Sarcorucinine-D Inhibits Cholinesterases and Calcium Channels: Molecular Dynamics Simulation and In Vitro Mechanistic Investigations

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors and calcium channel blockers are considered effective therapies for Alzheimer’s disease. AChE plays an essential role in the nervous system by catalyzing the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. In this study, the inhibition of the enzyme AChE by Sarcorucinine-D, a pregnane type steroidal alkaloid, was investigated with experimental enzyme kinetics and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation techniques. Kinetics studies showed that Sarcorucinine-D inhibits two cholinesterases—AChE and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE)—noncompetitively, with K_i values of 103.3 and 4.66 µM, respectively. In silico ligand-protein docking and MD simulation studies conducted on AChE predicted that Sarcorucinine-D interacted via hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonds with the residues of the active-site gorge of AChE. Sarcorucinine-D was able to relax contractility concentration-dependently in the intestinal smooth muscles of jejunum obtained from rabbits. Not only was the spontaneous spasmogenicity inhibited, but it also suppressed K⁺-mediated spasmogenicity, indicating an effect via the inhibition of voltage-dependent Ca²⁺ channels. Sarcorucinine-D could be considered a potential lead molecule based on its properties as a noncompetitive AChE inhibitor and a Ca²⁺ channel blocker.     

Parisaponin Ⅰ和Parisvietnaside A的NMR数据分析

从滇重楼中分离得到2个甾体皂苷,利用1H NMR、13C NMR、1H-1H COSY、HSQC、HMBC、1D和2D TOCSY等多种核磁共振方法鉴定其结构分别为(25R)-26-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-3β,22α,26-三羟基-呋甾-5-烯-3-O-α-L-吡喃鼠李糖基-(1→2)-[α-L-呋喃阿拉伯糖基-(1→4)]-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(1,Parisaponin I)和(25R)-3β,5α,6β-三羟基-△7-螺甾烯-3-O-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖基-(1→3)-[α-L-吡喃鼠李糖基-(1→2)]-β-D-吡喃葡萄糖苷(2,paris-vietnaside A).对化合物1和2的1H NMR和13C NMR信号分别进行了归属和详细分析,并纠正了文献中的核磁数据归属错误.化合物2为首次从滇重楼中分离得到.     

Enhancement of the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of NSAIDs by Their Conjugation with 3,4,5-Trimethoxybenzyl Alcohol

The synthesis of derivatives of three nonspecific COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen is presented. These acids were connected via an amide bond with an amino acid (L-proline, L-tyrosine, and beta-alanine) used as a linker. The amino acid carboxylic group was esterified with 3,4,5 trimethoxybenzyl alcohol. The activity of the novel derivatives was examined in vivo on carrageenan-induced inflammation, and in vitro, as cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase inhibitors. It was found that the new compounds were more potent anti-inflammatory agents than the parent drugs. Thus, the ibuprofen (21) and ketoprofen (16) derivatives reduced rat paw edema by 67 and 91% (the reduction by the relevant NSAIDs was 36 and 47%, respectively). They inhibited COX-2 more than the starting drugs (21 by 67%, ibuprofen 46%, 19 by 94%, ketoprofen 49%). Docking of compounds on the active sites of COX-1 and COX-2 reflects their in vitro activity. Thus, 19 adopts an unfavorable orientation for COX-1 inhibition, but it binds effectively in the binding pocket of COX-2, in agreement with the absence of activity for COX-1 and the high inhibition of COX-2. In conclusion, the performed structural modifications result in the enhancement of the anti-inflammatory activity, compared with the parent NSAIDs.     

Chemical Conversions of 8,18-Disubstituted Derivatives of 6,16-Diphenyl-1,2,3,11,12,13-hexahydrodibenzo[g,o]-4,14-dioxa-1,5,11,15-tetraazacyclohexadecine-2,12-diones

The chemical properties of 8,18-disubstituted 6,16-diphenyl-1,2,3,11,12,13-tetrahydrodibenzo[g,o]-4,14-dioxa-1,5,11,15-tetraazahexadecine-2,12-diones have been studied, including their interaction with N-nucleophiles (hydroxylamine, hydrazine, semicarbazide, and thiosemicarbazide), acidic and alkaline hydrolysis, and methylation. A hypothesis has been made from analysis of the mass spectral data of the thiosemicarbazide on the preferred existence of 6-substituted 4-phenylquinazoline-2-carbaldehydes in the gas phase as the linear tautomer.     

