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Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely spread pollutants in the environment, including soil and water. Anthracene (anth) and phenanthrene (phen) pose severe health impacts on human lives due to their carcinogenic nature by increasing cancer risk to the skin, lungs, and bladder. Fluorescence spectroscopy is a promising , efficient and straightforward tool for characterizing these trace PAHs in water. Therefore, the current work provides a detailed insight into the fluorescence properties of anth and phen in water. The fluorescence EEMs (excitation-emission matrices) of anth showed emissions at 380 nm, 400 nm, and 425 nm with single excitation at 250 nm, whereas phen showed two emissions < 380 nm, at 350 nm and 365 with single excitation at 250 nm. Then the theoretical EX/EM wavelengths were calculated by DFT and CIS-B3LYP for these compounds in water. The environmental effect of pH variation on fluorescence EEM shows a significant difference in fluorescence intensity without changing in peak locations, with highest fluorescence intensity at neutral pH than acidic and alkaline. Furthermore, the theoretical pH effect was described for the first time by simulating the protonated (+ 1), deprotonated (-1) and neutral molecules in water at the DFT level of theory. The variation in simulated oscillator strengths was similar in trend with the experimental fluorescence intensity of these compounds. The HOMO-LUMO were calculated to obtain the energy gap, molecular softness, molecular hardness, electronic potential and electrophilicity of anth and phen. To find the fluorophore contribution, the fluorescence of homogeneous mixture of both isomers was analyzed, which showed an enhanced fluorescence intensity of anth by 12-20%, whereas a decrease of 9-14% was observed in phen. This study describes that the fluorescence technique could be a fast and easy method to distinguish and identify PAHs isomers (anth and phen) in water.
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The fixed-dose combination of Amlodipine Besylate (ADB) with Perindopril Tertbutylamine (PTBA) drug is used to treat patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension. In recent times researchers are interested to find the efficient analytical method development and validation for the simultaneous determination of ADB and PTBA in a fixed-dose, film-coated tablet. Therefore, the current study was performed with a reverse-phase liquid chromatography method developed to simultaneously analyze ADB and PTBA in film-coated tablets as fixed-dose combinations. The linearity of the proposed method was calculated by preparing six different mixtures of both ADB and PTBA in the mobile phase. The concentration of both the analytes was analyzed at 56mg/100 mL to 84mg/100 mL and 32mg/100 mL to 48mg/100 mL, respectively. The ratio of acetonitrile and phosphate buffer was 35:65. The flow rate was adjusted to 1.5 ml per minute to reduce the retention time. The validation study was performed for the parameters specificity, linearity, precision, range, limit of detection, limit of quantification, accuracy/biasness, and robustness. The relative percentage standard deviation for Perindopril Tertbutyl amine was 0.148%, and for Amlodipine is 0.312%. These results show that the advanced analysis method for simultaneous analysis of fixed-dose is precise. The theoretical IR spectra were also calculated by Gaussian 9.2 by employing the B3LYP functional at density functional theory (DFT) level study. All these parameters studied in this work authenticate the effectiveness of the developed validation method and ensure its repeatability/reproducibility accordingly. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time to develop a new fast, and easy method for simultaneous identification and quantification of ADB and PTBA by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a time-efficient and cost-effective approach.
