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Molecules, Volume 14, Issue 11 (November 2009), Pages 4300-4803

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p. 4300-4311

Sangmin Kim, Min G. Choi, Hye S. Lee, Se K. Lee, Sung H. Kim, Wan W. Kim, Sung M. Hur, Jung-Han Kim, Jun-Ho Choe, Seok J. Nam, Jung-Hyun Yang, Sung Kim, Jeong E. Lee and Jee S. Kim

Article: Silibinin Suppresses TNF-α-Induced MMP-9 Expression in Gastric Cancer Cells through Inhibition of the MAPK Pathway

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4300-4311; doi:10.3390/molecules14114300

Received: 7 September 2009; in revised form: 10 October 2009 / Accepted: 19 October 2009 / Published: 26 October 2009

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p. 4312-4325

Angela Patti, Sonia Pedotti, Francesco P. Ballistreri and Giuseppe T. Sfrazzetto

Article: Synthesis and Characterization of Some Chiral Metal-Salen Complexes Bearing a Ferrocenophane Substituent

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4312-4325; doi:10.3390/molecules14114312

Received: 3 September 2009; in revised form: 13 October 2009 / Accepted: 22 October 2009 / Published: 26 October 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ferrocenes)

p. 4326-4336

Karl Köstler and Helmut Rosemeyer

Article: Towards the Synthesis of Inosine Building Blocks for the Preparation of Oligonucleotides with Hydrophobic Alkyl Chains Between the Nucleotide Units

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4326-4336; doi:10.3390/molecules14114326

Received: 18 September 2009; in revised form: 19 October 2009 / Accepted: 23 October 2009 / Published: 26 October 2009

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p. 4337-4350

Bruno Bureau, Catherine Boussard-Pledel, Pierre Lucas, Xianghua Zhang and Jacques Lucas

Review: Forming Glasses from Se and Te

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4337-4350; doi:10.3390/molecules14114337

Received: 27 July 2009; in revised form: 1 September 2009 / Accepted: 23 October 2009 / Published: 26 October 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selenium and Tellurium Chemistry)

p. 4351-4357

Dishun Zhao, Yanan Wang and Erhong Duan

Article: Oxidative Desulfurization of Fuel Oil by Pyridinium-Based Ionic Liquids

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4351-4357; doi:10.3390/molecules14114351

Received: 9 September 2009; in revised form: 8 October 2009 / Accepted: 19 October 2009 / Published: 28 October 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ionic Liquids)

p. 4358-4369

Gabriele Ballistreri, Elena Arena and Biagio Fallico

Article: Influence of Ripeness and Drying Process on the Polyphenols and Tocopherols of Pistacia vera L.

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4358-4369; doi:10.3390/molecules14114358

Received: 28 September 2009; in revised form: 29 October 2009 / Accepted: 30 October 2009 / Published: 30 October 2009

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p. 4370-4386

Roberto Ruiz-Caro and María Dolores Veiga-Ochoa

Article: Characterization and Dissolution Study of Chitosan Freeze-Dried Systems for Drug Controlled Release

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4370-4386; doi:10.3390/molecules14114370

Received: 8 September 2009; in revised form: 14 October 2009 / Accepted: 28 October 2009 / Published: 30 October 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Macromolecules Applied to Pharmaceutics)

p. 4387-4395

Alice Melot, Djibril Fall, Christophe Gleye and Pierre Champy

Communication: Apolar Annonaceous Acetogenins from the Fruit Pulp of Annona muricata

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4387-4395; doi:10.3390/molecules14114387

Received: 22 September 2009; in revised form: 19 October 2009 / Accepted: 22 October 2009 / Published: 2 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Acetogenins: Extraction, Synthesis and Biological Properties)

p. 4396-4405

Marta Markiewicz, Christian Jungnickel, Aleksandra Markowska, Urszula Szczepaniak, Monika Paszkiewicz and Jan Hupka

Article: 1-Methyl-3-octylimidazolium Chloride—Sorption and Primary Biodegradation Analysis in Activated Sewage Sludge

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4396-4405; doi:10.3390/molecules14114396

Received: 30 August 2009; in revised form: 28 October 2009 / Accepted: 30 October 2009 / Published: 2 November 2009

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p. 4406-4413

Mariam A. Al-Sheikh and Mohamed H. Elnagdi

Article: Studies with Azinylacetonitriles: 2-Pyridylacetonitrile as a Precursor to Functionally Substituted Pyridines

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4406-4413; doi:10.3390/molecules14114406

Received: 7 September 2009; in revised form: 27 October 2009 / Accepted: 28 October 2009 / Published: 3 November 2009

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p. 4414-4424

Supaluk Prachayasittikul, Patumporn Manam, Maneekarn Chinworrungsee, Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, Somsak Ruchirawat and Virapong Prachayasittikul

Article: Bioactive Azafluorenone Alkaloids from Polyalthia debilis (Pierre) Finet & Gagnep.

