Kinetic and thermodynamic characteristic of Aspergillus awamori EM66 levansucrase.

This study is a new trial aimed to solve levansucrase high cost and levan associated problems during the purification process. Also, kinetic and thermodynamic study was done to compare between the partial pure (PP) and purified forms (PF). Within this context, Aspergillus awamori EM66 levansucrase was produced constitutively (5.

Computer-aided identification of novel anticancer compounds with a possible dual HER1/HER2 inhibition mechanism.

HER1 and HER2 are frequently overexpressed in human tumors where they drive cellular proliferation. For this reason they are considered important targets in anticancer therapy with dual HER1/HER2 inhibitors being recently approved and marketed. In this paper we report the identification of a series of compounds with anticancer activity by a combined virtual screening approach on the kinase domains of HER1 and HER2.

Synthesis and antioxidant activity of new pyridines containing gallate moieties.

Pyridines containing the galloyl moiety have been prepared utilizing 4-acetyl pyrogallol. In addition, fused pyridines were synthesized from the obtained pyridines via further chemical transformations. The results indicated that compound 4a showed stronger DPPH scavenging activity than the other compounds, and the scavenging effect decreased in the following order 4a > t-BHQ > 2a > 2b > 3a > 3b > 4b.

Synthesis, biological and medicinal significance of S-glycosido-thieno[2,3-d]-pyrimidines as new anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents.

Several 2-thioglycosides were prepared. Glycosylation of 2-thioxo-thieno[2,3-d]-pyrimidines 5a,b with 1-bromo-2,3,5-tri-O-acetyl-alpha-d-arabinofuranosyle 7, 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-alpha-d-glucopyranosyl and galacto-pyranosyl bromide 8a,b gave the protected beta-d-nuclosides 10a,b and 13a-d in high yields, which were transformed to deacetylated derivatives 14a,b and 15a-d. The structures of the compounds were elucidated by spectral and elemental analysis.