Publications by authors named "P Padmaja"

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting mental ability and neurocognitive functions. Cholinesterase enzymes affect concentration of acetylcholine in the brain, leading to dementia. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop novel dual cholinesterase inhibitors as possible anti-AD drugs.

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Background: Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a debilitating affliction that affects diverse quality of life (QoL) parameters such as sleep, self-esteem, and daily activities. Second-generation antihistamines, such as desloratadine, are more effective and safer in managing CSU. Desloratadine is a nonsedating, potent, and highly selective H1 receptor antagonist.

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Background: On sorghum, shoot fly (Atherigona soccata Rondani) is the most destructive insect pest causing enormous economic losses. Breeding for host plant resistance is the best and economically viable strategy to control shoot fly damage. For improving resistance, there is a need to identify better donors with resistance, stability and adaptability.

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Background: Isocyanide is an intriguing one-carbon synthon that is frequently employed in a variety of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bond-forming reactions. Isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions (IMCRs) are effective synthetic tools in organic synthesis for the preparation of complex heterocyclic molecules. The IMCRs in water have become an attractive research direction, enabling simultaneous growth of both IMCRs and green solvents towards ideal organic synthesis.

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An efficient one-pot three-component reaction for the synthesis of [1,3]dioxolo[4',5':6,7]chromeno[2,3-b]pyridines 4(a-i) has been developed. Synthesis was achieved by reacting sesamol (1), aromatic aldehydes 2(a-i), and 2-aminopropene-1,1,3-tricarbonitrile (3) in the presence of triethylamine at 100 °C under neat reaction condition. Simple operational procedure, broad substrate scope, column chromatography free separations, and high yield of products make it an efficient and largely acceptable synthetic strategy.

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