Current therapeutic delivery approaches using nanocarriers for the treatment of tuberculosis disease.

Tuberculosis is a major health issue globally and a leading cause of death due to the infective microorganism Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Treatment of drug resistance tuberculosis requires longer treatment with multiple daily doses of drugs. Unfortunately, these drugs are often associated with poor patient compliance.

In silico studies on structural inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 main protease M by major secondary metabolites of Andrographis paniculata and Cinchona officinalis.

Unlabelled: The COVID-19 infection by Novel Corona Virus (SARS-CoV-2) has become one of the largest pandemic diseases, with cumulative confirmed infections of 275,233,892 and 5,364,996 deaths to date according to World Health Organization. Due to the absence of any approved antiviral drug to treat COVID-19, its lethality is getting severe with time. The main protease of SARS-CoV-2, M is considered one of the potential drug targets because of its role in processing proteins translated from viral RNA.

In vitro and in silico studies on the structural and biochemical insight of anti-biofilm activity of andrograpanin from Andrographis paniculata against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Microbial infections have become a global threat to drug-tolerant phenomena due to their biofilm formatting capacity. In many cases, conventional antimicrobial drugs fail to combat the infection, thus necessitating the discovery of some alternative medicine. Over several decades, plant metabolites have played a critical role in treating a broad spectrum of microbial infections due to its low cytotoxicity.

Development of dual-tool nanosensor for cysteine based on N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine cation functionalized silver nanoparticles.

In an accomplishment of development of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) based nanosensor for cysteine in its anionic and neutral forms, we have preferred N-(1-naphthyl)ethylenediamine cation (NEDA) stabilized AgNPs (NEDA-AgNPs), because NEDA is a fluorescent active ion and it imparts excellent stability to AgNPs. Surface Plasmon resonance (SPR) of AgNPs and fluorescence property of NEDA are thus useful for presenting NEDA-AgNPs as a dual-tool nanosensor for cysteine molecules. The surface adsorbed NEDA cations interact selectively with cysteine as a consequence, the particles get aggregated, which was monitored using spectrophotometric method.

In vitro anti-biofilm activity of 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide from Andrographis paniculata against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

14-Deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide is a biologically active molecule present in the extract of Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh), a classic ethnic herbal formula, which has been used for over thousand years as therapeutics to treat numerous infectious diseases like upper respiratory tract infection, urinary tract infection, and many more health issues. The present study is designed to ascertain an inhibitor against biofilm formation from the major metabolites of Andrographis paniculata, because the extract of this herb shows inhibition of bacterial quorum sensing (QS) communication and biofilm development against microorganisms. 14-Deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide at 0.

Recognition of silver nanoparticles surface-adsorbed citrate anions by macrocyclic polyammonium cations: a spectrophotometric approach to study aggregation kinetics and evaluation of association constant.

In this report, we have studied the recognition of citrate anions adsorbed on the surface of silver nanoparticles (cit-Ag-NPs), by macrocyclic polyammonium cations (MCPACs): Me6 [14]ane-N4 H8 (4+) (Tet-A/Tet-B cations) and [32]ane-N8 H16 (8+) , which are well reputed anion recognizers and are treated as to mimic of biological polyamines. The study was monitored on ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy by performing a titration of the aqueous dispersion of the cit-Ag-NPs by the aqueous solution of MCPACs. The ultraviolet-visible time-scan plots over the reduction of the absorption band of surface plasmon resonance of cit-Ag-NPs at 390 nm are well fitted with fourth-order polynomial equation and are employed to determine the initial aggregation rate constants.

Synthesis, structure and study of azo-hydrazone tautomeric equilibrium of 1,3-dimethyl-5-(arylazo)-6-amino-uracil derivatives.

Azo dyes, 1,3-dimethyl-5-(arylazo)-6-aminouracil (aryl=-C6H5 (1), -p-CH3C6H4 (2), -p-ClC6H4 (3), -p-NO2C6H4 (4)) were prepared and characterized by UV-vis, FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR spectroscopic techniques and single crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis. In the light of spectroscopic analysis it evidences that of the tautomeric forms, the azo-enamine-keto (A) form is the predominant form in the solid state whereas in different solvents it is the hydrazone-imine-keto (B) form. The study also reveals that the hydrazone-imine-keto (B) form exists in an equilibrium mixture with its anionic form in various organic solvents.

