Superwetting Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) anchored mesh with enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial activities for efficient water purification

Superwetting materials have drawn unprecedented attention in the treatment of oily wastewater due to their preferable anti-fouling property and selective oil/water separation.However,it is still a challenge to fabricate multifunctional and environmentally friendly materials,which can be stably applied to purify the actual complicated wastewater.Here,a Ag/Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) heterostructure anchored copper mesh was intentionally synthesized using a facile two-step hydrothermal method.The resultant mesh with superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity was capable of separating various oil/water mixtures with superior separation efficiency and high permeationflux driven by gravity.Benefiting from the joint effects of the smaller band gap of Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) heterojunction,inherent antibacterial capacity of Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) and Ag nanoparticles,favorable conductive substrate,as well as the hierarchical structure with superwettability,such mesh presented remarkably enhanced degradation capability toward organic dyes under visible light irradiation and antibacterial activity against both Escherichia coli(E.coli)and Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)compared with the pure Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) coated mesh.Impressively,the mesh exhibited bifunctional water purification performance,in which organic dyes were eliminated simultaneously from water during oil/water separation in onefiltration process.More importantly,this mesh behaved exceptional chemical resistance,mechanical stability and long-term reusability.Therefore,this material with multifunctional integration may hold promising potential for steady water purification in practice.

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.

Antioxidant,Anti-inflammatory,and Antibacterial Activities of Different Extracts from Polygonum capitatum

[Objectives]To investigate the antioxidant,anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities of different extracts(aqueous,ethanol,ethyl acetate and n-butanol extracts)of Miao medicine Polygonum capitatum.[Methods]Eleven batches of P.capitatum in Guizhou province were collected,and water,ethanol,ethyl acetate and n-butanol extracts were prepared by reflux extraction.Antioxidant activity was determined by radical scavenging capacity of 1,1 diphenyl-2-picyl hydrazine(DPPH),anti-inflammatory activity was screened by lipopolysaccharide(LPS)induced RAW264.7 cells to produce NO,and the minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC)was screened by broth microdilution method.[Results]When the concentration of ethyl acetate extract was 10 mg/L,the scavenging rate of DPPH ranged from 90%to 99%.The(MIC of the ethyl acetate extract against Staphylococcus aureus(SA),Pseudomonas aeruginosa(PA)and Escherichia coli(EC)was 0.18-0.65,0.13-0.82,and 0.15-0.78 g/L,respectively.In the anti-inflammatory activity,ethyl acetate extract inhibited NO production with inhibition rate of 70%.[Conclusions]The ethyl acetate extract and ethanol extract of Miao medicine P.capitatum have strong antioxidant,anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activities.

Syntheses, Characterizations, Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Two Zinc(II) Complexes with a Schiff Base Derived from o-Vanillin and p-Toluidine

Two new zinc（Ⅱ） complexes, [Zn2L2Ch].2[ZnL（CH3OH）Cl2] 1 and [ZnL2（NO3）2] 2, were synthesized by reacting ZnX2.nH2O （X = Cl^-, NO3^-） and a Schiff base ligand 2-[（4-methylphenylimino）methyl]-6-methoxyphenol （C15HIsNO2, L） which was obtained by the condensation of o-vanillin （2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde） with p-toluidine. Both 1 and 2 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique, elemental analysis, molar conductance, FT-IR, UV-Vis, IH-NMR spectra and thermogravimetrie analysis. The Schiff base ligand and its zinc（Ⅱ） complexes have been tested in vitro to evaluate their antibacterial activity against bacteria, viz., Escherichia Coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus Subtilis. The results show that these complexes have higher activity than the corresponding free Schiff base ligand against the same bacteria.

Synthesis and in vitro antibacterial activities of 7-(3-aminopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazol-5(2H,4H,6H)-yl)quinolone derivatives

A series of novel 7-（3-aminopyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazol-5（2H,4H,6H）-yl）quinolone derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated for in vitro antibacterial activities. Compounds 6g, 7g and 7h with the potencies similar to those of gemifloxacin, moxifloxaein, gatifloxacin and levofloxacin against Gram-positive organisms, worth further investigation.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 3-(2-Hydroxybenzly)-4-(4-Hydroxybenzylideneamino)-(1H) -1,2,4-Triazole-5-Thione and Its Antibacterial Activities

