Objective: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are not only natural but also anthropogenic contaminants that exist in many places the environment. Human beings often accidentally ingest PAHs via smoking. Furthermore, smoking may increase risk of bowel disorder, including diarrhea and other gastrointestinal problems. Therefore, PAH exposure is hypothesized to be related risk. This study disc...

in this study, cui nanoparticles as an efficient catalyst was used for the synthesis of 14-phenyl-8h-dibenzo[a,i]xanthene-8,13(14h)-diones using aldehydes, 2-naphthol and 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione in aqueous media. in this study, it was found that water was the most effective solvent compared to others. among several catalysts that were tested for this multi-component synthesis, cui nanopa...

We present an assay which employs enzyme digestion and solid phase extraction followed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to simultaneously quantify 16 hydroxylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (OHPAHs) in 3-ml samples of urine. The analytes consisted of 2-, 3-, and 4-ring OHPAHs, namely, 1- and 2-hydroxynaphthalene (1- and 2-OHNAP), 2-hydroxyfluorine (2-OHFLU), 1-, 2-, 3-, 4...

a practical and green method for the synthesis of 5h-dibenzo[b,i]xanthene-tetraones and spiro[dibenzo[b,i]xanthene-13,3'-indoline]-pentaones by the condensation of 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1,4-dione with aldehydes or isatins, respectively, in the presence of a catalytic amount of cellulose sulfuric acid (csa) under solvent-free conditions at 100 °c is described. the significant features of this pro...

A series of five tetracyclic mono azo dyes based on the diazotization 1-amino-8-hydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulphonic acid and subsequent coupling with substituted (un)sulphonated naphthalene derivatives have been synthesized. The chemical structures were established using UV–visible, IR, NMR as well mass spectrometry. Based number sulphonic other hydrophilic groups they contain, compounds showed ...

In our continuation of the structure-based design of anti-trypanosomatid drugs, parasite-selective adenosine analogues were identified as low micromolar inhibitors of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). Crystal structures of Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania mexicana, and human GAPDH's provided details of how the adenosyl moiety of NAD(+) interacts with the protein...

The methylation of proteins is an important post-translational mechanism that has been established to influence the activity of nuclear and nucleic acid binding proteins. Much less is known about the importance of protein methylation in the regulation of cytosolic proteins. Increased methylation of proteins is observed in cardiovascular disease and occurs in conjunction with elevated production...

A new cyanine dye (CYD) based on hybrid hydroxynaphthalene-hemicyanine has been synthesized and characterized. The chromogenic and ratiometric fluorogenic probe (CYD) enables a fast and highly sensitive response to an OP nerve agent mimic diethyl chlorophosphate (DCP) through tandem phosphorylation and intramolecular cyclization reaction within 1 min and with the detection limit as low as 18.86...