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Walnuts are known for their high levels of antioxidants, which are linked to various health benefits. However, challenges related to distribution and storage, as well as the risk of fungal infections, can affect the quality of walnut kernels. Fungal pathogens from the Botryosphaeriaceae family, including Dothiorella species and Diplodia species, can damage fruit and reduce its antioxidant content. To comprehend the cause of fruit rot in walnuts, Dothiorella gregaria isolates were studied using polyphasic methods, including multiple gene sequences and morphological identification, as well as analysis of polyphenol content and pathogenicity. The walnuts kernels purchased from market places of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), India were observed to be affected by Dothiorella gregaria species causing the quality detoriation and decrease in polyphenol content thus undeniably with decreased antioxidant properties. D. gregaria Infected walnut kernels were having some brown and black spots and some were having white mycelial growth and however, most samples were asymptomatic. Pathogenicity testing revealed that the pathogen was able to develop all the symptoms under experimental conditions and the reisolated pathogen was morphologically similar to D. gregaria. The samples infected with this pathogen showed considerable decrease in polyphenol content, 10.9 ± 2.66 mgGAE/g (mean ± standard deviation) thus decreased antioxidant quality as compared to the samples which showed zero incidence of this pathogen, 52.50 ± 4.27 mgGAE/g (mean ± standard deviation). Furthermore, the pathogen was studied using polyphasic approach involving morphological, molecular and phylogenetic analysis. Combined nucleotide dataset of nuclear ribosomal ITS and tef1-α revealed that Dothiorella gregaria (NY6) formed a clade with Dothiorlla iberica (MAEC33), Dothiorella sarmentorium (MAEC28) and Dothiorella iberica (CAA905) strains with 83% bootstrap support. Besides, we observed six nucleotide changes, four were insertions or deletions and two were substitutions in the 502-bp region of the ITS rRNA gene when we compared our isolate to the most equivalent sequences submitted to NCBI GenBank. This is the first report of Dothiorella gregaria affecting walnuts purchased from various markets in J&K, India, causing fruit rot in walnuts after harvest. Given that local farmers store and export walnuts, it could pose an emerging threat to their livelihood. Thus, creating post-harvesting interventions for D. gregaria and knowing more about the fruit rot in walnuts can be benefited from morphological and molecular identification using several gene loci, genetic variability in the ITS rRNA gene, and total phenol analysis.
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Juglans , Frutas , Antioxidantes , Filogenia , ÍndiaRESUMO
Lipases from Pseudomonas species are particularly useful due to their broader biocatalytic applications and temperature activity. In this study, we amplified the gene encoding wild-type cold-active lipase from the genome of psychrotrophic bacterium isolated from the Himalayan glacier. The isolated CRBC14 strain was identified as Pseudomonas sp. based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence. Lipase activity was determined by observing the hydrolysis zone on nutrient agar containing tributyrin (1%, v/v). The sequence analysis of cold-active lipase revealed a protein of 611 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 63.71 kDa. The three-dimensional structure of this lipase was generated through template-supported modeling. Distinct techniques stamped the model quality, following which the binding free energies of tributyrin and oleic acid in the complex state with this enzymatic protein were predicted through molecular mechanics generalized born surface area (MMGBSA). A relative comparison of binding free energy values of these substrates indicated tributyrin's comparatively higher binding propensity towards the lipase. Using molecular docking, we evaluated the binding activity of cold-active lipase against tributyrin and oleic acid. Our docking analysis revealed that the lipase had a higher affinity for tributyrin than oleic acid, as evidenced by our measurement of the hydrolysis zone on two media plates. This study will help to understand the bacterial diversity of unexplored Himalayan glaciers and the possible application of their cold-adapted enzymes.
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Lipase , Pseudomonas , Clonagem Molecular , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Lipase/química , Lipase/genética , Lipase/metabolismo , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Pseudomonas/genética , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Especificidade por SubstratoRESUMO
In recent years, the application of fluorescence spectroscopy has been widely recognized in water environment studies. The sensitiveness, simplicity, and efficiency of fluorescence spectroscopy are proved to be a promising tool for effective monitoring of water and wastewater. The fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (EEMs) and synchronous fluorescence spectra have been widely used analysis techniques of fluorescence measurement. The presence of organic matter in water and wastewater defines the degree and type of pollution in water. The application of fluorescence spectroscopy to characterize dissolved organic matter (DOM) has made the water quality assessment simple and easy. With the recent advances in this technology, components of DOM are identified by employing parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC), a mathematical trilinear data modeling with EEMs. The majority of wastewater studies indicated that the fluorescence peak of EX/EM at 275 nm/340 nm is referred to tryptophan region (Peak T1). However, some researchers identified another fluorescence peak in the region of EX/EM at 225-237 nm/340-381 nm, which described the tryptophan region and labeled it as Peak T2. Generally, peak T is a protein-like component in the water sample, where T1 and T2 signals were derived from the <0.20µm fraction of pollution. Therefore, a more advanced approach, such as an online fluorescence spectrofluorometer, can be used for the online monitoring of water. The results of various waters studied by fluorescence spectroscopy indicate that changes in peak T intensity could be used for real-time wastewater quality assessment and process control of wastewater treatment works. Finally, due to its effective use in water quality assessment, the fluorescence technique is proved to be a surrogate online monitoring tool and early warning equipment.