The title compound C15H12N4O2S was synthesized by the reaction of 3-（2-hydroxybenzyl）-4-amino-（1H）-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione with 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde in ethanol and characterized by IR, ^1H NMR spectra and elemental analysis. Its structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 27.990（3）, b = 13.1326（14）, c = 7.9770（8） A, β= 105.787（2）°, V = 2821.6（5）A^3, Z = 8, Mr= 312.35,μ= 0.243 mm^-1, Dc = 1.471 g/cm^3 and F（000） = 1296. The structure was solved by direct methods.and refined to a Rint value of 0.0388. The crystal structure involving in intermolecular N-H…S and O-H…S hydrogen bonds is observed, meanwhile intramolecular O-H…N hydrogen bond is also found. Their biological activities have been measured. The results show that this type of compound has certain antibacterial activity for Staphylococous aureus and Bacillus subtilis.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activities of 3-[3-Methyl-(2-thienyl)methyl- enehydrazinocarbonyl]-(1H)-1,2,4-triazole

The title compound, C9H9N5OS, was synthesized by the reaction of 3-（1H）-1,2,4 -triazole hydrazine with 3-methyl-2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde in ethanol. The single crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system, space group P2 1/n with a = 9.5550（10）, b = 11.9847（12）, c = 10.1074（11） A,β= 112.995（2）° V= 1065.47（19） A^3, Z = 4,μ = 0.290 mm^-1, Mr= 235.27, Dc = 1.467 g/cm^3 and F（000） = 488. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to R = 0.0449. The crystal structure involves intermolecular hydrogen bonds of N-H…O and N-H…N as well as intramolecular hydrogen bond of N-H…N. Its biological activity has also been determined showing this type of compounds has certain antibacterial activity.

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities of Erythromycin Derivatives

Ten new erythromycin antibacterial agents containing amidino group were designed and synthesized from erythromycin via oximation, reduction and condensation. Their structures were confirmed by MS and 13C NMR; the synthetic condition(reaction medium)was explored; and their in vtiro antibacterial activities were tested. Compound HMA-3 showed antibacterial activity against staphylococcus aureus, which is equivalent to that of erythromycin A. Compounds HMA-8 and HMA-4 also showed an antibacterial activitiy. But no compound showed bactericidal activity.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activities of 4-Methyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)-5-(2-thiazolinyl)-1,3-thiazole

4-Methyl-2-（4-methylphenyl）-5-（2-thiazolinyl）-1,3-thiazole, a novel compound, was synthesized by the annulation of 5-hydroxyethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-2-（4- methylphenyl）-1,3-thiazole with P2S5. 5-Hydroxyethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-2-（4-methylphenyl）-1,3-thiazole was prepared from the starting material of p-tolunitrile. The newly synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR（^1H, ^13C） and MS spectra. Hence, the crystal of the title compound was obtained, and its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 7.354（4）, b = 8.383（4）, c = 11.543（6）A, α = 76.688（6）, β = 72.299（6）, γ = 88.157（6）°, V = 659.2（6） A^3, Z = 2, Mr = 274.39, Dc = 1.382 g/cm^3, μ = 0.386 mm^-1, F（000） = 288, R = 0.0586 and w R = 0.1808 for 2984 unique reflections with 2213 observed ones（I 〉 2σ（I））. The title compound was also screened for its antibacterial activities against Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli. The result indicates that the target compound presents potential antimicrobial activities, and that the minimum inhibitory concentration（MIC） values of the title compound against the two tested strains are both 62.5 μg/mL.

Syntheses,Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Schiff Base of Nickel(Ⅱ)and Copper(Ⅱ)Complexes

A new kind of Schiff base HL（HL= 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-（p-methylbenzoyl）-5-pyrazolone with L-Leucine methyl ester） and complexes Ni L′_2·0.75C_2H_5OH·0.25H_2O,Cu L′′2（L′ = 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-（p-methylbenzoyl）-5-pyrazolone with L-leucine ethyl,L′′ = 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-（p-methylbenzoyl）-5-pyrazolone with L-leucine） have been synthesized and structurally determined by X-ray diffraction. For HL： crystal structure determination indicates that there are two independent HLs with different conformations in one asymmetric unit. For complex 1： the Ni（Ⅱ） ion is six-coordinated by two carbonyl oxygen atoms from pyrazolone ring,two nitrogen atoms from different HL′ and two oxygen atoms from L-Leucine ethyl ester to form a distorted octahedral geometry. For complex 2： the Cu（Ⅱ） ion is four-coordinated by one carbonyl oxygen atom from the pyrazolone ring,one nitrogen atom from HL′′,and two different carboxylic oxygen atoms from L-leucine with the same conformation to form a distorted quadrilateral geometry.

