THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL AND IN VITRO ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF RIDGE GOURD FRUIT

Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the therapeutic potential and in vitro anthelmintic activity of ridge gourd fruit (Luffa acutangula) against Indian earthworms. Methods: For anthelmintic activity against Indian earthworms (Pheretima posthuma, Ascaridia galli, and Raillietina spiralis), various different extracts concentration of L. acutangula fruit have been taken. Five concentrations as 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 mg/ml of various extracts were tested and results were expressed in terms of time for paralysis and time for the death of worms. Albendazole (20 mg/ml) was used as reference standard and water (0.5%) as a control group. Results: Preliminary phytochemical screening of the different extracts of ridge gourd fruit was shown to produce anthelmintic activities. In the present study, it was observed that all the extracts of ridge gourd fruit have exhibited a positive response to a certain degree of anthelmintic activity. Ethyl acetate extract exhibited more potent activity at the lower concentration of 10 mg/mL against A. galli (Roundworm). The anthelmintic activity of L. acutangula fruit extract has, therefore, been demonstrated

Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT calculations, Hirshfeld surface analysis, energy frameworks, molecular dynamics and docking studies of novel isoxazolequinoxaline derivative (IZQ) as anti-cancer drug

Quinoxaline derivatives with the molecular formula C8H6N2] also named benzopyrazines, which are a valuable class of heterocyclic compounds useful for their numerous industrial and pharmaceutical applications. The new isoxazolquinoxalin (IZQ) 3-pheny1-14(3-(p-toly1)-4,5-dihydroisoxazol-5yl)methyl)quinoxalin-2(1H)- one (5) has been synthesized with good yield by stirring the compounds of 1-allyl-3-phenylquinoxalin-2(1H)-one (3, 3.8mmol), and (E)-4 methylbenzaldehydeoxime (4, 1.3mmol) in 20 ml of chloroform. The aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite (10 ml of water bleach 12 degrees) was added drop wise using bromine funnel. The mixture was stirring at 0 degrees C temperature for 6 hours. Then it dried to obtain a crude product which on recrystallization with ethanol afforded the title compound (5) as colourless rectangular block shape crystals, and then confirmed by H NMR, LC-MS spectra. The structure of the compound has been confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with the space group P2(1)/c. The unit cell constants; a =15.9437(6) angstrom, b =16.3936(6) angstrom, c =7.4913(3) angstrom, and beta =94.178(2)degrees. DFT calculations were carried out and HOMO-LUMO energy levels have been determined. In the structure, both Intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonds of the type C-H center dot center dot center dot O were observed along with C-H center dot center dot center dot cg interactions. Hirshfeld surface studies were performed to understand the different interaction contacts of the molecule and the molecular packing strength of the crystal. Energy frameworks were constructed through different intermolecular interaction energies to investigate the stability of the compound and to know type of the dominate energy. Docking studies predicted anti-cancer activity of the title molecule against homo sapiens protein (pdb code:6HVH) and exhibited prominent interactions at active site region. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

IN VITRO EVALUATION OF HYPOLIPIDEMIC EFFECT OF EXTRACTS OF MEDICINAL DRACAENA CINNABARI BALF. F. RESIN: In vitro evaluation of hypolipidemic effect

Objective: The objective of the study was to in vitro evaluate of hypolipidemic effect of extracts of medicinal Dracaena cinnabari Balf. f. resin. Methods: About 800 g of dry powder of the resin of dracaena cinnabar was taken in a Soxhlet apparatus and subjected for sequential extraction of solvents from non-polar to polar end (hexane, benzene, diethyl ether, dichloromethane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, acetone, ethanol, methanol, and water); the extract samples were kept at 4°C for further assays. All the extracts were subjected to glucose uptake assay. Results: The ethanol extract showed significant (p<0.05) hypolipidemic effect by decreasing the activity of enzyme such as significant reduction in the pancreatic lipase enzyme, malic dehydrogenase enzyme, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase enzyme with IC50~13, ~13, and ~14, respectively. This results were similar to the standard drug atorvastatin with IC50~12, ~16, and ~17, respectively. Ethanol extract exhibited significant atherogenic index and percentage protection against hyperlipidemia. The potential biological activity of ethanol extract may be attributed to the highest polarity which needs further investigation

Analysis of antimicrobial data of 2-aryloxy methyl oxazoline analogues using ANOVA

Antibacterial and antifungal agents are widely used in the management of infectious disease but most of them have developed resistance to micro-organism. To overcome this problem and to lower the side effects, many approaches can be utilized. In this article, the mode of action of antimicrobial agents and their mechanisms of resistance is discussed by synthesized different oxazoline analogues (3a-n). The series was evaluated for antimicrobial and antifungal activity to calculate zone of inhibition fallowed by MIC value of some selected compounds which show more zone of inhibition. Further, One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) followed by Duncan multiple range test for pair-wise comparison is used to study the significant different in mode of action of different antifungal and antibacterial activities resistance data to different bacteria and fungi, (3a-n). The test revealed that compound 3e with a chloro group at ortho position in phenyl ring was found to be more potent among the series 3a-n. The results showed that synthesized compound 3e might be a potential antibacterial agent in near future

