Ethidium bromide (Et-Br) is a widely used fluorescent dye in molecular biology and biotechnology laboratories for visualizing nucleic acids in agarose gel electrophoresis. However, concerns have been raised about its environmental impact and potential health risks due to its persistence and toxicity. The potential accumulation and long-term effects on the environment necessitate the removal of Et-Br from water.
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September 2024
The diabecon is an ayurvedic herbal formulation that contains a mixture of herbs traditionally used as antidiabetic which is reported in the ayurvedic pharmacopeia of India and Indian Materia medica. The diabetic population has a common co-morbidity of hypertension for which losartan drug is commonly used for the treatment of hypertension. However, there is a lack of research on the pharmacokinetics interaction between diabecon and losartan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo investigate eutectic liquid-based emulsion-like dispersions for intratympanic injections to augment cinnarizine permeability across round window membrane in a healthy rabbit inner ear model. Two-tier systematic optimization was used to get the injection formula. The drug concentrations in perilymph and plasma were analyzed via.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAromatic amino acids (AAs) have garnered particular interest due to their pivotal roles in numerous biological processes and disorders. Variations in AA self-assembly not only affect protein structures and functions, but their non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, van der Waals forces, and π-π stacking, yield versatile assemblies vital in bio-inspired material fabrication. Tyrosine (Tyr), a non-essential aromatic amino acid, holds multifaceted significance in the body as a protein building block, neurotransmitter precursor, thyroid hormone contributor, and melanin synthesis regulator.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChemoresistance is one of the major factors for treatment failure in OSCC. Reprogramming chemoresistance cells to undergo drug induced apoptotic cell death is a feasible approach to overcome drug resistance. Cyanobacteria is considered important sources of lead compounds for the development of drugs for treating cancer chemoresistance.
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February 2024
(S)-Lifitegrast (LFT) is the novel integrin antagonist, approved by the Food and drug administration, to treat signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. Synthesis of racemic LFT, preparative and analytical enantiomer separation, and chiral interconversion studies are lacking in the literature. Hence, in our study, synthesis of LFT racemate, chiral preparative purification procedure of enantiomer, and comprehensive analytical advancements are focused on rapid enantioselective separation and pH-dependent chiral interconversion studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: Ageratina adenophora (Sprengel) R.M.King & H.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHistone deacetylases (HDACs) have been identified as promising targets for anticancer treatment. The study demonstrates virtual screening, molecular docking, and synthesis of 4-(2-aminoethyl) phenol derivatives as HDAC inhibitors. The virtual screening and molecular docking analysis led to the identification of 10 representative compounds, which were evaluated based on their drug-like properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, metal- and oxidant-free synthesis of 7-bromobenzo[]chromeno[4,3,2-]phenanthridines is reported using -bromosuccinimide. Sequential regioselective bromination, intramolecular ring cyclization, and aromatization reactions occur in a single step through a successive radical-catalyzed pathway. The mechanistic pathway for the cyclization is supported by a DFT study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLakadong turmeric has been outlined for its high content of curcuminoids across the globe. Three significant molecular markers are widely present in turmeric viz, curcumin, desmethoxycurcumin, and bisdemethoxycurcumin, and they are present very high amount in Lakadong turmeric. Curcuminoids have been reported for structural and spectrum similarity of 3 to 4 nm (432, 434, and 436 nm, respectively).
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March 2023
Sm. (Melanthiaceae) is an essential, vulnerable herb with a wide range of traditional applications ranging from fever to cancer in various communities. The use of in India is limited to traditional healers.
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November 2022
Tamoxifen and toremifene are two selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) commonly used to treat breast cancer in women. Toremifene is well-known as a triphenylethylene derivative. Carboxy toremifene is a common metabolite of toremifene and tamoxifen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhlogacanthus thyrsiformis (P. thyrsiformis) is a non-conventional edible plant that has been used as a vegetable and as a traditional medicine to treat various diseases. This non-conventional edible plant is widespread in India, Yunnan-Chinese provinces, and Vietnam.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnantioselective analytical approaches are essential for monitoring pharmacokinetics and acquiring accurate data to better understand the role of stereochemistry in pharmacokinetics. Enantioselectivity significantly impacts the pharmacokinetics of chiral drugs, especially in metabolic profile, leading to toxicity of enantiomer. Consequently, there is a need to study the pharmacokinetics of enantiomerically pure drugs and racemates as they differ in affinity with enzymes and proteins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcalabrutinib is aided in the treatment of various cancers, which acts by inhibiting Bruton tyrosine kinase. Acalabrutinib belongs to the imidazopyrazine class consisting of a chiral carbon, resulting in two enantiomers. Currently, no methods exist for the separation and quantification of these enantiomers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnalytical sample preparation techniques are regarded as crucial steps for analyzing compounds from different biological matrices. The development of new extraction techniques is a modern trend in the bioanalytical sciences. 3D printed techniques have emerged as a valuable technology for prototyping devices in customized shapes for a cost-effective way to advance analytical sample preparation techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthylmorphine is permitted internationally for therapeutic purposes where morphine is not indicated across the globe. Nor-ethylmorphine a major metabolite of ethylmorphine. To differentiate the intake of morphine from ethylmorphine, nor-ethylmorphine stable reference material is desirable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrenylamine was initially used for the treatment of angina pectoris and later on withdrawn from the market in 1988 due to cardiac arrhythmias concern. The major phase I metabolite of prenylamine is p-hydroxy prenylamine that has a chiral center in the structure. Even though p-hydroxy prenylamine was synthesized earlier, it lacked complete analytical developments for chiral high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) separation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDrug-drug interactions mediated by transporters are a serious clinical concern hence a tremendous amount of work has been done on the characterization of the transporter-mediated proteins in humans and animals. The underlying mechanism for the transporter-mediated drug-drug interaction is the induction or inhibition of the transporter which is involved in the cellular uptake and efflux of drugs. Transporter of the brain, liver, kidney, and intestine are major determinants that alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion profile of drugs, and considerably influence the pharmacokinetic profile of drugs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA sensitive UPLC positive ion electrospray tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for identification of degradation products of sitagliptin formed during stress study. Six of the major degradants were identi-fied with the proposed method. The separation of sitagliptin and its degradation products was achieved on a Acquity BEH C-18 column (50×2.
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