A RP-HPLC method was developed for the estimation of Atomoxetine Hydrochloride in tablet formulation, which is novel to the market. Chromatographic separation of the drug was achieved on a ENABLE C-18 G, 5μm, column (250 × 4.6 mm) using a mobile phase, Methanol: Ammonium phosphate buffer pH-3 (80:20 V/V) at a flow rate of 1ml/min. The drug eluted was monitored at 227 nm. The retention time was ...

The organic extract of liquid cultures of the marine-derived Penicillium sp. was investigated. Fractionation of the extracts of the fungus led to the purification and identification of two new compounds, penicillatides A (1) and B (2), together with the previously reported cyclo(R-Pro-S-Phe) (3) and cyclo(R-Pro-R-Phe) (4). The structures of compounds 1-4 were assigned by extensive interpretatio...

A series of aniline and m-phenylenediamine derivatives with electron-withdrawing 3,3,3-trifluoropropenyl substituents were synthesized as small and chemically stable fluorescent organic compounds. Their fluorescence performances were evaluated by converting 2,4-disubstituted aniline 1 to the non-fluorescent dipeptide analogue H-Gly-Pro-1 for the use as a fluorogenic substrate for dipeptidyl pep...

The study of the secondary metabolites contained in the organic extract of Caribbean sponge Smenospongia aurea led to the isolation of smenothiazole A (3) and B (4), hybrid peptide/polyketide compounds. Assays performed using four solid tumor cell lines showed that smenothiazoles exert a potent cytotoxic activity at nanomolar levels, with selectivity over ovarian cancer cells and a pro-apoptoti...

The deep ocean is a demanding environment to the analyst, one that contains fine particles of degraded organic matter and is characterized by high pressures (about 360 atmospheres at 3.6 km depth), low temperatures (down to ;2 8C), and a high concentration (3.5 wt %) of corrosive salts. Such conditions make it difficult to analyze in situ interesting and important geologic materials and dynamic...

Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has the potential to produce clean, renewable energy from natural salinity gradients. However, membrane fouling can lead to diminished water flux productivity, thus reducing the extractable energy. This study investigates organic fouling and osmotic backwash cleaning in PRO and the resulting impact on projected power generation. Fabricated thin-film composite mem...

lowed by determination of radioactivity in respiratory COj, protein, lipids, organic acids, and free amino acids. The greatest quantitative and qualitative changes in asparagine metabolism were found in lymphosarcoma with leukemic blood picture. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia resembled the normal pattern with acute lymphocytic leukemia occupying an intermediate position. With pro gression of chro...

N-Mesitylene sulfonyl and N-tosyl aziridines have been identified as effective electrophiles in alkylation reactions of carbon acids catalyzed by the organic phosphorine base BEMP; yields of up to 99% for a range of pro-nucleophiles under mild reaction conditions are reported.

Complications of vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, are the number one cause of death in Western societies. Dysfunction of endothelial cells is a critical underlying cause of the pathology of atherosclerosis. Lipid rafts, and especially caveolae, are enriched in endothelial cells, and down-regulation of the caveolin-1 gene may provide protection against the development of atheroscler...