LQFM289: Electrochemical and Computational Studies of a New Trimetozine Analogue for Anxiety Treatment.

This study employs electrochemical and Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculation approaches to investigate the potential of a novel analogue of trimetozine (TMZ) antioxidant profile. The correlation between oxidative stress and psychological disorders indicates that antioxidants may be an effective alternative treatment option. Butylatedhydroxytoluene (BHT) is a synthetic antioxidant widely used in industry. The BHT-TMZ compound derived from molecular hybridization, known as LQFM289, has shown promising results in early trials, and this study aims to elucidate its electrochemical properties to further support its potential as a therapeutic agent. The electrochemical behavior of LQFM289 was investigated using voltammetry and a mechanism for the redox process was proposed based on the compound's behavior. LQFM289 exhibits two distinct oxidation peaks: the first peak, Ep1a ≈ 0.49, corresponds to the oxidation of the phenolic fraction (BHT), and the second peak, Ep2a ≈ 1.2 V (vs. Ag/AgCl/KClsat), denotes the oxidation of the amino group from morpholine. Electroanalysis was used to identify the redox potentials of the compound, providing insight into its reactivity and stability in different environments. A redox mechanism was proposed based on the resulting peak potentials. The DFT calculation elucidates the electronic structure of LQFM289, resembling the precursors of molecular hybridization (BHT and TMZ), which may also dictate the pharmacophoric performance.

Electroanalytical Enzyme Biosensor Based on Cordia superba Enzyme Extract for the Detection of Phytomarkers in Kombucha.

Antioxidants are responsible for many beneficial health effects and are highly present in natural products, such as kombucha. Biosensors' development targeting antioxidants and phytomarkers are an active research field. This work aimed to propose a voltammetric polyphenolxidase (Cordia superba) biosensor for catechin and total phenolic compounds quantification in kombucha samples. Optimizations were performed on the biosensor of Cordia superba to improve the accuracy and selectivity, such as enzyme-substrate interaction time, analytical responses for different patterns and signal differences with the carbon paste and modified carbon paste electrode. Kombucha probiotic drink samples were fermented for 7 to 14 days at a controlled temperature (28 ± 2 °C). A linear curve was made for catechin with a range of 10.00 to 60.00 µM, with a limit of detection of 0.13 µM and limit of quantification of 0.39 µM. The biosensor proposed in this work was efficient in determining the patterns of phenolic compounds in kombucha.

Voltammetric determination of tartaric acid in wines by electrocatalytic oxidation on a cobalt(II)-phthalocyanine-modified electrode associated with multiway calibration.

The electrocatalytic oxidation of tartaric acid on a carbon paste electrode modified with cobalt (II)-phthalocyanine was demonstrated and applied to the development of a highly sensitive, simple, fast and inexpensive voltammetric sensor to determine tartaric acid. The electrochemical behavior of the modified electrode was investigated by cyclic and square wave voltammetry, and the effect of experimental variables, such as dispersion and loading of cobalt (II)-phthalocyanine, together with optimum conditions for sensing the analyte by square wave voltammetry were assessed. In addition, the absence of a significant memory effect combined with the ease of electrode preparation led to the development of a sensitive and direct method to determine tartaric acid in wines. Interferences from other low molecular weight organic acids commonly present in wines were circumvented by using a multiway calibration technique, successfully obtaining the second order advantage by modeling voltammetric data with unfolded partial least square with residual bilinearization (U-PLS/RBL). A linear response range between 10 and 100 µmol L-1 (r = 0.9991), a relative prediction error of 4.55% and a recovery range from 96.41 to 102.43% were obtained. The proposed method is non-laborious, since it does not use sample pretreatment such as filtration, extraction, pre-concentration or cleanup procedures.