The study aimed to synthesize and evaluate the potential anti-inflammatory analgesic activities of rationally designed hybrid molecules imidazolone indole nuclei linked through a methylene bridge. Indolyl-imidazolone hybrids were synthesized in three simple steps starting from 2-phenyl-1 H -indole ( 1 ). In first step, compound was converted -indole-3-carbaldehyde 2 ) using standard conditions ...

Urocanic acid, produced by the nonoxidative deamination of L-histidine, has been demonstrated as the first intermediate in the degradation of this amino acid in liver (l-6) and in microorganisms (7-9). The subsequent enzymatic degradation of urocanic acid yields ol-r-formamidinoglutaric acid (10-13). The present paper describes the enzymatic formation of an unstable intermediate in this reactio...

some new 3-[(5-benzylidene-2-phenyl)-3, 5-dihydro-4-h-imidazol-4-one-3-(4-bezoylhydrazono)]-indole-2-ones (viii) have been synthesized from different isatinhydrazones (ii) by condensing with 2-phenyl-5-benzylidene- 3-n (4-acetyl phenyl)-1, 5-dihydro-imidazol-4-one (vii). their chemical structures have been confirmed by ir, 1hnmr, mass and by elemental analysis. investigation of antimicrobial ac...

The glycation of BSA leads to protein/peptide modifications that result in the formation of AGEs. AGEs react with the amino groups of N-terminal amino acid residues, particularly arginine and lysine residues. Enhanced AGE formation exists in the blood and tissues of diabetics, as well as in aging and other disorders. The Identification of AGEs is of great importance. Mass spectrometry has been ...

Incubation of urocanase with 2-methylurocanate leads, after an initial normal reaction, to a time dependent inactivation of the enzyme. It is suggested that a tautomeric form of the product, 2-methyl-imidazolone propionate, is the actual inhibitor. On the basis of these and of published experimental data a novel mechanism is proposed for the urocanase reaction. The crucial and initial step is t...

BACKGROUND We have demonstrated that pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP), an active form of vitamin B6, inhibits formation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) by trapping 3-deoxyglucosone. The present study aimed to clarify if PLP could exert beneficial effects on nephropathy in diabetic rats. METHODS Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats were treated by oral administration of PLP or pyri...

In order to better define the mechanism and the products of guanine oxidation within DNA, we investigated the details of the mechanism of guanine oxidation by a metalloporphyrin, Mn-TMPyP, associated to KHSO(5) on oligonucleotides. We found that the three major products of guanine oxidation are formed by independent reaction routes. The oxidized guanidinohydantoin (1) and the proposed spiro com...