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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Changkun Li, Youhua Liu, Xiaoli Ren, Yanni Tan, Linhong Jin, Xia Zhou
Summary: This study designed and synthesized 33 novel pyrimidine derivatives containing sulfonate groups and evaluated their antibacterial and insecticidal activities. Results showed that most of the synthesized compounds exhibited good antibacterial activity against various plant pathogens and certain insecticidal activity against Plutella xylostella and Myzus persicae.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Feyzi Sinan Tokali, Parham Taslimi, Nastaran Sadeghian, Tugba Taskin-To, Ilhami Gulcin
Summary: This study aimed to synthesize new fenamate isosteres and investigate their effect on metabolic enzymes. The obtained compounds showed potent inhibitory activity against acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, alpha-glucosidase, and carbonic anhydrase. Structure characterization was done using various techniques. Molecular docking studies confirmed the importance of specific groups in the interaction with target proteins. The findings suggest a structure-activity relationship.
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Jiechun Tang, Jiuyu Liu, Xinzi He, Siyu Fu, Kang Wang, Chunting Li, Yuan Li, Yanli Zhu, Ping Gong, Yanfang Zhao, Yajing Liu, Yunlei Hou
Summary: In this study, new derivatives containing dithiocarbamate were designed and synthesized to investigate their inhibitory activities on PI3K. Compound 13 showed strong efficacy in inhibiting PI3K and two tumor cell lines, and induced tumor regression in a mouse model.
ACS MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yingwu Chen, Song Zhang, Yuee Tian, Xiaobo Huang, Lin Zhou, Shengming Liu, Genqiang Chen, Zhiping Che
Summary: In this study, twenty-four cinchona alkaloid sulfonate derivatives were designed and synthesized by modifying their C9 position. The structures of the compounds were confirmed by various spectroscopic techniques and melting points. The results showed that compounds with the S configuration at the C9 position and without a methoxy group at the 6'-position exhibited excellent anti-oomycete activity. Moreover, specific substituents introduced into the compounds resulted in significant inhibitory activity against fungi.
CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Honglan Mou, Jing Shi, Jixiang Chen, Deyu Hu
Summary: The newly designed butenolide derivatives exhibited good antibacterial activities, with compound 19 showing superior in vitro antibacterial activity against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae and excellent curative and protective activities against bacterial leaf blight under greenhouse conditions compared to bismerthiazol. Additionally, compound 19 was found to induce changes in the cell surface morphology of Xoo and enhance rice defense enzymes, with its protective activity related to the improvement of defense-related enzyme activities and upregulation of proteins involved in oxidative phosphorylation.
PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ahmed I. A. Soliman, Mostafa Sayed, Mahmoud M. Elshanawany, Osama Younis, Mostafa Ahmed, Adel M. Kamal El-Dean, Aboel-Magd A. Abdel-Wahab, Josef Wachtveitl, Markus Braun, Pedram Fatehi, Mahmoud S. Tolba
Summary: The synthesis of new Schiff bases containing indole moieties using piperidine and Au@TiO2 as catalysts was compared in this study. Both methods resulted in high yielding products, which were fully characterized. Au@TiO2 was found to be a separable and recyclable catalyst compared to piperidine. Additionally, the synthesized Schiff bases exhibited specific luminescence behavior, which could potentially contribute to the reduction of energy consumption in emitting devices.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lingling Xiao, Lu Yu, Pei Li, Jiyan Chi, Zhangfei Tang, Jie Li, Shuming Tan, Xiaodan Wang
Summary: In this study, a series of novel thiochromanone derivatives containing a carboxamide moiety were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities. Some of the compounds exhibited moderate to good activities against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzicolaby, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, Botryosphaeria dothidea, Phomopsis sp., and Botrytis cinerea. Compound 4e showed excellent antibacterial activity against the Xoo, Xoc, and Xac strains, while compound 3b demonstrated moderate antifungal activity against B. dothidea.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Somayeh Zare, Leila Emami, Zahra Faghih, Farshid Zargari, Zeinab Faghih, Soghra Khabnadideh
