Synthesis and characterization of a 1,3-dibutylimidazolium azide([BBIm][N_(3)]) : A promising green energetic ionic liquid

In the pursuit of advancing imidazolium-based energetic ionic liquids (EILs),the current study is devoted to the synthesis and characterization of 1,3-dibutyl-imidazolium azide ([BBIm][N_(3)]),as a novel member in this ionic liquids class.The chemical structure of this EIL was rigorously characterized and confirmed using FTIR spectroscopy,1D,and 2D-NMR analyses.The thermal behavior assessment was conducted through DSC and TGA experiments.DSC analysis revealed an endothermic glass transition at T_(g)=-61℃,followed by an exothermic degradation event at T_(onset)=311℃.Similarly,TGA thermograms exhibited a one-stage decomposition process resulting in 100% mass loss of the sample.Furthermore,the short-term thermal stability of the azide EIL was investigated by combining the non-isothermal TGA data with the TAS,it-KAS,and VYA/CE isoconversional kinetic approaches.Consequently,the Arrhenius parameters(E_(a)=154 kJ·mol^(-1),Log(A/s^(-1))=11.8) and the most probable reaction model g(a) were determined.The observed high decomposition temperatures and the significantly elevated activation energy affirm the enhanced thermal stability of the modified EIL.These findings revealed that[BBIm][N_(3)]EIL can be a promising candidate for advanced energetic material application.

Semisynthetic Derivatives of Sissotrin Isolated from Trifolium baccarinii Chiov. (Fabaceae) and Evaluation of Their Antibacterial Activities

Starting from sissotrin (1), a natural isoflavonoid isolated from Trifolium baccarinii (Fabaceae), one new semisynthetic derivative, 6-nitrobiochanin A (1b) and two known derivatives, 8-nitrobiochanin A (1a) and 2",3",4",6"-tetraacetylsissotrin (1c) have been obtained after performing nitration and acetylation reactions. Their structures were assigned after interpretation of their spectrometric (HR-ESI-MS) and spectroscopic (NMR 1D and 2D) data and by comparison with those reported in the literature. The substrate as well as the semisynthetic derivatives were evaluated for their antibacterial activities against six strains. The results reveal that they are inactive or weakly active on the strains tested with the exception of 8-nitrobiochanin A (1a) which showed moderate activity (MIC = 62.5 μg∙mL−1) on Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300.

Design, synthesis, and nanoengineered modification of spherical graphene surface by layered double hydroxide (LDH) for removal of As (Ⅲ) from aqueous solutions

In this study, new nano spherical graphene modified with LDH(Layered Double Hydroxide) was prepared and used to remove As(Ⅲ) ion from aqueous solutions. At first, graphene oxide was synthesized from graphite using a well-known Hammer method. The obtained graphene oxide solution was sprayed in octanol solution under different temperatures and sprayed speed as influenced variables. The structure and physical characterization of synthesized spherical graphene oxide were determined by various techniques,including FT-IR, N_(2) adsorption–desorption, SEM, TEM, and EDX. In the next step, the hydrothermal method was applied to deposition LDH on the spherical graphene oxide. The synthesized spherical graphene modified by LDH was used to remove As(Ⅲ) as a toxic heavy metal ion. The effect of influenced variables including p H, contact time, amount of sorbent, and type eluent studied and the optimum values were as 8, 30, 50, and HCl(0.5 mol·L^(-1)), respectively. After optimization, the studied sorbent was shown a high adsorption capacity(149.3 mg·g^(-1)). The adsorption mechanism and kinetic models exhibited good agreement with the Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order trends, respectively. Besides, the synthesized product was tested for seven times without significant loss in its sorption efficiency.

Remote Teaching of Experimental Chemistry in Developing Countries

During the ongoing 2020 CoVid-19 crisis,the use of remote meeting technologies such as Zoom™,Microsoft Teams™and Google Meetings™has been paramount to theoretical teaching in a safe socially distanced environment.However,several problems arise when there is a need for an experimental approach.This paper looks at one of the possible solutions,including how to best separate the students,how to minimize close interactions and how a mixed environment of remote/presential teaching is required,minimizing the amount of extra materials,resources and protection equipment required,such that developing countries can quickly adopt this method,without the purchase of any external equipment.

