Publications by authors named "P Zoufaly"

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  • Two types of half-sandwich complexes featuring a thiadiazole-based ligand have been synthesized and characterized, showing hydrolytic stability and the ability to oxidize NADH.
  • Iridium complexes (2 and 4) demonstrated higher catalytic activity and greater lipophilicity compared to ruthenium complexes (1 and 3), while also showing minimal interaction with reduced glutathione.
  • Biological analyses revealed that complexes 2 and 4 were selective against human fibroblasts and showed moderate inhibition of cancer cell activity, particularly complex 4, indicating potential for development as new anticancer drugs, especially for cisplatin-resistant tumors.
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In the presence of carboxypeptidase, the hydrolytically stable complex [Os(η-pcym)(L2)Cl]PF (2) partially released the bioactive substituent indomethacin, bound through the amide bond to the chelating 2-(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)pyridine-based moiety of L2. Stability in the presence of other relevant biomolecules (GSH, NADH, GMP) and cancer cell viability were also studied.

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PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The study aimed to evaluate the intraoperative and early postoperative response to simultaneous bilateral femoral osteotomy usually accompanied by soft tissue release of hip joints, or open reduction, capsuloplasty, pelvic osteotomy or extraarticular shelf procedure. MATERIAL AND METHODS A bilateral surgery was performed in 16 children. Twelve children suffered from (spastic) cerebral palsy and there was one case of paralytic dislocation in a patient with myelomeningocele, while the remaining patients suffered from chromosome I aberrations, Dandy-Walker syndrome and merosin-deficient muscular dystrophy.

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Two novel coordination compounds containing heterocyclic bidentate ,-donor ligand 2-(furan-2-yl)-5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (fpo) were synthesized. A general formula for compounds originating from perchlorates of iron, cobalt, and fpo can be written as: [M(fpo)(HO)](ClO) (M = Fe(II) for () Co(II) for ()). The characterization of compounds was performed by general physico-chemical methods-elemental analysis (EA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in case of organics, and single crystal X-ray diffraction (sXRD).

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The objective of this work was the exploration of the effect of the second coordination sphere on the magnetic properties of [Ln(NO)(HO)]·(18C6) (Ln = Dy (1) and Er (2)) compounds comprising co-crystallized 18-crown-6 ethers. Both compounds were identified as field-induced single molecule magnets (SMMs) with estimated magnetization reversal barriers = 66-71 K for 1 and = 21-24 K for 2. Theoretical calculations with the B3LYP functional revealed substantial change and redistribution of the electrostatic potential upon accounting for the second coordination sphere represented by two 18C6 molecules, which resulted in the change of the crystal-field around metal atoms.

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