Design and chemical behavior of novel pyrimidine derivatives and their evaluation of cytotoxicity

Abstract

Diphenyl-4-thioxo-1,4-dihydropyrimidin-5-yl)ethan-1-one 4 was obtained upon the reaction of (phenylamino)but-2-enethioyl)benzamide 3 with sodium hydroxide. The reactions of 4 with several active species such as benzaldehyde, urea, malononitrile, ethyl cyanoacetate, hydrazine, and carbon disulfide were studied. The antitumor activities of some selective compounds were examined against two cell lines: Mammalian cell lines: A-549 cells (human lung cancer cell line) and MRC-5 cells (normal human lung fibroblast cell line); some of the compounds were highly efficient; compound 13 has the most effective anticancer activity.     

Kinetics of isothermal decomposition of γ-irradiated and unirradiated Co(II) succinato complex

A kinetic study of the dehydration and decomposition of -irradiated and unirradiated Na₂[Co(C₄H₄O₄)₂]·7H₂O has been studied using isothermal and dynamic thermogravimetric methods. The thermal dehydration occurs in one step regulated by a random nucleation model (A₃), while the decomposition of anhydrous salt is controlled by a phase boundary controlled model (R₃). The kinetic parameters obtained at three heating rates are in good agreement; however, the values of the kinetic parameters estimated isothermally are slightly different from those estimated dynamically. Irradiation enhanced both the dehydration and the decomposition reactions but did not modify their mechanisms. The activation energy decreases as the irradiation dose increases.

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Zusammenfassung Unter Anwendung von isothermen und dynamischen thermogravimetrischen Methoden wurde eine kinetische Untersuchung der Dehydratation und der Zersetzung von -bestrahltem und unbestrahltem Na₂[Co(C₄H₄O₄)₂]·7H₂O durchgeführt. Die thermische Dehydratation erfolgt in einem Schritt, bestimmt durch ein Random-Keimbildungsmodell (A₃), während die Zersetzung der wasserfreien Salze durch ein phasengrenzenkontrolliertes Modell bestimmt wird (R₃). Die bei drei Aufheizgeschwindigkeiten erhaltenen kinetischen Parameter stehen in guter Übereinstimmung; jedoch weichen die isotherm geschätzten kinetischen Parameter etwas von den dynamisch ermittelten ab. Bestrahlung mehrt sowohl die Dehydratations- als auch die Zersetzungsreaktionen, beläßt deren Mechanismus jedoch unverändert. Die Aktivierungsenergie sinkt mit zunehmender Strahlungsdosis.

     

Effect of polyphenols from Vicia faba L on lipase activity and melanogenesis

Two new flavonoid glycosides, kaempferol 3-O-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl (1→6) (3′′-acetyl)-β-D-galactopyranoside 1 and kaempferol 3-O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl-5-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside 2, along with six known ones 3–8 were isolated from the flowers of Vicia faba L. (Fabaceae). Methanol extract and the isolated compounds were tested against lipase and melanogenesis inhibition activities and resulted in that compound 2 showed 53 and 77% lipase inhibition activity in concentrations of 400 and 800 μg/mL, respectively. For melanogenesis, compounds 2, 3 and 4 exhibited potent melanogenesis inhibition activity where the melanin content in melanoma cells was decreased to be about 57.5, 56 and 61%, respectively, with no obvious melanocytotoxicity. The rest of compounds showed weak to moderate activity. The results of melanogenesis inhibition activity of this study suggested the potential use of Vicia faba flowers as a skin-whitening agent and reveal the flowers to be a rich source of important phytochemicals with antilipase and melanogenesis inhibitory activity.     

Utilization of tetrazolium blue for the colorimetric assay of tannins in tea

A simple, rapid and accurate colorimetric method is proposed for the determination of tannins, based on the reduction of tetrazolium blue in alkaline medium by tannins at 90 ± 2 °C for 15 min, leading to the formation of a highly coloured formazan derivative. Absorbance measurements were made at 527 nm and the calibration graph was linear for 0.2-9.0 g/ml of tannic acid. For more accurate analysis, the Ringbom optimum concentration range was found to be 0.5–8.2 g/ml. The relative standard deviation for the determination in a tea sample containing 7.55% tannins was 1.65%. Most of the ingredients commonly found in tea samples do not interfere with the determination. Several tea samples were analysed using the proposed method.     

Stochastic analysis of two-phase flow in porous media: I. Spectral/perturbation approach

Stochastic analysis of steady-state two-phase (water and oil) flow in heterogeneous porous media is performed using the perturbation theory and spectral representation techniques. The governing equations describing the flow are coupled and nonlinear. The key stochastic input variables are intrinsic permeability,k, and the soil and fluid dependent retention parameter, . Three different stochastic combinations of these two imput parameters were considered. The perturbation/spectral analysis was used to develop closed-form expressions that describe stochastic variability of key output processes, such as capillary and individual phase pressures and specific discharges. The analysis also included the estimation of the effective flow properties. The impact of the spatial variability ofk and on the variances of pressures, effective conductivities, and specific discharges was examined.     

