{"title":"Aaptamine, Promotes Cell Cycle Arrest and Induces Necrotic Cell Death of Colorectal Cancers, Isolated from the Bunaken National Park's Sponge, Aaptos sp.","authors":"Annisa Elcentia Fajarwati, Mutia Hardhiyuna, Febby Nurdiya Ningsih, Adam Hermawan, Dyaningtyas Dewi Pamungkas Putri, Nurul Fatimah, Asep Bayu, Andi Setiawan, Ucu Yanu Arbi, Tutik Murniasih, A'liyatur Rosyidah, Tri Aryono Hadi, Masteria Yunovilsa Putra, Peni Ahmadi","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2024.8779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2024.8779","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The sponge is one of the potential sources of bioactive compounds. Among them, the sponge Aaptos has been a promising discovery of leading drugs including aaptamine (1). This study investigated the aaptamine (1), spectroscopically determined, from Aaptos sp. collected from Bunaken National Park, Indonesia, as an anticancer agent, specifically targeting colorectal cancers (CRCs). Compound 1 showed potent cytotoxicity against DLD-1 and Caco-2 with IC50 values of 30.3 and 236.8 µg/mL, respectively. In addition, the exposure of compound 1 on those colorectal cancer cells could promote cell cycle arrest and relatively induce necrotic cell death.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"71 4","pages":"619-626"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144938606","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}
Lawali Yabo Dambagi, Ahmet Cakir, Mehmet Akyuz, Ayşegül İyidogan, Ali Aslan
{"title":"Synthesis of Schiff Bases of Usnic Acid and Investigation of Their Antidiabetic, Antidepressant, Anti-Parkinson's, Neuroprotective and Antioxidant Potentials.","authors":"Lawali Yabo Dambagi, Ahmet Cakir, Mehmet Akyuz, Ayşegül İyidogan, Ali Aslan","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2024.8703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2024.8703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Schiff bases have various pharmacological activities due to the azomethine (-C=N-) group. Usnic acid is the most famous lichen metabolite and it contains two carbonyl groups to synthesize the Schiff base derivatives with primary amines. Therefore, in the current study, the known Schiff base derivatives (2-5) of usnic acid (1) were synthesized to explore their antidiabetic, neuroprotective, antioxidant, antidepressant and anti-Parkinson's properties. Among the tested compounds, compound 4 exhibited the strongest antidiabetic and antidepressant activities, inhibiting α-glycosidase, α-amylase and MAO-A enzyme activities, respectively. Moreover, all of the tested compounds strongly scavenged the ABTS and DPPH radicals and the ABTS radical scavenging activities of 3 and 4 were found to be higher than the commercial antioxidants BHA and trolox. All of the tested compounds did not show any significant anti-Parkinson's and neuroprotective activities. In conclusion, compound 4 can be suggested as a drug candidate molecule for further studies due to its strong antioxidant, antidiabetic and antidepressant properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"71 4","pages":"566-579"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144938761","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}
Ting-Qun Qiu, Zhi-Tao Lu, Zi-Jian He, Zheng-Ping Xie, Jin Guo, Xiu-Guang Yi
{"title":"Preparation, characterization and theoretical calculation of a cadmium complex of 3-hydroxy-2-methylquinolin-4-carboxylate and 1, 10-phenanthroline.","authors":"Ting-Qun Qiu, Zhi-Tao Lu, Zi-Jian He, Zheng-Ping Xie, Jin Guo, Xiu-Guang Yi","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2024.9004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2024.9004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A novel organic-inorganic hybrid metal cadmium complex [Cd (MCA)2(Phen)(H2O)] (MCA = 3-hydroxyquinoline-4-carboxylic acid anion; Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) was synthesized by solvothermal method and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The title complex exhibits a two-dimensional structure through hydrogen bonding and π···π packing interactions. Solid state photoluminescence spectra show that they exhibit red emission bands at 616 nm, and time-dependent density functional theory calculations show that they are ligand-to-ligand charge transfers. Solid diffuse reflection spectra show that the energy band gap of the complex is 2.32 eV.