This study involves the design, divergent synthesis, conformational and structural analysis, target prediction, and molecular docking simulations of novel nano N-thiazolylpyridylamines 2-7 and 10 as potential cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) inhibitors. Using a divergent synthesis approach, the compounds were designed with structural variation and optimization in mind. The conformational and structural properties were explored through various spectroscopic techniques, confirming the structure, stability, and preferred conformations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA series of novel coumarin-thiazoles was designed and synthesized as a possible CDK2 inhibitor with anticancer activity with low toxicity. The design relied on having hydrazine thiazole or its open-form thioamide to form H-bonds with the ATP binding site while coumarin maintained the crucial hydrophobic interactions for proper fitting. The biological evaluation revealed that the hydroxycoumarin-thiazole derivative 6c demonstrated the best inhibition with HepG2 and HCT116 IC 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA novel series of 2,4,5- and 2,3,4-trisubstituted thiazole hybrids with 1,3,4-thiadiazolylbenzenesulfonamide was designed following the tail approach as possible hCAIX inhibitors. The key intermediate 1 was condensed with thiosemicarbazide 2a to give 1,3,4-thiadiazolylthiosemicarbazone 3, which upon hetero-cyclization with substituted α-haloketones and esters afforded 2,4,5-trisubstituted thiazole-1,3,4-thiadiazole conjugates 4-8. Furthermore, the trisubstituted thiazole-1,3,4-thiadiazole hybrids 12a-d were synthesized the regioselective cyclization of 4-substituted-1,3,4-thiadiazolylthiosemicarbazones with phenacyl bromide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFormaldehyde has become a prominent topic of interest because of its simple molecular structure, release from various compounds in the near vicinity of humans, and associated hazards. Thus, several researchers designed sophisticated instrumentations for formaldehyde detection that exhibit real-time sensing properties and are cost-effective and portable with high detection limits. On these grounds, this review is centered on an analysis of optical chemosensors for formaldehyde that specifically fall under the broad spectrum of organic probes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFToward finding potential and novel anticancer agents, we designed and prepared novel differently substituted unsymmetrical azine-modified thiadiazole sulfonamide derivatives using the "combi-targeting approach". An efficient procedure for synthesizing the designed compounds starts with 5-acetyl-3--(4-sulfamoylphenyl)-2-imino-1,3,4-thiadi-azoline 4. The / configuration for compound 5 was investigated based on spectral analysis combined with quantum mechanical calculation applying the DFT-B3LYP method and 6-31G(d) basis set.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBis-thiazole derivatives were synthesised conforming to the Pim1 pharmacophore model following Hantzsch condensation. Pim1 has a major role in regulating the G1/S phase which upon inhibition the cell cycle stops at its early stages. Derivatives and showed the best Pim1 IC 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman infections caused by the anaerobic bacterium Eggerthia catenaformis are rare. However, a growing number of case reports have presented the bacterium as the causative agent in many serious complications. This study provides data on the isolation and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFManagement of infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is still challenging. We herein report the antibacterial and anti-quorum sensing (anti-QS) activities of 5-acetyl-4-methyl-2-(3-pyridyl) thiazole (AMPT) against MRSA and other multidrug-resistant bacteria. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined by agar dilution method and bactericidal activity was assessed by a time-kill assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew functionalized acrylamide derivatives bearing sulfisoxazole moiety were designed to target bacterial dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS). The in vitro antimicrobial activities of these compounds were assessed. The E-configuration of compound 5b was proved by single crystal X-ray analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFN-allylthiourea chitosan (ATUCS), a chelating material, was prepared, characterized, and studied for the removal of arsenazo III (As (III)) dye from aqueous solution. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and H- and C-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) were used to characterize the prepared adsorbent and to investigate the adsorption mechanism. Furthermore, the adsorption behavior of chitosan (CS) and ATUCS were studied under various conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMercerized cellulose (alkali cellulose CHO* NaOH) was obtained by treatment of cotton linters (cellulose) with aqueous sodium hydroxide. Cellulose and alkali-cellulose samples with relative density of 78% and 79% were obtained after sintering the material in air at optimal sintering temperatures of 423 K and 473 K, respectively. The electrical properties of the samples were studied by impedance spectroscopy in the frequency range from 13 MHz to 50 Hz at temperatures between 393 K and 493 K.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe current work presents the synthesis and biological evaluation of new series of coumarin hydrazide-hydrazone derivatives that showed in vitro broad spectrum antitumor activities against resistant pancreatic carcinoma (Panc-1), hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) and leukemia (CCRF) cell lines using doxorubicin as reference standard. Bromocoumarin hydrazide-hydrazone derivative (BCHHD) 11b showed excellent anticancer activity against all tested cancer cell lines. Enzyme assays showed that BCHHD 11b induced apoptosis due to activation of caspases 3/7.