Environ Res
July 2024
A novel method was used to synthesize benzimidazole-2-ones from the corresponding benzimidazolium salts. These salts were subsequently reacted with potassium tertiary butoxide (KOBu), followed by oxidation using tertiary butyl hydrogen peroxide (TBHP) at room temperature in tetrahydrofuran (THF) to obtain the desired products in 1 h with excellent yields. After optimizing the reaction conditions, the study focused on preparing benzimidazole-2-ones with diverse substituents at N1 and N3 positions, including benzyl, 2',4',6'-trimethyl benzyl groups, and long-chain aliphatic substituents (hexyl, octyl, decyl, and dodecyl).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: In this study, the active components of the plant were carefully extracted and identified using three solvent systems. After extraction, we used solvent systems to further purify the main flavonoid chemical constituent. As a result of our analytical strategy, which included HPLC analysis, MS/MS spectroscopic analysis, and NMR data-based constructions, quercetin was determined to be the main chemical constituent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer cell heterogeneity (CCH) is crucial in understanding cancer progression and metastasis. The CCH is one of the stumbling blocks in modern medicine's therapeutics and diagnostics . An in-vitro model of co-culture systems of MCF-7, HeLa, HEK-293, with THP-1 cells showed the occurrence of EpCAM positive (EpCAM+) and EpCAM negative (EpCAM-) heterogenetic cancer cell types labeled with the Quantum Dot antibody conjugates (QD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuantum dots (QD) with chemical composition were successfully synthesized using a hydrothermal method and chemical precipitation. The nanocrystalline phase of the nanostructures was isolated and characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The mean crystalline size doped core/shell Ni-dopant range was 9.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhysico-chemical mobility of cells in three dimensions is dependent on the development of filipodia, which is the fundamental instinct for survival and other cellular functions in live cells. Specifically, our present research paper describes the synthesis of 3-Mercaptopropoinc acid (MPA) capped CdSe/ZnS quantum dots (QDs), which are biocompatible and utilized for cellular bioimaging applications. Using the pancreatic cell lines BXCP3 cells, we successfully demonstrated the applicability of MPA-capped QDs for intercellular filopodia imaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudies were undertaken to examine the mechanism of mediation of silver nanoparticles in inhibiting biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa through LuxI/LuxR system of signal transduction. This study includes the basic signaling transduction mechanism LasR, QscR, RhlR, and Vfr signaling model systems. The arbitrary homology models built with the I-TASSER server were evaluated and validated with the Qmean web server.
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