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"71 4","pages":"595-602"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144938735","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":"Investigation of the composition space diagram CuCl-allylamine-dabco. A new mixed ligand compound of (H2dabco)2[Cu4Cl9(allNH3)] composition with unique Cu4Cl95- cupro(I)-chloride fragment.","authors":"Evgeny Goreshnik, Olha Panteleieva","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2024.9005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2024.9005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The ternary system CuCl-allylamine-dabco (dabco = 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane) with an excess of HCl was explored. Starting from an ethanol solution of CuCl2·2H2O, allylamine and dabco titrated with HCl, copper(I) salts were generated by means of electrochemical alternating current synthesis. In addition to the already known (H2dabco)[CuCl3], two modifications of the (allNH3)2[Cu2Cl4] compound and some Cu(II) by-products, a new mixed ligand compound of the composition (H2dabco)2[Cu4Cl9(allNH3)] was synthesized and structurally investigated. Its structure contains unique Cu4Cl95- inorganic moiety bound via a h2-interaction allylammonium moiety and discrete (H2dabco)2+ cations. The structure is stabilized by the system of N-H···Cl hydrogen bonds.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"71 4","pages":"603-608"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144938707","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":"DRUŠTVENE VESTI IN DRUGE AKTIVNOSTI SOCIETY NEWS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, ACTIVITIES.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"71 3","pages":"S75-S91"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142339073","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}
Ekaterina Arzyamova, Olga Mazhukina, Alevtina Yegorova
{"title":"Synthesis of (E)-3-{[2-oxo-5-arylfuran-3(2H)-ylidene]methyl}-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones, crystal structure, quantum chemical substantiation.","authors":"Ekaterina Arzyamova, Olga Mazhukina, Alevtina Yegorova","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2024.8791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2024.8791","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A directed method for the preparation of hybrid compounds based on furan-2(3H)-ones and chromen-4(4H)-one, (E)-3-{[2-oxo-5-arylfuran-3(2H)-ylidene]methyl}-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones, the structure of which was confirmed by elemental analysis, IR, UV, NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray single crystal analysis, was developed. The molecular geometry of the synthesized compound (E)-3-((2-oxo-5-phenylfuran-3(2H)-ylidene)methyl)-4H-chromen-4-one (3a) was analyzed and compared with X-ray diffraction data, DFT calculations were performed using 6-311G split-valence basis functions.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"71 3","pages":"528-539"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142339078","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":"Extraction System for the Spectrophotometric Determination of Tungsten(VI) with 4-Nitrocatechol and Benzalkonium Chloride.","authors":"Vidka Vassileva Divarova, Kirila Trifonova Stojnova, Ivelina Dobromirova Radkovska, Antoaneta Dimitrova Saravanska, Galya Kostadinova Toncheva, Vassil Borisov Delchev, Kiril Blazhev Gavazov","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2024.8835","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2024.8835","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A novel chromogenic system for the liquid-liquid extraction and determination of trace amounts of tungsten(VI) was investigated. The system comprises 4-nitrocatechol (4NC) as a chromogenic reagent, sulfuric acid as a complexing medium, and benzalkonium chloride (BAC) as a source of bulky cations (BA+), which readily form chloroform-extractable ion-association complexes. The impact of foreign ions and reagents was studied, and the optimal conditions for the sensitive, selective, and inexpensive determination of tungsten(VI) were identified. The limit of detection, linear working range, and molar absorptivity at lmax (422 nm) were determined to be 31 ng cm-3, 0.1-4.4 µg cm-3, and 5.49 × 104 dm3 mol-1 cm-1, respectively. The composition of the extracted complex was 1:2:2 (W:4NC:BA). Two potential structures of its anionic component, [WO2(4NC)2]2-, were discussed based on optimizations at the B3LYP/CEP-4G theoretical level and comparison between theoretical and experimental spectra.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"71 3","pages":"519-527"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142339075","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}
Shao-Peng Yan, Zhi-Yu Zhu, Qi-Ke Jia, Rui-Ying Ji, Ya-Pin Wang, Dan He, Rong Wang, Yang Zhou
