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Phys Chem Chem Phys ; 2024 Jul 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38957117

ABSTRACT

An inverse sandwich structure has been computationally predicted for uranium boride and extended to the series of actinide elements (An) from Th to Cm. The electronic structure and chemical bonding of these novel compounds have been analyzed using density functional theory and multireference wave-function based methods. We report the trends in electronic structure and bonding for An2B8, and found that (d-π)π and (d-p)δ are the most important factors in the stability of An2B8. The (f-p)δ bond provides extra stabilization for Pa2B8 and U2B8, owing to the extensive interactions of An-B8-An, resulting in a short distance for the Pa-Pa and U-U bonds.

2.
Micromachines (Basel) ; 13(3)2022 Mar 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35334727

ABSTRACT

PWM (pulse-width modulation) voltage source inverters are used in a wide range of AC power systems where the output voltage must be controlled to follow a sinusoidal reference waveform. In order to achieve precision and fast-tracking control, restrictive sliding mode control (RSMC) provides a fast system state convergence time. However, the RSMC still suffers from the chattering problem, which leads to high harmonic distortion and slow response of the inverter output state. Furthermore, the load of the inverter may be severe load changing and the control parameters become difficult to adjust, worsening the adaptability to achieve the desired control of the inverter output. In this paper, a robust optimal control design comprised of an enhanced restrictive sliding mode control (ERSMC) and density particle swarm optimization (DPSO) algorithm is proposed, and then applied to PWM voltage source inverters. The ERSMC not only has finite time convergence but also provides chatter elimination. The DPSO is highly adaptable for acquiring the control parameters of the ERSMC and finding the best solution in the global domain. The proposed controller is realized for the actual PWM voltage source inverter controlled by a TI DSP-based development platform, so that the inverter output voltage has fast dynamic response and satisfactory steady-state behavior despite high load changing and non-linear disturbances.

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Exp Parasitol ; 216: 107935, 2020 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32569599

ABSTRACT

Toxoplasma gondii is an important pathogen that causes serious public health problems. Currently, therapeutic drugs for toxoplasmosis cause serious side effects, and more effective and novel substances with relatively low toxicity are urgently needed. Ursolic acid (UA) has many properties that can be beneficial to healthcare. In this study, we synthesized eight series of UA derivatives bearing a tetrazole moiety and evaluated their anti-T. gondii activity in vitro using spiramycin as a positive control. Most of the synthesized derivatives exhibited better anti-T. gondii activity in vitro than UA, among which compound 12a exhibited the most potent anti-T. gondii activity. Furthermore, the results of biochemical parameter determination indicated that 12a effectively restored the normal body weight of mice infected with T. gondii, reduced hepatotoxicity, and exerted significant anti-oxidative effects compared with the findings for spiramycin. Additionally, our molecular docking study indicated that the synthesized compounds could act as potential inhibitors of T. gondii calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 (TgCDPK1), with 12a possessing strong affinity for TgCDPK1 via binding to the key amino acids GLU129 and TYR131.


Subject(s)
Anti-Infective Agents/pharmacology , Toxoplasma/drug effects , Toxoplasmosis, Animal/drug therapy , Toxoplasmosis/drug therapy , Triterpenes/pharmacology , Alanine Transaminase/blood , Animals , Anti-Infective Agents/chemistry , Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use , Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood , Coccidiostats/chemistry , Coccidiostats/pharmacology , Disease Models, Animal , Female , Glutathione/metabolism , Liver/drug effects , Liver/enzymology , Liver/pathology , Malondialdehyde/metabolism , Mice , Molecular Docking Simulation , Organ Size/drug effects , Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Protein Kinases , Random Allocation , Spiramycin/pharmacology , Spleen/drug effects , Spleen/pathology , Triterpenes/chemistry , Triterpenes/therapeutic use , Ursolic Acid
4.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 29(12): 1440-1445, 2019 06 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31006525

ABSTRACT

The hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) pathway has been implicated in tumor angiogenesis, growth, and metastasis. Therefore, the inhibition of this pathway is an important therapeutic target for the treatment of various types of cancers. Here, we designed and synthesized 31 ursolic acid (UA) derivatives containing a tetrazole moiety and evaluated them for their potential anti-tumor activities as HIF-1α transcriptional inhibitors. Of these, compound 14d (IC50 0.8 ±â€¯0.2 µM) displayed the most potent activity and compounds 14a (IC50 4.7 ±â€¯0.2 µM) exhibited the most promising biological profile. Analysis of the structure-activity relationships of these compounds with HIF-1α suggested that the presence of a tetrazole group located at C-28 of the UA derivatives was critical for their inhibitory activities.


