Dimiristoylphosphatidylcholine/genistein molecular interactions: A physico-chemical approach to anti-glioma drug delivery systems.

Regarding free genistein small delivery to the central nervous system, physico-chemical parameters of dimiristoylphosphatidylcholine liposome-loaded genistein were investigated, as well as its in vitro activity against the DPPH radical and glioma cells. Data obtained by UV-vis spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Dynamic Light Scattering were used to characterize the liposomal system with respect to motion restriction, hydration degree, trans-gauche isomerization and phase state. In vitro antitumoral effects were monitored through conting and viability assays. Genistein hydroxyl group and lipid hydrogen bonds may have important role in dimiristoylphosphatidylcholine phosphate and choline motion restriction. Genistein-induced choline restriction may be also related to a decrease in the group rotation rate. Genistein: dimiristoylphosphatidylcholine system showed higher molecular package at the acyl chains region compaired to empty liposomes, and it may be related to a decrease in gauche bonds quantity and system size. Lipid acyl chain length seems to influence different genistein effects on membranes, due to the presence of gauche conformers. Genistein: dimiristoylphosphatidylcholine liposome was more efficient as DPPH reducting system than the free-Gen. Liposomal system, at genistein 100 µM, was so efficient as the correspondent free-form genistein, probably showing higher stability to cross the blood-brain barrier. Genistein and the lipid did not show an additive activity against glioma cells. Antioxidant and anti-glioma genistein-loaded liposome potential may be related to the isoflavone location and its restriction effect in the lipid molecular motion. Anti-glioma activity may also be related to a decrease of system size and trans-gauche isomerization.

Crystal structure of (2E)-3-[4-(di-methyl-amino)-phen-yl]-1-(thio-phen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one.

The equimolar reaction between 4-(di-methyl-amino)-benzaldehyde and 2-acetyl-thio-phene in basic ethano-lic solution yields the title compound, C15H15NOS, whose mol-ecular structure matches the asymmetric unit. The mol-ecule is not planar, the dihedral angle between the aromatic and the thio-phene rings being 11.4 (2)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯O and weak C-H⋯S inter-actions along [100], forming R22 (8) rings, and by weak C-H⋯O inter-actions along [010], forming chains with a C(6) graph-set motif. In addition, mol-ecules are connected into centrosymmetric dimers by weak C-H⋯π inter-actions, as indicated by the Hirshfeld surface analysis. The most important contributions for the crystal structure are the H⋯H (46.50%) and H⋯C (23.40%) inter-actions. The crystal packing resembles a herringbone arrangement when viewed along [100]. A mol-ecular docking calculation of the title compound with the neuraminidase enzyme was carried out. The enzyme shows (ASN263)N-H⋯O, (PRO245)C-H⋯Cg(thio-phene ring) and (AGR287)C-H⋯N inter-molecular inter-actions with the title compound. The crystal structure was refined as a two-component twin with a fractional contribution to the minor domain of 0.0181 (8).

Crystal structure of ethyl (E)-4-(4-chlorophen-yl)-4-meth-oxy-2-oxobut-3-enoate.

In the title compound, C13H13ClO4, the dihedral angle between the chloro-benezene ring and the least-squares plane through the 4-meth-oxy-2-oxobut-3-enoate ethyl ester residue (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0975 Å) is 54.10 (5)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected by meth-oxy-ketone and benzene-carboxyl-ate carbonyl C-H⋯O inter-actions, generating a supra-molecular layer in the ac plane.

2-[5-(2-Methyl-phen-yl)-3-(2-methyl-styryl)-4,5-di-hydro-1H-pyrazol-1-yl]-6-(thio-phen-2-yl)-4-(tri-fluoro-meth-yl)pyrimidine chloro-form monosolvate.

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C28H23F3N4S·CHCl3, the chloro-form solvate mol-ecules connect the pyrimidine mol-ecules into chains along [101] through weak C-H⋯N and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen-bond inter-actions. There are further connections between adjacent chains through F⋯Cl halogen contacts of 3.185 (3) Å, with the -CF3 group presenting a significant short F⋯F inter-chain distance of 2.712 (4) Å. The five-membered pyrazole ring is approximately planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.050 Å). The pyrimidine ring makes dihedral angles of 84.15 (8) and 4.56 (8)° with the benzene rings.