Publications by authors named "Satya Kumar Avula"

3--acetyl-11-keto--boswellic acid (-AKBA), a triterpene natural product, is one of the main natural products of resin (BSR) and has reported biological and immunomodulatory effects. 1-1,2,3-triazole derivatives of -AKBA (named -) were synthesized from -AKBA. The 1-1,2,3-triazole compounds are also known to have a wide range of biological and pharmacological properties as demonstrated by in vitro and in vivo studies.

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In this present work, we describe the syntheses of a new series of 32 1H-indole-based-meldrum linked 1H-1,2,3-triazole derivatives (2-13, 15a-15f, 16a-16f, 17a-17f and 19a, 19b, 20a), which constitute a new class of 1H-1,2,3-triazoles. Compounds 15a-15f, 16a-16f, 17a-17f have been prepared by employing "click" reactions between substituted 1H-indole-based meldrum alkynes (11, 12 and 13) and substituted aromatic azides (14a-14f) in the presence of copper iodide (CuI) and Hünig's base. Then, the synthesis of compounds 19, 20 through decomposition of meldrum moiety.

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Food adulteration is the deceitful practice of misleading consumers about food to profit from it. The threat to public health and food quality or nutritional valuable make it a major issue. Food origin and adulteration should be considered to safeguard customers against fraud.

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  • Phytomedicines, particularly those derived from traditional practices like Ayurveda, are being explored for their immunity-boosting and anticancer properties, with Tulsi being a prominent example.
  • Essential oils from Tulsi have shown potential in synthesizing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), which could be effective against breast cancer cells, particularly in immunosuppressive conditions.
  • The study found that these synthesized AuNPs not only demonstrated compatibility with blood but also induced significant cellular damage to cancer cells, suggesting a promising avenue for future cancer therapies.
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In this article, we introduced a novel salen-type ligand precursor and applied it in the Pd-catalyzed Mizoroki-Heck and Cu-catalyzed -arylation cross-coupling reactions. For the preparation of this structure, ()-phenyl alanine was employed as a starting material. These ligand precursor and related catalytic system can be readily synthesised.

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In the current study, metronidazole derivatives containing 1-1,2,3-triazole and carboxylate moieties were evaluated and by computational methods for their anti-diabetic potential to insight into their medicinal use for the management of type II diabetes mellitus. Interestingly all 14 compounds displayed high to significant inhibitory capability against the key carbohydrate's digestive enzyme α-glucosidase with IC values in range of 9.73-56.

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  • COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, emerged as a global health crisis starting in December 2019, with the spike protein playing a key role in how the virus infects human lung cells.
  • A study used both virtual screening and biochemical testing to identify natural compounds that could inhibit the spike protein, focusing on a database of around 850 compounds.
  • They discovered acetyl 11-keto-boswellic acid (AKBA) and several of its derivatives showed significant potential to inhibit the spike protein, with some compounds demonstrating over 90% effectiveness in blocking viral activity during in vitro tests.
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Tumor diseases remain among the world's primary causes of death despite substantial advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment. The adverse chemotherapy problems and sensitivity towards drugs for some cancer types are among the most promising challenges in modern treatment. Finding new anti-cancer agents and drugs is, therefore, essential.

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Present research was designed to synthesize and characterize the flurbiprofen derivatives and to evaluate their analgesic, anti-inflammatory and gastro-protective activities in post-operative and chronic inflammatory pain models. Flurbiprofen derivatives were produced by using three-step processes involving esterification, hydrazide production, and schiff base, each of which modified a different carboxyl group. All the newly synthesized flurbiprofen derivatives () were characterized by H NMR,C NMR,F NMR and HR-ESI-MS, and the post-operative, inflammatory pain and ulcerogenic activities were determined in well-established animal models.

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A series of novel alkyl derivatives () and 1-1,2,3-triazole analogues () of Meldrum's acid were synthesized in a highly effective way by using chemistry and screened for in vitro -glucosidase inhibitory activity to examine their antidiabetic potential. H NMR, C-NMR, and high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectra (HR-ESI-MS) were used to analyze each of the newly synthesized compounds. Interestingly, these compounds demonstrated high to moderate α-glucosidase inhibitory potency having an IC range of 4.

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A series of 24 new 1-1,2,3-triazole hybrids of 3--acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid (β-AKBA ()) and 11-keto-β-boswellic acid (β-KBA ()) was designed and synthesized by employing "click" chemistry in a highly efficient manner. The 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between β-AKBA-propargyl ester intermediate or β-KBA-propargyl ester intermediate with substituted aromatic azides in the presence of copper iodide (CuI) and Hünig's base furnished the desired products-1-1,2,3-triazole hybrids of β-AKBA () and β-KBA ()-in high yields. All new synthesized compounds were characterized by H-, C-NMR spectroscopy, and HR-ESI-MS spectrometry.

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The discovery of post-operative, chronic inflammatory pain and any gastroulcerogenic potential using well-established animal models with new structures, high efficiency, broad-spectrum, and low toxicity has been the focus of medicinal chemists. In the present article, we are reporting the design and synthesis of various derivatives of ibuprofen by modifying the carboxyl group of ibuprofen using three steps reactions; esterification under microwave-irradiation in 10 minutes, hydrazide formation, and finally schiff's base reaction. Microwave-assisted esterification reaction can be employed to quickly explore and increase molecular diversity in synthetic chemistry.