Subject(s)
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism , Tetrazoles/metabolism , Triterpenes/metabolism , Humans , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/antagonists & inhibitors , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/chemical synthesis , Structure-Activity Relationship , Ursolic Acid
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Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 28(10): 1797-1803, 2018 06 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29678461

ABSTRACT

Ursolic acid derivatives containing oxadiazole, triazolone, and piperazine moieties were synthesized in an attempt to develop potent anti-inflammatory agents. Structures of the synthesized compounds were elucidated by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS. Most of the synthesized compounds showed pronounced anti-inflammatory effects at 100 mg/kg. In particular, compound 11b, which displayed the most potent anti-inflammatory activity of all of the compounds prepared, with 69.76% inhibition after intraperitoneal administration, was more potent than the reference drugs indomethacin and ibuprofen. The cytotoxicity of the compounds was also assessed by the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, and no compounds showed any appreciable cytotoxic activity (IC50 >100 µmol/L). Furthermore, molecular docking studies of the synthesized compounds were performed to rationalize the obtained biological results. Overall, the results indicate that compound 11b could be a therapeutic candidate for the treatment of inflammation.


Subject(s)
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/chemical synthesis , Drug Design , Heterocyclic Compounds/chemistry , Nitrogen/chemistry , Triterpenes/chemistry , Animals , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Binding Sites , Cell Survival/drug effects , Cyclooxygenase 2/chemistry , Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism , Disease Models, Animal , Edema/chemically induced , Edema/drug therapy , Edema/pathology , HCT116 Cells , Humans , Mice , Molecular Docking Simulation , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Structure-Activity Relationship , Triterpenes/pharmacology , Triterpenes/therapeutic use , Ursolic Acid
6.
Bioorg Chem ; 75: 157-169, 2017 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28950243

ABSTRACT

Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), a key mediator in tumor metastasis and angiogenesis, is associated with poor patient prognosis and has been recognized as an important cancer drug target. In this work, four novel series of ursolic acid derivatives containing oxadiazole, triazolone, and piperazine moieties were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for anti-tumor activity as HIF-1α inhibitors. The majority of the compounds showed an excellent ability to inhibit the expression of HIF-1α. In particular, 11b inhibited HIF-1α transcriptional activity under hypoxic conditions with IC50=36.9µM. The cytotoxicity of these compounds was also assessed in human colon cancer cell HCT116 cells by the 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, and no compounds showed any appreciable cytotoxic activity (IC50>100µmol/L), which was lower than that of ursolic acid (IC50=23.8µmol/L). The mechanism of action of the representative compound 11b was also investigated.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis , Drug Design , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/antagonists & inhibitors , Triterpenes/chemistry , Triterpenes/chemical synthesis , Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism , Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Cell Cycle Checkpoints/drug effects , Cell Hypoxia , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical , HCT116 Cells , Humans , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism , Inhibitory Concentration 50 , Structure-Activity Relationship , Transcription, Genetic/drug effects , Triterpenes/metabolism , Triterpenes/pharmacology , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/genetics , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism , Ursolic Acid
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Molecules ; 22(2)2017 Feb 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28208674

ABSTRACT

In an attempt to search for more potent positive inotropic agents, two series of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a] quinoxaline derivatives bearing substituted benzylpiperazine and benzoylpiperazine moieties were synthesized and their positive inotropic activities evaluated by measuring left atrial stroke volume in isolated rabbit heart preparations. Several compounds showed favorable activities compared with the standard drug, milrinone. Compound 6c was the most potent agent, with an increased stroke volume of 12.53% ± 0.30% (milrinone: 2.46% ± 0.07%) at 3 × 10-5 M. The chronotropic effects of compounds having considerable inotropic effects were also evaluated.


Subject(s)
Cardiotonic Agents/chemical synthesis , Cardiotonic Agents/pharmacology , Piperazines/chemistry , Quinoxalines/chemical synthesis , Quinoxalines/pharmacology , Animals , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Heart Atria/drug effects , Heart Failure/drug therapy , Heart Failure/etiology , Heart Failure/physiopathology , Milrinone/pharmacology , Molecular Structure , Myocardial Contraction/drug effects , Rabbits , Stroke Volume/drug effects
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Chem Biol Drug Des ; 89(1): 47-60, 2017 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27465664

ABSTRACT

In this study, four novel series of 4-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5(4H)-one derivatives containing triazole or piperazine moieties were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for negative inotropic activity by measuring the left atrium stroke volume in isolated rabbit heart preparations. Almost all of the compounds showed an ability to moderate the cardiac workload by decreasing the heart rate and contractility. Among them, 7h was found to be the most potent with a change in stroke volume of -48.22 ± 0.36% at a concentration of 3 × 10-5  mol/L (metoprolol: -9.74 ± 0.14%). The cytotoxicity of these compounds was evaluated using the human cervical cancer cell line HeLa, the liver cancer cell line Hep3B, and the human normal hepatic cell line LO2. A preliminary study of the mechanism of action for the compound 7h on the regulation of atrial dynamics with ATP-sensitive K+ channel and L-type Ca2+ channel blockers glibenclamide and nifedipine was performed in the isolated perfused beating rabbit atria.


