Asymmetric syntheses of daedalin A and quercinol and their tyrosinase inhibitory activity

Stereoselective syntheses of daedalin A and quercinol, an enantiomer of daedalin A, is described. The tyrosinase inhibitory activities of daedalin A and quercinol were examined. The activity of quercinol was weaker than that of daedalin A at high concentration.ArticleBIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS. 20(3):1063-1064 (2010)journal articl

Coordination characteristics of trivalent lanthanides and actinides in molten hydrate salts of Ca(NO3)2 and CaCl2

Distribution behavior of Ce(III), Am(III), and Cm(III) between tri-n-butyl phosphate solution and molten calcium nitrate hydrate Ca(NO3)2·RH2O or molten calcium chloride hydrate CaCl2·RH2O was studied radiochemically. In Ca(NO3)2·RH2O systems, maximum separation factors of Ce and Cm to Am were observed to be 12 (Ce/Am) and 1.7 (Cm/Am). The distribution ratios of these elements increased with the decrease of water activity in the hydrates, and the extractabilities at the water deficient region was less sensitive compared to those at the water abundant region. This trend was similar to the coordination circumstance change observed in electronic absorption spectra of Nd(III) in the hydrates