In-silico docking, synthesis, structure analysis, DFT calculations and energy frameworks of metal complexes to regress angiogenesis activity

Angiogenesis is the formation of new blood vessels and capillaries from pre-existing blood vessels. In general, it plays an important role in the development of tumors, as tumors never grow beyond 2 to 3 mm without angiogenesis processes which supply the essential nutrient to the tumor. Therefore, blocking the angiogenesis process is one of the promising strategies to inhibit cancer cell growth. Metals are essential for several biochemical reactions in living organisms. It is a cellular component selected by nature to function in many biological processes. Metal complexes show a broad range of pharmacological activity and considerable efforts are made for the development of metal complexes as drugs. Encouraged by this information, the metal complexes of Cobalt(II), Nickel(II), Zinc(II), Cadmium(II), and Copper(II) derivative of N, N' Bis-(3,4,5-trimethoxy benzylidene)-benzene-1,2-diamine have been synthesized from o-phenylene diamine in the alcoholic medium. The metal complexes (M-1-M-5) were characterized using different techniques like H-1 NMR, Fourier-transform infrared spectral data, mass spectral data, thermo gravimetric studies, magnetic susceptibility data, molar conductance, ESR, and micro-elemental analysis. The result obtained from the characterization results reveals that all the metal complexes (M-1-M-5) obtained were square planar except one which was octahedral configuration. The DNA binding, cleavage and anti-angiogenesis activity shown by the complexes (M-1-M-5) were significantly better than the ligand. Also, complexes M-2 and M-3 showed the highest anti-angiogenic activity and decreasing intensity of lane as compared with other synthetic complexes. In-silico docking simulations predicted the anti-angiogenesis activity of the complexes against homo sapiens of VEGFR-2 and exhibited prominent interactions at the active site pocket region. Moreover, density functional theory (DFT) was applied to calculate HOMO-LUMO, energy gap, and other parameters under PBE1PBE functional with lanl2dz basis sets. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Effect of o-difluoro and p-methyl substituents on the structure, optical properties and anti-inflammatory activity of phenoxy thiazole acetamide derivatives: Theoretical and experimental studies

Thiazole derivatives (6a and 6b) have been synthesized and characterised by H-1 - C-13 NMR, as well as LC-MS spectra. The three-dimensional structures have been confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction method. 6a and 6b compounds have been crystallized in the Triclinic and the Orthorhombic systems with P-1 and Pbca space groups, respectively. Supramolecular structures revealed the stability of molecules with different intermolecular interactions and different crystal packing environment. Theoretical study by Density functional theory (DFT) with B3LYP functional based on highest basis set 6-311++G(d,p) was employed to calculate the geometry and compared to the experimental data. The electronic structures and intramolecular charge transfers have been investigated by using natural population and natural bond orbital analysis (HBO). Further, DFT studies were performed to assess the frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs), energy gap, softness, hardness, and others chemical reactivity. Hirshfeld surface was investigated to distinguish the different interatomic contacts and understand the crystal packing of molecules with aid of energy frameworks through different intermolecular interaction energies based on the anisotropy of the topology. Nonlinear optical property (NLO) of the synthesized molecules were predicted by (DFT) and examined experimentally by using second harmonic generation (SHG) and revealed the importance of high NLO based on the nature of substituents and conformation. Thiazole derivatives were assessed for anti-inflammation activity by in silico molecular docking studies against COX-1 and COX-2 protein receptors revealed prominent interactions with active site and further molecular dynamics confirms the stability of the protein-ligand model. In vitro assay against cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme gave IC50 values of 6a and 6b molecules with ortho-difluoro and para-methyl positions on benzoyl group, showed better inhibitor for COX-1 and COX-2, respectively. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Statistical analysis of antimicrobial data of 2-[2-(aroyl) aroyloxy]methyl1, 3, 4 oxadiazoles analogues using ANOVA

Heterocyclic chemistry has become one of the most important fields of research in pharmaceutical industry due to their many fold applications. Amongst all, heterocyclic molecules containing nitrogen and oxygen (like oxadiazole ring system) have shown most potent biological activities. Microorganisms are strictly attendant with the fitness and well-being of human beings. The present treatments of bacterial and fungal infections are a bit unsatisfactory, owing to rapidly developing drug resistance and side effects. The improved of antibacterial and antifungal agents results in resistant to drugs. A series of substituted Oxadiazoles analogues 4a-jwere synthesized and screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities to evaluate zone of inhibition. The significant effect ofin-vitroantimicrobial and antifungal activities of compounds 4a-jwere studied using one way ANOVA. It was shown that the variables 4a-j series weresignificant. Further pairwise comparison of significant differences between the variables were analyzed using Tukey HSD. The data revels that compound 4a with 2-methyl and 3chloro group in phenyl and benzoyl ring respectively, have shown excellent activity and more potent among the 4a-j series

