Approximation Algorithmic Performance for CEDS in Wireless Network

A well-organized design of routing protocols in wireless networks, the connected dominating set (CDS) is widely used as a virtual backbone. To construct the CDS with its size as minimum, many heuristic, meta-heuristic, greedy, approximation and distributed algorithmic approaches have been anticipated. These approaches are concentrated on deriving independent set and then constructing the CDS using UDG, Steiner tree and these algorithms perform well only for the graphs having smaller number of nodes. For the networks that are generated in a fixed simulation area. This paper provides a novel approach for constructing the CDS, based on the concept of total edge dominating set. Since the total dominating set is the best lower bound for the CDS, the proposed approach reduces the computational complexity to construct the CDS through the number of iterations. The conducted simulation reveals that the proposed approach finds better solution than the recently developed approaches when important factors of network such as transmission radio range and area of network density varies

Antimicrobial lubricant formulations containing poly(hydroxybenzene)-trimethoprim conjugates synthesized by tyrosinase

Poly(hydroxybenzene)-trimethoprim conjugates were prepared using methylparaben as substrate of the oxida- tive enzyme tyrosinase. MALDI-TOF MS analysis showed that the enzymatic oxidation of methylparaben alone leads to the poly(hydroxybenzene) formation. In the presence of tri- methoprim, the methylparaben tyrosinase oxidation leads poly(hydroxybenzene)-trimethoprim conjugates. All of these compounds were incorporated into lubricant hydroxyethyl cellulose/glycerol mixtures. Poly(hydroxybenzene)-trimetho- prim conjugates were the most effective phenolic structures against the bacterial growth reducing by 96 and 97 % of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis suspen- sions, respectively (after 24 h). A novel enzymatic strategy to produce antimicrobial poly(hydroxybenzene)-antibiotic conjugates is proposed here for a wide range of applications on the biomedical field.The authors Idalina Gonçalves and Cláudia Botelho would like to acknowledge the NOVO project (FP7-HEALTH- 2011.2.3.1- 5) for funding. Loïc Hilliou acknowledges the financial support by FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal (501100001871), through Grant PEst-C/CTM/LA0025/2013 - Strategic Project - LA 25 - 2013–2014, and by Programa Operacional Regional do Norte (ON.2) through the project BMatepro – Optimizing Materials and Processes^, with reference NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000037 FEDER COMPETE

Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of pyrimidine aalts with chloranilic and picric acids

Pyrimidine salts such as 2-methyl-5-nitro-phenyl-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-yl)-amine (1) and 4-methyl-3-(4-pyridin-3-yl-pyrimidin-2-yl-amino)-phenyl-amine (2) with chloranilic and picric acids were synthesized, and their in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities were evaluated. The synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, UV-visible, FT-IR, and H-1 NMR spectral studies. Compounds 2a exhibited good inhibition towards antimicrobial activity compared to the other compounds

Studies on synthesis of pyrimidine derivatives and their antimicrobial activity

A series of novel 2-(5-bromo-2-chloro-pyrimidin-4-ylsulfanyl)-4-methoxy-phenylamine derivatives were synthesized by the reaction of 2-(5-bromo-2-chloro-pyrimidin-4-ylsulfanyl)-4-methoxy-phenylamine with various sulfonyl chlorides, and their in vitro antimicrobial activity was evaluated. The synthesized compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, FT-IR, 1H NMR and LC–MS spectral studies

5-Bromo-2-chloropyrimidin-4-amine

In the title compound, C4H3BrClN3, the pyrimidine ring is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation from the plane = 0.087 A˚ ). In the crystal, pairs of N—HN hydrogen bonds connect the molecules into inversion dimers; these are connected by further N—HN hydrogen bonds into a two-dimensional framework parallel to the bc plane

Ethyl 2-(quinolin-8-yloxy)acetate monohydrate

In the title compound, C13H13NO3·H2O, the dihedral angle between the ethyl ester group [C—C—O—C(=O); maximum deviation = 0.003 (2) Å] and the quinoline ring system is 7.94 (12)°. The water solvent molecule is linked to the title molecule via O—H...O and O—H...N hydrogen bonds. In the crystal, molecules are linked by C—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming chains propagating along [100]

Synthesis, Characterization, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, Crystal Structure and Molecular Modeling Studies of 1-(4-(Methoxy(phenyl)methyl)-2-methylphenoxy)butan-2-one Derivative as a Novel α-Glucosidase Inhibitor

The crystal compound was synthesized and characterized using conventional analytical techniques. The compound C19H21O3 crystallizes in a monoclinic crystal system with the space group P21/c. The crystal structure is stabilized by C-H…O interactions. The structure is further reinforced by π-π interactions. During in vitro inhibition of α-glucosidase, the crystal compound exhibited a significant inhibition of the enzyme (IC50: 10.30 ± 0.25 µg/mL) in comparison with the control, acarbose (IC50: 12.00 ± 0.10 µg/mL). Molecular docking studies were carried out for the crystal compound with the α-glucosidase protein model, which demonstrated that the crystal molecule has a good binding affinity (−10.8 kcal/mol) compared with that of acarbose (−8.2 kcal/mol). The molecular dynamics simulations and binding free energy calculations depicted the stability of the crystal molecule throughout the simulation period (100 ns). Further, a Hirshfeld analysis was carried out in order to understand the packing pattern and intermolecular interactions. The energy difference between the frontier molecular orbitals (FMO) was 4.95 eV