Antibacterial activity of methylated chitosan and chitooligomer derivatives: Synthesis and structure activity relationships

The purpose of this study was to synthesize series of methylated chitosaccharide derivatives, possessing various degree of methylation, and to determine their structure activity relationship (SAR) with regard to their antibacterial effect against Staphylococcus aureus. Chitosan polymer and chitooligomers were used as starting materials and were methylated by reaction with methyl iodide. Depending on the reaction conditions the degree of N-quaternization ranged from 0% to 74%, with varying degree of N,N-dimethylation, N-monomethylation and O-methylation. More selective N-quaternization could be obtained with protection group strategy. At pH 5.5 the chitosaccharide polymers and their methylated derivatives were active against S. aureus with minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranging from 16 to 512 μg/mL. At pH 7.2 the non-quaternized derivatives were inactive but their highly N-quaternized derivatives showed MIC as low as 8 μg/mL. The chitooligomers, as well as their derivatives, were inactive at both pH’s. The SAR studies revealed that N-quaternization was mainly responsible for the antibacterial effects at pH 7.2, whereas it did not contribute to the antibacterial activity under acidic conditions.     

Intrinsic peroxidase-like activity and catalase-like activity of Co3O4 nanoparticles

We demonstrate that Co(3)O(4) nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit intrinsic peroxidase-like activity and catalase-like activity. The peroxidase-like activity of the Co(3)O(4) NPs originates from their ability of electron transfer between reducing substrates and H(2)O(2), not from ˙OH radical generated. As peroxidase mimetics, Co(3)O(4) NPs were used for colorimetric determination of H(2)O(2) and glucose.     

北虫草多糖的理化特征及抗氧化和免疫活性研究

采取超高压提取,DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow和Sephadex G-100柱层析分离纯化得到虫草多糖(CMP),通过高效凝胶色谱(HPGPC)、气相色谱(GC)和傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)对其理化特征进行了表征,并对CMP抗氧化及免疫调节活性进行了测定.结果显示CMP是纯度较高杂多糖,由鼠李糖、甘露糖、葡萄糖和半乳糖4个单糖组成,结果表明超高压是一种高效的菌多糖提取技术,提取得到的CMP可以探索作为天然的抗氧化和免疫调节剂应用于功能食品和药品.     

Microcalorimetric investigation of the ATPase activity and the refolding activity of GroEL system

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - GroEL, a member of the Hsp60 class molecular chaperones, has been extensively studied by general molecular biological method not only on its ATPase...     

Oxidative coupling of epigallocatechin gallate amplifies antioxidant activity and inhibits xanthine oxidase activity

Oxidative coupling of epigallocatechin gallate resulted in great improvement in antioxidant activity such as radical scavenging activity against superoxide anion and in activity to inhibit xanthine oxidase, offering high potential as a therapeutic agent for prevention of xanthine oxidase-induced diseases such as gout.     

Adsorption behavior and activity of hexokinase

The study on the adsorption of hexokinase (HK) onto silicon wafers was carried out by means of in situ ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy in the liquid. The thickness values of the adsorbed HK layer determined by both techniques were in excellent agreement and evidenced HK monolayer formation. The adsorption of HK onto Si wafers was favored at low ionic strength, indicating that the adsorption is mainly driven by electrostatic forces, since salt screens not only the segment-segment repulsion but also the segment-surface attraction when the salt concentration increases. The enzymatic activity of free HK and of adsorbed HK was measured as a function of time. Free HK in solution lost activity upon storage. Contrarily, adsorbed HK kept its activity level even after 48 h storage at room temperature. This outstanding behavior was attributed to specific orientation of the HK active site to the solution.     

Gastroprotective activity of epitaondiol and sargaol

The effects of epitaondiol (1) and sargaol (2), isolated from the brown alga Stypopodium flabelliforme on HCl/ethanol-induced gastric lesions in mice were evaluated and compared with that of lansoprazole. Epitaondiol and sargaol (6.25 - 50 mg/kg) dose-dependently inhibited the appearance of gastric lesions in mice, displaying similar values to lansoprazole at 20 mg/kg. Both epitaondiol and sargaol showed gastroprotective activity with ED50 values of 40 mg/kg and 35 mg/kg, respectively. The results suggest that epitaondiol and sargaol protect the gastric mucosa in the HCl/EtOH model in mice.     

Antifungal activity of plumericin and isoplumericin

This study evaluated the in vitro antifungal activity of the chloroform extract of Plumeria bicolor and its phytoconstituents plumericin and isoplumericin against Candida species and Cryptococcus neoformans by measuring the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Fungicidal Concentration (MFC). Plumericin's consistently high activity against Candida albicans, C. krusei, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis and Cryptococcus neoformans was more potent than isoplumericin and the standard antifungal drug nystatin suggesting its potential as a drug candidate for candidiasis and cryptococcosis.     

Synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of ethynylthiazoles

A series of acetylene derivatives of thiazole using the Sonogashira cross-coupling method was synthesized and evaluated in vivo for their anti-inflammatory activity. Four compounds exhibited good anti-inflammatory activity and two inhibited soybean lipoxygenase. Published in Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 769–774, May, 2006.     

Synthesis and anti-HIV activity of guanidinoglycosides

The new guanidinylation reagent N,N'-diBoc-N'-triflylguanidine was used to efficiently convert multiamine-containing glycosides including kanamycin A and B, tobramycin, paromomycin, and neomycin B to the corresponding fully guanidinylated analogues (guanidinoglycosides). This transformation occurs in the presence of H(2)O under mild conditions. Guanidinotobramycin and guanidinoneomycin B were found to inhibit the replication of the HIV virus with activities approximately 100 times greater than the parent aminoglycosides.     