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4414-4424; doi:10.3390/molecules14114414

Received: 15 September 2009; in revised form: 21 October 2009 / Accepted: 2 November 2009 / Published: 3 November 2009

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p. 4425-4432

Kazuomi Sato and Masaru Toriyama

Communication: Depigmenting Effect of Catechins

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4425-4432; doi:10.3390/molecules14114425

Received: 24 September 2009; in revised form: 29 October 2009 / Accepted: 2 November 2009 / Published: 4 November 2009

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p. 4433-4439

Yang Li, Si-Feng Wang, Yan-Li Zhao, Ke-Chun Liu, Xi-Min Wang, Yong-Ping Yang and Xiao-Li Li

Communication: Chemical Constituents from Clematis delavayi var. spinescens

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4433-4439; doi:10.3390/molecules14114433

Received: 20 October 2009; in revised form: 29 October 2009 / Accepted: 30 October 2009 / Published: 5 November 2009

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p. 4440-4453

Ken-ichiro Matsumoto, Sachiyo Terada, Marie Ariyoshi, Aya Okajo, Atsushi Hisamatsu, Iori Ui and Kazutoyo Endo

Article: The Effect of Long-Running Severe Selenium-Deficiency on the Amount of Iron and Zinc in the Organs of Rats

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4440-4453; doi:10.3390/molecules14114440

Received: 5 October 2009; in revised form: 2 November 2009 / Accepted: 4 November 2009 / Published: 5 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Selenium and Tellurium Chemistry)

p. 4454-4475

Qi-Cheng Wu, Yu-Ping Tang, An-Wei Ding, Fen-Qiang You, Li Zhang and Jin-Ao Duan

Review: ¹³C-NMR Data of Three Important Diterpenes Isolated from Euphorbia Species

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4454-4475; doi:10.3390/molecules14114454

Received: 21 October 2009; in revised form: 2 November 2009 / Accepted: 4 November 2009 / Published: 6 November 2009

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p. 4476-4485

Geethaa Sahgal, Surash Ramanathan, Sreenivasan Sasidharan, Mohd Nizam Mordi, Sabariah Ismail and Sharif Mahsufi Mansor

Article: In Vitro Antioxidant and Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitory Activities of Methanolic Swietenia mahagoni Seed Extracts

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4476-4485; doi:10.3390/molecules14114476

Received: 4 September 2009; in revised form: 10 October 2009 / Accepted: 27 October 2009 / Published: 6 November 2009

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p. 4486-4496

Rui-Juan Xing, Jian Wang, Li Pan and Mao-Sheng Cheng

Article: A Selective Pharmacophore Model for β₂-Adrenoceptor Agonists

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4486-4496; doi:10.3390/molecules14114486

Received: 23 September 2009; in revised form: 22 October 2009 / Accepted: 29 October 2009 / Published: 6 November 2009

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p. 4497-4504

Li-Shu Wang, Da-Qing Zhao, Tun-Hai Xu, Xue-Feng Zhou, Xian-Wen Yang and Yong-Hong Liu

Communication: A New Triterpene Hexaglycoside from the Bark of Kalopanax septemlobus (Thunb.) Koidz.

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4497-4504; doi:10.3390/molecules14114497

Received: 10 September 2009; in revised form: 21 October 2009 / Accepted: 23 October 2009 / Published: 9 November 2009

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p. 4505-4516

Mira Popovic, Snezana Janicijevic-Hudomal, Biljana Kaurinovic, Julijana Rasic, Svetlana Trivic and Matilda Vojnović

Article: Antioxidant Effects of Some Drugs on Immobilization Stress Combined with Cold Restraint Stress

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4505-4516; doi:10.3390/molecules14114505

Received: 7 September 2009; in revised form: 20 October 2009 / Accepted: 9 November 2009 / Published: 10 November 2009

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p. 4517-4545

Gabi U. Dachs, Michelle A. Hunt, Sophie Syddall, Dean C. Singleton and Adam V. Patterson

Review: Bystander or No Bystander for Gene Directed Enzyme Prodrug Therapy

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4517-4545; doi:10.3390/molecules14114517

Received: 10 October 2009; in revised form: 3 November 2009 / Accepted: 5 November 2009 / Published: 10 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Prodrugs)

p. 4546-4569

Yong-Jin Park, Ju Kyong Lee and Nam-Soo Kim

Review: Simple Sequence Repeat Polymorphisms (SSRPs) for Evaluation of Molecular Diversity and Germplasm Classification of Minor Crops

