Enhancement in Aqueous Solubility of Mefenamic Acid using Micellar Solutions of Various Surfactants

Journal of Solution Chemistry - The development of a meaningful dissolution procedure for drug products with limited water solubility has been a challenge to both the pharmaceutical industry and...     

Chromogenic and fluorogenic detection of copper ions in the solution and intracellular media

The development of a fluorescent sensor for the trace detection of the metallic contamination in the ecosystem and biological media have been a demand to reduce the health risk and environmental protection. Herein, we report the synthesis of 2‐formyl‐5‐picolinyl‐substituted rhodamine B derivative through Schiff base formation for the trace detection of the copper ions in the aqueous organic media as well as inside the live cells via bioimaging experiments. The ligand was successfully employed to detect the minute copper level ratiometrically through the chromogenic and fluorogenic response. The detection limit of the sensor was found to be 0.54 × 10^?9 mol/L using 3 σ/slope relations. The reversible behavior of the ligand copper complex was determined using sulfide ions that regenerate the entire native properties of the ligands by snatching copper from the complex. The bioimaging experimental results represent the efficient membrane permeability of ligands with the minimum level of toxicity in the measured range found by the MTT assay. The appearance of bright red fluorescence from the BHK‐21 (hamster kidney fibroblast) cells upon treatment of the ligand incubated cells with the copper ions represents the utility of the proposed sensor for the copper detection probe in the intracellular media.     

Synthesis and Antibacterial Evaluation of Cu(II), Co(II), and Mn(II) Complexes with Schiff Bases Derived from 5-Aminosalicylic Acid and o-Vanillin

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - The current study is devoted to the synthesis of Schiff base ligand, HL, by condensation of 5-aminosalicylic acid with o-vanillin, followed by preparing its...     

Facile extraction of berberine from different plants,separation, and identification by thin-layer chromatography,high-performance liquid chromatography,and biological evaluation against Leishmaniosis

The extraction of berberine was carried out from Berberis vulgaris, Berberis aquifolium, and Hydrastis canadensis plants using ethanol and water (70:30, v/v). The extracted berberine was characterized by ultraviolet-visible and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The purity of berberine was ascertained by thin-layer chromatography using n-propanol-formic acid-water (95:1:4) and (90:1:9) solvents. hR_f values were in the range of 44–49 with compact spots (diameter 0.2–0.4 cm). HPLC was carried out using ammonium acetate buffer and acetonitrile in gradient mode with Zodiac (4.6 × 150 mm, 3 μm) column. The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and detection was at 220 nm. The values of separation and resolution factors of the standard and the extracted berberine were in the range of 1.13–1.16 and 1.40–1.71, respectively. A comparison has shown that both thin-layer chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods found applications in different situations and requirements. The extracted berberine samples were used to treat Leishmaniosis and the results showed better activity of berberine in comparison to the standard drug Amphotericin B. Briefly, the reported research is a novel and may be used to extract berberine from plants, separation and identification of berberine by thin layer chromatography and HPLC and to treat Leishmaniosis.