Design-based synthesis, molecular docking analysis of an anti-inflammatory drug, and geometrical optimization and interaction energy studies of an indole acetamide derivative

The new indole acetamide, N-(2-(2-(4-Chlorophenoxy)acetamido)phenyl)-2-carboxamide-1H-indole (5) has been synthesized with good yield by stirring the compound N-(2-Aminophenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenoxy)acetamide (3) with 1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid (4), in dry dichloromethane (DCM) followed by the addition of lutidine, and N,N,N',N'-O-(Benzotriazole-1-yl)-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate (TBTU) in cooled condition. The compound obtained was characterized by spectroscopic analyses (MS, FT-IR, H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, UVevisible, and elemental). The anti-inflammatory activity was confirmed by in silico modeling study, which target the cyclooxygenase COX-1 and 2 domains. The three-dimensional structure was determined using single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Geometry optimization of the compound was done using density functional theory calculations by employing B3LYP hybrid functional basis set. Vibrational analysis of the compound revealed that the optimized structure is not in an excited state. Frontier molecular orbitals Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital (HOMO) and Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital (LUMO) were analyzed to understand the electronic charge transfer within the molecule. To analyze the intermolecular interactions in the crystal, Hirshfeld surface analysis was carried out. Energy frameworks were constructed to investigate the stability of the compound. Atom in molecule (AIM) calculations were performed to validate the different intramolecular interactions. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

Synthesis, spectroscopic and X-ray crystallographic analysis of N-(2-(2-(4-chlorophenoxy)acetamido)phenyl)-1H-indole-2-carboxamide

Medicinal chemistry of indole analogs constitutes important therapeutic agents with anti-oxidant, anti-HIV and anti-cancer activities. Indole nucleus is frequently found in synthetic and natural products, pharmaceuticals, functional materials, agrochemicals, etc. The title compound, N-(2-(2-(4-chlorophenoxy)acetamido)phenyl)-1H-indole-2-carboxamide (5), has been synthesized in good yield by stirring the compound N-(2-aminophenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenoxy)acetamide (3) with 1H-indole-2-carboxylic acid (4), in dry dichloromethane followed by the addition of 2,6-lutidine, and o-(benzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl uraniumtetrafluoroborate in cooled condition. Compound 5 was synthesized and characterized by the conventional spectroscopic techniques (1H NMR, 13C NMR and LC-MS) and the three-dimensional structure was elucidated by using single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system with space group P21/c. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined by full matrix least square procedure to a final R value of 0.043 for 2490 observed reflections. Three intra-molecular interactions of the type N-H···N and C-H···N were observed. The packing of molecules in the unit cell is governed by N-H···O and C-H···O intermolecular H-boned interactions which leads to the formation of infinite staking chain along [001] direction. In addition, two weak C-H···π interactions also contribute to molecular packing

Modulation of DNA damage response by targeting ATM kinase using newly synthesized di-phenoxy acetamide (DPA) analogs to induce anti-neoplasia

Background: Imbalance and instability in the structure of the DNA have become major characteristics of cancer. In response to DNA damage, DNA damage response (DDR) protein, ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM), plays a pivotal role in the modulation of regulatory regions responsible for inhibition of apoptosis, thereby neoplastic progression. Methods: A new series of DPA (7a-t) were synthesized, characterized. Anti-proliferative studies to identify the lead compound were carried out by LDH and MTT assay. Apoptosis/DNA damage was measured through FACS, Annexin-v staining, TUNEL and Comet assay. Elucidation of molecular mechanism through immunoblot and further validation of the drug effect through in vivo approaches. Results: Initial in vitro anti-proliferative screening of Compounds DPA (7a-t) against multiple cancer cell lines identified Compound DPA (7n) as a potent cytotoxic molecule with IC50 value of 4.3 mu M. Down the line, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of Compound DPA (7n) inferred that it has apoptotic inducing potentiality. Further, evaluation of molecular mechanism inferred that Compound DPA (7n) effectively modulates ATM phosphorylation only, eventually altering downstream signalling pathways. Conclusions: Compound DPA (7n) emerged as a potent proapoptotic and anti-neoplastic agent by inhibiting ATM kinase activity both in vitro and in vivo. The conferring results ascertain that the drug could be developed as a new ATM kinase inhibitor with anti-cancer capacity