Light-initiated, radical and hydrogen-bond induced self-assembly of bis-acetamido-functionalized triarylamines is demonstrated to occur in strongly dipolar "push-pull" molecules. This self-assembly process results in the formation of self-assembled nanostructures which in turn increase the efficiency of organic photovoltaic devices.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(28)H(31)N(3)O(7)·0.7H(2)O, contains a mol-ecule of tris-(4-acetamido-phenoxy-meth-yl)methanol and 0.7 of a water mol-ecule. An extensive hydrogen-bonding network includes inter-actions between all components of the crystal structure.

INTRODUCTION: Sialic acid (called neuraminic acid) is the designation given to a family of over 40 naturally occurring ninecarbon keto sugars acids derived from the parent compound 2-keto3-deoxy-5-acetamido-D-glyceroD-galacto-nonulosonic acid ( Nacetylneuraminic acid [Neu5Ac]). The sialic acids and related nonulosonates are unique in nature by representing the only nine-carbon sugars found in p...

78-[2-(2-Aminothiazol-4-yl)acetamido]-7a-methoxycephalosporins were synthesized both by acylation of the 7(3-amino-7a-methoxycephalosporin compound (VIII) and a new direct acyl-exchange reaction of 7a-methoxy-7,9-phosphoramido compound (VII). Some of these compounds (IXa, IXb) showed higher antibacterial activity than the 7a-unsubstituted compound against P-lactamase-producing strains of Serrat...

Three acidic residues in the DXDXE sequence motif are suggested to play a concerted role in the catalysis of Vibrio harveyi ChiA. An increase in the optimum pH of 0.8 units in mutant D313A/N indicates that Asp313 influences the pKa of the ionizing groups around the cleavage site. D313A showed greatly reduced kcat/Km and increased KD, suggesting that Asp313 participates in catalysis and ligand b...

Bioconversion, i.e., the use of biological systems to perform chemical changes in synthetic or natural compounds in mild conditions, is an attractive tool for the production of novel active or high-value compounds. Plant cells exhibit a vast biochemical potential, being able to transform a range of substances, including pharmaceutical ingredients and industrial by-products, via enzymatic proces...

Purpose: To evaluate the in vivo alterations on ketone bodies metabolism after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion through an experimental model of brain ischemia induced by simple occlusion of common carotid arteries (CCAs) in Wistar rats. Methods: Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly distributed on two groups (S – Sham; T – Test) and further redistributed into four times sets of study. After ...

During starvation for 72 h, tumour-bearing rats showed accelerated ketonaemia and marked ketonuria. Total blood [ketone bodies] were 8.53 mM and 3.34 mM in tumour-bearing and control (non-tumour-bearing) rats respectively (P less than 0.001). The [3-hydroxybutyrate]/[acetoacetate] ratio was 1.3 in the tumour-bearing rats, compared with 3.2 in the controls at 72 h (P less than 0.001). Blood [glu...