Five Chromodoris species from North Sulawesi, Indonesia, were investigated for their sequestration of marine natural products. The cytotoxic 2-thiazolidinone macrolide latrunculin A (LatA) was the major metabolite in all examined species, as well one associated sponges Cacospongia mycofijiensis (Kakou, Crews & Bakus, 1987), supporting a dietary origin LatA. Furthermore, LatA secreted with m...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder characterized by degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic (DAergic) system. Present treatment targeting to DAergic system solely ameliorated the symptoms but failed to retard the DAergic neuron degeneration, therefore new therapeutic methods aiming at preventing or delaying the neurodegenerative process are urgently needed. In the present st...

A novel series of 2-(3, 5-dimethyl-1-phenyl-1H-4-pyrazolyl)-3-(aryl/heteroaryl)-1, 3-thiazolidin-4-one derivatives 4a-h has been synthesized readily in one-pot from 3, 5-dimethyl-1-phenyl-1H-4-pyrazolecarbaldehyde (3), and characterized via IR, NMR, MS and elemental analyses. Further, these compounds were screened for antibacterial (MIC) activity against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus...

Derivatives of thiazolidinone ring systems are known to act as anti-HIV infections , analgesic, anti-bacterial, anti-convulsant, anti parasitic, potential anti-inflammatory and herbicidal agents. Due biological activities of thiazolidinones ring, several methods for their synthesis have been illustrated in literature. Imidazolidine-2-thiones were synthesized by the oxidative cyclization of 1-be...

In the present study, nine bis-azo dyes based on 5-arylidene-2,4-thiazolidinone were obtained in two steps, using Knoevenagel condensation and azo coupling reactions. The structure of the dyes was confirmed on the basis of spectral data. Analysis of spectroscopic data shows that there is equilibrium between the azo and hydrazone tautomers for all dyes in solutions. Investigation of antioxidant ...