Photothermal Superhydrophobic Chitosan-Based Cotton Fabric for Rapid Deicing and Oil/Water Separation.

Superhydrophobic cotton fabrics have a lot of potential for use in practical settings. The majority of superhydrophobic cotton fabrics, however, only serve one purpose and are made from fluoride or silane chemicals. Therefore, it remains a challenge to develop multifunctional superhydrophobic cotton fabrics using environmentally friendly raw materials.

Evaluation and improvement of phosphate solubilization by an isolated bacterium Pantoea agglomerans ZB.

A phosphate solubilizing bacterium ZB was isolated from the rhizosphere soil of Araucaria, which falls into the species Pantoea agglomerans. Optimization for phosphate solubilization by strain ZB was performed. At optimum culture conditions, the isolate showed great ability of solubilizing different insoluble inorganic phosphate sources viz.

Benzofuran-isatin-imine hybrids tethered via different length alkyl linkers: Design, synthesis and in vitro evaluation of anti-tubercular and anti-bacterial activities as well as cytotoxicity.

Herein we report the design and synthesis of twenty-two novel benzofuran-isatin-imine hybrids 7a-v tethered through propylene, butylene, pentylene and hexylene, and for the evaluation of their in vitro anti-tubercular and anti-bacterial activities as well as cytotoxicity. All benzofuran-isatin-imine hybrids exhibited considerable in vitro anti-TB (MIC: <0.016-0.

Fluoroquinolone-isatin hybrids and their biological activities.

Hybridization of different pharmacophores from various bioactive substances into a single molecule is the potential weapon to prevent the drug resistance since this strategy can provide new leads with complimentary activities and/or multiple pharmacological targets. Fluoroquinolone and isatin are common pharmacophores, and their derivatives possess various biological activities. Obviously, hybridization of these two pharmacophores into one molecule may result in novel candidates with broader spectrum, higher efficiency, lower toxicity as well as multiple mechanisms of action.

Benzofuran derivatives and their anti-tubercular, anti-bacterial activities.

Benzofuran is a fundamental structural unit in a variety of biologically active natural products, and its derivatives display various biological properties. Some benzofuran derivatives possess unique anti-tubercular and anti-bacterial action mechanism, and exhibit excellent in vitro and in vivo activities against both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant pathogens. Moreover, several benzofuran derivatives have already used in clinics for the treatment of various diseases.

Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of novel substituted isatin-propylene-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-methylene-moxifloxacin hybrids for their anti-mycobacterial activities.

Twelve novel substituted isatin-propylene-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-methylene-moxifloxacin hybrids 5a-l were designed, synthesized and screened for their in vitro anti-mycobacterial activities against drug-sensitive and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis as well as cytotoxicity in VERO cell line. All hybrids exhibited excellent activities against two Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains with minimum inhibitory concentration in the range from 0.05 to 2.

4-Quinolone hybrids and their antibacterial activities.

The emergence and wide-spread of drug-resistant bacteria including multi-drug resistant and pan-drug resistant pathogens which are associated with considerable mortality, represent a significant global health threat. 4-Quinolones which are exemplified by fluoroquinolones are the second largest chemotherapy agents used in clinical practice for the treatment of various bacterial infections. However, the resistance of bacteria to 4-quinolones develops rapidly and spreads widely throughout the world due to the long-term, inappropriate use and even abuse.

Recent advances of pyrazole-containing derivatives as anti-tubercular agents.

One-third of the world's population infected tuberculosis (TB), and more than 1 million deaths annually. The co-infection between the mainly pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and HIV, and the incidence of drug-resistant TB, multi-drug resistant TB, extensively drug-resistant TB as well as totally drug-resistant TB have further aggravated the mortality and spread of this disease. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop novel anti-TB agents against both drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB.

Design, synthesis and in vitro anti-mycobacterial evaluation of gatifloxacin-1H-1,2,3-triazole-isatin hybrids.

A set of novel gatifloxacin-1H-1,2,3-triazole-isatin hybrids 6a-l was designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro anti-mycobacterial activities against M. tuberculosis (MTB) HRv and MDR-TB as well as cytotoxicity. The results showed that all the targets (MIC: 0.

Synthesis and In Vitro Antimycobacterial and Antibacterial Activity of 8-OMe Ciprofloxacin-Hydrozone/Azole Hybrids.

A series of novel 8-OMe ciprofloxacin (CPFX)-hydrazone/azole hybrids were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their in vitro biological activities. Our results reveal that all of the hydrozone-containing hybrids (except for ) show potency against (MTB) HRv (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC): <0.5 μM), which is better than the parent drug CPFX, and comparable to moxifloxacin and isoniazid, some of the tested Gram-positive strains (MIC: 0.

Triazole derivatives and their anti-tubercular activity.

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most widespread and leading deadliest diseases, threats one-third of the world's population. Although numerous efforts have been undertaken to develop new anti-TB agents, only a handful of compounds have entered human trials in the past 5 decades. Triazoles including 1,2,3-triazole and 1,2,4-triazole are one of the most important classes of nitrogen containing heterocycles that exhibited various biological activities.

Azide-alkyne cycloaddition towards 1H-1,2,3-triazole-tethered gatifloxacin and isatin conjugates: Design, synthesis and in vitro anti-mycobacterial evaluation.

Twelve novel 1H-1,2,3-triazole-tethered gatifloxacin (GTFX) isatin conjugates 5a-l with greater lipophilicity compared with GTFX were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro anti-mycobacterial activities against M. tuberculosis (MTB) HRv and MDR-TB as well as cytotoxicity. The preliminary results showed that all the targets (MIC: 0.

Recent developments of coumarin-containing derivatives and their anti-tubercular activity.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a lift-threatening chronic deadliest infectious disease caused predominantly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) which affects primarily the lungs (pulmonary TB) apart from other vital organs. The emergence of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) and the recently cases of totally drug resistant (TDR) towards currently accessible standard drugs was increased up to alarming level in the recent decades. In pursuit of searching new anti-TB agents, numerous of derivatives have been synthesized and screened for their anti-TB activity.

Isoniazid derivatives and their anti-tubercular activity.

Tuberculosis (TB), which has been a scourge of humanity for thousands of years, is a worldwide pandemic disease caused mainly by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). The emergence of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) and totally drug-resistant TB (TDR-TB) increase the challenges to eliminate TB worldwide. Isoniazid (INH), a critical frontline anti-TB drug, is one of the most effective drugs used to treatment of TB infection for more than 60 years.

Asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones to chiral alcohols catalyzed by plants tissue.

As an important organic compound, chiral alcohols are the key chiral building blocks to many single enantiomer pharmaceuticals. Asymmetric reduction of the corresponding prochiral ketones to produce the chiral alcohols by biocatalysis is one of the most promising routes. Asymmetric reduction of different kinds of non-natural prochiral ketones catalyzed by various plants tissue was studied in this work.