Subject(s)
Cardiotonic Agents/chemistry , Cardiotonic Agents/pharmacology , Triazoles/chemistry , Triazoles/pharmacology , Animals , Cardiotonic Agents/chemical synthesis , Cell Line, Tumor , Humans , In Vitro Techniques , Piperazines/chemistry , Rabbits , Triazoles/chemical synthesis
9.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett ; 26(24): 5920-5925, 2016 12 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27843112

ABSTRACT

Three novel series of chalcone derivatives containing an aminoguanidine or acylhydrazone moiety were designed, synthesized and evaluated in terms of their antibacterial, antifungal and anti-inflammatory activities. Most of the synthesized compounds showed potent inhibitory activity towards various bacteria and one fungus with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) ranging from 1 to 8µg/mL. Compared with our previously reported chalcone derivatives (MICs >64µg/mL), these compounds exhibited improved antibacterial activities (MICs=2µg/mL) against Gram-negative bacterial strains (Escherichia coli 1924 and 1356). Compounds 4f and 4h were found to be the most potent with an MIC value of 1µg/mL against the Gram-negative bacterial strains Salmonella typhimurium 1926 and the fungus Candida albicans 7535. In addition, compound 4f displayed the most potent anti-inflammatory activity of all of the compounds prepared in the current study with 92.45% inhibition after intraperitoneal administration, making it more potent than the reference drugs indomethacin and ibuprofen. The cytotoxic activity of the compound 4f was assessed in HeLa, Hep3B and L02 cells.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/pharmacology , Antifungal Agents/pharmacology , Chalcone/pharmacology , Guanidines/pharmacology , Hydrazones/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemical synthesis , Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/chemical synthesis , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/chemistry , Antifungal Agents/chemical synthesis , Antifungal Agents/chemistry , Candida albicans/drug effects , Cell Line , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Chalcone/chemical synthesis , Chalcone/chemistry , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Guanidines/chemistry , Humans , Hydrazones/chemistry , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Molecular Structure , Salmonella typhimurium/drug effects , Structure-Activity Relationship
10.
Med Chem ; 12(8): 751-759, 2016.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27550428

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: An alarming increment in pathogenic resistance to existing anti-microbial agents is a serious problem and the treatment of these bacterial infections is becoming increasingly challenging. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop novel antimicrobial agents. OBJECTIVE: As a part of our ongoing studies toward the development of novel antibacterial agents, the synthesis and antibacterial activity of a series of (Z)-5-((3-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methylene)-2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one derivatives will be discussed in this study. METHOD: (Z)-5-((3-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methylene)-2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated for antibacterial activity. The structures were confirmed by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and mass spectrometry. All of the synthesized compounds were evaluated in vitro using a 96-well microtiter plate and a serial dilution method to obtain their minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values against a variety of different strains, including multidrug-resistant clinical isolates. RESULTS: The antibacterial test in-vitro showed that most compounds in series 7 and 9 exhibited significant inhibitory activities against anaerobic bacteria (Streptococcus mutans) strains with a MIC value of 1 µg/mL. Compounds 7c and 9c showed the most potent activity against MRSA (3167 and 3506) with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of 1 µg/mL, which is equivalent to moxifloxacin and greater than gatifloxacin, oxacillin and norfloxacin. Additionally, compound 9c showed potent antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis (aerobic bacteria) with a MIC value of 2 µg/mL. CONCLUSION: The work suggests that these type of rhodanine compounds had a better potent activity against MRSA compared with other perviously reported rhodanine derivatives, which might provide a valuable information for the development of new antibacterial agents against multidrug-resistant clinical isolates MRSA.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Pyrazoles/pharmacology , Thiohydantoins/pharmacology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemical synthesis , Bacillus subtilis/drug effects , Candida albicans/drug effects , Drug Resistance, Bacterial , Escherichia coli/drug effects , Fluoroquinolones/pharmacology , Gatifloxacin , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Moxifloxacin , Norfloxacin/pharmacology , Oxacillin/pharmacology , Pyrazoles/chemical synthesis , Stereoisomerism , Streptococcus mutans/drug effects , Thiohydantoins/chemical synthesis
11.
Iran J Pharm Res ; 14(1): 89-96, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25561915

