Validation and uncertainty estimation of analytical method for quantification of phytochelatins in aquatic plants by UPLC-MS.

Phytochelatins (PCs) are peptides that play an important role in homeostasis and detoxification of heavy metal in plants. Furthermore, they have been proposed as earlier potential biomarkers of aquatic pollution by heavy metals. Nowadays, several researchers have reported on current methods for quantification of glutathione (GSH) and the PCs (phytochelatin 2, phytochelatin 3, phytochelatin 4) quantification in plants.

Aqueous extract of Sedum oxypetalum induces mineralization and osteogenic differentiation by human Periodontal Ligament-Derived cells.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The medicinal plant Sedum oxypetalum Kunth (Crassulaceae), locally known as Jiote or in general Siempreviva (always alive) has been traditionally used by people of the Mexican community of Tenango del Valle as a home remedy to treat periodontal diseases, inducing teeth strengthening. Consequently, the aim of this work was to investigate its capacity directed to mineralized tissues regeneration.

Materials And Methods: The aerial parts of the plant were processed and its aqueous extract (AE) was chemically characterized.

(S)-(+)-cis-4'-Benzyl-oxypraziquantel.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C26H30N2O3 {systematic name (S)-(+)-2-[cis-4-(benz-yloxy)cyclo-hexa-ne-carb-on-yl]-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexa-hydro-4H-pyrazino-[2,1-a]isoquin-olin-4-one}, consists of two independent mol-ecules in which the O= Camide group is syn to the N-C(C=Olactam) moiety, making dihedral angles of 2.0 (8) and 3.7 (8)°.

Synthesis of Fischer type-carbene complexes containing a coordinated thioimidate structural motif.

This paper describes a tandem strategy to synthesize a series of new Fischer carbene complexes [(CO)(4)M=C[N-(CH(2))(4)-]CH=C(NRR')(SR'); M = Cr, W; R = Ar, R' = Me, -(CH(2))(2)-] with a thioimide or thiazoline fragment, in which the sulfur or nitrogen atom is coordinated to a metal center, depending on the nature of alkylating groups included as R'. We have trapped by protonation the proposed intermediate as the thioamide 12 [(CO)(5)W=[N-(CH(2))(4)-]CH(2)C(S)NHPh], which reveals the pathway of this reaction.