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Chemistry
January 2025
The University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, 131 Princess Street, M1 7DN, Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.
The natural product synthesis of brevione J undergoes a cascade of reactions including an oxidative desaturation and a ring-expansion. The C1-C2 desaturation of brevione B is catalyzed by the nonheme iron dioxygenase BrvJ using one molecule of O2 and a-ketoglutarate (aKG). However, whether the subsequent oxidative ring expansion reaction is also catalyzed by the same enzyme is unknown and remains controversial.
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January 2025
Brown University, Department of Chemistry, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Despite major progress in the investigation of boron cluster anions, direct experimental study of neutral boron clusters remains a significant challenge because of the difficulty in size selection. Here we report a size-specific study of the neutral B9 cluster using threshold photoionization with a tunable vacuum ultraviolet free electron laser. The ionization potential of B9 is measured to be 8.
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January 2025
Institute of Chemical Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan-60800 Pakistan
Recent advances in cancer therapy have been made possible by monoclonal antibodies, domain antibodies, antibody drug conjugates, The most impact has come from controlling cell cycle checkpoints through checkpoint inhibitors. This manuscript explores the potential of a series of novel -benzyl isatin based hydrazones (5-25), which were synthesized and evaluated as anti-breast cancer agents. The synthesized hydrazones of -benzyl isatin were screened against two cell lines, the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line and the MCF-10A breast epithelial cell line.
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January 2025
School of Environment and Safety Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030051, China.
DNP (3,4-dinitropyrazole) has attracted much interest due to its promising melting characteristics and high detonation performances, such as low melting point, high density, high detonation velocity, and low sensitivity. In this work, first-principles molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to investigate the anisotropic shock response of DNP in conjunction with the multiscale shock technique (MSST). The initial decomposition mechanism was revealed through the evolution of the chemical reaction and product analysis.
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January 2025
Natural and Medical Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa, Birkat Al Mauz, P. O. Box 33, Nizwa, Oman.
Diabetes mellitus, particularly type 2 diabetes, is a growing global health challenge characterized by chronic hyperglycemia due to insulin resistance. One therapeutic approach to managing this condition is the inhibition of α-glucosidase, an enzyme involved in carbohydrate digestion, to reduce postprandial blood glucose levels. In this study, a series of thiosemicarbazide-linked quinoline-piperazine derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, to identify new agents for type 2 diabetes management.
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