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Águas Residuárias , Poluentes Químicos da Água , Matéria Orgânica Dissolvida , Análise Fatorial , Espectrometria de Fluorescência , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análiseRESUMO
As an approach to the exploration of cold-active enzymes, in this study, we isolated a cold-active protease produced by psychrotrophic bacteria from glacial soils of Thajwas Glacier, Himalayas. The isolated strain BO1, identified as Bacillus pumilus, grew well within a temperature range of 4-30 °C. After its qualitative and quantitative screening, the cold-active protease (Apr-BO1) was purified. The Apr-BO1 had a molecular mass of 38 kDa and showed maximum (37.02 U/mg) specific activity at 20 °C, with casein as substrate. It was stable and active between the temperature range of 5-35 °C and pH 6.0-12.0, with an optimum temperature of 20 °C at pH 9.0. The Apr-BO1 had low Km value of 1.0 mg/ml and Vmax 10.0 µmol/ml/min. Moreover, it displayed better tolerance to organic solvents, surfactants, metal ions and reducing agents than most alkaline proteases. The results exhibited that it effectively removed the stains even in a cold wash and could be considered a decent detergent additive. Furthermore, through protein modelling, the structure of this protease was generated from template, subtilisin E of Bacillus subtilis (PDB ID: 3WHI), and different methods checked its quality. For the first time, this study reported the protein sequence for psychrotrophic Apr-BO1 and brought forth its novelty among other cold-active proteases.
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Bactérias/enzimologia , Temperatura Baixa , Camada de Gelo/microbiologia , Peptídeo Hidrolases/isolamento & purificação , Microbiologia do Solo , Sequência de Aminoácidos , Bactérias/isolamento & purificação , Caseínas/metabolismo , Domínio Catalítico , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Estabilidade Enzimática/efeitos dos fármacos , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Hidrólise , Índia , Íons , Cinética , Metais/farmacologia , Modelos Moleculares , Peso Molecular , Oxidantes/farmacologia , Peptídeo Hidrolases/química , Peptídeo Hidrolases/genética , Filogenia , Domínios Proteicos , Solventes/farmacologia , Especificidade por Substrato/efeitos dos fármacos , Tensoativos/farmacologiaRESUMO
AlN epilayers were grown on a 2-inch [0001] conventional flat sapphire substrate (CSS) and a nano-patterned sapphire substrate (NPSS) by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition. In this work, the effect of the substrate template and temperature on stress and optical properties of AlN films has been studied by using Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible spectrophotometer and spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). The AlN on NPSS exhibits lower compressive stress and strain values. The biaxial stress decreases from 1.59 to 0.60 GPa for AlN on CSS and from 0.90 to 0.38 GPa for AlN on NPSS sample in the temperature range 80-300 K, which shows compressive stress. According to the TEM data, the stress varies from tensile on the interface to compressive on the surface. It can be deduced that the nano-holes provide more channels for stress relaxation. Nano-patterning leads to a lower degree of disorder and stress/strain relaxes by the formation of the nano-hole structure between the interface of AlN epilayers and the substrate. The low crystal disorder and defects in the AlN on NPSS is confirmed by the small Urbach energy values. The variation in bandgap (Eg) and optical constants (n, k) with temperature are discussed in detail. Nano-patterning leads to poor light transmission due to light scattering, coupling, and trapping in nano-holes.
