High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatographic Quantification of Kaempferol and Apigenin in the Whole-Plant Powder of Sida spinosa Linn

JPC – Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC - Sida spinosa Linn. (synonyms: S. alba L., S. angustifolia Lam., S. angustifolia Mill.), Malvaceae, is an annual erect, branched...     

Natural antifungal compounds from the peels of Ipomoea batatas Lam

Three antifungal compounds have been isolated for the first time from the peels of Ipomoea batatas Lam. Their structures were established on the basis of 1D and 2D NMR spectra data as well as ESI-MS and IR analysis. Urs-13(18)-ene-3β-yl acetate was found to possess a weak activity against Sporothrix schenckii and Trichophyton metagrophytes fungi with an MIC value of 50 μg/mL each. Stigmasterol and 3-friedelanol were equally active against T. metagrophytes.     

Refractive index and molar refractivity of benzonitrile, chlorobenzene, benzyl chloride and benzyl alcohol with benzene at T = 298.15, 303.15, 308.15 and 313.15 K

Densities and refractive indices were measured for the binary liquid mixtures formed by benzonitrile, chlorobenzene, benzyl chloride, and benzyl alcohol with benzene at (T = 298.15, 303.15, 308.15 and 313.15 K) and atmospheric pressure over the whole concentration range. The Lorentz–Lorentz mixing rule, the Ramaswami and Anbananthan model, and the model devised by Glinski were used to study the refractive index and molar refractivity. These results have been discussed to study the type of mixing behavior between the mixing molecules. The measured data were fitted to the Redlich–Kister polynomial relation to estimate the binary coefficients and standard errors. Furthermore, the McAllister multibody interaction model is used to correlate the binary refractive index with the experimental findings. It is observed that molar refractivity, molecular interaction, and association constant can be better understood from these models.     

Biochemical and Biophysical Characterisation of the Hepatitis E Virus Guanine-7-Methyltransferase

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an understudied pathogen that causes infection through fecal contaminated drinking water and is prominently found in South Asian countries. The virus affects ~20 million people annually, leading to ~60,000 infections per year. The positive-stranded RNA genome of the HEV genotype 1 has four conserved open reading frames (ORFs), of which ORF1 encodes a polyprotein of 180 kDa in size, which is processed into four non-structural enzymes: methyltransferase (MTase), papain-like cysteine protease, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, and RNA helicase. MTase is known to methylate guanosine triphosphate at the 5′-end of viral RNA, thereby preventing its degradation by host nucleases. In the present study, we cloned, expressed, and purified MTase spanning 33–353 amino acids of HEV genotype 1. The activity of the purified enzyme and the conformational changes were established through biochemical and biophysical studies. The binding affinity of MTase with magnesium ions (Mg²⁺) was studied by isothermal calorimetry (ITC), microscale thermophoresis (MST), far-UV CD analysis and, fluorescence quenching. In summary, a short stretch of nucleotides has been cloned, coding for the HEV MTase of 37 kDa, which binds Mg²⁺ and modulate its activity. The chelation of magnesium reversed the changes, confirming its role in enzyme activity.     

Microwave-Assisted Solid-Phase Synthesis of Cephalosporin Derivatives with Antibacterial Activity

 The reaction of heterocyclic acids with 7-amino-cephalosporanic acid adsorbed on basic alumina under microwave irradiation afforded the N-acylated cephalosporin analogues in satisfactory yield. All compounds were tested for their antibacterial activity; some of them showed significant antibacterial properties. Cefotaxime and cephalothin were used as reference drugs.     

Azadirachtin as a Biomarker Compound in HPTLC Assay of Seed and Seed Oil of Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

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Covariant differential calculus on the quantum exterior vector space

We formulate a differential calculus on the quantum exterior vector space spanned by the generators of a non-anticommutative algebra satisfying

Studies on 2-aminobenzophenone-2-thenolhydrazone complexes of some bivalent transition metal ions

Summary Complexes having the chemical compositions [VO(Habth)₂SO₄], [M(Habth)₂Cl₂] [M=Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II or Zn^II) and [M(abth)₂] [M=V^IVO, Co^II, Ni^II, Cu^II or Zn^II) and Habth=2-aminobenzophenone-2-thenoylhydrazone] have been prepared and characterized. The complexes are non-electrolytes. Magnetic moments and electronic, photoacoustic, e.s.r. and i.r. spectra of the complexes are used to establish the stereochemistry and mode of bonding of the hydrazone.