Meta-analysis of CO_(2) conversion,energy efficiency,and other performance data of plasma-catalysis reactors with the open access PIONEER database

This paper brings the comparison of performances of CO_(2)conversion by plasma and plasma-assisted catalysis based on the data collected from literature in this field,organised in an open access online database.This tool is open to all users to carry out their own analyses,but also to contributors who wish to add their data to the database in order to improve the relevance of the comparisons made,and ultimately to improve the efficiency of CO_(2)conversion by plasma-catalysis.The creation of this database and database user interface is motivated by the fact that plasma-catalysis is a fast-growing field for all CO_(2)conversion processes,be it methanation,dry reforming of methane,methanolisation,or others.As a result of this rapid increase,there is a need for a set of standard procedures to rigorously compare performances of different systems.However,this is currently not possible because the fundamental mechanisms of plasma-catalysis are still too poorly understood to define these standard procedures.Fortunately however,the accumulated data within the CO_(2)plasma-catalysis community has become large enough to warrant so-called“big data”studies more familiar in the fields of medicine and the social sciences.To enable comparisons between multiple data sets and make future research more effective,this work proposes the first database on CO_(2)conversion performances by plasma-catalysis open to the whole community.This database has been initiated in the framework of a H_(2)0_(2)0 European project and is called the“PIONEER Data Base”.The database gathers a large amount of CO_(2)conversion performance data such as conversion rate,energy efficiency,and selectivity for numerous plasma sources coupled with or without a catalyst.Each data set is associated with metadata describing the gas mixture,the plasma source,the nature of the catalyst,and the form of coupling with the plasma.Beyond the database itself,a data extraction tool with direct visualisation features or advanced filtering functionalities has been developed and is available online to the public.The simple and fast visualisation of the state of the art puts new results into context,identifies literal gaps in data,and consequently points towards promising research routes.More advanced data extraction illustrates the impact that the database can have in the understanding of plasma-catalyst coupling.Lessons learned from the review of a large amount of literature during the setup of the database lead to best practice advice to increase comparability between future CO_(2)plasma-catalytic studies.Finally,the community is strongly encouraged to contribute to the database not only to increase the visibility of their data but also the relevance of the comparisons allowed by this tool.

The enantioselective enhancing effect and mechanistic insights of chiral enhancers in transdermal drug delivery

Overlook of chiral consideration in transdermal drug delivery increases administrated dose and risk of side effects,decreasing therapeutical effects.To improve the transdermal delivery efficiency of eutomer,this work focused on investigating the law and mechanism of enantioselective enhancing effects of chiral permeation enhancers on drug enantiomers.Chiral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and terpene permeation enhancers were selected as model drug and enhancers.The results indicated that the L-isomer of permeation enhancers increased the skin absorption of S-enantiomer of drug and D-isomer improve the permeation of R-enantiomer,in which the enhancement effect(ER)of Lmenthol on S-enantiomer(ER=3.23)was higher than that on R-enantiomer(ER=1.49).According to the pharmacokinetics results,L-menthol tended to enhance the permeation of S-enantiomer better than R-enantiomer(2.56 fold),and showed excellent in vitro/in vivo correlations.The mechanism study showed that L-isomer of permeation enhancers improved the permeation of S-enantiomer by increasing the retention,but the D-isomer by improving partition for better permeation.Enantioselective mechanism indicated that the weaker chiral H-bond interaction between drug-chiral enhancers was caused by the enantiomeric conformation.Additionally,stronger chiral enhancers-skin interaction between L-isomer and S-conformation of ceramide produced better enhancing effects.In conclusion,enantioselective interaction of chiral drug-chiral enhancers and chiral enhancers-chiral skin played a critical role in transdermal drug delivery,rational utilization of which contributed to improving the uptake of eutomer and inhibiting distomers to decrease a half of dose and side effects,increasing transdermal therapeutical efficiency.

