Publications by authors named "K Leczycka"

A series of 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid derivatives were synthesised and tested for their free-radical scavenging activity using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH·), 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical (ABTS·+), superoxide anion radical (O2·-) and nitric oxide radical (·NO) assays. We also studied d-amino acid oxidase (DAAO), acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) inhibitory activity. Almost each of newly synthesised compounds exhibited radical scavenging capabilities.

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Two diastereoisomeric keto-octoses, obtained in the reaction of 2,3:4,5-diacetone-D-arabinose with protected dihydroxyacetone catalyzed with L- or D-proline, were converted into octitols by stereoselective reduction of the carbonyl group with zinc borohydride and final deprotection. The study on the preparation of the respective amino-derivatives by reductive amination of these organo-adducts is presented; stereochemical aspects of these processes are discussed.

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