Application of effect-directed analysis using TLC-bioautography for rapid isolation and identification of antidiabetic compounds from the leaves of Annona cherimola Mill.

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a globally prevalent chronic disease characterised by hyperglycaemia and oxidative stress. The search for new natural bioactive compounds that contribute to controlling this condition and the application of analytical methodologies that facilitate rapid detection and identification are important challenges for science. Annona cherimola Mill.

ESR, electrochemical and reactivity studies of antitrypanosomal palladium thiosemicarbazone complexes.

Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electron spin resonance (ESR) techniques were used in the investigation of novel palladium complexes with bioactive thiosemicarbazones derived from 5-nitrofurane or 5-nitrofurylacroleine. Sixteen palladium complexes grouped in two series of the formula [PdCl(2)HL] or [PdL(2)] were studied. ESR spectra of the free radicals obtained by electrolytic reduction were characterized and analyzed.

Comparative spectroscopic and electrochemical study of nitroindazoles: 3-alcoxy, 3-hydroxy and 3-oxo derivatives.

Cyclic voltammetry and electron spin resonance techniques were used in the investigation of novel 3-alkoxy- and 3-hydroxy-1-[omega-(dialkylamino)alkyl]-5-nitroindazole derivatives. A self-protonation process involving the protonation of the nitro group was observed. The reactivity of the nitro-anion radical for these derivatives with glutathione, a biological relevant thiol, was also studied by cyclic voltammetry.