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A novel temperature stable alkaline protease yielding bacteria was isolated from the soils of Dachigam National Park, which is known to be inhabited by a wide variety of endemic plant and animal species of Western Himalaya. This high-potential protease producing isolate was characterized and identified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain HM48 by morphological, Gram's staining and biochemical techniques followed by molecular characterization using 16S rRNA approach. The extracellular protease of B. amyloliquefaciens HM48 was purified by precipitating with ammonium sulfate (80%), followed by dialysis and Gel filtration chromatography increasing its purity by 5.8-fold. The SDS-PAGE analysis of the purified enzyme confirmed a molecular weight of about ≈25 kDa. The enzyme displayed exceptional activity in a broad temperature range (10-90 °C) at pH 8.0, retaining its maximum at 70 °C, being the highest reported for this proteolytic Bacillus sp., with KM and Vmax of 11.71 mg/mL and 357.14 µmol/mL/min, respectively. The enzyme exhibited remarkable activity and stability against various metal ions, surfactants, oxidizing agent (H2O2), organic solvents and displayed outstanding compatibility with widely used detergents. This protease showed effective wash performance by exemplifying complete blood and egg-yolk stains removal at 70 °C and efficiently disintegrated chicken feathers making it of vital importance for laundry purpose and waste management. For functional analysis, protease gene amplification of strain HM48 yielded a nucleotide sequence of about 700 bp, which, when checked against the available sequences in NCBI, displayed similarity with subtilisin-like serine protease of B. amyloliquefaciens. The structure of this protease and its highest-priority substrate ß-casein was generated through protein modeling. These protein models were validated through futuristic algorithms following which protein-protein (protease from HM48 and ß-casein) docking was performed. The interaction profile of these proteins in the docked state with each other was also generated, shedding light on their finer details. Such attributes make this thermally stable protease novel and suitable for high-temperature industrial and environmental applications.
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Bacillus amyloliquefaciens/enzimologia , Temperatura Alta , Peptídeo Hidrolases/metabolismo , Microbiologia do Solo , Animais , Bacillus amyloliquefaciens/citologia , Bacillus amyloliquefaciens/genética , Bacillus amyloliquefaciens/isolamento & purificação , Caseínas/metabolismo , Galinhas , Ácido Edético/farmacologia , Estabilidade Enzimática/efeitos dos fármacos , Plumas , Geografia , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Índia , Íons , Cinética , Metais/farmacologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Simulação de Acoplamento Molecular , Peso Molecular , Oxidantes/farmacologia , Peptídeo Hidrolases/genética , Proteólise/efeitos dos fármacos , RNA Ribossômico 16S/genética , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Solventes , Especificidade por Substrato/efeitos dos fármacos , Tensoativos/farmacologiaRESUMO
Toxic metal contamination in soils due industrialization is nowadays a concern to the scientists worldwide. The current study deals with the evaluation of response and tolerance by isolated metallophilic bacteria in different lead concentrations (100 ppm to 1000 ppm). By taking optical densities of the isolates, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Pb2+ were determined.16S rRNA and MALDI-TOF MS were used for the identification of the bacteria. Total of 37 isolates were observed, among them 04 (Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus warneri, Bacillus safensis and Bacillus thuringiensis), isolated were detected having efficacy of Pb2+tolerance and sequestration at varying MIC. Furthermore, B. thuringiensis was observed to have highest (900 ppm) tolerance for lead and lowest (500 ppm) for Staphylococcus warneri. Moreover, the highest (65.3%) sequestration potential has been observed for B. thuringiensis and least (52.8%) for S. warneri. The tolerance and sequestration potential properties of these isolated species can be utilised to exterminate heavy metals and reduce their toxicity from the contaminated environment.
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In this study, fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM) in real printing and dyeing wastewater (PDW) during full-scale two-stage treatment was characterized using excitation-emission matrix (EEM), apparent molecular weight (AMW) cutoff by centrifugal ultrafiltration and high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detector (HPLC-FLD). EEMs of PDW during treatment were relatively invariable with two typical and dominant peaks (P1, 275/320 nm and P2, 230/340 nm). The removal rates of P1 intensity and P2 intensity were both lower than those of DOC or UVA254 during the 1st stage and 2nd stage treatment. The <3 kDa fraction made major contribution to DOC, UVA254, P1 and P2 intensity. The DOM fractions with different AMW exhibited different removal behaviors during the 1st stage and 2nd stage treatment. The <3 kDa fraction of FDOM was poorly removed by biological treatment alone. The HPLC-FLD multi-emission scan results indicated that the major part of FDOM clusters were hydrophilic and they were more difficult to remove than the transphilic and hydrophobic FDOM clusters. According to the physicochemical properties of FDOM in PDW, selective adsorption and advanced oxidation process could be prior options for PDW advanced treatment.
