Synthesis,Characterization, and Investigation of Cholinesterase Inhibitory Properties of Novel Phthalocyanines

In this study, 4‐{2‐(2‐thienyl)ethoxy}phthalonitrile ( 3 ) and its tetra substituted peripherally metal‐free ( 4 ), lead (II) ( 5 ), magnesium (II) ( 6 ), and cobalt (II) ( 7 ) phthalocyanines were synthesized. The structural characterization of the obtained compounds was performed by a combination of FTIR, ¹H‐NMR, UV–vis, and MALDI‐TOF techniques. The inhibitory properties of these compounds were determined using Ingkaninan's methods against cholinesterase enzymes. Compound ( 7 ) had the highest enzyme inhibitory effect toward AChE and BuChE enzymes with IC₅₀ values of 23.71 ± 0.39 and 27.29 ± 0.22 μM, respectively. The enzyme kinetic study of compound ( 7 ) demonstrated noncompetitive AChE inhibition and uncompetitive BuChE inhibition. The K_i values of compound ( 7 ) against AChE and BuChE were found to 39.15 and 7.25 μM, respectively. In the tested compounds, ( 7 ) deserves further investigation for potential therapeutic candidates of Alzheimer's disease.     

A strange novel chaotic system with fully golden proportion equilibria and its mobile microcomputer-based RNG application

A strange novel three-dimensional quadratic continuous autonomous chaotic system with fully golden proportion equilibria is proposed. It has only seven terms, three quadratic nonlinearities and one parameter ‘a’. The system equations have four equilibrium points and very interestingly all the equilibrium points have fully golden proportion values. Besides, this chaotic system has hidden amplitude control properties. The dynamic analyses of the system are presented such as equilibrium points, dissipativity, Lyapunov exponents, bifurcation diagrams, phase portraits and hidden amplitude control properties. Later, electronic circuit of the system is simulated in software and implemented in real environment. Finally, microcomputer-based random number generator (RNG) application and its NIST-800-22 tests are executed as another real-time application.     

Temperature Effect on the Elasticity of Acrylamide-n-Isopropylacrylamide Copolymers

Acrylamide (AAm) – N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) copolymers were prepared via free radical crosslinking copolymerization with various weight percentages (wt%) of AAm and NIPA. The temperature dependence of the compressive elastic modulus, G, and toughness, U_T, of the PAAm- NIPA copolymers due to a volume phase transition was found using a compressive testing technique. It was observed that the compressive elastic modulus increased comprehensively when the temperature was increased between 30°C and 60°C. The PAAm- NIPA copolymers presented higher values of the compressive elastic modulus than pure NIPA above the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) (NIPA exhibits a volume phase transition from hydrophilic to hydrophobic in water at 31°C) and their compressive elastic modulus and toughness had a strong temperature dependence.     

Pyridine substituted BODIPYs: synthesis,characterization and cholinesterease, α-glucosidase inhibitory,DNA hydrolytic cleavage effects

In this study, the synthesis of new monostyryl (BDPY-2) and distyryl BODIPY dyes (BDPY-4, BDPY-5) containing pyridine groups has been reported for the first time. The acetylcholinesterase from Electrophorus electricus (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase from equine serum (BuChE), α-glucosidase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and DNA hydrolytic cleavage actions of BDPY-2, BDPY-4, BDPY-5 were investigated using various techniques. The results indicated that the compounds had varying inhibition properties against AChE, BuChE, and α-glucosidase. BDPY-4 was the most potent compound on AChE with IC₅₀ of 54.78 ± 4.51 µM, and Lineweaver–Burk plots indicated that the compound is bound to a site other than the active site as a noncompetitive inhibitor. The compound-protein binding experiment showed that BDPY-4 changed the microenvironment around AChE. On the other hand, the compounds showed lower α-glucosidase inhibition than the positive control. The DNA hydrolytic cleavage effects were not observed on supercoiled plasmid DNA in the presence of the compounds as compared to negative controls. These findings suggested that BDPY-4 might be a promising compound to treat Alzheimer’s diseases.     

The scientific thought and advances of Academician Yaroslav Stepanovich Podstrigach of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences

This article enumerates the basic areas of scientific activity of Academician Yaroslav Stepanovich Podstrigach and discusses new advances made by representatives of the scientific school founded by him which are a development of his ideas on interaction of fields of different natures in application to problems of mechanics and modern engineering.Translated fromMatematicheskie Melody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 35, 1992, pp. 3–8.