The title compound, C(20)H(18)O(6), was prepared from resveratrol {systematic name: 5-[(E)-2-(4-hy-droxy-phen-yl)ethen-yl]ben-z-ene-1,3-diol}, which can be isolated from grapes, through triacetyl-ation with using acetic anhydride in pyridine. The two benzene rings are approximately coplanar, making a dihedral angle of 6.64 (14)°, and the three acet-oxy group are located on the same side of the ...

The asymmetric unit of title compound, 2C(2)H(8)N(+)·C(18)H(8)N(2)O(8) (2-), comprises one crystallographically independent dimethyl-ammonium cation and half of a 2,2'-(1,3,6,8-tetra-oxo-2,7-diaza-pyrene-2,7-di-yl)diacetate dianion. The anion lies on an inversion centre and the two carboxyl-ate groups are in trans positions based on the naphthaleneteracarb-oxy-lic diimide group. The crystal pac...

The title compound, C(31)H(38)O(10) [systematic name: (αR,4R,4aR,6aS,7R,8S,10R,11S)-methyl α,10-di-acet-oxy-4-(3-furyl)-4a,7,9,9-tetra-methyl-2,13-dioxo-1,4,4a,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,11,12-dodeca-hydro-7,11-methano-2H-cyclo-octa-[f][2]benzo-pyran-8-acetate], was isolated from the seeds of Swietenia macrophylla. The mol-ecule contains four six-membered rings connected together in the shape of a bowl; o...

Background Sputum from patients with tuberculosis contains subpopulations of metabolically active and inactive Mycobacterium tuberculosis with unknown implications for infectiousness. Methods We assessed sputum microscopy with fluorescein diacetate (FDA, evaluating M. tuberculosis metabolic activity) for predicting infectiousness. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was quantified in pretreatment sput...

In the title compound, C(20)H(26)N(2)O(6)S, the N atom of the dimethyl-amino group is displaced by 0.113 (2) Å from the plane of the naphthalene ring system. The two eth-oxy groups adopt zigzag conformations. In the crystal structure, weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules, forming a three-dimensional network. Both ethyl groups are disordered over two sites with the ratio...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is implicated in nosocomial infections and chronic respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis patients. Chlorhexidine diacetate (CHX) is a biguanide disinfectant used for bacterial control in the hospital and agricultural and domestic environments. A better understanding of the mechanism of action of CHX and the resulting response elicited by P. aeruginosa to CHX will faci...

Electron microscopy (EM) is a useful tool for detailed ultrastructural analysis of microorganisms. Both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which provide information about surface and intracellular changes, can be used for studying the effects of antimicrobial agents on microorganisms. EM has previously been used to study the ultrastructural basis of t...