{"title":"Synthetic optimization and antibacterial activity of novel benzodioxepine-biphenyl amide derivatives.","authors":"Shao-Peng Yan, Zhi-Yu Zhu, Qi-Ke Jia, Rui-Ying Ji, Ya-Pin Wang, Dan He, Rong Wang, Yang Zhou","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2024.8784","DOIUrl":"10.17344/acsi.2024.8784","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The biosynthesis of fatty acids constitutes a critical metabolic pathway in bacterial organisms. Prior investigations have highlighted the synthesis of antimicrobial compounds anchored in the benzodioxepin scaffold, noted for their pronounced antibacterial properties. Leveraging this foundational knowledge, the current research endeavors to meticulously engineer and synthesize a series of eight innovative benzodioxepin amide-biphenyl derivatives. This achievement was realized through the sophisticated optimization of synthetic methodologies. The scope of this study extends to a rigorous evaluation of the antibacterial prowess and biocompatibility of the aforementioned novel derivatives. Notably, Compound E4 emerged as a supremely potent antimicrobial agent. A detailed elucidation of the crystalline architecture of Compound E4 was conducted, alongside a thorough docking study to explore its interactions with the FabH enzyme.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"71 3","pages":"509-518"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142339081","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}
Mohammed Laid Tlili, Ibtissam Laib, Khadidja Salemi, Imane Chetehouna, Ines Ben Moussa
{"title":"Phytochemical analysis and evaluation of the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hemolytic, and antibacterial effects of Astragalus gombo (L.) leaves.","authors":"Mohammed Laid Tlili, Ibtissam Laib, Khadidja Salemi, Imane Chetehouna, Ines Ben Moussa","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2024.8748","DOIUrl":"10.17344/acsi.2024.8748","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study is to determine the phytochemical content and biological activities of the Astragalus gombo (endemic specie). While identification and quantification of individual secondary metabolites were performed by analysis HPLC. Antioxidant (DPPH and FRAP), anti-inflammatory, anti-hemolytic and antibacterial activities were evaluated. For analysis HPLC, we obtained 65 peaks and identified 6 major bioactive compounds. The total concentration in polyphenols, flavonoids and condensed tannins varied respectively from 66.306±0.88 mg GA eq/g, 34.312±1.4 mg Q eq/g and 5.343±2.74 mg Ca eq/g. In terms of antioxidant activity, we found that this extract had high inhibitory ratios equivalent to IC50=62.813±0.006 µg/mL for DPPH and IC50=19.375±0.041 µg/mL for FRAP. A high anti-inflammatory activity was estimated at 1615.81µg/mL, and a weak anti-hemolytic activity, the other hand the antibacterial activity is somewhat moderate against the five strains studied. This study demonstrated that the aqueous extract of A. gombo from El Oued region has tremendous antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial abilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"71 3","pages":"492-499"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142339076","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":"Validation of high-resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry for determination of selected toxic and potential toxic metals in the decontamination process of wastewater discharged in natural receivers.","authors":"Bame Sanah Senna, Wellington Masamba, Veronica Obuseng, Tiberiu Frentiu, Bogdan Simion Angyus, Eniko Covaci","doi":"10.17344/acsi.2023.8534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2023.8534","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new method based on high-resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS-FAAS) was validated for the determination of selected toxic and potentially toxic metals in wastewater resulting from mining activity. The results were compared with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The HR-CS-FAAS method was characterized by detection limits in the range (µg L-1) 0.9(Mn)-33.6(Pb), better than ICP-OES for Cu, Fe, Ni, Co, Pb and Mn, and poorer for Cd, Zn and Cr. The Dunnett's and Tukey's statistical test showed that both methods were not affected by significant bias against certified value and between them. The recovery in HR-CS-FAAS method was in the range of 98-103% with relative extended uncertainty of 9-25%, and precision of 1.5-14.1%. The results indicated that the HR-CS-FAAS method is suitable for the determination of toxic and potentially toxic elements directly in filtered water samples without any chemical treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":7122,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chimica Slovenica","volume":"71 3","pages":"500-508"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142339082","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}