ABSTRACT

The microbial resistance has become a global hazard with the irrational use of antibiotics. Infection of drug-resistant bacteria seriously threatens human health. Currently, there is an urgent need for the development of novel antimicrobial agents with new mechanisms and lower levels of toxicity. In this paper, a series of (S ,Z)-4-methyl-2-(4-oxo-5-((5-substitutedphenylfuran-2-yl) methylene)-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl)pentanoic acids via a Knoevenagel condensation were synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activity in - vitro. The synthesized compounds were characterized by IR, (1)H NMR and MS. The antibacterial test in - vitro showed that all of the synthesized compounds had good antibacterial activity against several Gram-positive bacteria (including multidrug-resistant clinical isolates) with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values in the range of 2-4 µg/mL. Especially compounds 4c, 4d, 4e and 4f were the most potent, with MIC values of 2 µg/mL against four multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial strains.

12.
Appl Environ Microbiol ; 80(9): 2687-92, 2014 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24561584

ABSTRACT

Lignans, a class of dimeric phenylpropanoid derivative found in plants, such as whole grains and sesame and flax seeds, have anticancer activity and can act as phytoestrogens. The lignans secoisolariciresinol and matairesinol can be converted in the mammalian proximal colon into enterolactone and enterodiol, respectively, which reduce the risk of breast and colon cancer. To establish an efficient bioconversion system to generate matairesinol from pinoresinol, the genes encoding pinoresinol-lariciresinol reductase (PLR) and secoisolariciresinol dehydrogenase (SDH) were cloned from Podophyllum pleianthum Hance, an endangered herb in Taiwan, and the recombinant proteins, rPLR and rSDH, were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified. The two genes, termed plr-PpH and sdh-PpH, were also linked to form two bifunctional fusion genes, plr-sdh and sdh-plr, which were also expressed in E. coli and purified. Bioconversion in vitro at 22°C for 60 min showed that the conversion efficiency of fusion protein PLR-SDH was higher than that of the mixture of rPLR and rSDH. The percent conversion of (+)-pinoresinol to matairesinol was 49.8% using PLR-SDH and only 17.7% using a mixture of rPLR and rSDH. However, conversion of (+)-pinoresinol by fusion protein SDH-PLR stopped at the intermediate product, secoisolariciresinol. In vivo, (+)-pinoresinol was completely converted to matairesinol by living recombinant E. coli expressing PLR-SDH without addition of cofactors.


Subject(s)
Escherichia coli/genetics , Escherichia coli/metabolism , Furans/metabolism , Lignans/metabolism , Biotransformation , Metabolic Engineering , Molecular Sequence Data
13.
Eur J Med Chem ; 60: 376-85, 2013 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23314051

ABSTRACT

With an intention to synergize the anti-bacterial activity of 5-aryloxy pyrazole and rhodanine derivatives, eight series of hybrid compounds have been synthesized and evaluated for their antibacterial activity. The majority of the synthesized compounds showed good inhibitory activity against selected methicillin resistant and quinolone-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, QRSA) with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values in the range of 1-32 µg/mL. The cytotoxicity test suggests that these compounds exhibited in vitro antibacterial activity at non-cytotoxic concentrations. These studies therefore suggest that rhodanine-based 5-aryloxy pyrazoles are interesting scaffolds for the development of novel Gram-positive antibacterial agents.


Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Pyrazoles/pharmacology , Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemical synthesis , Anti-Bacterial Agents/chemistry , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , Molecular Structure , Pyrazoles/chemical synthesis , Pyrazoles/chemistry , Quinolones/pharmacology , Structure-Activity Relationship
14.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM (Western Pacific) | ID: wpr-683478

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effects of tetramine to cardiac/skeletal muscle in the rats and elucidate the relationship of the effects and the elevated sero-enzyme.Method The 30 homogeneous SD rats were invided into three groups:the control group,the half-lethal dose group and the lethal dose group.The number of female and male rats was equal.The tetramine powder is dissolved into 0.9% NS and puured into the stomach of the objects in medication groups;0.9%NS was poured into the rats of control group.Once the rat died or one hours later,the related sero-enzyme was determined and the rat was executed,Immediately cardiac muscle and skeletal musclewas respectively drawn the materials from the rat and was pathologically examined.Results After the rats are intragastric administrated they spasm in 10-60 min;the 6 rats of the medial lethal dose group die in 20-60 min.Serum TnI/CK/AST/LDH/a-HBDH in medication groups is higher than in control group (P

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