Preparation and characterization of 6I,6n-di-O-(L-fucopyranosyl)-beta-cyclodextrin (n=II-IV) and investigation of their functions

Three positional isomers of 6(I),6(n)-di-O-(beta-L-fucopyranosyl)-cyclomaltoheptaose [6(I),6(n)-di-O-(beta-L-Fuc)-beta-cyclodextrin, -betaCD, n=II-IV] were chemically synthesized using the corresponding authentic compounds, 6(I),6(n)-di-O-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-betaCD (n=II-IV), as the fucosyl acceptors, and 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-L-fucopyranosyl trichloroacetimidate as the fucosyl donor. Their structures were analyzed by HPLC, MS, and NMR spectroscopy. The hemolytic activities of L-Fuc-betaCDs were lower than that of betaCD, while the solubilities of these branched CDs in water were much higher than that of betaCD. The molecular interaction between these compounds and the fucose-binding lectin Aleuria aurantia lectin (AAL) was investigated using an optical biosensor based on a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technique. The order of binding affinity, as a function of the fucose-binding position, was 6(I),6(IV)->6(I),6(III)->6(I),6(II)-di-O-(beta-L-Fuc)-betaCD>6-O-(beta-L-Fuc)-betaCD.     

Synthesis of novel bis(pyrimido[5,4-c]quinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione) and its derivatives: Evaluation of their antioxidant properties

One pot cyclocondensation reaction of barbituric/thiobarbituric acid with aromatic aldehydes and p-phenylenediamine/2,6-diaminopyridine by refluxing in glacial acetic acid afforded novel bis(pyrimido[5,4-c]quinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones)/pyrido bis(pyrimido[5,4-c]quinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones. All the synthesized compounds were screened for their antioxidant activities using FRAP and DPPH methods. Compounds with chloro substituents showed relatively good antioxidant properties.     

Cobalt (II) complex with novel unsymmetrical tetradentate Schiff base (ON) ligand: in vitro cytotoxicity studies of complex,interaction with DNA/protein,molecular docking studies,and antibacterial activity

[C₂₀H₁₇N₃O₂] and cobalt (II) complex [Co(L²)(MeOH)₂].ClO₄, (L² = 4-((E)-1-((2-(((E)-pyridin-2-ylmethylene) amino) phenyl) imino) ethyl) benzene-1, 3-diol) novel Schiff base has been synthesiszed and chracterized by Fourier transform infrared, UV–vis, ¹H-NMR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis techniques. The interaction of Co(II) complex with DNA and BSA was investigated by electronic absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism, and thermal denaturation studies. Our experiments indicate that this complex could strongly bind to CT-DNA via minor groove mechanism. In addition, fluorescence spectrometry of BSA with the complex showed that the fluorescence quenching mechanism of BSA was of static type. The complex exhibited significant in vitro cytotoxicity against three human cancer cell lines (JURKAT, SKOV3, and U87). The molecular docking experiment effectively proved the binding of complex to DNA and BSA. Finally, antibacterial assay over gram-positive and gram-negative pathogenic bacterial strains was studied.     

A xylan hydrolase gene cluster in Prevotella ruminicola B(1)4: sequence relationships, synergistic interactions, and oxygen sensitivity of a novel enzyme with exoxylanase and beta-(1,4)-xylosidase activities.

Two genes concerned with xylan degradation were found to be closely linked in the ruminal anaerobe Prevotella ruminicola B(1)4, being separated by an intergenic region of 75 nucleotides. xynA is shown to encode a family F endoxylanase of 369 amino acids, including a putative amino-terminal signal peptide. xynB encodes an enzyme of 319 amino acids, with no obvious signal peptide, that shows 68% amino acid identity with the xsa product of Bacteroides ovatus and 31% amino acid identity with a beta-xylosidase from Clostridium stercorarium; together, these three enzymes define a new family of beta-(1,4)-glycosidases. The activity of the cloned P. ruminicola xynB gene product, but not that of the xynA gene product, shows considerable sensitivity to oxygen. Studied under anaerobic conditions, the XynB enzyme was found to act as an exoxylanase, releasing xylose from substrates including xylobiose, xylopentaose, and birch wood xylan, but was relatively inactive against oat spelt xylan. A high degree of synergy (up to 10-fold stimulation) was found with respect to the release of reducing sugars from oat spelt xylan when XynB was combined with the XynA endoxylanase from P. ruminicola B(1)4 or with endoxylanases from the cellulolytic rumen anaerobe Ruminococcus flavefaciens 17. Pretreatment with a fungal arabinofuranosidase also stimulated reducing-sugar release from xylans by XynB. In P. ruminicola the XynA and XynB enzymes may act sequentially in the breakdown of xylan.