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Molecules, Volume 19, Issue 2

February 2014 - 85 articles

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Articles (85)

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
9,351 Views
14 Pages

24 February 2014

A novel method for the synthesis of bile acid derivatives has been developed using “click chemistry”. Intermolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of the propargyl ester of bile acids and azide groups of 1,3,5-tris(azidomethyl)benzene gave a new quasi-po...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,547 Views
17 Pages

Synthetic Fosmidomycin Analogues with Altered Chelating Moieties Do Not Inhibit 1-Deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate Reductoisomerase or Plasmodium falciparum Growth In Vitro

  • René Chofor,
  • Martijn D.P. Risseeuw,
  • Jenny Pouyez,
  • Chinchu Johny,
  • Johan Wouters,
  • Cynthia S. Dowd,
  • Robin D. Couch and
  • Serge Van Calenbergh

24 February 2014

Fourteen new fosmidomycin analogues with altered metal chelating groups were prepared and evaluated for inhibition of E. coli Dxr, M. tuberculosis Dxr and the growth of P. falciparum K1 in human erythrocytes. None of the synthesized compounds showed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
14,022 Views
14 Pages

24 February 2014

Bacopa monnieri and the constituents of this plant, especially bacosides, possess various neuropharmacological properties. Like drugs, some herbal extracts and the constituents of their extracts alter cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, causing potential...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
7,273 Views
10 Pages

Glycosylation of a Newly Functionalized Orthoester Derivative

  • Kohei Kawa,
  • Tsuyoshi Saitoh,
  • Eisuke Kaji and
  • Shigeru Nishiyama

24 February 2014

Tandem glycosylation of the 6-O-Fmoc-substituted benzyl orthoester derivative 2a was carried out in moderate yields by electrogenerated acid (EGA). The Fmoc group was effectively removed under mild basic conditions, and the product was submitted to t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
9,015 Views
17 Pages

Triptolide Induces S Phase Arrest and Apoptosis in Gallbladder Cancer Cells

  • Yun-Ping Hu,
  • Zhu-Jun Tan,
  • Xiang-Song Wu,
  • Tian-Yu Liu,
  • Lin Jiang,
  • Run-Fa Bao,
  • Yi-Jun Shu,
  • Mao-Lan Li,
  • Hao Weng and
  • Qian Ding
  • + 2 authors

24 February 2014

Gallbladder carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the biliary tract, with a very low 5-year survival rate and extremely poor prognosis. Thus, new effective treatments and drugs are urgently needed for the treatment of this malignancy. In this st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,381 Views
8 Pages

Three New Tetranorditerpenes from Aerial Parts of Acerola Cherry (Malpighia emarginata)

  • Jie-Qing Liu,
  • Yuan-Yuan Deng,
  • Ting-Zhao Li,
  • Qiang Han,
  • Yan Li and
  • Ming-Hua Qiu

24 February 2014

Acerola cherry is a world famous fruit which contains abundant antioxidants such as vitamin C, anthocyanins, flavonoids, and phenolics. However, studies concerning bioactivity components from aerial parts of acerola (Malpighia emarginata) are scarce....

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
10,064 Views
18 Pages

24 February 2014

A general route for the synthesis of a novel class of pyridazin-3-one derivatives 3 by the reaction in acetic anhydride between 3-oxo-2-arylhydrazonopropanals 1 and some active methylene compounds like p-nitrophenylacetic acid and cyanoacetic acid wa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
8,236 Views
19 Pages

Discovery of Novel c-Met Inhibitors Bearing a 3-Carboxyl Piperidin-2-one Scaffold

  • Wei Zhang,
  • Jing Ai,
  • Dakuo Shi,
  • Xia Peng,
  • Yinchun Ji,
  • Jian Liu,
  • Meiyu Geng and
  • Yingxia Li

24 February 2014

A series of compounds containing a novel 3-carboxypiperidin-2-one scaffold based on the lead structure BMS-777607 were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their c-Met kinase inhibition and cytotoxicity against MKN45 cancer cell lines. The results...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
18,286 Views
10 Pages

Comparative Diagnostic Techniques for Cryptosporidium Infection

  • Beauty E. Omoruyi,
  • Uchechukwu U. Nwodo,
  • Chukwuneke S. Udem and
  • Francis O. Okonkwo

24 February 2014

Diarrhoea caused by Cryptosporidium is usually mild in immune competent individuals but severe in the young and those with underlying disease leading to compromised immunity. The conventional diagnosis of Cryptosporidium requires observation of the i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
9,421 Views
10 Pages

Characteristics, Composition and Oxidative Stability of Lannea microcarpa Seed and Seed Oil

  • Patrice Bazongo,
  • Imaël Henri Nestor Bassolé,
  • Søren Nielsen,
  • Adama Hilou,
  • Mamoudou Hama Dicko and
  • Vijai K. S. Shukla

24 February 2014

The proximate composition of seeds and main physicochemical properties and thermal stability of oil extracted from Lannea microcarpa seeds were evaluated. The percentage composition of the seeds was: ash (3.11%), crude oil (64.90%), protein (21.14%),...

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