Design,Synthesis, Docking,DFT, MD Simulation Studies of a New Nicotinamide-Based Derivative: In Vitro Anticancer and VEGFR-2 Inhibitory Effects

A nicotinamide-based derivative was designed as an antiproliferative VEGFR-2 inhibitor with the key pharmacophoric features needed to interact with the VEGFR-2 catalytic pocket. The ability of the designed congener ((E)-N-(4-(1-(2-(4-benzamidobenzoyl)hydrazono)ethyl)phenyl)nicotinamide), compound 10, to bind with the VEGFR-2 enzyme was demonstrated by molecular docking studies. Furthermore, six various MD simulations studies established the excellent binding of compound 10 with VEGFR-2 over 100 ns, exhibiting optimum dynamics. MM-GBSA confirmed the proper binding with a total exact binding energy of −38.36 Kcal/Mol. MM-GBSA studies also revealed the crucial amino acids in the binding through the free binding energy decomposition and declared the interactions variation of compound 10 inside VEGFR-2 via the Protein–Ligand Interaction Profiler (PLIP). Being new, its molecular structure was optimized by DFT. The DFT studies also confirmed the binding mode of compound 10 with the VEGFR-2. ADMET (in silico) profiling indicated the examined compound’s acceptable range of drug-likeness. The designed compound was synthesized through the condensation of N-(4-(hydrazinecarbonyl)phenyl)benzamide with N-(4-acetylphenyl)nicotinamide, where the carbonyl group has been replaced by an imine group. The in-vitro studies were consonant with the obtained in silico results as compound 10 prohibited VEGFR-2 with an IC₅₀ value of 51 nM. Compound 10 also showed antiproliferative effects against MCF-7 and HCT 116 cancer cell lines with IC₅₀ values of 8.25 and 6.48 μM, revealing magnificent selectivity indexes of 12.89 and 16.41, respectively.     

CsF promoted rapid synthesis of spirooxindole-pyran annulated heterocycles at room temperature in ethanol

A newer, versatile, and straightforward synthetic strategy for the construction of functionalized spirooxindole-pyran annulated heterocycles is described. The procedure is based on CsF-promoted rapid tandem Knoevenagel-Michael-Cyclocondensation reaction of isatin, malononitrile, and 4-hydroxycoumarin/barbituric acids/pyrazolone at room temperature in ethanol. This methodology has various advantages like easy operational, excellent yields within short reaction time (3-25 min), and simple isolation of products. The CsF has a dual role as a base and carbonyl activator.     

Mesoscopic Modeling of Capillarity-Induced Two-Phase Transport in a Microfluidic Porous Structure

Mesoscopic modeling at the pore scale offers great promise in exploring the underlying structure transport performance of flow through porous media. The present work studies the fluid flow subjected to capillarity-induced resonance in porous media characterized by different porous structure and wettability. The effects of porosity and wettability on the displacement behavior of the fluid flow through porous media are discussed. The results are presented in the form of temporal evolution of percentage saturation and displacement of the fluid front through porous media. The present study reveals that the vibration in the form of acoustic excitation could be significant in the mobilization of fluid through the porous media. The dependence of displacement of the fluid on physicochemical parameters like wettability of the surface, frequency along with the porosity is analyzed. It was observed that the mean displacement of the fluid is more in the case of invading fluid with wetting phase where the driving force strength is not so dominant.     

Determination of signs of hyperfine coupling constants for an S = ½ system through E.P.R., ENDOR and double ENDOR

A systematic method of obtaining relative signs of hyperfine coupling constants is described. It applies to systems consisting of (a) a set of one or more nuclei coupled fairly strongly to the electron spin, and possessing a two-fold (or higher) axis of symmetry, together with (b) a set of weakly coupled nuclei defining superhyperfine transitions. ENDOR measurements for several E.P.R. hyperfine transitions, with the field oriented along the symmetry axis, give relative signs of hyperfine components for this direction. Signs for the other directions can then be obtained through ENDOR measurements on a single hyperfine transition at various field orientations. Additional double ENDOR measurements may be necessary for very weakly coupled nuclei. This method can complement double ENDOR studies in favourable cases. It is illustrated by the determination of signs of coupling constants of protons and of ⁷⁵As in the AsO₄ ^4- radical in KH₂AsO₄.     

Inclusion complex of Isatoic anhydride with β-cyclodextrin and supramolecular one-pot synthesis of 2, 3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones in aqueous media

The inclusion complex of isatoic anhydride with β-cyclodextrin was formed as a result of intermolecular interaction between isatoic anhydride with β-CD. The inclusion complex was confirmed by IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and DSC studies. From application of complex, herein we have described a simple and efficient protocol for synthesis of 2, 3-dihydroquinazoline-4(1H)-one derivatives by one pot condensation of isatoic anhydride, ammonium acetate or amine and aldehyde using β-CD as a supramolecular catalyst in aqueous media.     

Synthesis,structure and magnetic properties of unsymmetrical dodecanuclear Mn–Ln clusters

Reaction of manganese acetate and lanthanide nitrates in the presence of excess of PhCOOH affords highly asymmetric dodecanuclear mixed-metal [Mn₁₀Ln₂(OH)(O)₈(PhCOOH)(PhCOO)₁₉] (Ln = Pr^III (1), Nd^III (2)) clusters. The similar reaction, but with only 2 equiv. of PhCOOH resulted in the compounds with higher nuclearity [Mn₁₁Eu₄(O)₈(OH)₈(PhCOO)₁₈(NO₃)₂(H₂O)₆]NO₃ · 4CH₃CN (3). Variable-temperature solid-state magnetic susceptibility of 1 and 2 in the temperature range 1.8–300 K were carried out, and for both complexes antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between the metal centers were observed, giving an estimated S = 17/2 ground state. AC magnetic susceptibility data have revealed out-of-phase signals, which suggest that these complexes exhibit a slow relaxation of magnetization as observed in single-molecule magnets.     

Single-crystal 55Mn NMR spectra of two Mn12 single-molecule magnets

The initial application is reported of single-crystal 55Mn NMR spectroscopy, and associated orientation dependence studies, to single-molecule magnets (SMMs). The studies were performed on two members of the Mn12 family of SMMs, [Mn12O12(O2CMe)16(H2O)4].2MeCO2H.4H2O (Mn12-Ac) and [Mn12O12(O2CCH2Br)16(H2O)4].4CH)Cl) (Mn12-BrAc). Single-crystal spectra give a dramatic improvement in the spectral resolution over oriented powder spectra, allowing the clear observation of quadrupolar splittings, the determination of quadrupole coupling parameters (e2qQ), and an assessment of the symmetry-lowering perturbation of the core of Mn12-Ac by hydrogen-bonding interactions with lattice solvate molecules of crystallization. The results emphasize the utility of single-crystal NMR studies to probe the cores of these magnetic molecules.     

A multifrequency-resonator-based system for high-sensitivity high-field EPR investigations of small single crystals

In this paper, we describe a multifrequency spectroscopic system which is ideally suited to EPR investigations of very small single crystals. Our method utilizes oversized resonant cavities and a continuously tunable vector network analyzer. This system provides excellent sensitivity over a broad frequency range from about 30 GHz up to about 120 GHz, and in magnetic fields up to 33 T.     

Introduction to the theory and applications of uncertainty

We introduce the special volume “The theory and applications of uncertainty”.