Bioconjugation of 32-macrocyclic polyammonium cations-functionalized gold nanoparticles with BSA.

Water-dispersed, spherical, underivatized Au-NPs with particle size less than 5 nm were synthesized from an aqueous solution of 32-macrocyclic polyammonium chloride, [32]ane-(NH(2)(+))(8).8Cl(-) (32-MCPAC) using sodium borohydride (NaBH(4)) as the reducing agent. The bioconjugation of the synthesized Au-NPs at different pHs (3.

Novel stationary phase for complexation gas chromatography originating from ionic liquid and metallomesogen.

A metallomesogen of a polycatenar oxazoline copper(II) complex, [Cu(S-C(12))(2)], that exhibited a columnar mesophase with a helical organization was prepared and employed as the stationary phase for the GC separation with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as model compounds. For introducing the mesogen into the capillary column, an ionic liquid (BeMIM-TfO) was used as the vehicle. The results of thermal analyses and UV-vis spectroscopy indicated that some beneficial interactions occurred between the metallomesogen and the ionic liquid.

Synthesis of 28-membered macrocyclic polyammonium cations functionalized gold nanoparticles and their potential for sensing nucleotides.

A new synthesis of underivatized gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) in water stabilized by the highly water soluble 28-membered macrocyclic polyammonium chloride, [28]ane-(NH(2)(+))(6)O(2)6Cl(-) (28-MCPAC) is reported. In addition to providing stability, 28-MCPAC with its cationic form functionalizes the Au-NPs for sensing anions in water. The 28-MCPAC-Au-NPs show a surface plasmon band in the visible region (>520 nm).

Capillary electrochromatographic separation of peptides using a macrocyclic polyamine for molecular recognition.

A macrocyclic polyamine, 1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29-octaazacyclodotriacontane ([32]ane-N(8)), in the bonded phase was employed as a molecular receptor for CEC separation of oligopeptides. Parameters affecting the performance of the separations were considered. Baseline separation for the mixture of angiotensin I, angiotensin II, [Sar(1), Thr(8)]-angiotensin II, beta-casomorphin bovine, beta-casomorphin human, oxytocin acetate, tocinoic acid, vasopressin, and FMRF amide could be achieved using phosphate buffer (30 mM, pH 7) as the mobile phase.

A macrocyclic polyamine as an anion receptor in the capillary electrochromatographic separation of carbohydrates.

An analytical approach of the 32-membered macrocyclic polyamine, 1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29-octaazacyclodotriacontane ([32]ane-N8) was described for the capillary electrochromatographic (CEC) separation of derivatized mono- and disaccharides. The column displayed reversal electroosmotic flow (EOF) at pH below 7.0, while a cathodic EOF was shown at pH above 7.

Synthesis, isolation, and redispersion of resorcinarene-capped anatase TiO2 nanoparticles in nonaqueous solvents.

C-undodecylcalix[4]-resorcinarene (C(11)-resorcinarene)-capped anatase TiO(2) nanoparticles have been synthesized and could be isolated and redispersed in different nonaqueous solvents. The adsorption of C(11)-resorcinarene onto the surface of TiO(2) nanoparticles led the shifting of the onset wavelength of the optical absorption in the visible range along with a broad band centered at 422 nm corresponding to ligand-to-metal charge transfer transition within the surface titanium(IV)-C(11)-resorcinarene complex. The interaction of TiO(2) nanoparticle with C(11)-resorcinarenes was investigated by photoluminescence (PL).

Phase transfer of gold nanoparticles from aqueous to organic solution containing resorcinarene.

Citrate-capped gold nanoparticles (NPs) in aqueous solution were transferred directly into the organic solution mesitylene containing C-undecylcalix[4]-resorcinarene (C11-resorcinarene). C11-resorcinarene, which has long hydrophobic tails and phenolic hydroxyl groups, acted as both a phase-transfer and a capping agent. The C11-resorcinarene-capped gold particles could be isolated and dispersed in different organic solvents.