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Molecules, Volume 13, Issue 11

2008 November - 20 articles

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Articles (20)

  • Communication
  • Open Access
13 Citations
14,216 Views
10 Pages

A New Cytotoxic Friedelane Acid – Pluricostatic Acid – and Other Compounds from the Leaves of Marila pluricostata

  • Dionisio A. Olmedo,
  • José L. López-Pérez,
  • Esther Del Olmo,
  • Yelkaira Vásquez,
  • Arturo San Feliciano and
  • Mahabir P. Gupta

25 November 2008

Bioassay-guided fractionation of the dichloromethane extract of the leaves of Marila pluricostata led to the isolation of 2α,3β-dihydroxy-D:A-friedoolean-28-oic acid (pluricostatic acid), a new friedelane triterpenoid, (1), ten known triterpenoids an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
11,995 Views
6 Pages

20 November 2008

Seven parguerane diterpenes: 15-bromo-2,7,19-triacetoxyparguer-9(11)-en-16-ol (1), 15-bromo-2,7,16,19-tetraacetoxyparguer-9(11)-ene (2), 15-bromo-2,19-diacetoxyparguer-9(11)-en-7,16-diol (3), 15-bromo-2,16,19-triacetoxyparguer-9(11)-en-7-ol (4), 15-b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
152 Citations
18,560 Views
8 Pages

Ferroquine, an Ingenious Antimalarial Drug –Thoughts on the Mechanism of Action

  • Faustine Dubar,
  • Jamal Khalife,
  • Jacques Brocard,
  • Daniel Dive and
  • Christophe Biot

20 November 2008

Ferroquine (FQ or SR97193) is a novel antimalarial drug candidate, currently in development at Sanofi-Aventis. In contrast to conventional drugs, FQ is the first organometallic drug: a ferrocenyl group covalently flanked by a 4-aminoquinoline and a b...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
44 Citations
12,726 Views
9 Pages

Platyconic Acid A, a Genuine Triterpenoid Saponin from the Roots of Platycodon grandiflorum

  • Yeon Hee Choi,
  • Dae Seok Yoo,
  • Chun Whan Choi,
  • Mi-Ran Cha,
  • Young Sup Kim,
  • Hyun Sun Lee,
  • Kang Ro Lee and
  • Shi Yong Ryu

18 November 2008

A genuine triterpenoid saponin, platyconic acid A (1) was isolated from the roots extract of Platycodon grandiflorum, together with five known saponins: deapioplatycoside E (2), platycoside E (3), platycodin D3 (4), platycodin D2 (5) and platycodin D...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
12,807 Views
14 Pages

18 November 2008

[1,4]Diazepino[2,3-h]quinolone carboxylic acid 3 and its benzo-homolog tetrahydroquino[7,8-b]benzodiazepine-3-carboxylic acid 5 were prepared via PPAcatalyzed thermal lactamization of the respective 8-amino-7-substituted-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carbox...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
11,061 Views
11 Pages

Synthesis and Structure of New 3,3,9,9-Tetrasubstituted-2,4,8,10-Tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane Derivatives

  • Alin Mihiş,
  • Eric Condamine,
  • Elena Bogdan,
  • Anamaria Terec,
  • Tibor Kurtán and
  • Ion Grosu

17 November 2008

The configurational and conformational behavior of some new 3,3,9,9-tetrasubstituted-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane derivatives with axial chirality was investigated by conformational analysis and variable temperature NMR experiments.

  • Article
  • Open Access
78 Citations
15,976 Views
12 Pages

Principal Component Regression Analysis of the Relation Between CIELAB Color and Monomeric Anthocyanins in Young Cabernet Sauvignon Wines

  • Fu-Liang Han,
  • Wen-Na Zhang,
  • Qiu-Hong Pan,
  • Cheng-Rong Zheng,
  • Hai-Yan Chen and
  • Chang-Qing Duan

17 November 2008

Color is one of the key characteristics used to evaluate the sensory quality of red wine, and anthocyanins are the main contributors to color. Monomeric anthocyanins and CIELAB color values were investigated by HPLC-MS and spectrophotometry during fe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
50 Citations
17,122 Views
14 Pages

Use of Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical Detection for the Determination of Antioxidants in Less Common Fruits

  • Zbynek Gazdik,
  • Vojtech Reznicek,
  • Vojtech Adam,
  • Ondrej Zitka,
  • Tunde Jurikova,
  • Boris Krska,
  • Jan Matuskovic,
  • Jan Plsek,
  • Jan Saloun and
  • Rene Kizek
  • + 1 author

14 November 2008

Neurodegenerative disorders (NDD) have become the common global health burden over the last several decades. According to World Health Organization (WHO), a staggering 30 million people will be affected by Alzheimer’s disease in Europe and the USA by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
12,675 Views
11 Pages

Microwave Accelerated Aza-Claisen Rearrangement

  • Eva Gajdošíková,
  • Miroslava Martinková,
  • Jozef Gonda and
  • Patrik Conka

