A novel multifunctional nano-drug delivery system based on reversal of peptide charge was successfully developed for anticancer drug delivery and imaging. Mesoporous silica nano-particles (MSN) ~50 nm in diameter were chosen as the drug reservoirs, and their surfaces were modified with HIV-1 transactivator peptide-fluorescein isothiocyanate (TAT-FITC) and YSA-BHQ1. The short TAT peptide labeled...

The title compound, C(17)H(17)ClO(3), has been synthesized by the reaction of p-chloro-benzaldehyde, isopropyl-idene malonate and 5,5-dimethyl-cyclo-hexane-1,3-dione with triethyl-benzyl-ammonium chloride in water as a green solvent. The six membered pyran-one ring of the hexa-hydro-coumarin system has a screw-boat conformation while the dimethyl-cyclo-hexenone system has a distorted envelope c...

The self-assembly of cyclic D,L-alpha-peptides into hollow nanotubes is a crucial mechanistic step in their application as antibacterial and drug-delivery agents. To understand this process, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed on dimers of cyclic peptides formed from cyclo [(-L-Trp-D-N-MeLeu-)4-]2 and cyclo [(-L-Trp-D-Leu-)4-]2 subunits in nonpolar (nonane) and polar (water) solv...

Background: Eptifibatide (Integrilin) is an intravenous (IV) peptide drug that selectively inhibits ligand binding to the platelet GP IIb/IIIa receptor. It is an efficient peptide drug, however has a short half-life. Therefore, antithrombotic agents like eptifibatide are required to become improved with a protected and targeted delivery system such as using nano-liposomes to the site of thrombu...

In the title compound, C18H22O4, the cyclo-hexane and cyclo-hexa-none rings adopt normal chair and half-chair conformations, respectively. The dioxolane ring is almost planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.094 (3) Å. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming 21 helical chains along the a-axis direction. The chains are further connected by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

The title compound, C(18)H(20)O(4), was synthesized by the reaction of 4-methoxy-benzaldehyde, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione and 5,5-dimethyl-cyclo-hexane-1,3-dione with triethyl-benzyl-ammonium chloride in water as a green solvent. In the mol-ecule of the title compound, the six-membered pyran-one ring of the hexa-hydro-coumarin system has a screw-boat conformation while that of the dimet...

The title compound, C(21)H(23)NO(3), is a phenyl-imine derivative of the well known anthelmintic agent α-santonin. The trans-fused cyclo-hexane and γ-lactone rings of the α-santonin ring system adopt chair and envelope conformations, respectively, whereas the hexa-diene ring is approximately planar [maximum deviation = 0.029 (4) Å] and forms a dihedral angle of 62.30 (11)° with the benzene ring...

In the title salt, C(21)H(18)ClNO, the quinoline ring system is approximately planar [maximum deviation = 0.035 (2) Å], and forms a dihedral angle of 71.42 (6)° with the attached phenyl ring. The cyclo-hexa-none ring exists in a half-boat conformation. In the crystal packing, C-H⋯O contacts link the mol-ecules into extended supra-molecular chains along the c axis.

The title compound, C(22)H(20)O, shows an approximately planar cyclo-hexenone ring [maximum deviation = 0.069 (4) Å], with a disordered position of the C=C bond [ratio = 0.71 (2)/0.29 (2)]. The benzene rings of the 4-methyl-benzyl-idene units, attached in the 2- and 6-positions to the cyclo-hexenone ring, are rotated in the same direction by 28.6 (4) and 22.4 (4)°, with respect to the mean plan...

The title compound, C18H12Br2O6, was synthesized from Morita-Baylis-Hillman adducts. It incorporates the bromin-ated spiro-hexa-dienone moiety typically exhibited by compounds of this class that exhibit biological activity. Both the brominated cyclo-hexa-dienone and the central five-membered rings are nearly planar (r.m.s. deviations of 0.044 and 0.016 Å, respectively), being almost perpendicul...