The vanilloid capsaicin, N-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-8-methylnon-6-enamide, is the pungent ingredient of chili peppers and is used in pain research as an activating ligand of heat-sensitive transduction channels in nociceptive neurons. Here we describe the synthesis and application of two capsaicin derivatives modified at the hydroxy function of the vanillyl motif: alpha-carboxy-4,5-dimethoxy...

Staphylococci, particularly methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, are major nosocomial pathogens in large hospitals in eastern Australia. At present vancomycin is the drug of choice for the treatment of life-threatening methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections. A possible alternative drug is coumermycin, a bis-hydroxy coumarin which inhibits DNA gyrase. Coumermycin activity ...

Absorption and fluorescence spectra of bichromophoric coumarins were investigated in different solvents and in polymer matrices. These bichromophoric coumarins were composed of a coumarin dimethylamino-substituted at position 7 or unsubstituted coumarin and phthalimide or a 1,8-naphthylimide linked with an iminomethyl bridge to the position 3 or 8 of the coumarin ring. Absorption spectra of 7-d...

Coumarin possesses a number of biological activities like antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, anticancer, antimalarial etc. Coumarin belongs to a group of benzpyranes, which consist of a benzene ring joined to a pyran nucleus. In the present study amino derivatives bearing coumarin nucleus are synthesized from 7-hydroxy -4methyl coumarin by using mild catalyst, CAN which i...

Nystatin-resistant mutations exhibit extreme sensitivity to 1.3 mm coumarin. The mutations fall into three complementation groups so it is possible to select for nonallelic mutations conferring sensitivity to coumarin by selection on nystatin-containing nutrient agar plates. Complementation between such coumarin-sensitive mutations allows the selection of diploids on coumarin-containing nutrien...

Three new natural coumarin substances 1, 2 and 3 (derivatives of 2',2'-dimethyl-3',4'-dihydroxydihydropyrano-5',6':6,7-coumarin) were isolated from the roots and fruits of Peucedanum arenarium W.K. On the basis of the spectral data from UV, IR, and NMR spectra of coumarin 1, named peuarenarine, it was assumed, that, it is an ester of 2',2'-dimethyl-3',4'-dihydroxy-dihydropyrano5',6' :6,7-coumar...

Condensation of 3-acetylbenzo[5,6]coumarin (1) with hydrazine-carbodithioate esters and/or thiocarbohydrazide gave the corresponding N-[1-(benzocoumarin-3`-yl)ethylidene]hydrazonecarbodithioate (2a,b) and 1,5-bis[1-(benzocoumarin3`-yl)ethylidene]thiocarbohydrazide (3) respectively. Treatment of 2a with ethanolic ammonia solution and/or amines gave the corresponding thiosemicarbazone derivatives...

The dynamic Stokes shift of coumarin 153 has been measured in two room-temperature ionic liquids, 1-(3-cyanopropyl)-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide and 1-propyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, using the fluorescence up-conversion technique with a 230 fs instrumental response function. A component of about 10-15% of the total solvation shift is found to take place on...

Pentacoordinated iridium( i )-cyclooctadiene complexes featuring a coumarin-functionalised imidazoline– or benzimidazoline–NHC ligand exhibit fluxional behavior as consequence of the hemilability pyrone ring in coumarin wingtip.

Lead is a toxic substance and damages human metabolism. Coumarin-derived substances have many effects such as antioxidant, anticancer, antibacterial ones. In this study, the of 3-benzoyl-7-hydroxy coumarin on rat liver tissues under oxidative stress with lead acetate were investigated. rats divided into 4 groups. Control group (K), Coumarin (KUM), (P) Coumarin+Lead (KUMP) groups formed. Malondi...