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Eliminação de Resíduos Líquidos/métodos , Adsorção , Cromatografia Líquida de Alta Pressão , Corantes , Substâncias Húmicas/análise , Interações Hidrofóbicas e Hidrofílicas , Peso Molecular , Impressão Tridimensional , Espectrometria de Fluorescência/métodos , Águas Residuárias/químicaRESUMO
A simple, efficient, cost-effective, recyclable and green approach has been developed for the synthesis of new dihydropyrimidinone analogs via the Biginelli reaction. The methodology involves a multicomponent reaction catalyzed by "HPA-Montmorillonite-KSF" as a reusable and heterogeneous catalyst. This method gives an efficient and much improved modification of the original Biginelli reaction, in terms of yield and short reaction times under solvent free conditions. All the derivatives were subjected to cytotoxicity screening against a panel of four different human cancer cell lines viz. colon (Colo-205), prostate (PC-3), leukemia (THP-1) and lung (A549) to check their effect on percentage growth. MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-yl)-diphenyl tetrazoliumbromide] cytotoxicity assay was employed to check IC50 values. Of the synthesized analogs, 16a showed the best activity with IC50 of 7.1 ± 0.8, 13.1 ± 1.4, 13.8 ± 0.9 and 14.7 ± 1.1 µM against lung (A549), leukemia (THP-1), prostate (PC-3) and colon (Colo-205) cancer lines, respectively. The 16a analog was further checked for its effect on cancer cell properties through clonogenic (colony formation) and scratch motility (wound healing) assays and thereby was found that it reduced both the colony formation and migratory properties of the lung cancer cell line (A549). Further, molecular docking studies were performed with 16a to show its binding mode.
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BACKGROUND: Natural product, osthol has been found to have important biological and pharmacological roles particularly having inhibitory effect on multiple types of cancer. OBJECTIVE: The unmet needs in cancer therapeutics make its derivatization an important and exciting field of research. Keeping this in view, a whole new series of diverse analogues of osthol (1) were synthesized. METHOD: All the newly synthesized compounds were made through modification in the lactone ring as well as in the side chain of the osthol molecule and were subjected to anti-proliferative screening through 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-yl)-diphenyl tetrazoliumbromide (MTT) against four different human cancers of diverse origins viz. Colon (Colo-205), lung (A549), Leukemia (THP- 1) and breast (MCF-7) including SV40 transformed normal breast epithelial cell (fR-2). RESULTS: Interestingly, among the tested molecules, most of the analogs displayed better antiproliferative activity than the parent Osthol 1. However, among all the tested analogs, compound 28 exhibited the best results against leukemia (THP1) cell line with IC50 of 5µM.Compound 28 induced potent apoptotic effects and G1 phase arrest in leukemia cancer cells (THP1). The population of apoptotic cells increased from 13.8% in negative control to 26.9% at 8µM concentration of 28. Compound 28 also induced a remarkable decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential (ΛΨm) leading to apoptosis of the cancer cells. CONCLUSION: A novel series of molecules derived from natural product osthol were synthesized, wherein compound 28 was found to be most effective against leukemia and with 10 fold less toxicity against normal cells. The compound induced cancer inhibition mainly through apoptosis and thus has a potential in cancer therapeutics.
