A series of benzo[b]furan derivatives having a five-membered heterocyclic substituent at the 2-position were prepared from 2-(1-chloro-2-formylvinyl)benzo[b]furans (2) and 2-(4-alkylcarbamoylbuta-1,3-dienyl)benzo[b]furans. These 2-heterocyclic benzo[b]furans were evaluated for their cysteinyl leukotriene receptor (cysLT1, cysLT2) inhibitory activity. Several compounds showed moderate inhibition...

OBJECTIVE To investigate and compare the amount of fluoride release of conventional, resin modified and nanofilled resin modified glass ionomer cements. MATERIALS AND METHODS Tablets of glass-ionomer cements were immersed in deionized water and incubated at 37°C. After 1, 2, 7, 15 and 30 days, fluoride ion was measured under normal atmospheric conditions by fluoride ion selective electrode. B...

Kankkunen, T., 2002. Controlled transdermal drug delivery by iontophoresis and ionexchange fiber. Dissertationes Biocentri Viikki Universitatis Helsingiensis 17/2002, pp. 57 ISBN 952-10-0313-8 (print) ISBN 952-10-0314-6 (pdf) ISSN 1239-9469 A common aim in the development of new transdermal devices is the controlled delivery of drugs, so that the rate of drug input into the blood stream is pred...

Regulated secretion in exocrine and neuroendocrine cells occurs through exocytosis of secretory granules and the subsequent release of stored small molecules and proteins. The introduction of biophysical techniques with high temporal and spatial resolution, and the identification of Ca(2+)-dependent and -independent "docking" and "fusion" proteins, has greatly enhanced our understanding of exoc...

Although ion-exchange resins have been used widely as drug delivery systems, their exact release kinetics has not been reported yet. Usually only the rate-limiting step has been taken into account and the rest of the steps have been ignored as instantaneous processes. To investigate the exact release kinetics of polymer-coated drug/ion-exchange resin complexes for sustained drug delivery, the r...

Many enzymes have buried active sites. The properties of the tunnels connecting the active site with bulk solvent affect ligand binding and unbinding and also the catalytic properties. Here, we investigate ligand passage in the haloalkane dehalogenase enzyme LinB and the effect of replacing leucine by a bulky tryptophan at a tunnel-lining position. Transient kinetic experiments show that the mu...