14 November 2008

A study of microwave-induced and standard thermal Overman rearrangement of selected allylic trichloroacetimidates 1a-1f, 6-8 to the corresponding acetamides 2a-2f, 9-11 is reported. The microwave-assisted rearrangement of trifluoroacetimidate 13 is a...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
99 Citations
15,240 Views
10 Pages

Radical Scavenging and Reducing Power of Salvia mirzayanii Subfractions

  • Mahmood Reza Moein,
  • Soheila Moein and
  • Saeid Ahmadizadeh

12 November 2008

In this research, the radical scavenging activity and reducing power of the ethyl acetate fraction and subfractions of Salvia mirzayanii (SM) have been investigated. The plant material was initially extracted with ethanol. The fractionation was carri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
11,741 Views
9 Pages

Structure of Supramolecular Assemblies Formed by α,δ-Tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril and 4-Nitrophenol

  • Li-Mei Zheng,
  • Yun-Qian Zhang,
  • Jin-Ping Zeng,
  • Yan Qiu,
  • Da-Hai Yu,
  • Sai-Feng Xue,
  • Qian-Jiang Zhu and
  • Zhu Tao

12 November 2008

A host-guest assembly, [(C40H44N24O12)·(C6H5NO3)8·13(H2O)] (1), based on a partial substituted cucurbituril, α,δ-tetramethylcucurbit[6]uril (TMeQ[6]), and 4-nitrophenol was synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffractio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
14,099 Views
8 Pages

A New Phloroglucinol Diglycoside Derivative from Hypericum japonicum Thunb.

  • Xiao Wei Wang,
  • Yu Mao,
  • Nai-Li Wang and
  • Xin Sheng Yao

7 November 2008

A new phloroglucinol diglycoside 1, together with eight known compounds, were isolated from Hypericum japonicum Thunb. The structure of the new compound 1 was determined by spectroscopic methods to be 4,6-dimethyl-5-O-[α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-g...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
15,308 Views
28 Pages

6 November 2008

Polyanionic macromolecules are extremely abundant both in the extracellular environment and inside the cell, where they are readily accessible to many proteins for interactions that play a variety of biological roles. Among polyanions, heparin, hepar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
11,387 Views
10 Pages

6 November 2008

Three novel 5-(2-haloethyl)pyrimidine derivatives were synthesized and characterized by 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, MS, IR spectra and elemental analysis. Iodine and chlorine atoms in the C-5 side chain were introduced by reaction of 5-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyrimidin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
11,654 Views
8 Pages

4 November 2008

2-(1-(4-Bromophenyl)-2-thiocyanatoethylidene)malononitrile (3) undergoes azo coupling with diazotized aromatic amines to afford arylhydrazone derivatives, which are readily cyclized to afford the corresponding 3(2H)-pyridazinimine derivatives upon re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
12,922 Views
10 Pages

3 November 2008

The commercially available aromatic polyketones 1a-d were utilized for the synthesis of the multi-arm1,2,3-selenadiazole derivatives 3a-d. The preparation starts with the reaction between compounds 1a-d and p-toluenesulfonyl hydrazide to give the cor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
19,551 Views
13 Pages

Biocatalytically Oligomerized Epicatechin with Potent and Specific Anti-proliferative Activity for Human Breast Cancer Cells

  • Subhalakshmi Nagarajan,
  • Ramaswamy Nagarajan,
  • Susan J. Braunhut,
  • Ferdinando Bruno,
  • Donna McIntosh,
  • Lynne Samuelson and
  • Jayant Kumar

1 November 2008

Catechins, naturally occurring flavonoids derived from wine and green tea, are known to exhibit multiple health benefits. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is one of the most widely investigated catechins, but its efficacy in cancer therapy is still in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
103 Citations
17,184 Views
12 Pages

Bioactive Pentacyclic Triterpenes from the Stems of Combretum laxum

  • Eder Bisoli,
  • Walmir Silva Garcez,
  • Lidilhone Hamerski,
  • Caroline Tieppo and
  • Fernanda Rodrigues Garcez

1 November 2008

Two new triterpene glucosides, β-D-glucopyranosyl 2α,3β,24-trihydroxyolean- 12-en-28-oate and β-D-glucopyranosyl 2α,3β,23,24-tetrahydroxyurs-12-en-28-oate, in addition to nine known compounds belonging to three different triterpene classes (oleanane-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
16,611 Views
11 Pages

Influence of Spray-dried Hydroxyapatite-5-Fluorouracil Granules on Cell Lines Derived from Tissues of Mesenchymal Origin

  • Tim Scharnweber,
  • Catarina Santos,
  • Ralf-Peter Franke,
  • Maria Margarida Almeida and
  • Maria Elisabete V. Costa

1 November 2008

In our previous work we described the preparation and characterization of spray dried hydroxyapatite micro granules loaded with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). These loaded particles are used as a model drug delivery system (DDS). In this study we examined th...

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