Benzofuranones have attracted considerable attention with regard to their pharmaceutical activity and the various approaches directed towards their synthesis .The simple benzofuran derivatives like 2-nitrobenzofuran, 2-acetyl benzofurans are well known as bio-dynamic agents possessing various pharmacological properties.spasmolytic activity on the intestine of the guinea pig and dilatory effects...

Bidentate hydroxypyridinone chelators effectively complex and facilitate excretion of trivalent iron. To test the hypothesis that hexadentate chelators are more effective than bidentate chelators at low concentrations, urinary and biliary Fe excretions were determined in Fe-loaded rats before and after administration of a bidentate chelator, Pr-(Me-3,2-HOPO), or its hexadentate analogue, TREN-(...

Ferritins are iron-storage proteins that accumulate in plastids during seed formation, and also in leaves during senescence or iron overload. Iron release from ferritins occurs during growth of seedlings and greening of plastids. Depending on the concentration of the reducing agent ascorbate, either an overall iron release or uptake by ferritins from iron(III) citrate may occur. We have designe...

Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease are associated with elevated levels of iron, copper, and zinc and consequentially high levels of oxidative stress. Given the multifactorial nature of these diseases, it is becoming evident that the next generation of therapies must have multiple functions to combat multiple mechanisms of disease progression. Metal-chelating age...

Background: Arsenic toxicity as a result of consumption of hair removal agent has been rarely seen in last few years in comparison with the past. Case Presentation: In this case report, we presented a middle age woman referred to medical toxicology department due to epigastric pain and diarrhea following ingestion of hair removal agent. Urinary test for arsenic was positive. ECG changes and ele...

The photosynthetic assimilates in leaves of Perilla crispa attached to the plant were labeled by treating the leaves with (14)CO(2). When subsequently detached, these leaves exuded a negligible amount of radioactivity from the cut petiole into water. Ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA), citric acid, and ethyleneglycol-bis (beta-aminoethyl ether) N,N'-tetraacetate greatly increased exudation of l...

Platinum-based antitumor agents are widely used in cancer chemotherapy. Drug resistance is a major obstacle to the successful use of these agents because once drug resistance develops, other effective treatment options are limited. Recently, we conducted a clinical trial using a copper-lowering agent to overcome platinum drug resistance in ovarian cancer patients and the preliminary results are...

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The biodegradable chelating agents [S,S]-ethylenediaminedisuccinic acid (EDDS), citric acid and the low biodegradable chelating agent ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) were investigated for their applicability for the removal of lead from soil by soil washing and electrokinetic processing. In the soil washing tests at 298K, the removal efficiency of lead with EDDS and EDTA was high in the ...

Recovery of copper and chelating agents from sludge extracting solutions Fang-Chih Chang a, Shang-Lien Lo a,∗, Chun-Han Ko b a Research Center for Environmental Pollution Prevention and Control Technology, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, 71 Chou-Shan Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan, ROC b School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan Univers...