Syntheses and Antibacterial Activities of Novel Erythromycin O-Alkylamidoximes

Nine novel erythromycin O-alkylamidoxime derivatives were prepared in excellent yields via the condensation of different O-alkylhydroxylamines with erythromycin imino ether. The structures of all the compounds prepared were confirmed by ^1 H NMR, 13C NMR, IR and MS, and their in vtiro antibacterial activities were tested. Among the compounds, two of them showed good antibacterial aetivities.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activities of 3-[(2-Hydroxy-4-diethylamino-phenyl)methylenehydrazinocarbonyl]-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2(1H)-pyridinones

The title compound C18H22N4O4 was synthesized by the reaction of 3-hydrazine-4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2（1H）-pyridinones with 2-hydroxy-4-diethylaminobenzaldehyde in ethanol and characteri- zed by IR, tH NMR and elemental analysis. The single-crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system, space group P1^- with a = 10.1930（14）, b = 12.5200（17）, c = 15.1863（19） A, α= 96.292（3）, β= 96.450（3）, γ= 102.443（3）°, V= 1862.6（4） A^3, Z= 4, Mr = 358.40, μ = 0.092 mm^-1, D c= 1.278 g/cm^3, F（000） = 760 and R = 0.0803. The crystal structure involves intermolcular N-H…O as well as intramolcular O-H…N, O-H…O and N-H…O hydrogen bonds. The title compound shows no antibacterial activity.

Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Copper(Ⅱ) and Zinc(Ⅱ) Complexes Based on (E)-4-fluoro-2-((3-morpholinopropylimino)methyl)phenol

Two Schiff base complexes [Cu（L）2] （1） and [Zn（L）2]·3H2O（2） of （E）-4-fluoro-2-（（3-morpholino propylimino）methyl）phenol （HL） have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data for 1： triclinic, space group Pī with a=4.8000（10）, b=11.109（2）, c=13.921（3）,α=66.55（3）,β=80.35（3）,γ=81.09（3）°, V=668.2（2）3 , Z=1, Dc=1.477g/cm 3 , F（000）=311, and the final R=0.0744 and wR=0.1601 for 2301 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. And those for 2： monoclinic, space group P21 /c with a=14.789（3）, b=11.713（2）, c=18.846（4）,β=107.85（3）°, V=3107.4（11）3 , Z=4, D c=1.389 g/cm 3 , F（000）=1368, and the final R=0.0749 and wR=0.1348 for 5423 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Both 1 and 2 are four-coordinated complexes, with a square-planar geometry of copper（Ⅱ） in 1 and a slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry of zinc（Ⅱ） in 2. An asymmetric unit consists of only one half of a Cu ion and one L ligand in 1, while an asymmetric unit is composed of one Zn ion, two L ligands and three water molecules in 2. Non-classical C-H···O and C-H F hydrogen bonds play important roles in the formation of a 1D chain of 1, but O-H O and O-H N hydrogen bonds play dominant roles in the self-assembly of a 3D network of 2. The antibacterial activities of 1 and 2 against B. subtilis, S. aureus, S. faecalis, P. aeruginosa, E. coli and E. cloacae have been evaluated by MTT method.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Antibacterial Activities and Theoretical Computation of 3-(2-Hydroxybenzly)-4-(4-isopropylbenzyl- ideneamino)-(1H)-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione

The title compound C18H18N4OS has been synthesized by the reaction of 3-（2-hydroxy- benzyl）-4-amino-（1H）-1,2,4-triazole-5-thione with 4-isopropylbenzaldehyde in ethanol and characterized by IR, ^1H NMR spectra and elemental analysis. Its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 11.605（2）, b = 7.401（1）, c = 20.339（2） A, β= 103.05（2）°, V= 1701.8（4） A^3, Z = 4, Mr = 338.42,μ = 0.202 mm^-1, Dc = 1.321 g/cm^3 and F（000） = 712. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to R = 0.0428 and wR = 0.1069. Due to the intramolecular O-H…N hydrogen bond and π-π stacking interactions between the benzene （C（1）～C（6）） and triazole rings, the two planes are essentially coplanar. Their biological activities have been measured, showing this type of compound has certain antibacterial activity for Staphylococous aureus and Bacillus subtilis. Based on the quantum chemistry calculation at the RHF/6-31G level, the frontier orbitals and electrostatic potential of the title compound were also discussed.

Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activities of a Nickel(Ⅱ) Complex with 2'-(2-Thienylidene)-hydroxybenzoylhydrazide

In the ethanol solvent, a nickel（Ⅱ） complex Ni（C12H10N2O2S）2 upon reaction of 2＇-（2-thienylidene）-hydroxybenzoylhydrazide with nickel acetate was synthesized, and its structure was characterized by IR, UV, elemental analysis and X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 22.052（3）, b = 5.9681（6）, c = 18.522（2）A , β = 110.679（4）°, V = 2280.6（4）A^3, Z = 4, Mr = 551.27, μ = 1.606 mm^-1, Dc = 1.075 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1136 and Rint = 0.0556. The nickel（Ⅱ ） atom in the compound is four-coordinated with two nitrogen atoms from amide and two oxygen atoms from keto group. The biological activities have been measured, show- ing the compound exhibits better anti-bacterial activity than the ligand.

A New Ceramide (Rumexamide) and Other Chemical Constituents from <i>Rumex abyssinicus</i>Jacq (Polygonaceae): Isolation, Characterization, Antibacterial Activities and Chemophenetic Significance

The chemical study of Rumex abyssinicus Jacp (Polygonaceae) led to the isolation of a new ceramide named (R)-2'-hydroxy-N-[(2S,3S,4R,16E)-1,3,4-trihydroxyhexacos-16-en-2-yl]hexadecanamide (rumexamide) (1) together with sixteen known compounds: bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (2), chrysophanol (3), physcion (4), citreorosein (5), emodin (6), chrysophanein (7), physcionin (8), lupeol (9), 3β,28-dihydroxylup-20(29)-ene (10), 3β-dihydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid (11), oleanolic acid (12), ergosta-6,22-diene-3,5,8-triol (13), stigmastane-3,6-dione (14), a mixture of β-sitosterol (15) and stigmasterol (16), and stigmasterol 3-O-β-D-glucoside (17). Their structures were determined by interpretation of their spectroscopic 1D NMR (1H and 13C NMR), 2D NMR (COSY 1H-1H, HSQC and HMBC) data in conjunction with mass spectrometry (TOFESIMS and HR-TOFESIMS) and by comparison with those reported in the literature. Among all the known compounds, twelve (2, 5, 8-17) were firstly isolated from Rumex abyssinicus, seven (2, 10-14 and 17) from the genus Rumex and three (13, 14, 17) from family Polygonaceae. The in vitro antibacterial activities of extracts (MeOH, n-BuOH and EtOAc), as well as compounds 9, 11, 12, 15 + 16 and 17 against pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300, Shigella flexneri NR 518, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 700603, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922), were performed using the broth microdilution method and the results show that, extracts were not active (MIC > 1000 μg/mL) while compounds were weakly or not active (MIC ≥ 500 μg/mL) against all bacteria strains. Furthermore, the chemophenetic relationships of the isolated compounds and their significances were discussed.

Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Antibacterial Activities of Schiff Base Ligand and Its Nickel(Ⅱ) Complex

A complex [NIL2] was synthesized, in which L, or to be exact, a Schiff base ligand （HL）, was derived from the condensation of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-4-phenylacetyl-5-pyrazolone （PMPAP） with L-phenylalanine methyl ester. They were characterized by IR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Green block crystals of both ligand and its complex were grown at room temperature. The ligand, which consists of two individual fragments, crystalizes in the P1 space group （a = 5.6268（5）, b = 10.6892（11） and c = 19.4869（18） A）. The complex crystalizes in the P21 space group （a -- 21.4076（18）, b = 9.4792（8） and c = 25.287（2） A）, which consists of a nickel six-coordinated compound. Every fragment is a distorted octahedron with four oxygen and two nitrogen atoms. The Schiff base ligand （HL） and its complex have been tested in vitro to evaluate their antibacterial activity against bacteria Escherichia Coli and Bacillus subtilis. It is found that the complex has higher activity than the corresponding free Schiff base ligand （HL） against the same bacterial.

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities of Selenide Derivatives of Benzisoselenazolone

A series of Benzisolselenazolone (BISA) derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activities againstE coli. by using LKB-2277 bioactivity monitor. Other bioactivities were tested by the method of High Throughput Screening for pharmaceutical activity compounds (HTP) BISA derivatives 3b, at the concentration of 40 μg/mL, showed 100%antibacterial activity and 62%inhibition rate of aldose reductase (at the concentration of 5μg/mL). These new compound structures have determined by IR,1H NMR and MS spectra.