苯并异噻唑啉酮类化合物的合成与活性研究

通过烷基醇与固体三光气(BTC)反应后加入1,2-苯并异噻唑啉-2(3H)-酮(BIT)继续反应的“一锅法”制备了8种未见文献报道的2-(苯并异噻唑啉-3-酮-2-基)甲酸酯类化合物.化合物结构经IR、1HNMR和元素分析确认,并且对枯草芽孢杆菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、嗜水单细胞菌和大肠杆菌进行了初步抑菌活性实验,实验结果表...     

Antifungal activity of halophenols and halonitrophenols

Summary Thirty one compounds (phenol; its 12 possible monohalo analogues; 18 nitrophenols (2- and 4-nitrophenols, 4-, 5-, and 6-halo-2-nitrophenols, 3-halo-4-nitrophenols)) were tested for antifungal activity against six fungi (A. niger, A. oryzae, M. verrucaria, T. viride, M. cirinelloides, andT. mentagrophytes) inSabouraud dextrose broth. The two most fungitoxic compounds of those studied were 5-fluoro- and 5-iodo-2-nitrophenols which inhibited all the fungi at concentrations under 10 µg/ml. 6-Iodo-2-nitrophenol inhibited five fungi at a concentration below 10 µg/ml andM. cirinelloides at 10–100 µg/ml.

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Fungizide Aktivität von Halogenphenolen und Nitrohalogenphenolen

Zusammenfassung 31 Verbindungen (Phenol; seine 12 möglichen monohalogenierten Derivate; 18 Nitrophenole (2- und 4-Nitrophenole, 4-, 5- und 6-Halogen-2-nitrophenole, 3-Halogen-4-nitrophenole)) wurden gegenüber 6 Pilzstämmen (A. niger, A. oryzae, M. verrucaria, T. viride, M. cirinelloides, T. mentagrophytes) inSabouraud-Nähmedium auf ihre fungizide Aktivität untersucht. Am effizientesten waren dabei 5-Fluor- und 5-lod-2-nitrophenole (Hemmung aller Stämme bei Konzentrationen <10 µg/ml). 6-lod-2-nitrophenol war gegen 5 Pilze bei Konzentrationen <10 µg/ml und gegenüberM. cirinelloides zwischen 10 und 100 µg/ml aktiv.

     

Anti-hydroxyl radical activity,redox potential and anti-AChE activity of Amanita strobiliformis polysaccharide extract

This study outlines antioxidant and anti-AChE activities of the polysaccharide (PSH) extract from the mushroom species Amanita strobiliformis. Both the presence of α and ß glucans within the aforementioned extract was recorded. PSH extract displayed a profound scavenging activity of OH radicals (IC₅₀ value, 11.86 ± 0.59 μg/mL) and high potential for reduction of Fe³⁺ ions (174.11 ± 8.70 mg eq. AA/g d.w.) being almost 48- and 5-fold more effective than mannitol and butylated hydroxytoluene used as a positive control, respectively. Compared with galanthamine (0.001 μg), the same extract exhibited a moderate anti-AChE activity (10 μg) in solid. Since purified PSH extract exhibited higher bioactivity (IC₅₀ value 7.27 ± 0.31 μg/mL, 197.68 ± 9.47 mg eq. AA/g d.w. and 0.1 μg, respectively), it can be predominantly ascribed to the polysaccharide compounds. A. strobiliformis PSH extract may be considered as a promising resource of potent bioactive polysaccharides of natural origin successfully addressing both oxidative stress and lack of acetylcholine.     

Antitumor activity of Hypsizigus marmoreus. I. Antitumor activity of extracts and polysaccharides.

Antitumor activity of Hypsizigus marmoreus, one of the most popular Japanese edible mushrooms, was investigated. The aqueous and methanol extracts were tested against allogeneic tumor, solid sarcoma 180 and syngeneic tumor, Meth A fibrosarcoma. The aqueous extract was highly active in inhibiting growth of solid sarcoma 180, but not as much for Meth A fibrosarcoma. Fractionation of antitumor substances of the aqueous extract isolated four polysaccharides. Chemical analysis revealed one of them to be beta-(1-3)-glucan with a remarkable inhibitory effect against tumor-growth of sarcoma 180.     

Photocatalytic activity of ultra-fine rutile in methanol-water solution and dependence of activity on particle size

Ultra-fine rutile was prepared from titanium tetrachloride below 100°C and calcined in order to increase particle size. The effect of the particle size of the rutile on the photocatalytic activity in a methanol-water solution was observed in the range 120–1500 Å. The activity increased inversely with the diameter.     

Flash photolysis and antioxidant activity

The photo-chemical behaviour of a number of mono- and polyfunctional commercial phenolic antioxidants has been examined using kinetic micro-second flash photolysis. The technique provides useful information on the relationship between antioxidant structure and the efficiency of phenoxy radical production. The kinetics of decay of the phenoxy radicals are also found to be dependent on structure. Mono-functional antioxidants give phenoxy radicals which decay by a second-order process whereas polyfunctional antioxidants give phenoxy radicals that decay by a first-order process. In the former case dimerisation to give bisphenolic coupling products is observed whereas, with the latter, this process is sterically inhibited. The value of flash photolysis as a probe for studying antioxidant activity is discussed.