five new 1-hydroxy-2-(1-alkyloxymethyl)-9,10-anthraquinones (9a-e) have been prepared. selective nitration of 2-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone, reduction to the corresponding amine, diazotization and treatment by sulfuric acid solution afforded the 1-hydroxy-2-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone in good yield as the key intermediate. reaction with dimethylsulphate/k2co3 and subsequent monobromination with nbs...

The epithelial‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells is an important underlying mechanism proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR). We previously found that L‑carnitine (β‑hydroxy‑γ‑N-trimethylammonium‑butyrate, LC) was significantly lower during the transforming growth factor‑β1 (TGF‑β1)‑induced EMT process in ARPE‑19 cells. present study assessed role LC RPE migr...

New tin (IV) complexes of empirical formula, [Cl2 Me2 Sn(H2 L)1-3], where ((H2 L)1-3: Methyl-2- {[1-methyl-2-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methylidynenitrilo]ethyl}amino-1-cyclopentenedithiocarboxylate [H2cd3OMesalMeen], Methyl-2-{[1-methyl-2-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methylidynenitrilo]ethyl}amino-1-cyclopentenedithiocar-boxylate, [H2 cd4OMesalMeen], Methyl-2-{[1-methyl-2-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphe...

The need for safe, effective preservatives is a prominent issue in the food and drug industries, reflecting demand for natural alternatives to synthetic chemicals viewed as harmful to consumers and the environment. Thus, this study determined the identities and scavenging capacities of antioxidant metabolites produced as a response to potato tuber wounding, using activity-guided fractionation o...

The conversion of α-benzocycloalkenones to homologous β-benzocycloalkenones containing six, seven and eight-membered rings is reported. This was accomplished via a Wittig olefination-oxidative rearrangement sequence using [hydroxy(tosyloxy)iodo]-benzene (HTIB) is the oxidant, that enables the synthesis of regioisomeric pairs of methyl-substituted β-benzocycloalkenones. The incorporation of carb...

BACKGROUND Ketone bodies have both metabolic and epigenetic roles in cancer. In several studies, they showed an anti-cancer effect via inhibition of histone deacetylases; however, other studies observed faster tumour growth. The related molecule butyrate also inhibits growth of some cancer cells and accelerates it in others. This "butyrate paradox" is thought to be due to butyrate mediating his...

The title compound, C(18)H(26)O(11), was synthesized by a condensation reaction of 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-d-galactopyranosyl bromide and butyric acid. The acet-oxy-methyl and butyrate groups are located on the same side of the pyran ring, showing the β configuration for the d-glycosyl ester; the butyl group adopts an extend conformation, the C-C-C-C torsion angle being 179.1 (7)°. In the crys...

There is currently great interest in developing radiolabeled substrates for acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase that would be useful in the in vivo imaging of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Using a simple in vitro spectrophotometric assay for determination of enzymatic cleavage rates, the structure-activity relationship for a short series of 1-methyl-4-piperidinyl esters was inve...

Dichloromethane root extract of Rennellia elliptica Korth. showed strong inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum growth in vitro with an IC₅₀ value of 4.04 µg/mL. A phytochemical study of the dichloromethane root extract has led to the isolation and characterization of a new anthraquinone, 1,2-dimethoxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone (1), and ten known anthraquinones: 1-hydroxy-2-methoxy-6-methyl-9,10...

reaction between aromatic aldehydes and 3–methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrazoline-5-one catalyzed by nano-sio2/hclo4 in water under reflux provided a simple and efficient route for the synthesis of 4-((5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1h-pyrazol-4-yl)(aryl)methyl)-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1h-pyrazol-5-ol derivatives in high yields.