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Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Cumarínicos/síntese química , Cumarínicos/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/química , Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Técnicas de Química Sintética , Cumarínicos/química , Humanos , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
Identifying the causes of water body pollution is critical because of the serious water contamination in developing countries. The textile industry is a major contributor to severe water pollution due to its high discharge of wastewater with high concentrations of organic and inorganic pollutants. In this study, fluorescence excitation emission matrix-parallel factor (EEM-PARAFAC) analysis was applied to characterize textile industry wastewater and trace its presence in water bodies. The EEM spectra of textile wastewater samples collected from 12 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) revealed two characteristic peaks: Peak T1 (tryptophan-like region) and Peak B (tyrosine-like region). Two protein-like components (C1 and C2) were identified in the textile wastewater by PARAFAC analysis. The components identified from different textile WWTPs were considered identical (similarity >0.95). C1 and C2 were not sensitive to changes in pH, ionic strength, or low humic acid concentration (TOCâ¯<â¯4â¯mg/L). Therefore, C1 combined with C2 was proposed as a source-specific indicator of textile wastewater, which was further demonstrated by conducting high-performance size exclusion chromatography analysis. These results suggested that EEM-PARAFAC analysis is a reliable means of identifying textile wastewater pollution in water bodies and may also enable the identification of other industrial wastewater.
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Cromatografia em Gel/métodos , Análise Fatorial , Fluorescência , Espectrometria de Fluorescência/métodos , Têxteis/análise , Águas Residuárias/química , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análiseRESUMO
A thorough analysis of the photophysical properties involved in electronic transitions in excitation-emission spectra of xylene isomers has been carried out using the time-dependent density functional theory (PBEPBE/6-31 + G(d,p)) method. For the first time a structural and spectroscopic investigation to distinguish isomers of xylene, a widespread priority pollutant, was conducted experimentally and theoretically. The fluorescence properties of xylene isomers (sole and mixture (binary and ternary)) in water were studied. The fluorescence peak intensities of xylenes were linearly correlated to concentration, in the order of p-xylene > o-xylene > m-xylene at an excitation/emission wavelength (ex/em) of 260â nm/285â nm for o-, m-xylene and ex/em 265â nm/290â nm for p-xylene at the same concentration. The theoretical excitation/emission wavelengths were at ex/em 247â nm/267â nm, 248â nm/269â nm and 251â nm/307â nm for o-, m- and p-xylene, respectively. The vertical excitation and emission state energies of p-xylene (ex/em 4.94â eV/4.03â eV) were lower and the internal conversion energy difference (0.90â eV) was higher than those of m-xylene (ex/em 5.00â eV/4.60â eV) (0.4â eV) and o-xylene (ex/em 5.02â eV/4.64â eV) (0.377â eV). The order of theoretical emission and oscillator strength (0.0187 > 0.0175 > 0.0339) for p-xylene > o-xylene > m-xylene was observed to be in agreement with the experimental fluorescence intensities. These findings provide a novel fast method to distinguish isomers based on their photophysical properties.
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BACKGROUND: BacCancer is regarded as second leading cause of death worldwide. Therefore, there is a high demand for the discovery, development and improvement of novel anti-cancer agents which could efficiently prevent proliferative pathways and clonal expansion of cells. OBJECTIVE: In view of this, a new series of bioactive scaffolds viz triazoles linked 7-hydroxycoumarin (1) were synthesized using click chemistry approach. METHOD: All the synthesized compounds were screened for cytotoxicity against a panel of seven different human cancer cell lines viz. Colon (Colo-205 and HCT-116), breast (MCF-7), lung (NCI-H322 and A549), prostate (PC-3) and skin (A-431) using 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-yl)-diphenyl tetrazoliumbromide (MTT) assay. RESULTS: Among all tested analogs, compound 5, displayed better cytotoxic activity as compared to the parent 7- hydroxycoumarin (1) with IC50 of 5.1, 22.7, 14.3 and 10.2 µM against breast (MCF-7), lung (NCI- H322), prostate (PC-3) and skin (A-431) cancer cell lines, respectively; the compound 5 was 8-fold more sensitive against MCF-7 than the parent 7-hydroxycoumarin. Moreover, Compound 5 induced both cytotoxic as well as cytostatic effects via induction of apoptosis and G1 phase arrest, respectively in breast cancer cells (MCF-7). The apoptotic cell population enhanced to 18.8% at 8 µM of 5 from 9.8% in case of negative control, while G1 phase arrest increased to 54.4% at 8 µM compared to negative control of 48.1%. Moreover, Compound 5 also exhibited a remarkable decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential (ΛΨm) leading to apoptosis of cancer cells used. CONCLUSION: The structure-activity relationship study revealed that the derivatives bearing electron-withdrawing substituents were more effective. The present study resulted in identification of the compounds demonstrating broad spectrum cytotoxic activity.