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDesign and synthesis of new anticancer scaffolds; pyrazolo[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazine derivatives, is a promising solution to overcome drug resistance problem. A series of (E)-2-cyano-N-(aryl)-3-methylthio-3-(substituted-amino)acrylamides 3a-e was synthesized and transformed to the 3-aminopyrazole derivatives 4a-e which were then transformed to the target pyrazolotriazinones 6a-e. All compounds were evaluated for their anticancer activity against three different cancer cell lines namely Huh-7, Panc-1 and CCRF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn an attempt to determine the reactivity during the periodate oxidation of the vicinal amino sugar, chitosan was oxidized by KIO in a neutral medium. The reactivity was unexpectedly found to be low. The formation of di-aldehyde chitosan (DACT) might cause the low reactivity of chitosan oxidation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, starch (1) was oxidized to starch-2,3-dialdehyde (DAS; 2) using potassium periodate. In addition, two novel Schiff's bases (5 &6) were synthesized via a condensation reaction between DAS (2) and sulfa drugs (sulfanilamide; 3 & sulfathiazole; 4). The synthesized Schiff's bases (5 &6) were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and DSC analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe synthesis of two novel Schiff's bases (cellulose-2,3-bis-[(4-methylene-amino)-benzene-sulfonamide] (5) & cellulose-2,3-bis-[(4-methylene-amino)-N-(thiazol-2-yl)-benzenesulfonamide] (6) via condensation reactions of periodate oxidized developed bacterial cellulose ODBC (2) with sulfa drugs [sulfanilamide (3) & sulfathiazole (4)] was reported. The physicochemical characterization of the condensation products was performed using FTIR, (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR spectral analyses, X-ray diffraction and DTA. The ODBC exhibited the highest degree of oxidation based on the aldehyde group number percentage (82.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrobial resistance to the available drugs poses a serious threat in modern medicine. We report the design, synthesis and in vitro antimicrobial evaluation of new functionalized 2,3-dihydrothiazoles and 4-thiazolidinones tagged with sulfisoxazole moiety. Compound 8d was most active against Bacillis subtilis (MIC, 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment of new antimicrobial agents is a good solution to overcome drug-resistance problems. In this context, new functionalized thiophene, acrylamide, arylhydrazone, pyrazole and pyridone derivatives bearing sulfisoxazole moiety were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities. Among the synthesized compounds, thiophene 4d and 6-thioglucosylpyridone 17 displayed significant antibacterial activities against Escherichia coli (MIC, 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDrug resistance is a major impediment for cancer treatment, to overcome it we designed and synthesized sixteen coumarins bearing hydrazide-hydrazone moiety and evaluated them against human drug-resistant pancreatic carcinoma (Panc-1) cells and drug-sensitive (hepatic carcinoma; Hep-G2 and leukemia; CCRF) cell lines in vitro. The 6-brominated coumarin hydrazide-hydrazone derivatives (BCHHD) 7c, 8c and 10c were more potent than doxorubicin (DOX) against resistant Panc-1 cells. BCHHD 7c showed significant cytotoxicity against all tested cells (IC50: 3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs a part of ongoing studies in developing new potent antimicrobial agents, a series of novel 2-(3-pyridyl)-4,5-disubstituted thiazoles was efficiently synthesized and characterized by spectral and elemental analyses. The newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial activity against ten bacterial and five fungal human pathogenic strains using the disc diffusion assay. Among the synthesized compounds, 5-acetyl-4-methyl-2-(3-pyridyl)thiazole (5) exhibited twofold antibacterial activity of ampicillin in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis (MIC 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe synthetic strategies and characterization of some novel 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives carrying different pharmacophores and heterocyclic rings that are relevant to potential antitumor and cytotoxic activities are described. The antitumor activities of the newly synthesized compounds were evaluated according to the protocol of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in-vitro disease-oriented human cells screening panel assay. The results revealed that five compounds, namely 2, 7a, 11a, 12b, and 17; displayed promising in-vitro antitumor activity in the 4-cell lines assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn continuation of our efforts to find a new class of antimicrobial agents, a series of 4-hetarylpyrazoles and furo[2,3-c]pyrazoles were prepared via the reaction of 2-chloro-1-(5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)ethanone (1) with an appropriate nucleophilic reagents. These compounds were screened for their antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus thuringiensis), Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum and Botrytis fabae. Among the synthesized compounds, 1-(5-(5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-yl)-2-methylfuran-3-yl)ethanone (12) showed equal activity with chloramphenicol against B.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn an attempt to find a new class of antimicrobial agents, a series of thiazole, thiophene, pyrazole and other related products containing benzothiazole moiety were prepared via the reaction of N-(benzothiazol-2-yl)-2-cyanoacetamide (1) with appropriate chemical reagents. These compounds were screened for their antibacterial activity against gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes), gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas phaseolicola and Pseudomonas fluorescens) and antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum and Aspergillus fumigatus. Among the synthesized compounds, thiophene 13 showed equal activity with chloroamphenicol against S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnaminonitrile 2 was used as key intermediate for the synthesis of polyfunctionally substituted heterocycles (e.g. pyrazoles, isoxazole, pyrimidines, thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine, tetrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine, pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine, 1,5-benzodiazepine, and pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine) incorporating benzothiazole moiety via its reactions with some N-nucleophiles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF2-cyano-N-(1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)acetamide (1) was utilized as key intermediate for the synthesis of some new coumarin 2, pyridine 3, pyrrole 4, thiazole 7, pyrido[2',3':3,4][pyrazolo[5,1-c]triazine and aminopyrazole 9. Treatment of aminopyrazole 9 with nitrous acid, 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds, enaminone, and DMF-DMA led to the formation of pyrazolo[3,4-d]triazine 10, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidines 11, 12, 14, and pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine 13, respectively. Condensation of 9 with isatin afforded Schiff base 16.
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