Physico-Chemical Study of the Adsorption of Carotenoids from Carrots on Raw and Modified Kaolinites

This study focuses on the adsorption at temperatures below 70℃, of carotenoids from carrots on clay materials such as kaolinite in the raw state, activated with a 0.5 M HCl solution or treated with a sodium solution of Al+. The kinetic study of carotenoid adsorption shows that equilibrium is reached after 30 minutes and the temperature has little influence on carotenoid adsorption. On the other hand, the quantities adsorbed at equilibrium increase with the initial concentration of carotenoids. The kinetic model that best describes the experimental data is that of the pseudo-second order, adsorption is made in two time. For the carotenoid adsorption isotherms, the best correlation is obtained with the Freundlich model. The low values of the Freundlich constants indicate that the adsorption is probably of a physical type. This conclusion is confirmed by the effective desorption of carotenoids observed during desorption experiments.

基于聚合物分散液晶的频率可重构贴片天线

本文设计了一种以液晶聚合物为介质基板的频率可重构天线,通过调节贴片的位置及尺寸实现天线的阻抗匹配。制备聚合物分散液晶薄膜作为天线的介质,并根据液晶与聚合物的比例分别为7∶3、6∶4、5∶5这3种不同配比以及50μm和100μm两种不同膜的厚度来考察其效果。在电场作用下,液晶微滴会沿着电场方向重新取向排列,通过改变驱动电压的大小,实现天线的频率可重构。经过对比分析得出,液晶含量(质量分数)为70%的聚合物分散液晶薄膜具有最佳的效果,在48 V的驱动电压下实现了62 MHz的频率连续调节,天线的最大增益为3.5 dBi。该基于液晶聚合物的频率可重构贴片天线结构简单、体积小、质量轻,易于集成在各种移动设备中,发展前景广阔。

Pathophysiological and clinical aspects of gastric hyperplastic polyps

Gastric polyps become a major clinical problem because of high prevalence and tendency to malignant transformation of some of them. The development of gastric hyperplastic polyps results from excessive proliferation of foveolar cells accompanied by their increased exfoliation, and they are macroscopically indistinguishable from other polyps with lower or higher malignant potential. Panendoscopy allows detection and differentiation of gastric polyps, usually after obtaining histopathological biopsy specimens. Unremoved gastric hyperplastic polyps may enlarge and sometimes spontaneously undergo a sequential progression to cancer. For this reason, gastric hyperplastic polyps larger than 5 mm in size should be removed in one piece. After excision of polyps with atypical focal lesion, endoscopic surveillance is suggested depending on histopathological diagnosis and possibility of confirming the completeness of endoscopic resection. Because of the risk of cancer development also in gastric mucosa outside the polyp, neighboring fragments of gastric mucosa should undergo microscopic investigations. This procedure allows for identification of patients who can benefit most from oncological endoscopic surveillance. If Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori) infection of the gastric mucosa is confirmed, treatment strategies should include eradication of bacteria, which may prevent progression of intestinal metaplasia. The efficacy of H. pylori eradication should be checked 3-6 mo later.

CYP24A1 inhibition facilitates the anti-tumor effect of vitamin D3 on colorectal cancer cells

