by site-directed mutagenesis at six selected amino acid positions, K100D, A110W, M120V, L175Y, R202S, and F307I, predicted to be involved in antagonist b...

The title compounds, C22H22N4 and C24H26N4O2 [alternative names: 2,6-dibenzyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H,5H-dipyrrolo[3,4-b; 3',4'-e]pyrazine and 2,6-bis(4-methoxybenzyl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H,5H-dipyrolo[3,4-b;3',4'-e]pyrazine], two 1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydro-2,4,6,8-tetraaza-s-indacene derivatives, are both centrosymmetric and have similar S-shaped structures. In the former, there are two independent m...

The production of fungal metabolites can be remarkably influenced by various cultivation parameters. To explore the biosynthetic potentials of the marine fungus, Neosartorya pseudofischeri, which was isolated from the inner tissue of starfish Acanthaster planci, glycerol-peptone-yeast extract (GlyPY) and glucose-peptone-yeast extract (GluPY) media were used to culture this fungus. When cultured...

Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2, a well known regulator of gene expression, is likely to contribute to signaling events underlying enduring neural adaptations. Phosphorylated (phospho)-ERK was examined immunohistochemically after both single and repeated (i.e., sensitizing) doses of the partial D1-dopamine (DA) receptor agonist SKF-38393 (2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-pheny...