Applying Computational Spectroscopy Methods to Raman Spectra of Dicationic, Imidazolium-Based, Ionic Liquids.

Studying ionic liquids (ILs) through computational methods is one of the ways to accelerate progress in the design of novel and potentially green materials optimized for task-specific applications. Therefore, it is essential to develop simple and cost-effective computational procedures that are able to replicate and predict experimental data. Among these, spectroscopic measurements are of particular relevance since they are often implicated in structure-property relationships, especially in the infrared spectral region, where characteristic absorption and scattering processes due to molecular vibrations are ultimately influenced by the surrounding environment in the condensed phase.

Blume Essential Oil Inhibits Metastatic Melanoma Cell Proliferation by Triggering an Incomplete Tumour Cell Stress Response.

Given the known pro-oxidant status of tumour cells, the development of anti-proliferative strategies focuses on products with both anti- and pro-oxidant properties that can enhance antitumour drug cytotoxicity. We used a essential oil (CINN-EO) and assessed its effect on a human metastatic melanoma cell line (M14). Human PBMCs and MDMs from healthy donors were used as normal control cells.