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Molecules, Volume 23, Issue 1

January 2018 - 219 articles

Cover Story: These are small molecules with a 10-carbon skeleton called monoterpenes, which show great structural diversity within the iridoids group. The aglycone and glycoside forms of these compounds appear to target several pathological markers of Alzheimer’s disease both in vitro and in animal models. At a molecular level, beta amyloids (Aβ) formation, precipitation and neurotoxicity, mechanisms of tau phosphorylation, reactive oxygen species-Aβ crosstalk, and various oxidative and inflammatory cascades are targeted. What then would the prospects of these compounds be as drugs? View this paper
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Articles (219)

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
7,595 Views
10 Pages

22 January 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the chemical composition and biological activity of the volatile oils (VOs) from the flowers of three buckwheat species, Fagopyrum esculentum, Fagopyrum tataricum and Fagopyrum cymosum. The VOs were obtain...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
8,003 Views
6 Pages

22 January 2018

Human telomere RNA performs various cellular functions, such as telomere length regulation, heterochromatin formation, and end protection. We recently demonstrated that the loops in the RNA G-quadruplex are important in the interaction of telomere RN...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
25,155 Views
14 Pages

22 January 2018

Tamm–Horsfall protein (THP), or uromodulin (UMOD), is an 80–90-kDa phosphatidylinositol-anchored glycoprotein produced exclusively by the renal tubular cells in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. Physiologically, THP is implicated in rena...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,455 Views
11 Pages

Chemical Constituents from Apios americana and Their Inhibitory Activity on Tyrosinase

  • Jang Hoon Kim,
  • Hyo Young Kim,
  • Si Yong Kang,
  • Jin-Baek Kim,
  • Young Ho Kim and
  • Chang Hyun Jin

22 January 2018

The goal of this study was to identify phytochemicals with inhibitory activity against tyrosinase. Nine compounds 1–9 were isolated from the tubers of Apios americana. This is the first report of aromadendrin 5-methyl ether (1) being isolated from th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,486 Views
10 Pages

One-Pot Synthesis of 3-Functionalized 4-Hydroxycoumarin under Catalyst-Free Conditions

  • Yang Gao,
  • Guo-Ning Zhang,
  • Juxian Wang,
  • Xiaoguang Bai,
  • Yiliang Li and
  • Yucheng Wang

22 January 2018

A concise and efficient one-pot synthesis of 3-functionalized 4-hydroxycoumarin derivatives via a three-component domino reaction of 4-hydroxycoumarin, phenylglyoxal and 3-arylaminocyclopent-2-enone or 4-arylaminofuran-2(5H)-one under catalyst-free a...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
72 Citations
19,175 Views
19 Pages

The Potential of Phytomelatonin as a Nutraceutical

  • Marino B. Arnao and
  • Josefa Hernández-Ruiz

22 January 2018

Phytomelatonin (plant melatonin) is chemically related to the amino acid tryptophan and has many diverse properties. Phytomelatonin is an interesting compound due to its outstanding actions at the cellular and physiological level, especially its prot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,749 Views
14 Pages

22 January 2018

A sensitive and rapid ultra high-performance liquid-chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method has been applied to investigate the influence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on the pharmacokinetics of nine analytes (daphnetin, daphnoret...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,535 Views
10 Pages

22 January 2018

Protein post-translational modification by phosphorylation is essential for the activity and stability of proteins in higher plants and underlies their responses to diverse stimuli. There are more than 300 leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases (L...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,756 Views
11 Pages

Supported Zeolite Beta Layers via an Organic Template-Free Preparation Route

  • Stephanie Reuss,
  • Dirk Sanwald,
  • Marion Schülein,
  • Wilhelm Schwieger,
  • Shaeel A. Al-Thabaiti,
  • Mohamed Mokhtar and
  • Sulaiman N. Basahel

21 January 2018

Layers of high silica zeolites, synthesized with an organic structure directing agent (OSDA) and grown onto porous support structures, frequently suffer from the thermal stress during the removal of OSDA via the calcination process. The different the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,386 Views
13 Pages

Towards a Novel Class of Multitarget-Directed Ligands: Dual P2X7–NMDA Receptor Antagonists

  • Olga Karoutzou,
  • Seung-Hwa Kwak,
  • So-Deok Lee,
  • Daina Martínez-Falguera,
  • Francesc X. Sureda,
  • Santiago Vázquez,
  • Yong-Chul Kim and
  • Marta Barniol-Xicota

21 January 2018

Multi-target-directed ligands (MTDLs) offer new hope for the treatment of multifactorial complex diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Herein, we present compounds aimed at targeting the NMDA and the P2X7 receptors, which embody a different appr...

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