as apotential therapeutic agent for lymphatic filariasis.

This study investigates the medicinal potential of () leaves for the management of Lymphatic filariasis (LF). Phytochemical screening of the methanolic leaf extract revealed the presence of alkaloids, terpenoids, phenols, tannins, and flavonoids. The GC-MS analysis identified 24 phytoconstituents, including the major alkaloid "mitraphylline.

Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MIONs) cross-linked natural polymer-based hybrid gel beads: Controlled nano anti-TB drug delivery application.

The nanosized rifampicin (RIF) has been prepared to increase the solubility in aqueous solution, which leads to remarkable enhancement of its bioavailability and their convenient delivery system studied by newly produced nontoxic, biodegradable magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (MIONs) cross-linked polyethylene glycol hybrid chitosan (mCS-PEG) gel beads. The functionalization of both nano RIF and mCS-PEG gel beads were studied using various spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. The size of prepared nano RIF was found to be 70.

Enhancing the anti-gastric cancer activity of curcumin with biocompatible and pH sensitive PMMA-AA/ZnO nanoparticles.

Curcumin loaded ZnO nanoparticles were successfully synthesised and encapsulated with co-polymer PMMA-AA (Cur/PMMA-AA/ZnO NPs). The ZnO nanoparticles have been converted as good cargo materials to carry the well-known hydrophobic drug curcumin by surface functionalization. Physical characteristics of these novel nanomaterials have been studied with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) in conjunction with spectral techniques.

Biocompatible curcumin loaded PMMA-PEG/ZnO nanocomposite induce apoptosis and cytotoxicity in human gastric cancer cells.

Although curcumin is efficient in killing cancer cells, its poor water solubility and assocaited inadequate bioavailability remain major limitations to its therapeutic application. The formulation of curcumin micellar nanoparticles (NPs) encapsulated with a biodegradable polymer promises to significantly improve curcumin's solubility, stability, and bioavailability. The past decade has witnessed the development of nanoscale curcumin delivery systems: curcumin-loaded liposomes or nanoparticles, self-microemulsifying drug delivery systems (SMEDDS), cyclodextrin inclusions, solid dispersions, nanodisks, and nanotubes.

Synthesis, spectral characterization and DNA bindings of tridentate N2O donor Schiff base metal(II) complexes.

To evaluate the biological preference of synthetic small drugs towards DNA target, new metal based chemotherapeutic agents of Cu(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II), 2,4-diiodo-6-((pyridin-2-ylmethylimino)methyl)phenol (L) Schiff base complexes (1, 2, 3 &4) having N,N,O donor system respectively were synthesized and thoroughly characterized. The IR results confirmed the tridentate binding of the ligand with metal centre during complexation and reflects the proposed structure. The density function theory calculations were also used to further investigate the electronic structure and properties of ligand and complexes.

A lucid build-up of nanostructured curcumin, quercetin and their interaction with DNA.

Nanostructured phyto-drugs such as curcumin and quercetin were prepared by simple sonochemical method and studied for their bio-activities. FT-IR spectra indicate that the chemical structures of these nanostructured drugs are identical with their commercially available microcrystalline counterparts. Scanning Electron Microscopic (SEM) analysis reveals that the curcumin and quercetin, form as nanocube and nanoneedle like structures respectively.

Geometric and electronic structure and reactivity of a mononuclear "side-on" nickel(III)-peroxo complex.

Metal-dioxygen adducts, such as metal-superoxo and -peroxo species, are key intermediates often detected in the catalytic cycles of dioxygen activation by metalloenzymes and biomimetic compounds. The synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of an end-on nickel(II)-superoxo complex with a 14-membered macrocyclic ligand was reported previously. Here we report the isolation, spectroscopic characterization, and high-resolution crystal structure of a mononuclear side-on nickel(III)-peroxo complex with a 12-membered macrocyclic ligand, [Ni(12-TMC)(O(2))](+) (1) (12-TMC = 1,4,7,10-tetramethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane).

Structural characterization and remarkable axial ligand effect on the nucleophilic reactivity of a nonheme manganese(III)-peroxo complex.

The dark side of the Mn: A manganese(III) complex bearing a 13-membered macrocyclic ligand (1, see picture) binds a peroxo ligand in a side-on eta(2) fashion. The reactivity of 1 is influenced by the introduction of anionic ligands trans to the peroxo group. Electronic and structural changes upon trans-ligand binding explain the increased nucleophilicity of the resulting complexes 1-X.

Reactivity of a cobalt(III)-peroxo complex in oxidative nucleophilic reactions.

A mononuclear cobalt(III)-peroxo complex bearing a macrocyclic tetradentate N4 ligand, [CoIII(TMC)(O2)]+ (TMC=1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane), was generated in the reaction of [CoII(TMC)]2+ and H2O2 in the presence of triethylamine in CH3CN. The reactivity of the cobalt(III)-peroxo complex was investigated in aldehyde deformylation with various aldehydes and compared with that of iron(III)- and manganese(III)-peroxo complexes, such as [FeIII(TMC)(O2)]+ and [MnIII(TMC)(O2)]+. In this reactivity comparison, the reactivities of metal-peroxo species were found to be in the order of [MnIII(TMC)(O2)]+ > [CoIII(TMC)(O2)]+ > [FeIII(TMC)(O2)]+.

Identification of an "end-on" nickel-superoxo adduct, [Ni(tmc)(O2)]+.

An "end-on" Ni2+-superoxo adduct has been prepared via two independent synthetic routes and its structure ascertained by spectroscopic and computational methods. The new structure type in nickel coordination chemistry is supported by resonance Raman and EPR spectroscopic features, the former displaying a high frequency nu (O-O) mode (1131 cm-1) consistent with significant superoxo character. The Ni2+-superoxo adduct oxidizes PPh3 to OPPh3 in quantitative yield.

Mononuclear nonheme ferric-peroxo complex in aldehyde deformylation.

A mononuclear nonheme ferric-peroxo complex bearing a macrocyclic tetradentate N4 ligand, [(TMC)Fe(III)-O2]+, was prepared and used in mechanistic studies of aldehyde deformylation; a catalytic aldehyde deformylation by a nonheme iron(II) complex, [Fe(II)(TMC)]2+, and molecular oxygen is reported as well.