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Since the birth of civilization, people have recognized that infectious microbes cause serious and often fatal diseases in humans. One of the most dangerous characteristics of microorganisms is their propensity to form biofilms. It is linked to the development of long-lasting infections and more severe illness.

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A series of 1H-1,2,3-triazole analogs (7a-7d and 9a-9s) were synthesized via "click" chemistry and evaluated for carbonic anhydrase-II (bovine and human) inhibitory activity. The synthesis of intermediates, 7a and 7c, was achieved by using (S)-(-)ethyl lactate as a starting material. These compounds (7a and 7c) underwent Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction with different arylboronic acids in 1,4-dioxane, reflux at 90-120°C for 8 h using Pd(PPh) as a catalyst (5 mol%), and KCO (3.

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In the current investigation, 5-epi-incensole (3) and 5-epi-incensole acetate (5) were synthesized from the most potent anti-depressant constituents incensole (1) and incensole acetate (2) of Boswellia papyrifera Hochst. The resulting compounds were evaluated for their ability to ameliorate depressive symptoms in forced swim test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST) in chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) induced depression paradigm. The results demonstrated that compounds 3 and 5 at the doses of 1 and 3 mg/kg administered for 28 days, significantly reduced the immobility time in FST and TST and were devoid of any effect on locomotor activity in the open field test (OFT).

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Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic Gram-negative organisms prevalent in nearly all habitats. A detailed proteomics study of Cyanobacteria has not been conducted despite extensive study of their genome sequences. Therefore, we conducted a proteome-wide analysis of the Cyanobacteria proteome and found Calothrix desertica as the largest (680331.

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Encouraged by the potent anti-depression activities of incensole (1) and incensole acetate (2) isolated from the resin of Boswellia papyrifera in our previous work, different derivatives of 1 and 2 were synthesized in the present study. The reaction of 1 with m-CPBA afforded the mono-epoxide derivative 3a, while the same reaction with 2 led to three different epoxide derivatives 3a, 3b, and 3c. Oxidation of 1 with PCC to get compound 3b, however along with the target 3b, the reaction gave three interesting side products (3c-3e).

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Green-based synthesis of metal nanoparticles using marine seaweeds is a rapidly growing technology that is finding a variety of new applications. In the present study, the aqueous extract of a marine seaweed, , was employed for the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles without using any reducing and stabilizing chemical agents. The visual color change and validation through UV-Vis spectroscopy provided an initial confirmation regarding the -mediated green synthesized silver nanoparticles.

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Obesity, usually indicated by a body mass index of more than 30 kg/m, is a worsening global health issue. It leads to chronic diseases, including type II diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases. Conventional treatments for obesity include physical activity and maintaining a negative energy balance.

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At present, the potential role of the AgNPs/endo-fullerene molecule metal nano-composite has been evaluated over the biosystems in-vitro. The intra-atomic configuration of the fullerene molecule (C) has been studied in-vitro for the anti-proliferative activity of human breast adenocarcinoma (MDA-MB-231) cell lines and antimicrobial activity against a few human pathogens that have been augmented with the pristine surface plasmonic electrons and antibiotic activity of AgNPs. Furthermore, FTIR revealed the basic vibrational signatures at ~3300 cm, 1023 cm, 1400 cm for O-H, C-O, and C-H groups, respectively, for the carbon and oxygen atoms of the C molecule.

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This study employed a bottom-up technique to synthesize copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles over hydrophilic graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets. The CuO/GO nanocomposite has been prepared using two selected precursors of copper nitrate and citric acid with an intermittent mixing of GO solutions. The synthesized Nanocomposites were characterized using different biophysical techniques like FT-IR, NMR, FE-SEM, and HR-TEM analyses.

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Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Proper efficient drugs are required to treat this deadly disease. Natural products have long been a vital source of anticancer agents and they have generated various "lead compounds" suitable for drug developments.

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Herein, a series of novel 1-1,2,3-triazole and carboxylate derivatives of metronidazole ( and ) were synthesized and evaluated for their antimicrobial activity in vitro. All the newly synthesized compounds were characterized by H NMR, C NMR, HRMS, and F NMR (, and ) spectroscopy wherever applicable. The structures of compounds , and were unambiguously confirmed by single crystal X-ray analysis diffraction method.

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Frankincense of Boswellia species has long been used in traditional medicines, mainly for its interesting anti-inflammatory and anti-depressant properties of its di- and triterpenes. Boswellic acids (triterpenes) and cembranoids (diterpenes) are the major constituents of frankincense from all reported species which are responsible for the overall biological activity of frankincense. Boswellic acids have been thoroughly investigated for decades but cembranoids have attracted considerable attention only recently, and a good number of publications have highlighted the important role of these 14-membered rings in contributing to the superior anti-inflammatory activity of the sacred resin.

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A series of novel 1-1,2,3-triazole analogs () were synthesized chemistry and Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction in aqueous medium. The compounds were evaluated for their carbonic anhydrase-II enzyme inhibitory activity . The synthesis of triazole was accomplished using ()-(-) ethyl lactate as a starting material.

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