The ability of a series of haloalkanes, haloethanols and haloacetaldehydes to induce mutations in Salmonella typhrimurium and preferentially to inhibit the growth of DNA polymerase-deficient E. coli (pol A(+)/pol A(-)) was investigated. For the haloalkanes investigated, the order of reactivities towards the E. coli pol A(+)/pol A(-), was: 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane > 1,1-dibromoethane > 1,1,2,2-t...

Aplysina is the best representative genus of the family Aplysinidae. Halogenated substances are its main class of metabolites. These substances contribute greatly to the chemotaxonomy and characterization of the sponges belonging to this genus. Due to their pharmacological activities, these alkaloids are of special interest. The chemistry of halogenated substances and of the alkaloids has long ...

Purpose: To design and develop halogenated chalcone derivatives and evaluate them as anticancer agents using different cancer cell lines. Methods: Based on in silico design and docking on known target, crystal structure of the complex of interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE) with a peptide based inhibitor, (3S )-N-Methanesulfonyl-3({1-[N-(2-naphtoyl)-l-valyl]-l-prolyl}amino)-4-oxobutanamide...

The purpose of this study was to examine whether a simple bioassay used for the detection of dioxins (DXNs) could be applied to detect trace amounts of harmful DXN-like substances in food products. To identify substances with possible DXN-like activity, we assessed the ability of various compounds in the environment to bind the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) that binds specifically to DXNs. Th...

Photosynthesis, Inhibitors, Herbicides, Dibromothymoquinone, Nitrophenols, Chloroplast Alkyl substituted derivatives of halogenated p-benzoquinones, of halogenated /7-nitrophenols, and of 2,4-dinitrophenols were tested in the inhibition of photosynthetic electron flow in chloro­ plasts. The effect of the compounds on photoreductions by photosystem I or II, on a TMPD bypass in NADPH formation an...

Some derivatives ot' 9-aminoacridine (1) were synthesized, and their frameshift mutagenicity and DNA binding aMnity were studied. The introduction of a methyl group into the acridine ring of 1 reduced the mutagenic activity and the intercalative DNA binding aMnity, whjle {he introdu ¢ tion of chlorine increased them. Halogenated derivatSyes f 1 showed higher toxicity against Saintonella mphiinu...

Some derivatives ot' 9-aminoacridine (1) were synthesized, and their frameshift mutagenicity and DNA binding aMnity were studied. The introduction of a methyl group into the acridine ring of 1 reduced the mutagenic activity and the intercalative DNA binding aMnity, whjle {he introdu ¢ tion of chlorine increased them. Halogenated derivatSyes f 1 showed higher toxicity against Saintonella mphiinu...