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Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Citotoxinas/farmacologia , Triazóis/farmacologia , Umbeliferonas/farmacologia , Antineoplásicos/síntese química , Antineoplásicos/química , Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Citotoxinas/síntese química , Citotoxinas/química , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Humanos , Potencial da Membrana Mitocondrial/efeitos dos fármacos , Estrutura Molecular , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Triazóis/síntese química , Triazóis/química , Umbeliferonas/químicaRESUMO
The present work describes the synthesis, characterization, and anticancer properties of c(Lys-Pro), P1; c(Orn-Pro), P2; and conjugates PA-c(Lys-Pro), C1; PA-c(Orn-Pro), C2; EPA-c(Lys-Pro), C3; and EPA-c(Orn-Pro), C4. Among all, conjugate C4 displays potent anticancer activity with IC50 1.3 µM in MDA-MB-231, 3.5 µM in PC-3, 8.9 µM in MCF-7, and 9.6 µM in Miapaca-2 cancer cells. In addition, C4 downregulates the expression of MDM2 and abrogates the cancer cell invasion/metastasis. Through knock-down of MDM2, we demonstrate that this abrogation of metastasis by C4 is primarily MDM2 dependent. Furthermore, the animal studies underscore the antitumor as well as antimetastatic potential of C4 in vivo in breast cancer model at a safe and tolerable dose of 20 mg/kg.
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Antineoplásicos/química , Antineoplásicos/uso terapêutico , Neoplasias da Mama/tratamento farmacológico , Metástase Neoplásica/prevenção & controle , Peptídeos Cíclicos/química , Peptídeos Cíclicos/uso terapêutico , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-mdm2/metabolismo , Animais , Antineoplásicos/farmacologia , Neoplasias da Mama/genética , Neoplasias da Mama/metabolismo , Neoplasias da Mama/patologia , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Ácidos Graxos Insaturados/química , Ácidos Graxos Insaturados/farmacologia , Ácidos Graxos Insaturados/uso terapêutico , Feminino , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Células HCT116 , Humanos , Células MCF-7 , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Invasividade Neoplásica/patologia , Invasividade Neoplásica/prevenção & controle , Metástase Neoplásica/patologia , Peptídeos Cíclicos/farmacologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-mdm2/genéticaRESUMO
A total of eighteen piperic acid (PA) and 4-ethylpiperic acid (EPA) amides (C1-C18) with α-, ß- and γ-amino acids were synthesized, characterized and evaluated for their efflux pump inhibitory activity against ciprofloxacin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The amides were screened against NorA overexpressing S. aureus SA-1199B and wild type S. aureus SA-1199 using ethidium bromide as NorA efflux pump substrate. EPI C6 was found to be most potent and reduced the MIC of ciprofloxacin by 16 fold followed by C18 which showed 4 fold reduction of MIC. Ethidium bromide efflux inhibition and accumulation assay proved these compounds as NorA inhibitors.
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Amidas/química , Antibacterianos/química , Proteínas de Bactérias/antagonistas & inibidores , Ácidos Graxos Insaturados/química , Proteínas Associadas à Resistência a Múltiplos Medicamentos/antagonistas & inibidores , Staphylococcus aureus/metabolismo , Amidas/farmacologia , Aminoácidos/química , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Ciprofloxacina/farmacologia , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana/efeitos dos fármacos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Proteínas Associadas à Resistência a Múltiplos Medicamentos/metabolismo , Staphylococcus aureus/efeitos dos fármacos , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
The present work describes the anti-invasive effect of conjugate BC06, a novel conjugate of EPA, (2E,4E)-4-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethylene) hex-2-enoic acid with ß,ß-disubstituted-ß-amino acid, ß(3,3)-Pip-OH (2-(4-aminopiperidin-4-yl)acetic acid), in human pancreatic carcinoma. The conjugate BC06 inhibited invasion and migration of PANC-1 cells in wound healing, matrigel invasion, and gelatin degradation assays. Apart from suppressing PI3K/Akt/NF-kB signaling, which is involved in the up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinases, our study also demonstrated that dose-dependent treatment of BC06 results in the upregulation of TIMP-1 and E-cadherin expression. Further, BC06 was found to be inhibiting the metastatic ability of PANC-1 cells by reducing MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression. These findings suggest that EPA conjugate with ß(3,3)-Pip-OH, BC06, may be used as an anti-invasive agent against human pancreatic carcinoma.
