Medicinal Chemistry - Volume 5, Issue 2, 2009

The synthesis of novel series of structurally related 4-pyrazolyl benzenesulfonamide derivatives is described. All the newly synthesized compounds were examined for their anti-inflammatory activity using cotton pellet induced granuloma and carrageenan induced rat paw edema bioassays. In addition the inhibitory activities of cyclooxygenase-1 and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-1 and COX-2), ulcerogenic effect and acute toxicity wer Read More

18F-Labelled fluoroazomycin arabinoside ([18F]FAZA) is a 2-nitroimidazole (azomycin) based PET tracer used extensively in cancer clinics to diagnose tumour hypoxia. The hypoxia-specific uptake and rapid blood clearance kinetics of FAZA contribute to good tumor-to-background ratios (T/B ratios) and high image contrast. However, FAZA, an α- configuration nucleoside, is not transported by cellular nucleoside transporte Read More

Cheminformatics approaches are currently not employed in any of the spices to study the medicinal properties traditionally attributed to them. The aim of this study is to find the most efficacious molecule which do not have toxic effects but at the same time have desired pharmacokinetic profile. In the present study of the class ‘diphenylheptanoids’ from turmeric, cheminformatics methods were employed to predict properties su Read More

Ethanolic extracts of 30 Thai medicinal plants, traditionally used as alternative treatments in diabetes, were evaluated for antioxidative activity by the 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS) method. They were evaluated in vitro for oxidative stress by thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) assay in pooled plasma of diabetic patients compared to without treatment of the extract Read More

The use of nanostructured TiO2 as mixed phase photocatalyst in the synthesis of 2H-pyrano/2H-thiopyrano [2,3-b]quinoline-2-carboxylic acid (2a/2b) is described. The binding modes of 2a/2b with ds DNA fragments d(CGCGAATTCGCG) were predicted by molecular docking studies. The lowest energy was found in the compound 2b with a binding energy of -7.44 Kcal/mol and inhibition constant of 5.39 x e-6. The interacti Read More

It has been proposed a novel method for obtaining of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-7-carboxylic acid as Argmimetic within the framework of search for novel fibrinogen receptor antagonists. New αIIbβ3 antagonists were prepared on a base of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-7-carboxylic acid. Their high antiaggregatory activities in a human platelet rich plasma and ability to block FITC-Fg binding to αIIbβ3 on washed huma Read More

The effect exerted by two γ-endorphin derivatives (DTγE and DEγE) was investigated on morphine-induced inhibition on the electrically induced contractions of guinea pig ileum in vitro. Morphine (1x10-8-5x10-8-1x10-7 M) dose dependently and significantly reduced the E.C. of guinea pig ileum, IC50=.5x10-8 M (Confidence limits: 3.7x10-8- 9.1x10-8). DTγE and DEγE per se (1x10-6-5x10-6-1x10-5 M) did not modify significa Read More

Diagnostic agents enabling characterization of multidrug resistance (MDR) in tumors can aid in the selection of chemotherapy regimens. We report here synthesis and evaluation of radiopharmaceuticals based on the second-generation MDR-reversing drug MS-209. 5-[3-{4-(2-Phenyl-2-(4'-[125I]iodo-phenyl)acetyl)piperazin-1-yl}-2-hydroxypropoxy]quinoline (17) was prepared from the 4'-tributylstannyl precursor (16) in >95 Read More

The most widely used molecules in cancer chemotherapy are Vinca-alkaloids and Taxoids, numerous chemists attempted the synthesis of analogs which bind to their well-known tubulin pharmacological site. Unfortunately, tumors develop resistance to these compounds; therefore the definition of anchoring points and potential binding sites for new drugs on tubulin is of major interest. Caulerpenyne (Cyn), the major secondary m Read More

Microparticles of chitosan (CHT) containing alendronate sodium (AL) were prepared in four drug:polymer ratios (1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:6) using the spray drying technique. The efficiency of the method was evaluated by determining production yield (about 70 %) and microencapsulation efficiency, which was almost 100 % in the case of all four of the formulations studied. Particles had a mean size of between 3.6 and 4.6 μm, and a Read More

Potent inhibitors of MenA (1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphtoate prenyltrasferase) in Mycobacterium tuberculosis are identified, and are also effective in inhibiting growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis at low concentrations. The MenA inhibitors possess common chemical structural features of (alkylamino)oalkoxyphenyl)(phenyl)methanones. Significantly, the MenA inhibitors can be synthesized in a few steps with high overall yiel Read More