Facial expression recognition based on image pyramid and single-branch decision tree

In this paper, a new approach has been proposed for improved facial expression recognition. The new approach is inspired by the compressive sensing theory and multiresolution approach to facial expression problems. Initially, each image sample is decomposed into desired pyramid levels at different sizes and resolutions. Pyramid features at all levels are concatenated to form a pyramid feature vector. The vectors are further reinforced and reduced in dimension using a measurement matrix based on compressive sensing theory. For classification, a multilevel classification approach based on single-branch decision tree has been proposed. The proposed multilevel classification approach trains a number of binary support vector machines equal to the number of classes in the datasets. Class of test data is evaluated through the nodes of the tree from the root to its apex. The results obtained from the approach are impressive and outperform most of its counterparts in the literature under the same databases and settings.     

Kinetics and mechanism of oxidation of tris(ethylenediamine)-chromium(III) by N-bromosuccinimide

Summary In aqueous solutions, [Cr(en)₃]³⁺ aquates to [Cr(en)₂-(H₂O) ₂]³⁺. A kinetic study of the oxidation of [Cr(en)₃]³⁺ by N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) in aqueous solutions and water-alcohol solvent mixtures was performed. The reaction is first order with respect to both total [Cr^III] and [NBS]. The rate is inversely dependent upon [H⁺] in the 7.0–7.9 pH range, and varies with the co-solvent according to the order: MeOH > EtOH > PrOH. An appropriate mechanism, in which the deprotonated [Cr(en)₂(OH)(H₂O)]²⁺ is the reactive species, is suggested. Thermodynamic activation parameters have been calculated.Abstracted from the PhD thesis (Ain Shams University) of A. E.- D. M. Abdel-Hady.     

Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazines: Fenbendazole,oxifenbendazole analogs and related derivatives

A series of imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazines has been prepared and evaluated for macrofilaricidal activity against Brugia pahangi or Acanthocheilonema viteae infections in jirds. The imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine analogs of fen-bendazole and oxifenbendazole are reported. In addition, several 6-aminoimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives have been prepared. None of these compounds possessed significant activity against human cytomega-lovirus (HCMV) or filarial infections.     

Utility of the ion-pair formation for spectrophotometric determination of terfenadine in pure form and in some pharmaceutical formulations

A spectrophotometric procedure for the determination of terfenadine and a number of its pharmaceutical preparations has been developed that offers advantages of simplicity, rapidity, sensitivity and stability indication over the official USP (1995) method. The proposed method is based on the formation of ion-pairs by the reaction of terfenadine with some chromotropic acid mono- and bis-azo dyes. Different variables affecting the ion-pair formation were studied and optimized. At the maximum absorption of 557, 521, 592 and 543 nm, Beer's law is obeyed in the range 0.2–18.6, 0.2–16.4, 0.2–25.0 and 0.2–22.2 g ml^–1 on using reagents I, II, III and IV, respectively. The stoichiometric ratio and stability of each ion-pair were estimated and the mechanism of the reaction is discussed. The molar absorptivity and Sandell sensitivity of the produced ion-pairs were calculated in addition to Ringbom optimum concentration ranges. Statistical treatment of the experimental results indicates that the procedures are precise and accurate. Excipients used as additives in pharmaceutical formulations did not interfere in the proposed procedures. The reliability of the methods was established by parallel determination against the official USP method. The procedures described were successfully applied to the determination of the bulk drug and its pharmaceutical formulations by applying the standard addition technique.     

Laser techniques in acoustically levitated micro droplets

Laser techniques were applied to an acoustically levitated droplet for remote investigation of the diameter, species concentration and temperature of the suspended droplet. To this end, the third and the fourth harmonic of a Nd:YAG laser were used for investigation of elastic, fluorescence and phosphorescence signals from the droplet. The droplet was seeded with thermographic phosphors and acetone for the phosphorescence and fluorescence measurements, respectively. The techniques were applied simultaneously using an imaging stereoscope. The imaging device allowed for an identical visualization of incoming signal through separate optical filters. Temperature measurements in droplets is important in the study of e.g. exothermic chemical reactions, spray processes, combustion, and in bioanalytical applications where the biological material is temperature sensitive or dependent on optimal temperature for function. Results from these investigations showed that temperature measurements in acoustically levitated droplets using laser-induced phosphorescence are feasible. The results also show the potential of simultaneous laser based measurements on levitated droplets. Diameter variation (surface area), mixture concentration and temperature were measured simultaneously.