AIM:The effects of vitamin D3 have been investigated on various tumors, including colorectal cancer (CRC). 25-hydroxyvitamin-D3-24-hydroxylase (CYP24A1), the enzyme that inactivates the active vitamin D3 metabolite 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-D3), is considered to be the main enzyme determining the biological halflife of 1,25-D3. During colorectal carcinogenesis, the expression and concentration of CYP24A1 increases significantly, suggesting that this phenomenon could be responsible for the proposed efficacy of 1,25-D3 in the treatment of CRC. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-tumor effects of vitamin D3 on the human CRC cell line Caco-2 after inhibition of the cytochrome P450 component of CYP24A1 activity. METHODS:We examined the expression of CYP24A1 mRNA and the effects of 1,25-D3 on the cell line Caco-2 after inhibition of CYP24A1. Cell viability and proliferation were determined by means of sulforhodamine-B staining and bromodeoxyuridine incorporation, respectively, while cytotoxicity was estimated via the lactate dehydrogenase content of the cell culture supernatant. CYP24A1 expression was measured by realtime reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. A number of tetralone compounds were synthesized to investigate their CP24A1 inhibitory activity. RESULTS:In response to 1,25-D3, CYP24A1 mRNA expression was enhanced significantly, in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Caco-2 cell viability and proliferation were not influenced by the administration of 1,25-D3 alone, but were markedly reduced by coadministration of 1,25-D3 and KD-35, a CYP24A1-inhibiting tetralone. Our data suggest that the mechanism of action of co-administered KD-35 and 1,25-D3 does not involve a direct cytotoxic effect, but rather the inhibition of cell proliferation. CONCLUSION:These findings demonstrate that the selective inhibition of CYP24A1 by compounds such as KD-35 may be a new approach for enhancement of the anti-tumor effect of 1,25-D3 on CRC.

Design and synthesis of novel triazole antifungal derivatives based on the active site of fungal lanosterol 14a-demethylase(CYP51)

A series of 1-（1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-yl）-2-（2,4-difluoropheny1）-3-（N-isoproy1-N-substituted-amino）-2-propanols have been designed and synthesized on the basis of the active site of lanosterol 14a-demethylase （CYP51）. Their structures were confirmed by MS and ^1H NMR. In vitro antifungal activities of these synthesized compounds were evaluated against eight human pathogenic fungi. The results showed that all title compounds exhibited activity against fungi tested to some extent. Compounds 3c, 3d, 7a, 7b and 7e exhibited more potent antifungal activities against nearly all fungi tested except AspergiUus fumigatus than fluconazole. ？2009 Qiu Ye Wu. Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Chinese Chemical Society. All fights reserved.

Electrochemical determination of vitamin C in the presence of uric acid by a novel TiO_2 nanoparticles modified carbon paste electrode

The electrochemical behavior of vitamin C（ascorbic acid or AA） is investigated on the surface of a carbon-paste electrode modified with TiO2 nanoparticles and 2,2＇-（1,2 butanediylbis（nitriloethylidyne））-bis-hydroquinone（BBNBH）.The prepared modified electrode showed an efficient catalytic role in the electrochemical oxidation of AA,leading to remarkable decrease in oxidation overpotential and enhancement of the kinetics of the electrode reaction.This modified electrode exhibits well-separated oxidation peaks for AA and uric acid（UA）.The modified electrode is successfully applied for the accurate determination of AA in pharmaceutical preparations.

The Synthesis of 7-[1-Aza-2-(dimethylamino)vinyl]-4-methylhydroquinolin-2-ones and their Isomerism in Different Solvents

The reaction of 7-amino-4-methyl-2(1H)-quinolone 1 and its 6-methyl derivative 2 with Vilsmeier reagent (DMF and POCl3) afforded 7-[1-aza-2-(dimethylamino)vinyl]-4-methyl-hydroquinolin-2-one 3 and 7-[1-aza-2-(dimethylamino)vinyl]-4,6-dimethylhydroquinolin- 2-one 4, respec-tively. H-1-NMR analysis in different solvents indicated that isomerism occurred due to hindered rotation around the (CH3)(2)N-C:N o -bond. The rotational energy barrier of 3 was calculated.

An efficient and mild protocol for the synthesis of unsymmetrical ureas in the absence of catalyst and additives

A new practical method for the synthesis of unsymmetrical ureas was achieved by reaction of phenylurea with primary and secondary amines under neutral and mild condition in very good yields. The reaction took place in refluxing dioxane and does not require any catalyst or additives.

Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 2-Aroyl-3-aryl-6,7-dihydro-5H-furo[3,2-g]chromen Derivatives as a Novel Series of Estrogen Receptor Modulators

Based on the principles of the bioisosterism, combination of the active substructures of selective estrogen receptor modulators which are currently therapeutic agents available for the prevention and treatment of various estrogen dependent diseases, and structural optimization, a novel series of 2-aroyl-3-aryl-6,7-dihydro-5H-furo[3,2-g]- chromen derivatives was designed as potent selective estrogen receptor modulators via molecular docking. The target compounds have been synthesized, and characterized by 1R, proton NMR, ESI-MS, elemental analysis and evaluated for their antitumor activity against human osteosarcoma U2OS-EGFP-4FI2G cell line. Some target compounds showed good inhibition effects on U2OS-EGFP-4F12G cell line and the preliminary structure-activity relationships were discussed.

Synthesis of mangiferin derivates and study their potent PTP1B inhibitory activity

Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1 B （PTP1 B） has received considerable attention from the drug industry as a potential treatment for diabetes mellitus. Mangiferin has been reported to possess significant antidiabetic activity. Based on the previous study, eight new mangiferin derivates were synthesized and evaluated for their PTP1B inhibitory activity. Some of them displayed good inhibitory activity on PTP1B.

Excellent effects and possible mechanisms of action of a new antibody–drug conjugate against EGFR-positive triple-negative breast cancer

Background:Triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC)is the most aggressive subtype and occurs in approximately 15%–20%of diagnosed breast cancers.TNBC is characterized by its highly metastatic and recurrent features,as well as a lack of specific targets and targeted therapeutics.Epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)is highly expressed in a variety of tumors,especially in TNBC.LR004-VC-MMAE is a new EGFR-targeting antibody–drug conjugate produced by our laboratory.This study aimed to evaluate its antitumor activities against EGFR-positive TNBC and further studied its possible mechanism of antitumor action.Methods:LR004-VC-MMAE was prepared by coupling a cytotoxic payload(MMAE)to an anti-EGFR antibody(LR004)via a linker,and the drug-to-antibody ratio(DAR)was analyzed by HIC-HPLC.The gene expression of EGFR in a series of breast cancer cell lines was assessed using a publicly available microarray dataset(GSE41313)and Western blotting.MDA-MB-468 and MDA-MB-231 cells were treated with LR004-VC-MMAE(0,0.0066,0.066,0.66,6.6 nmol/L),and the inhibitory effects of LR004-VC-MMAE on cell proliferation were examined by CCK-8 and colony formation.The migration and invasion capacity of MDA-MB-468 and MDA-MB-231 cells were tested at different LR004-VCMMAE concentrations(2.5 and 5 nmol/L)with wound healing and Transwell invasion assays.Flow cytometric analysis and tumorsphere-forming assays were used to detect the killing effects of LR004-VC-MMAE on cancer stem cells(MDA-MB-468 and MDA-MB-231 cells).The mouse xenograft models were also used to evaluate the antitumor efficacy of LR004-VC-MMAE in vivo.Briefly,BALB/c nude mice were subcutaneously inoculated with MDA-MB-468 or MDAMB-231 cells.Then they were randomly divided into 4 groups(n=6 per group)and treated with PBS,naked LR004(10 mg/kg),LR004-VC-MMAE(10 mg/kg),or doxorubicin,respectively.Tumor sizes and the body weights of mice were measured every 4 d.The effects of LR004-VC-MMAE on apoptosis and cell cycle distribution were analyzed by flow cytometry.Western blotting was used to detect the effects of LR004-VC-MMAE on EGFR,ERK,MEK phosphorylation and tumor stemness marker gene expression.Results:LR004-VC-MMAE with a DAR of 4.02 were obtained.The expression of EGFR was found to be significantly higher in TNBC cells compared with non-TNBC cells(P<0.01).LR004-VC-MMAE inhibited the proliferation of EGFRpositive TNBC cells,and the ICvalues of MDA-MB-468 and MDA-MB-231 cells treated with LR004-VC-MMAE for 72 h were(0.13±0.02)nmol/L and(0.66±0.06)nmol/L,respectively,which were significantly lower than that of cells treated with MMAE[(3.20±0.60)nmol/L,P<0.01,and(6.60±0.50)nmol/L,P<0.001].LR004-VC-MMAE effectively inhibited migration and invasion of MDA-MB-468 and MDA-MB-231 cells.Moreover,LR004-VC-MMAE also killed tumor stem cells in EGFR-positive TNBC cells and impaired their tumorsphere-forming ability.In TNBC xenograft models,LR004-VC-MMAE at 10 mg/kg significantly suppressed tumor growth and achieved complete tumor regression on day 36.Surprisingly,tumor recurrence was not observed until the end of the experiment on day 52.In a mechanistic study,we found that LR004-VC-MMAE significantly induced cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G/M phase in MDAMB-468[(34±5)%vs.(12±2)%,P<0.001]and MDA-MB-231[(27±4)%vs.(18±3)%,P<0.01]cells.LR004-VC-MMAE also inhibited the activation of EGFR signaling and the expression of cancer stemness marker genes such as Oct4,Sox2,KLF4 and EpCAM.Conclusions:LR004-VC-MMAE showed effective antitumor activity by inhibiting the activation of EGFR signaling and the expression of cancer stemness marker genes.It might be a promising therapeutic candidate and provides a potential therapeutic avenue for the treatment of EGFR-positive TNBC.

