{"title":"RSM-optimized extraction of essential oils from Pistacia lentiscus sap, leaves, and berries: Comparative study of composition and activity against gastric bacteria.","authors":"Nazim Chibane, Noura Hamour, Nabila Benamrouche, Saoussene Hamrouche, Koceila Touag, Sofiane Fatmi","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9584","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pistacia lentiscus essential oil is widely recognized for its gastroprotective and antimicrobial properties; however, there is no clear consensus on which plant part exhibits the strongest activity against Helicobacter pylori. The objective of this study was to compare essential oils extracted from leaves, berries, and sap in terms of extraction yield, chemical composition, and antibacterial activity. Essential oils were extracted, characterized by GC-MS, and evaluated for antibacterial activity against H. pylori strains J99 and F29, as well as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The sap showed the highest yield (9.218%). GC-MS analysis revealed monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes as the main constituents, with α-pinene present in all samples. The leaf essential oil exhibited the strongest inhibition against H. pylori, exceeding the tested antibiotics against the F29 strain. These findings indicate that P. lentiscus leaves represent the most promising natural source for anti-H. pylori activity and suggest that the effect is due to synergistic interactions rather than α-pinene alone.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"267-278"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and catalytic property of copper(II) and dioxidomolybdenum(VI) complexes derived from N'-(3-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-4-methylbenzohydrazide.","authors":"Fen-Yan Wei, Wei Liu","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9696","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new aroylhydrazone compound N'-(3-bromo-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzylidene)-4-methylbenzohydrazide (H2L) was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Reaction of H2L with copper bromide and bis(acetylacetonato)dioxidomolybdenum(VI), respectively, in methanol afforded complexes [CuBr(HL)(CH3OH)]·CH3OH) (1) and [MoO2L(CH3OH)] (2). Both complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy. Structures of the complexes were further confirmed by single crystal X-ray determination. The Cu atom in complex 1 is in square pyramidal coordination, with the aroylhydrazone ligand coordinating to Cu atom through phenolate oxygen, imino nitrogen and carbonyl oxygen. The Mo atom in complex 2 is in octahedral coordination, with the aroylhydrazone ligand coordinating to Mo atom through phenolate oxygen, imino nitrogen and enolate oxygen. Crystal structures are stabilized by hydrogen bonds. The dioxidomolybdenum complex shows good catalytic properties on styrene epoxidation reaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"236-242"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi-Xin Chen, Shu-Juan Liu, Xin-Ran Chen, Bin-Hao Ye, Xiao-Yang Qiu
{"title":"Syntheses, characterization and crystal structures of Schiff base zinc(II) complexes with antimicrobial activity.","authors":"Yi-Xin Chen, Shu-Juan Liu, Xin-Ran Chen, Bin-Hao Ye, Xiao-Yang Qiu","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9699","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Three new zinc(II) complexes, [ZnL1(CH3OH)] (1), [ZnBrL2] (2), and [ZnBr2(HL3)]·CH3OH (3·CH3OH), where L1 is the dianionic form of N,N'-bis(4-bromosalicylidene)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (H2L1), L2 is the monoanionic form of 5-bromo-2-(((3-morpholinopropyl)imino)methyl)phenol (HL2), and HL3 is the zwitterionic form of 5-bromo-2-(((2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)imino)methyl)phenol (HL3), were facile prepared by reaction of 1:1 molar ratio of the Schiff bases with zinc bromide in methanol. The complexes were characterized by IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. Detailed structures of the three complexes were confirmed by single crystal X-ray determination. The Zn(II) atom in complex 1 has a square pyramidal coordination, with the Schiff base ligand L1 coordinated to the Zn(II) atom through phenolate oxygen and imino nitrogen atoms. The Zn(II) atom in complex 2 has a tetrahedral coordination, with the Schiff base ligand L2 coordinated to the Zn(II) atom through phenolate oxygen, imino nitrogen and morpholine nitrogen atoms. The Zn(II) atom in complex 3·CH3OH has a tetrahedral coordination, with the Schiff base ligand L3H coordinated to the Zn(II) atom through phenolate oxygen and imino nitrogen atoms. The remaining sites are occupied by one methanol oxygen atom for 1, one Br ligand for 2, and two Br ligands for 3·CH3OH. The compounds show significant antimicrobial activities.