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Scientia Pharmaceutica, Volume 83, Issue 2

2015 June - 14 articles

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Articles (14)

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  • Open Access
1,626 Views
14 Pages

13 April 2015

This study describes a rapid, cost-effective pre-clinical method to screen for pro- or antiarrhythmic effects of substances in an isolated heart preparation in line with the regulatory requirements of ICHS7B. The computational method “MFC method” qua...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,635 Views
10 Pages

26 March 2015

Cilostazol is a selective inhibitor of type 3 phosphodiesterase. 5-(3-Chloro-propyl)-1-cyclohexyl-1H-tetrazole, used as an intermediate in the synthesis of cilostazol, has a primary alkyl chloride group, a well-known alerting function for genotoxic a...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,044 Views
10 Pages

6 March 2015

Due to increasing health consciousness, a lot of food supplements are sold and used. Dietary supplements of Glycine max (L.) MERR. are used as an alternative treatment for menopausal complaints such as hot flashes. Thereby, the effective soy compound...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,022 Views
10 Pages

4 March 2015

Protease activity from host cell lines may cause product loss or affect the quality of recombinant proteins. In this study, we showed that excipients like glycine and sorbitol reduce the proteolysis of an immunoglobulin M (IgM) in the presence of add...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,058 Views
11 Pages

Synthesis and Anti-Platelet Activity of Thiosulfonate Derivatives Containing a Quinone Moiety

  • Khrystyna BOLIBRUKH,
  • Svyatoslav POLOVKOVYCH,
  • Omar KHOUMERI,
  • Tetyana HALENOVA,
  • Irina NIKOLAEVA,
  • Olexiy SAVCHUK,
  • Thierry TERME,
  • Patrice VANELLE,
  • Vira LUBENETS and
  • Volodymyr NOVIKOV

24 February 2015

Thiosulfonate derivatives based on quinones were synthesized for studying “structure-activity relationship” compounds with an acylated and a free amino-group. Anti-platelet activity of the synthesized compounds was determined and the influence of sub...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,410 Views
8 Pages

An Efficient, Robust, and Inexpensive Grinding Device for Herbal Samples like Cinchona Bark

  • Steen Honoré HANSEN,
  • Else HOLMFRED,
  • Claus CORNETT,
  • Carla MALDONADO and
  • Nina RØNSTED

19 February 2015

An effective, robust, and inexpensive grinding device for the grinding of herb samples like bark and roots was developed by rebuilding a commercially available coffee grinder. The grinder was constructed to be able to provide various particle sizes,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,081 Views
18 Pages

11 February 2015

The objective of the current study was to establish a validated stability-indicating, high-performance liquid chromatographic method to determine the purity of benzoyl peroxide (BPO) and adapalene (ADP) in the presence of its impurities, forced degra...

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  • Open Access
20 Citations
2,661 Views
13 Pages

Influence of Ethanol as a Co-Solvent in Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexation: A Molecular Dynamics Study

  • Kanokthip BOONYARATTANAKALIN,
  • Helmut VIERNSTEIN,
  • Peter WOLSCHANN and
  • Luckhana LAWTRAKUL

9 February 2015

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to investigate the dynamics and host-guest interactions of the inclusion complexes between a potent anti-HIV agent, UC781, and three different types of cyclodextrins (CDs) including βCD, 2,6-dimethyl-βCD...

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  • Open Access
1,841 Views
10 Pages

29 December 2014

Determination of alosetron in the presence of its degradation products was studied and validated by a novel HPLC method. The separation of the drug and its degradation products was achieved with the Jones Chromatography C18 analytical column (150 mm...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,491 Views
13 Pages

22 December 2014

A novel, stability-indicating high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method is delivered for the determination of fluphenazine hydrochloride (FPZ) and its degradation products. The forced degradation testing of FPZ was carried out for hydroly...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,544 Views
15 Pages

Screening of Panamanian Plant Extracts for Pesticidal Properties and HPLC-Based Identification of Active Compounds

  • Niels GULDBRANDSEN,
  • Maria DE MIERI,
  • Mahabir GUPTA,
  • Tobias SEISER,
  • Christine WIEBE,
  • Joachim DICKHAUT,
  • Rüdiger REINGRUBER,
  • Oliver SORGENFREI and
  • Matthias HAMBURGER

11 December 2014

A library of 600 taxonomically diverse Panamanian plant extracts was screened for fungicidal, insecticidal, and herbicidal activities. A total of 19 active extracts were submitted to HPLC-based activity profiling, and extracts of Bocconia frutescens,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,061 Views
18 Pages

5 December 2014

A novel, simple, precise, and stability-indicating stereoselective method was developed and validated for the accurate quantification of the enantiomer in the drug substance and pharmaceutical dosage forms of Rosuvastatin Calcium. The method is capab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,938 Views
9 Pages

An Alternative Approach to Isoganciclovir: A Prominent Impurity in the Antiviral Drug Ganciclovir

  • Dhanraj T. S. S. SUNDARAM,
  • Anand G. KAMAT,
  • Koilpillai Joseph PRABAHAR,
  • Peruri Badarinadh GUPTA,
  • Battula VENKATESWARA RAO and
  • Sanasi PAUL DOUGLAS

11 November 2014

A simple and efficient process for the preparation of (±)-9-[(2,3-dihydroxy-propoxy)methyl]guanine (isoganciclovir) is described. The synthesis features the preparation of a kinetically and thermodynamically controlled acyclic side chain using masked...

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  • Open Access
25 Citations
2,741 Views
25 Pages

8 November 2014

The study of inflammatory pain has been one of the most rapidly advancing and expanding areas of pain research in recent years. Studies from our lab have demonstrated the chronic pain-modulating potential of the Phyllanthus species and their probable...

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