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4546-4569; doi:10.3390/molecules14114546

Received: 13 September 2009; in revised form: 5 November 2009 / Accepted: 10 November 2009 / Published: 10 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Diversity Feature Papers)

p. 4570-4590

Antônio Ventura Pinto and Solange Lisboa de Castro

Review: The Trypanocidal Activity of Naphthoquinones: A Review

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4570-4590; doi:10.3390/molecules14114570

Received: 1 October 2009; in revised form: 29 October 2009 / Accepted: 31 October 2009 / Published: 10 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Neglected Diseases: Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry)

p. 4591-4596

Takahiro Ishii, Hiroshi Matsuura, Zhan Zhaoqi and Charles Santhanaraju Vairappan

Article: A New Norsesquiterpenoid from a Bornean Soft Coral Genus Nephthea

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4591-4596; doi:10.3390/molecules14114591

Received: 25 September 2009; in revised form: 21 October 2009 / Accepted: 23 October 2009 / Published: 10 November 2009

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p. 4597-4613

Carmen Formisano, Felice Senatore, Giovanna Della Porta, Mariarosa Scognamiglio, Maurizio Bruno, Antonella Maggio, Sergio Rosselli, Pietro Zito and Maurizio Sajeva

Article: Headspace Volatile Composition of the Flowers of Caralluma europaea N.E.Br. (Apocynaceae)

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4597-4613; doi:10.3390/molecules14114597

Received: 16 October 2009; in revised form: 7 November 2009 / Accepted: 10 November 2009 / Published: 11 November 2009

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p. 4614-4624

Laura De Martino, Maurizio Bruno, Carmen Formisano, Vincenzo De Feo, Francesco Napolitano, Sergio Rosselli and Felice Senatore

Article: Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils from Two Species of Thymus Growing Wild in Southern Italy

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4614-4624; doi:10.3390/molecules14114614

Received: 15 October 2009; in revised form: 9 November 2009 / Accepted: 11 November 2009 / Published: 12 November 2009

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p. 4625-4633

Brenda Modak, Melissa Salina, Jesús Rodilla and René Torres

Communication: Study of the Chemical Composition of the Resinous Exudate Isolated from Heliotropium Sclerocarpum and Evaluation of the Antioxidant Properties of the Phenolic Compounds and the Resin

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4625-4633; doi:10.3390/molecules14114625

Received: 28 August 2009; in revised form: 31 October 2009 / Accepted: 11 November 2009 / Published: 12 November 2009

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p. 4634-4643

Mohammed Amine Mehdid, Ayada Djafri, Christian Roussel and Federico Andreoli

Article: 3-(2-Aminophenyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazole-2(3H)-thione as an Ecofriendly Sulphur Transfer Agent to Prepare Alkanethiols in High Yield and High Purity

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4634-4643; doi:10.3390/molecules14114634

Received: 29 October 2009; in revised form: 10 November 2009 / Accepted: 11 November 2009 / Published: 12 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Heteroaromatic Chemistry)

p. 4644-4654

Marcelo A. Da Silva, Claudia Andréa L. Cardoso, Wagner Vilegas and Lourdes C. Dos Santos

Article: High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Quantification of Flavonoids in Eriocaulaceae Species and Their Antimicrobial Activity

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4644-4654; doi:10.3390/molecules14114644

Received: 9 October 2009; in revised form: 13 November 2009 / Accepted: 16 November 2009 / Published: 16 November 2009

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p. 4655-4668

Sujeong Kim and Eunsook Ma

Article: Synthesis of Pregnane Derivatives, Their Cytotoxicity on LNCap and PC-3 Cells, and Screening on 5α-Reductase Inhibitory Activity

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4655-4668; doi:10.3390/molecules14114655

Received: 8 September 2009; in revised form: 4 November 2009 / Accepted: 8 November 2009 / Published: 17 November 2009

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p. 4669-4681

Roberta Bernini, Maurizio Barontini and Carmela Spatafora

Article: New Lipophilic Piceatannol Derivatives Exhibiting Antioxidant Activity Prepared by Aromatic Hydroxylation with 2-Iodoxybenzoic Acid (IBX)

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4669-4681; doi:10.3390/molecules14114669

Received: 2 October 2009; in revised form: 17 November 2009 / Accepted: 17 November 2009 / Published: 17 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Organic Iodine Chemistry)

p. 4682-4688

Zhonghao Li and Andreas Taubert

Article: Cellulose/Gold Nanocrystal Hybrids via an Ionic Liquid/Aqueous Precipitation Route

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4682-4688; doi:10.3390/molecules14114682

