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Investigation of Chemical Stability of Dihalogenated Organotelluranes in Organic–Aqueous Media: The Protagonism of Water
The biological activity of tellurium
compounds is closely related
to the tellurium oxidation state or some of their structural features.
Hypervalent dihalogenated organotelluranes 1-[butylÂ(dichloro)-λ<sup>4</sup>-tellanyl]-2-(methoxymethyl)Âbenzene (<b>1a</b>) and
1-[butylÂ(dibromide)-λ<sup>4</sup>-tellanyl]-2-(methoxymethyl)Âbenzene
(<b>1b</b>) have been described as inhibitors of proteases (cysteine
and threonine) and tyrosine phosphatases. However, poor attention
has been given to their physicochemical properties. Here, a detailed
investigation of the stability in water of these organotelluranes
is reported using <sup>125</sup>Te NMR analysis. Dihalogenated organotelluranes <b>1a</b> and <b>1b</b> were both stable in DMSO-<i>d</i><sub>6</sub> (from 25 to 75 °C), demonstrating their thermal
stability. However, the addition of a phosphate buffer solution (pH
2–8) to <b>1a</b> or <b>1b</b> resulted in an immediate
conversion to a new Te species, assumed to be the corresponding telluroxide.
Similar behavior was observed in pure water, demonstrating the low
chemical stability of these dihalogenated species in the presence
of water. These results allow concluding that previous biological
activity reported for dihalogenated organotelluranes <b>1a</b> and <b>1b</b> could be attributed to the corresponding derivatives
from the reaction with water. In the same way as for AS-101, we demonstrated
that organotelluranes <b>1a</b> and <b>1b</b> are not
stable in aqueous solution. It suggests a proactive role of these
organotelluranes in previously reported biological activity
Chemical composition and antiparasitic activity of essential oils from leaves of <i>Guatteria friesiana</i> and <i>Guatteria pogonopus</i> (Annonaceae)
<p>Natural products represent a valuable source for discovery of antiparasitic agents. Here, we describe the antiparasitic activity from essential oils extracted from leaves of <i>Guatteria friesiana</i> (EOGF) and <i>Guatteria pogonopus</i> (EOGP) (Annonaceae). The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS and GC-FID. The sesquiterpenes are more abundant in both essential oils. <i>G. friesiana</i> are dominated by β-eudesmol (51.9%), γ-eudesmol (18.9%) andα-eudesmol (12.6%). The major compounds identified for EOGP were spathulenol (24.8%), γ-amorphene (14.7%) and germacrene D (11.8%). The essential oils demonstrated potent trypanocidal and antimalarial activities with values of IC<sub>50</sub> lower than 41.3 μg/mL<i>.</i> EOGF also inhibits the proliferation of amastigotes. In addition, we identified significant ultrastructural alterations induced by the essential oils, especially in the cell membrane, Golgi complex, endoplasmatic reticulum and mitochondria. The results presented herein reinforce the potential of other members of this family for search of antiparasitic compounds.</p