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"243-250"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis, crystal structure and performance study of cadmium(II) complex with 1,10-phenanthroline and 2-methyl-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylate anion.","authors":"Ting-Qun Qiu, Fo-Gen Chen, Zhi-Qiang Yi, Qing-Feng Peng, Xiu-Guang Yi, Xiong-Yuan Wang, Yu-Sheng Liao","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9682","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9682","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present work employs a hydrothermal method to synthesize a novel Cd(II) inorganic-organic hybrid luminescent complex [Cd(phen)2Cl(H2O)]L·3H2O (L = 2-methyl-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylate anion, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline). The crystallographic analysis indicates that Cd(II) center exhibits a distorted octahedral coordination geometry, where two phen ligands form a bidentate chelate, while the deprotonated 2-methyl-3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylate anion (L⁻) acts as a charge-balancing lattice anion. The solid-state UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) reveals an optical band gap of 4.69 eV (wide-gap semiconductor). Upon excitation at 385 nm, the complex exhibits blue-green fluorescence with an emission peak at 456 nm (CIE: 0.2247, 0.2545), indicating its potential as a blue-green emitting material. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) shows a three-step decomposition process, suggesting good thermal stability. The work offers a new structural paradigm for Cd(II)-based blue-green emitters.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"251-257"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antimicrobial and anticancer evaluation of Juniperus chinensis seed oil with molecular docking of α-cedrol-AKT1.","authors":"Mürüvvet Kurt, Safiye Elif Korcan, Serap Yalçın Azarkan","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9517","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, the essential oil of Juniperus chinensis L. seeds was analyzed by GC-MS, identifying 25 compounds comprising 99.78% of the oil. α-Pinene (79.63 ± 0.45%) was the major component, followed by β-myrcene, β-pinene, and DL-limonene. The oil exhibited antimicrobial activity with inhibition zones of 11 mm (S. aureus), 6 mm (E. coli), and 4 mm (S. mutans). Antifungal effects were noted against Fusarium solani and Aspergillus niger. Cytotoxicity assays revealed selective effects on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells (IC50: 38 µg/mL), with no toxicity to MCF-10A normal cells. Molecular docking demonstrated strong binding affinity of α-cedrol to AKT-1 protein (-7.5 kcal/mol), supported by RMSD stability analysis and hydrogen bonding. ADME profiling confirmed favorable drug-likeness of α-cedrol. These results suggest that J. chinensis L. seed essential oil, particularly as a complex phytochemical mixture containing α-cedrol, holds promise as a natural source for antimicrobial and anticancer agents.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"223-235"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mojtaba Ghorbani, Saeed Taghvaei-Ganjali, Aliakbar Tarlani, Mandana Saber-Tehrani, Jacques Muzart
{"title":"Diazonium acid-dyes elimination via complexation with sulfonated calix[4]arene soluble in aqueous medium; on an experimental and theoretical study.","authors":"Mojtaba Ghorbani, Saeed Taghvaei-Ganjali, Aliakbar Tarlani, Mandana Saber-Tehrani, Jacques Muzart","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9558","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9558","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research highlights the effectiveness in employing a sulfonated para-tert-butylcalix[4]arene derivative (SCX4) as an effective molecular host for adsorption of acidic azo dyes in aqueous environment. Due to its inherent stability and rigidity, this chemical may be suitable as a host for host-guest interactions. Therefore, the sulfonated calixarene was used to study its complexation properties with the dyes, namely Acid Red 88 (AR88) and Acid Orange 7 (AO7) as adsorbing guests. Calculated formation constants (Kf) for the SCX4/dyes complexes were estimated from comparison of the absorption intensities. The formation constants were 5.1∙104 M-1 and 5.2∙104 M-1, correspondingly. Calculated stoichiometric ratios of the complexes were evaluated via Benesi-Hildebrand diagrams, which gave a ratio of 1:1. The equilibrium adsorption data of Acid Orange 7 were evaluated via three adsorption isotherm models including Freundlich, Temkin and Langmuir. The adsorption isotherms showed compatibility with three different approaches. The findings suggest that the Freundlich model better covers this adsorption process. Using a DFT-based approximation revealed the preferred structure of SCX4 and its complex with Acid Orange 7.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"183-196"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rina R Krasniqi, Emil Popovski, Gašper Tavčar, Jan Jelen, Olaf Kunert, Ahmed Jashari