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Sclareol, a promising anticancer labdane diterpene, was isolated from Salvia sclarea. Keeping the basic stereochemistry-rich framework of the molecule intact, a method for the synthesis of novel sclareol analogues was designed using palladium(II)-catalyzed oxidative Heck coupling reaction in order to study their structure-activity relationship. Both sclareol and its derivatives showed an interesting cytotoxicity profile, with 15-(4-fluorophenyl)sclareol (SS-12) as the most potent analogue, having IC50 = 0.082 µM against PC-3 cells. It was found that SS-12 commonly interacts with Bcl-2 and Beclin 1 BH3 domain proteins and enhances autophagic flux by modulating autophagy-related proteins. Moreover, inhibition of autophagy by autophagy inhibitors protected against SS-12-induced apoptosis. Finally, SS-12 effectively suppressed tumor growth in vivo in Ehrlich's ascitic and solid Sarcoma-180 mouse models.
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Diterpenos/química , Diterpenos/uso terapêutico , Sarcoma 180/tratamento farmacológico , Animais , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose/metabolismo , Autofagia/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteína Beclina-1 , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Diterpenos/farmacologia , Desenho de Fármacos , Feminino , Halogenação , Humanos , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Camundongos , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-bcl-2/metabolismo , Salvia/química , Sarcoma 180/metabolismo , Sarcoma 180/patologia , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Serina-Treonina Quinases TOR/metabolismoRESUMO
Phytochemical analysis of the dichloromethane:methanol (1:1) extract of root parts of Prangos pabularia led to the isolation of twelve cytotoxic constituents, viz., 6-hydroxycoumarin (1), 7-hydroxycoumarin (2), heraclenol-glycoside (3), xanthotoxol (4), heraclenol (5), oxypeucedanin hydrate (6), 8-((3,3-dimethyloxiran-2-yl)methyl)-7-methoxy-2H-chromen-2-one (7), oxypeucedanin hydrate monoacetate (8), xanthotoxin (9), 4-((2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-en-1-yl)oxy)-7H-furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-one (10), imperatorin (11) and osthol (12). The isolates were identified using spectral techniques in the light of literature. 3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazol-2yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) cytotoxicity screening of the isolated constituents was carried out against six human cancer cell lines including lung (A549 and NCI-H322), epidermoid carcinoma (A431), melanoma (A375), prostate (PC-3) and Colon (HCT-116) cell lines. Osthol (12) exhibited the highest cytotoxicity with IC50 values of 3.2, 6.2, 10.9, 14.5, 24.8, and 30.2 µM against epidermoid carcinoma (A431), melanoma (A375), lung (NCI-H322), lung (A549), prostate (PC-3) and colon (HCT-116) cell lines respectively. Epidermoid carcinoma cell line A431 was sensitive to most of the compounds followed by lung (A549) cancer cell line. Finally a simple and reliable HPLC method was developed (RP-HPLC-DAD) and validated for the simultaneous quantification of these cytotoxic constituents in Prangos pabularia. The extract was analyzed using a reversed-phase Agilent ZORBAX eclipse plus column C18 (4.6×250 mm, 5 µm) at 250 nm wavelength using a gradient water-methanol solvent system at a flow rate of 0.8 ml/min. The RP-HPLC method is validated in terms of recovery, linearity, accuracy and precision (intra and inter-day validation). This method, because of shorter analysis time, makes it valuable for the commercial quality control of Prangos pabularia extracts and its future pharmaceutical preparations.