Summary: Quinazoline derivatives, as an important class of heterocyclic compounds, have shown promise in the design and development of new drugs. In this study, a series of quinazoline-pyrimidine hybrid derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their antiproliferative activity against human cancer cell lines. Some of the compounds exhibited significant antiproliferative activity and were found to induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Docking studies and molecular dynamic simulation provided insights into the binding pattern of the synthesized compounds with EGFR, and identified key residues contributing to their high potency.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Michael Prieschl, Joerg Sedelmeier, Kurt Puntener, Stefan Hildbrand, Jason D. Williams, C. Oliver Kappe
Summary: This study reports the fast synthesis of 2-cyanothiazole, an API building block, from cyanogen gas and a readily available dithiane. A previously undisclosed partially saturated intermediate is formed and can be further functionalized and isolated by acylation of the hydroxy group. Dehydration using trimethylsilyl chloride yields 2-cyanothiazole, which can be converted to the corresponding amidine. The overall process provides a 55% yield over 4 steps. It is anticipated that this research will generate further interest in cyanogen gas as a reactive and cost-effective synthetic reagent.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guoyu Yang, Lijun Shi, Zhenliang Pan, Lulu Wu, Liangxin Fan, Caixia Wang, Cuilian Xu, Jun Liang
Summary: A series of novel coumarin thiazoles containing trifluoromethyl group were synthesized through a one-pot reaction under solvent-free conditions, and their structures were confirmed. The antifungal activity evaluation showed that two compounds exhibited high inhibitor rates at low concentrations.
ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Xiangyu Li, Na Li, Lan Yang, Rui Jiang, Yong He, Jian Shi, Zhong-Xing Jiang, Zhigang Yang
Summary: This study demonstrates a method using metal catalysts to control switchable nucleophilic sites, and provides a strategy to construct CF3-containing thiazoles and allenes via a multicomponent reaction. The reaction is practical and convenient, compatible with various sensitive functional groups and shows high inhibitory activities against human cancer cell lines. The CF3-containing thiazoles increase the level of reactive oxygen species in MCF-7 cells, suggesting a potential mechanism for inducing tumor cell apoptosis.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Lijiao Yu, Shengxin Guo, Ya Wang, Anjing Liao, Wei Zhang, Ping Sun, Jian Wu
Summary: In this study, we designed and synthesized a series of pyridine spiro derivatives and evaluated their insecticidal and antiviral activities. Some compounds showed good insecticidal and antiviral activities, especially the E series compounds against Tetranychus urticae. Molecular docking, molecular dynamics, and microscale thermophoresis experiments revealed that compounds E20 and F4 exhibited satisfactory binding affinities for the tobacco mosaic virus coat protein (TMV-CP) and showed better binding stability values than Ningnanmycin. The results also indicated that these compounds hindered the self-assembly and growth of TMV.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Organic
Hanan A. Mohamed, Bakr F. Abdel-Wahab, Hesham M. Fahmy
Summary: This study successfully designed azo dyes with various advantageous properties by reacting 4-(4-acetyl-5-methyl-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonamide with thiosemicarbazide. The dyes were applied to dyeing and finishing of cotton textile, offering excellent dyeability and practical advantages.
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Reem A. K. Al-Harbi, Heba A. Emam, Samir Y. Abbas
Summary: This study aimed to synthesize new 2-pyridinone and thiazole derivatives bearing coumarin moiety. Several attempts were made using different reaction conditions, but the desired products were not obtained as expected.
JOURNAL OF HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tugba Meseli, Sengul Dilem Dogan, Miyase Gozde Gunduz, Zulbiye Kokbudak, Sanja Skaro Bogojevic, Theresa Noonan, Sandra Vojnovic, Gerhard Wolber, Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic
Summary: Sulfonamides, as the oldest synthetic antibacterial agents, have been compromised due to widespread resistance. Research on modified sulfathiazole derivatives has shown new compounds with better antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, particularly when introducing bulky lipophilic substituents. However, the mechanisms behind these antibacterial activities are still not completely understood.
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2021)