{"title":"Synthesis of some novel sulfonamides with coumarin core. An unexpected product of the reaction.","authors":"Rina R Krasniqi, Emil Popovski, Gašper Tavčar, Jan Jelen, Olaf Kunert, Ahmed Jashari","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9578","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The diverse biological activities have set coumarins as promising structural candidates for drug development. A key modification in this work, intended to enhance their pharmacological profile, comprises the incorporation of sulfonamide group, thereby conferring new functional properties. Investigation of the synergistic effects of coumarin and sulfonamide moieties is expected to provide valuable insights into the design of novel therapeutic agents. During the synthesis of coumarin-based sulfonamides, an unexpected side-product was isolated and identified, offering new information for the reactivity of the coumarin core.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"216-222"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Siti Khadijah Ab Rahman, Nurhamizah Rahmat, Mohd Rizal Md Razali, Wee Kian Yeo
{"title":"Determination of diuretics in the whey protein supplements: uncovering hidden contaminants in the sports nutrition market.","authors":"Siti Khadijah Ab Rahman, Nurhamizah Rahmat, Mohd Rizal Md Razali, Wee Kian Yeo","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9226","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9226","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The widespread use of whey protein supplements raises concerns about contamination with banned diuretics, posing health risks and the potential for inadvertent doping. In this study, a liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) procedure coupled with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was developed and validated for the simultaneous detection of 23 diuretics in whey protein supplements. The method was assessed for selectivity, linearity, matrix effect, recovery, precision, and sensitivity. Statistical evaluation using the Shapiro-Wilk and Levene's tests confirmed that most calibration residuals exhibited a normal distribution and homogeneity of variance, ensuring the reliability of the regression model. The method demonstrated excellent linearity (R² = 0.980-0.999) and low method detection limits (MDLs, 0.39-2.73 ng/g). A total of 58 commercially available whey protein supplements were analysed, and bendroflumethiazide (D4) was detected in 12 samples, with concentrations ranging from 1.4 to 40.4 ng/g. These findings highlight the applicability of the validated method for routine monitoring and underscore the urgent need for stringent quality control and regulatory oversight in the sports supplement industry to protect consumer health and maintain fair competition.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"197-206"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differential pulse anoding voltammetric determination of torasemide using carbon paste electrode.","authors":"Sayed I M Zayed, Ibrahim H I Habib","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9329","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Torasemide electrochemical behavior at a carbon paste electrode was investigated and optimized using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry in 0.04 mol/L Britton-Robinson (BR) buffer pH 2.8. Cyclic voltammetry showed that the oxidation process was irreversible and primarily controlled by diffusion. The responses of differential pulse were linear over the torasemide concentration range of 0.35-4.13 µg/mL, with detection and quantification limits of 0.110 and 0.367 µg/mL, respectively. The suggested voltammetric method was successful in detecting torasemide in its pharmaceutical preparation (Torsamolex 20 mg tablets) as well as in spiked urine matrix, demonstrating its suitability for pharmaceutical quality control and potential applications in clinical analysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"207-215"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi synthetic fuel products production from waste and flue gas using the carbon effect technique.","authors":"Anita Kovač Kralj, Tina Kegl","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2025.9538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2025.9538","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The usage of fossil fuels and accumulation of waste into landfills have a negative effect on the environment and generates climate changes. Waste and flue gas conversions into multi alternative synthetic fuel products and energy have the potential for CO2 emission reduction by using the complete circular economy and the carbon effect technique. The novelties of this study include the carbon effect technique, which predetermines the amounts of products' production and energies' heat flows, dependent on the carbon amount, into raw materials, and predetermined carbon conversion into CO and CO2. This technique also contains a simpler mathematical model for predetermining the amount of different synthetic fuel products' production using the same raw material and process units. The individual synthetic fuels with different addition amounts can also be used as a new fuel mixture. This approach is illustrated by the multi alternative production of synthetic fuel productions, such as methanol, ethanol and gasoline, by using MSW and flue gas, and the carbon technique, which can reduce CO2 emissions by 3.5 106 kmol/a.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"73 1","pages":"154-161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147589303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}