Synthesis and antitumor activity of 7-azaindirubin

Twenty 7-azaindirubin derivatives were designed and synthesized. Their antitumor activities were evaluated in vitro against DU145 cell line. The pharmacological results showed that most of the prepared compounds displayed the excellent activity. Compound 18 exhibited the most potent antitumor activity among the tested compounds.

Antiplasmodial,cytotoxic activities and characterization of a new naturally occurring quinone methide pentacyclic triterpenoid derivative isolated from Salacia leptoclada Tul.(Celastraceae)originated from Madagascar

Objective:To validate scientifically the traditional use of Salacia leptoclada Tul.(Celastraceae)(S.leptoclada)and to isolate and elucidate the structure of the biologically active compound.Methods:Bioassay-guided fractionation of the acetonic extract of the stem barks of S.leptoclada was carried out by a combination of chromatography technique and biological experiments in viro using Plasmodium falciparum and P388 leukemia cell lines as models.The structure of the biologically active pure compound was elucidated by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.Results:Biological screening of S.leptoclada extracts resulted in the isolation of a pentacyclic triterpenic quinone methide.The pure compound exhibited both in vitro a cytotoxic effect on murine P388 leukemia cells with IC_(50)value of(0.041±0.020)μg/mL and an antiplasmodial activity against the chloroquine-resistant strain FC29 of Plasmodium falciparum with an IC_(50)value of(0.052±0.030)μg/mL.Despite this interesting anti-malarial property of the lead compound,the therapeutic index was weak(0.788).In the best of our knowledge,the quinone methide pentacyclic triterpenoid derivative compound is reported for the first time in S.leptoclada.Conclusions:The results suggest that furthers studies involving antineoplastic activity is needed for the development of this lead compound as anticancer drug.

Transferring CdTe Nanoparticles from Liquid Phase to Polyvinylpyrrolidone Nanofibers by Electrospinning and Detecting Its Photoluminescence Property

The major aim of this work was to synthesize thio-stabilized CdTe nanoparticles（NPs） in an aqueous solution, which was then enwrapped with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide（CTAB）, and finally transferred to the polyvinylpyrrolidone（PVP） matrix by electrospinning. The PVP nanofibers containing CdTe NPs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and transmission electron microscopy（TEM）, to observe the morphology of the nanofibers and the distribution of CdTe NPs. The selective area electronic diffraction（SAED） pattern verified that CdTe NPs were cubic lattice. The photoluminescence（PL） spectrum indicated that CdTe NPs existed in an optical style in PVP nanofibers. Moreover, X-ray photoelectron spectra（XPS） revealed that thiol-stabilized CdTe NPs were enwrapped by CTAB, and PVP acted as a dispersant in the process of electrospinning.