The reaction of nano-cellulose and antimony pentachloridein dichloromethane gave nano-cellulose-SbCl5. Also nano-cellulose-SbCl5 has beencharacterized by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM)and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR).Nano-cellulose-SbCl5has been applied as a nano-catalyst for synthesis of pyrano[2,3-d]pyrimidines from the simple on...

Numerous DNA mismatches and lesions activate MutS homologue (MSH) ATPase activity that is essential for mismatch repair (MMR). We have found that a mismatch embedded in a nearest-neighbor sequence context containing symmetric 3'-purines (2 x 3'-purines) enhanced, whereas symmetric 3'-pyrimidines (2 x 3'-pyrimidines) reduced, hMSH2-hMSH6 ATPase activation. The 3'-purine/pyrimidine effect was mos...

The oxidative cyclisation of a range of benzothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine hydrazones (7a-e) to the 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines (8a-e) catalysed by lithium iodide or to the 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines (10a-e) with sodium carbonate is presented. A complementary synthesis of the 1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines (10a-e) starting from the amino imine 11 is also reported. The effect of these com...

Novel 1H-pyrimido [4,5-c][1,2]diazepines 3 & 4 and pyrazolo [3,4-d]pyrimidines 6 were regioselectively synthesised by the reaction of 1,3-dimethyl-6-hydrazinouracils 1 with various alpha,beta-unsaturated compounds 2 and alpha-ketoalkynes 8 in excellent yields.