Received: 9 October 2009; in revised form: 12 November 2009 / Accepted: 17 November 2009 / Published: 18 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ionic Liquids)

p. 4689

Omran Abdellah Omran

Correction: Omran, O.-A. The Reaction of Diethyl Bromomalonate with p-tert-butylthiacalix[4]arene: An Approach to Asymmetrical Derivatives Molecules 2009, 14, 1755-1761

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4689; doi:10.3390/molecules14114689

Received: 17 November 2009 / Published: 19 November 2009

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p. 4690-4706

Jialin Liu and William David Nes

Review: Steroidal Triterpenes: Design of Substrate-Based Inhibitors of Ergosterol and Sitosterol Synthesis

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4690-4706; doi:10.3390/molecules14114690

Received: 22 September 2009; in revised form: 5 November 2009 / Accepted: 10 November 2009 / Published: 18 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Triterpenes and Triterpenoids)

p. 4707-4715

Dimitroula Tsiri, Konstantia Graikou, Loretta Pobłocka-Olech, Miroslawa Krauze-Baranowska, Caroline Spyropoulos and Ioanna Chinou

Article: Chemosystematic Value of the Essential Oil Composition of Thuja species Cultivated in Poland—Antimicrobial Activity

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4707-4715; doi:10.3390/molecules14114707

Received: 21 October 2009; in revised form: 5 November 2009 / Accepted: 9 November 2009 / Published: 19 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Diversity Feature Papers)

p. 4716-4724

Remi Laville, Grégory Genta-Jouve, Carlos Urda, Rogelio Fernández, Olivier P. Thomas, Fernando Reyes and Philippe Amade

Article: Njaoaminiums A, B, and C: Cyclic 3-Alkylpyridinium Salts from the Marine Sponge Reniera sp.

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4716-4724; doi:10.3390/molecules14114716

Received: 9 October 2009; in revised form: 3 November 2009 / Accepted: 17 November 2009 / Published: 19 November 2009

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p. 4725-4736

Emilia Mancini, Nelly Apostolides Arnold, Laura De Martino, Vincenzo De Feo, Carmen Formisano, Daniela Rigano and Felice Senatore

Article: Chemical Composition and Phytotoxic Effects of Essential Oils of Salvia hierosolymitana Boiss. and Salvia multicaulis Vahl. var. simplicifolia Boiss. Growing Wild in Lebanon

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4725-4736; doi:10.3390/molecules14114725

Received: 19 October 2009; in revised form: 14 November 2009 / Accepted: 18 November 2009 / Published: 19 November 2009

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p. 4737-4746

Fang Wang, Heyi Luo, Qian Wang, Jinggang Wang and Juan Xu

Article: Preparation of Superhydrophobic Polymeric Film on Aluminum Plates by Electrochemical Polymerization

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4737-4746; doi:10.3390/molecules14114737

Received: 15 October 2009; in revised form: 16 November 2009 / Accepted: 19 November 2009 / Published: 19 November 2009

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p. 4747-4757

Andrea-Nekane R. Alba and Ramon Rios

Review: Kinetic Resolution: A Powerful Tool for the Synthesis of Planar-Chiral Ferrocenes

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4747-4757; doi:10.3390/molecules14114747

Received: 27 October 2009; in revised form: 16 November 2009 / Accepted: 19 November 2009 / Published: 20 November 2009

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p. 4758-4778

Komandoor Elayavalli Achyuthan, Paul David Adams, Blake Alexander Simmons and Anup Kumar Singh

Article: Spectroscopic Analyses of the Biofuels-Critical Phytochemical Coniferyl Alcohol and Its Enzyme-Catalyzed Oxidation Products

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4758-4778; doi:10.3390/molecules14114758

Received: 21 October 2006; in revised form: 16 November 2006 / Accepted: 19 November 2009 / Published: 23 November 2009

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(This article belongs to the Special Issue High-throughput Screening)

p. 4779-4789

Yan Wang, Yan-Qin Yuan and Sheng-Rong Guo

Article: Silica Sulfuric Acid Promotes Aza-Michael Addition Reactions under Solvent-Free Condition as a Heterogeneous and Reusable Catalyst

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4779-4789; doi:10.3390/molecules14114779

Received: 3 November 2009; in revised form: 19 November 2009 / Accepted: 23 November 2009 / Published: 23 November 2009

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p. 4790-4803

Jae-Chul Jung and Oee-Sook Park

Review: Synthetic Approaches and Biological Activities of 4-Hydroxycoumarin Derivatives

Molecules 2009, 14(11), 4790-4803; doi:10.3390/molecules14114790

Received: 19 October 2009; in revised form: 16 November 2009 / Accepted: 18 November 2009 / Published: 23 November 2009

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Molecules, Volume 14, Issue 11 (November 2009), Pages 4300-4803