An important event in the formation of atherosclerotic lesions is the uptake of modified low density lipoprotein (LDL) by macrophages via scavenger receptors. Modification of LDL, which results in its recognition by these receptors, can be initiated by peroxidation of LDL lipids. The first step in this process is the formation of monohydroperoxy derivatives of fatty acids, which are subsequentl...

Determination of the appropriate conditions for protein crystallization remains a highly empirical process. Preventing protein aggregation is necessary for the formation of single crystals under aggregation-prone solution conditions. Because many amino acids and amino acid derivatives offer a unique combination of solubility and stabilizing properties, they open new avenues into the field of pr...

Zinc(II) complexes with dangling functional organic groups were synthesized by reaction of zinc acetate with a series of bifunctional p-substituted benzene derivatives (a combination of carboxylate, oximate, amino, β-ketoimine, and salicylaldime groups). Selective coordination to carboxylate groups was observed when the second functional group was an oxime or β-ketoimine group. When the second ...

Benzoic acids are highly important structural motifs in drug molecules and natural products. Selective C-H bond functionalization of benzoic acids will provide synthetically useful tools for step-economical organic synthesis. Although direct ortho-C-H functionalizations of benzoic acids or their derivatives have been intensely studied, the ability to activate meta-C-H bond of benzoic acids or t...

Pills of Mefenamic acid were  employed as effective catalysts in the three component reaction of aromatic  aldehydes,  malononitrile,  as  well  as  4-hydroxycoumarin  or  barbituric  acid  in  aqueous solution,  using  reflux  conditions  in  order  to  synthesize  derivatives  of  dihydropyrano[2,3-c]chromene and pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidine, correspondingly. Among the benefits of this technique, ...

Novel mono-substituted carbohydrate fatty acid (CFA) esters and ethers were investigated for their antibacterial activity against a range of pathogenic and spoilage bacteria focussing on Listeria monocytogenes. Carbohydrate derivatives with structural differences enable comparative studies on the structure/activity relationship for antimicrobial efficacy and mechanism of action. The antimicrobi...

in this study a special type of silicoaluminophosphate with opal structure (opal-sapo) was prepared under microwave condition using tetraethylorthosilicate (teos), triethanolamine (tea), aluminiumisopropoxid and phosphoric acid 85%. the product was characterized by x-ray diffraction (xrd), thermogravimetric (tga) and fourier infrared spectroscopy (ftir).the crystalline product showed a good act...

A series of novel 2-aminopyrimidine and 2-Substituted-4,6-diaminopyrimidine derivatives have been synthesized and their anti platelet aggregation activities were assessed against ADP and arachidonic acid- induced platelet aggregation in human plasma using light transmission aggregometry. None of the compounds showed satisfactory activity against the aggregation induced by ADP. However, satisfac...