Studies on ruthenium(III) chalcone thiosemicarbazone complexes as catalysts for carbon–carbon coupling

New six-coordinate ruthenium(III) complexes [RuX(EPh₃)₂(L)] (X = Cl or Br; E = P or As; L = chalcone thiosemicarbazone) have been prepared by reacting [RuX₃(EPh₃)₃] (X = Cl or Br; E = P or As) with chalcone thiosemicarbazones in benzene under reflux. The new complexes have been characterized by analytical and spectroscopic (IR, electronic, mass, and EPR) data. The redox behavior of the complexes has also been studied. Based on the above data, an octahedral structure has been assigned for all the complexes. The new complexes exhibit catalytic activity for carbon–carbon coupling reactions.     

杂环基缩胺硫脲的合成及其抗癌活性的研究Ⅳ 含氟哌酸基的缩胺硫脲

研究了结构为I含氟派酸基的缩胺硫脲的合成及其抗癌活性,采用硫酸二甲酯代替昂贵的碘甲烷与肼,二硫化碳反应生成Ⅱ,产率60．0％,Ⅱ与羰基化合物在异丙醇溶剂中缩合反应生成Ⅲ,产率76．2％－86．0％。Ⅲ与氟派酸在正戊醇中回流反应生成Ⅰ,产率46．0－68．0％,经体外筛选表明Ia有一定的抗癌活性。     

N-取代环十二酮缩氨基硫脲的氧化环合反应

以环十二酮为起始物合成的一系列N-取代环十二酮缩氨基硫脲(Ⅰ)经二氧化锰氧化环合为2-(1,11-十一亚甲基)-5-取代亚氨基-△^3-1,3,4-噻二唑啉(Ⅱ)。Ⅱ的结构得到IR,13^CNMR和元素分析的确证。反应中同时分离到一个副产物,经IR,13^CNMR,EIMS和元素分析确定其结构为2-(1,11-十一亚甲基)-5-亚氨基△^3-1,3,4-噻二唑啉(Ⅲ)。据此提出了Ⅰ经二氧化锰氧化环合为Ⅱ的两步反应机制,此机制可以合理地解释Ⅱ和Ⅲ的生成。     

Synthesis,spectroscopic evaluation,molecular modelling,thermal study and biological evaluation of manganese(II) complexes derived from bidentate N,O and N,S donor Schiff base ligands

Manganese(II) complexes having the general composition Mn(L)₂X₂ (where L = 3‐bromoacetophenone semicarbazone, 3‐bromoacetophenone thiosemicarbazone, 1‐tetralone semicarbazone, 1‐tetralone thiosemicarbazone, flavanone semicarbazone or flavanone thiosemicarbazone and X = Cl^? or ½SO₄^2?) were synthesized. All the complexes were characterized using elemental analyses, molar conductance and magnetic moment measurements, and mass, ¹H NMR, infrared, electron paramagnetic resonance and electronic spectral studies. The molar conductance of the complexes in dimethylsulfoxide lies in the range 10–20 Ω^?1 cm² mol^?1 indicating their non‐electrolytic nature. All the complexes show magnetic moments corresponding to five unpaired electrons. The possible geometries of the complexes were assigned on the basis of electron paramagnetic resonance, electronic and infrared spectral studies. Some of the synthesized ligands and their complexes were screened for their antifungal activities against fungi Macrophomina phaseolina, Botrytis cinerea and Phoma glomerata using the food poison technique and their antibacterial activities against Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris and Ralstonia solanacearum using the paper disc diffusion method. They showed appreciable activities.     

Novel one-pot expeditious synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted thiazoles through a three-component reaction under solvent free conditions

An expeditious one pot method has been developed for the synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted thiazoles under solvent free conditions via a multicomponent approach. Substituted thiazoles were synthesized with high yields by the reaction of cyclic ketones, thiosemicarbazide, and phenacyl bromides or 3-(2-bromoacetyl)-2H-chromen-2-ones in a shorter reaction time with high purity via simple purification technique.     

Preparation,Characterization and Crystal Structure Determination of a Nickel Complex [Ni（ftsc）2NOa]NO3 （Hftsc = Furan-2-carbaldehyde Thiosemicarbazone）

A new Ni（II） complex, [Ni（ftsc）2NO3]NO3 （Hftsc = furan-2-carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazone）, has been synthesized and characterized by IR, UV spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystalfizes in a monoclinic system, space group P2 1/n, with a = 10.5203（13）, b = 9.2094（11）, c = 20.829（3）A,β = 91.518（2）°, V= 2 017.3（5）A^3, Z = 4, F（000） = 1064, Dc = 1.716 g/cm^3, and wR = 0.0800. The complex contains a six-coordinated nickel（II） center which is bound to two imine nitrogen atoms and two thiolato sulfur atoms of two ligands as well as two oxygen atoms from a nitrate anion to assume a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. In addition, intermolecular N-H…O and C-H…O hydrogen bonds between adjacent molecules link the molecules together to form a three-dimensional structure.