Antibacterial, Anti-Chlamydial, and Cytotoxic Activities of a Marine Snail (Hexaplex trunculus) Phospholipase A2: an In Vitro Study

In order to report pharmacological characterization of marine snail (Hexaplex trunculus) hepatopancreatic phospholipase A₂ (mSDPLA₂), we have talked for the first time the antimicrobial activity against different pathogenic bacterial strains, anti-chlamydial activity as well as its cytotoxic activity against McCoy cell lines. mSDPLA₂, showed a high level of activity towards Gram-positive bacteria as Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Whereas Gram-negative bacteria, unfortunately, exhibited a higher resistance, mSDPLA₂ was also found to have a strong cytotoxic activity, causing significant morphological alterations of the McCoy cell lines surfaces and to be a hinder to the proliferation. Moreover, mSDPLA₂ proved to have a very potent anti-chlamydial activity. Over 95?% inhibition of chlamydial inclusions were obtained at a concentration of 10???g/ml of mSDPLA₂ after 24?h postinfection. Interestingly, at a concentration of 10???g/ml of mSDPLA₂, the proliferation of McCoy cells was not affected. Approximately 50?% inhibition of cell growth was obtained with a concentration of 37???g/mL of mSDPLA₂. mSDPLA₂ could be considered as an excellent candidate for the development of a new anti-infective agent. This enzyme showed significant antimicrobial activities.     

(m‐CH3C6H4NH3)6P6O18

In hexakis(m‐toluidinium) cyclo­hexaphosphate, 6C₇H₁₀N⁺·­P₆O₁₈^6?, the atomic arrangement is typical of a layer structure. Layers including the centrosymmetric P₆O₁₈ ring anions develop around the (100) planes at x = . The hydrogen‐bond distribution is described.     

Synthesis,proton NMR stereochemical study and diels-alder reaction of (E)-7-arylidene-2H,6H-naphtho[1,8-bc]furan-2,6-diones

7-Arylidene-2H,6H-naphtho[1,8-bc]furan-2,6-diones 3 were prepared by a retro-Diels-Alder reaction of the corresponding dihydro 1,3-oxazines 2 or in a one pot synthesis from 6-hydroxy-2H-naphtho[1,8-bc]furan-2-one 1 . Their E configuration was established from the chemical shift's values of the vinylic proton and by ¹H nmr NOE difference spectroscopy. Cycloadditions of 3b upon styrene or stilbene were catalyzed by boron trifluoride etherate. The cycloadducts were obtained with the relative trans configuration.     

Hybrid crystal NH3(CH2)4NH3SiF6 as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of benzoxazoles,benzimidazoles and benzothiazoles under solvent-free conditions

An easy synthetic protocol for the synthesis of biologically active benzimidazole, benzothiazole and benzoxazole derivatives has been demonstrated using a hybrid crystal NH₃(CH₂)₄NH₃SiF₆ as a mild and efficient heterogeneous catalyst. Short reaction times, solvent-free conditions, good to excellent yields, easy reusability and use of an eco-friendly catalyst are some of the significant attributes of the present method.     

Theoretical study of selenium and tellurium impurities in (ZnO)6 clusters using DFT and TDDFT

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have attracted much interest due to their potential applications in various fields including optoelectronics, glass industries, and solar cells. These compounds hold the promise of creating new materials that can advance energy technologies. In this work, a series of (ZnO)₆ clusters with selenium and tellurium applied as substitutional impurities has been studied. The investigated structures have been produced through the doping of (ZnO)₆ clusters by replacing an oxygen atom with a selenium or a tellurium atom at each time. The ground state geometric parameters of (ZnO)₆ structures, containing selenium or tellurium atoms as substitutional impurities, were calculated using density functional theory (DFT) with B3LYP and LanL2DZ basis set. Excited state energies and absorption wavelengths were computed using time‐dependent‐DFT (TDDFT). For the calculation of emission wavelengths, Hartree–Fock configuration interaction singles (HF/CIS) has been used in order to perform the excited state geometry optimization. This work led to some important results that can be helpful for developing novel THz sensitive materials and imaging detectors that may be an alternative to x‐rays detectors for radiology as well as for the development of solar cells and electroluminescent diodes. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures have attracted growing interest due to their potential applications in many technological fields, including optoelectronics, the glass industry, and energy. The presence of impurities, in particular selenium and tellurium, in ZnO‐based clusters can affect their structural and spectroscopic properties. Some of these doped nanostructures have favorable Terahertz emission characteristics that make them good candidates for applications in biology and medicine.     

