Studies on Tropotone Derivatives. IX. Iodination of Tropolone.

Novel retinoidal tropolone derivatives. Bioisosteric relationship of tropolone ring with benzoic acid moiety in retinoid structure.

Several tropolone derivatives (4-7) were designed as novel retinoids on the assumption that the tropolone ring may mimic the benzoic acid moiety in retinoid structures, such as Am80 (2). Among the synthesized compounds, 5-[2-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-5,5,8,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthyl)ethynyl]tropolone (7a) showed moderate potency as a differentiation-inducer of HL-60 cells. The activities of the tropolo...

Photodynamic action of protoporphyrin IX derivatives on Trichophyton rubrum.

BACKGROUND Dermatophytes are filamentous keratinophilic fungi. Trichophyton rubrum is a prevalent infectious agent in tineas and other skin diseases. Drug therapy is considered to be limited in the treatment of such infections, mainly due to low accessibility of the drug to the tissue attacked and development of antifungal resistance in these microorganisms. In this context, Photodynamic Therap...

Studies on nicotinamide derivatives.

Benzylpiperazine derivatives. IX. Structure-antiulcer activity studies of 1-(aminocarbonylalkyl)-4-benzylpiperazine derivatives by the adaptive least-squares method.

Quantitative structure—antiulcer activity relationships of 1-(aminocarbonylalkyl)-4-benzylpiperazine derivatives (I) were analyzed by using the adaptive least-squares (ALS) technique. Discriminant functions show that (1) a bulky amide moiety is disadvantageous, (2) a small number of methylene groups between carbonyl and piperazine is favorable, (3) a substituent which has a large B1 value (or B...

Biological activity of tropolone.

Tropolone (1). showed strong insecticidal activity on Tyrophagus putrescentiae and Dermatophagoides farinae. The insecticidal effect of 1 on both insects was stronger than that of hinokitiol (2, 4-isopropyltropolone: major component of Thujopsis dolabrata SIEB. et ZUCC. hondai MAKINO). The insecticidal activity of both compounds was higher than that of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), used as a ...