INTRODUCTION 3-Methylcholanthrene and eight of its metabolites were tested for tumonigenic activity in two tumor models. In the tumonigenicity study on mouse skin, a single topical application of 3 to 30 nmol of compound was followed 7 days later by twice weekly applications of the tumor promotor i 2-0-tetra decanoylphorbol-i 3-acetate for 30 weeks. Comparisons of the percentage of mice with tu...

INTRODUCTION 3-Methylcholanthrene and eight of its metabolites were tested for tumonigenic activity in two tumor models. In the tumonigenicity study on mouse skin, a single topical application of 3 to 30 nmol of compound was followed 7 days later by twice weekly applications of the tumor promotor i 2-0-tetra decanoylphorbol-i 3-acetate for 30 weeks. Comparisons of the percentage of mice with tu...

KCNQ subunits encode for the M current (I(KM)), a neuron-specific voltage-dependent K+ current with a well established role in the control of neuronal excitability. In this study, by means of a combined biochemical, pharmacological, and electrophysiological approach, the role of presynaptic I(KM) in the release of previously taken up tritiated norepineprine (NE), GABA, and d-aspartate (d-ASP) f...

An isomeric mixture of linoleic acid hydro peroxides, 13-hydroperoxy-cis9 trans-II-octadecadienoic acid (79%) a~d 9-hydroperoxy-eis-12,trans-IO-octadecadienoic acid (21 %), was decomposed homolytically by Fe(I!) in an ethanolwater solution. In one series of experiments, the hydroperoxides were decomposed by catalytic concentrations of Fe (II). The 10.5 M Fe(III) used to initiate the decompositi...

Four sesquiterpene lactones including an eremophilenolide dimer, named as biligulaplenolide, 1, 8beta-hydroxy-1-oxo-(14alpha,15alpha eremophil-7(11),9(10)-dien-12,8alpha-olide, 2, 1-hydroxy-2-oxo-(14alpha,15alpha eremophil-1(10),7(11),8(9)-trien-12,8-olide, 3, 4alpha,8beta,9alpha-trihydroxy- 5alphaEta-7(11)-eudesmen-12,8alpha-olide, 4, along with two known ones, 10alpha-hydroxy-1-oxo-eremophil-...

Post-metallocenes were constructed for olefin polymerization using 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,10-octahydro[1,10]phenanthroline and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro[1,10]phenanthroline derivatives. A series of zirconium complexes - LZrCl2(NHMe2)2 [L = 2,9-H2-C12H12N2 (4), 2,9-Me2-C12H12N2 (5), 2,9-nBu2-C12H12N2 (6), and 2,9-iPr2-C12H12N2 (7)] - and hafnium complexes - LHfCl2(NHMe2)2 [L = 2,9-H2-C12H12N2 (8), 2,9-Me2-C12H1...

10-Nornaltrexones (3-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4a,9-dihydroxy-2,3,4,4a,5,6-hexahydro-1H-benzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinolin-7(7aH)-one, 1) have been underexploited in the search for better opioid ligands, and their enantiomers have been unexplored. The synthesis of trans-isoquinolinone 2 (4-aH, 9-O-trans-9-methoxy-3-methyl-2,3,4,4a,5,6-hexahydro-1H-benzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinolin-7(7aH)-one) was achieved through...

12-Hydroxy-9(10-->20)-5aH-abeo-abieta-1(10),8(9),12(13)-triene-11,14-dione (quinone 2) served as the dienophile in numerous intermolecular Diels-Alder reactions. These cycloadditions were conducted either thermally (including microwave heating) or with Lewis acid activation. While most dienes reacted with quinone 2 in good chemical yield, others were incompatible under the experimental conditio...