A noncontact atomic force microscope in air using a quartz resonator and the FM detection method

Noncontact imaging was successfully performed with the quartz resonator in air by using the FM detection method. A constant frequency shift mode was used. The frequency shift was about -30 mHz, which was induced by the attractive force gradient. A noncontact image of the Si(111) atomic step was obtained with vertical and lateral resolutions of 0.8 Å and 60 Å.     

Novel and efficient one‐pot synthesis of azuleno[1,2‐b]‐benzothiophenic enones from the corresponding 2‐cycloheptatrientyl‐3‐(2‐furyl)benzothiophenes

2‐Cycloheptatrienyl‐3‐(2‐furyl)benzothiophenes, which are prepared by Stille coupling reaction of 2‐cyclo‐heptatrienyl‐3‐bromobenzothiophene with the 5‐substituted 2‐trimethylstannylfurans, react with triphenylmethyl tetrafluoroborate to give the corresponding azuleno[1,2‐b]benzothiophenic enones in excellent yields.     

Influence of the solvent on the gas chromatographic behaviour of urea herbicides

Summary Degradation products of chlorsulfuron, chlortoluron, diuron, fluometuron, isoproturon, linuron, metabenzthiazuron, metobromuron, and monuron formed in the gas chromatographic injector have been used for identification of the respective herbicides. Mass spectra of the derived compounds were obtained with a quadrupole mass spectrometric detector working in scan mode (20–450 amu). The compounds generated often depended on the solvent used for phenylurea herbicide injection (ethanol, methanol, dichloromethane, and acetonitrile). When methanol and ethanol were used as solvents the major products formed from phenylureas were carbamic acid esters. When acetonitrile or dichloromethane were used the main derivatives were phenylisocyanates. Chlorsulfuron and metabenzthiazuron, however, generated a triazine plus a phenylsulfonamide and a benzothiazolamine, respectively, irrespective of the solvent used. Linuron and diuron behaved similarly and gave degradation products with the same mass spectra. The thermal reactions occurred instantaneously in the injector block and were promoted by the high temperature selected (300°C). Detemination of the compounds derived from urea herbicides, by use of a 30 m BP10 column and a selected ion registering (SIR) program based on two or three ions, can be used for sensitive detection of the presence of urea herbicides in environmental extracts. With standards in methanol instrument detection limits ranged from 0.1 pg for chlorsulfuron (detected as 2-chlorobenzensulfonamide) to 1 pg for monuron and metobromuron (both detected as their carbamic acid methyl esters).RSD were below 9% at the 5 ng L⁻¹ level. The response was linearly dependent on quantily (r>0.9986) in the 5 ng L⁻¹ to 25 μg L⁻¹ range. Unequivocal identification of some phenylurea herbicides was not always possible because some herbicides with similar structures, for example diuron and linuron, gave the same derivative.     

Synthesis, characterization, and thermochemistry of acid attack of “B” type carbonate fluorapatites

A series of ??B?? type carbonate fluorapatites (B?CCO₃?CFap) have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and chemical analysis. The thermochemical study of phosphoric acid attack of the products was performed by a 19% w/w P₂O₅ solution on raw and deconvoluted curves. The calculated thermogenesis curves show one, two, or four peaks, depending on the mass of dissolved solid and the carbonate content in B?CCO₃?CFap. The plot of the quantity of heat measured by integrating the raw signal as a function of the dissolved mass in the same volume solution presents three straight segments for low-carbonated and two segments for moderately carbonated ones. From the slopes of line segments, it was possible to determine the enthalpies of dissolution of ??B?? type carbonate fluorapatites and to deduce that of precipitation of CaF₂ and Ca(H₂PO₄)₂·H₂O, which have been compared to directly measured or literature data.