Interakcije antitumorskog seskviterpenskog hidrohinona avarola sa DNA in vitro

Changes in electrophoresis pattern after interaction of supercoiled plasmid pBR322 DNA with avarol was studied at a micromolar concentration of reactants under mild reaction conditions. Interactions of avarol with linear high-molecular CT-DNA at millimolar concentrations were analyzed by electrophoresis and UV spectrophotometry. It was observed that avarol is capable of quenching ethidium bromide fluorescence in DNA bands. An increase in the absorbance of DNA was detected. The results indicate the binding of avarol to DNA and/or modification of nucleotide bases.Proučavane su promene elektroforetskog ponašanja DNA posle interakcija superhelikoidalnog plazmida pBR322 s avarolom pri mikromolarnim koncentracijama reaktanata pod blagim reakcionim uslovima. Interakcije avarola sa linearnom visokomolekulskom CT-DNA pri milimolarnim koncentracijama analizirane su elektroforezom i UV spektrofotometrijom. Uočeno je da je avarol u stanju da gasi fluorescenciju etidijum-bromida u trakama koje potiču od DNA. Detektovan je porast apsorbancije DNA. Rezultati ukazuju na vezivanje avarona za DNA i/ili modifikaciju nukleotidnih baza

Supplementary material for the article: Vilipić, J. P.; Novaković, I. T.; Zlatović, M. V.; Vujčić, M. T.; Tufegdžić, S. J.; Sladić, D. M. Interactions of Cytotoxic Amino Acid Derivatives of Tert-Butylquinone with DNA and Lysozyme. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2016, 81 (12), 1345–1358. https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC160725101V

Supplementary material for: [https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC160725101V]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2389

Supplementary material for the article: Vilipić, J. P.; Novaković, I. T.; Zlatović, M. V.; Vujčić, M. T.; Tufegdžić, S. J.; Sladić, D. M. Interactions of Cytotoxic Amino Acid Derivatives of Tert-Butylquinone with DNA and Lysozyme. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2016, 81 (12), 1345–1358. https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC160725101V

Supplementary material for: [https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC160725101V]Related to published version: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2389

Fabrication, characterization and photoelectrochemical behavior of Fe2TiO5 screen printed thick films

Pseudobrookite paste was composed of a mixture of starting nanopowders of hematite (α-Fe2O3) and anatase (TiO2) in the molar ratio 1:1.5, organic vehicle and glass frit. The paste was screen printed on on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass substrate using screen printing technology. Structural, morphological and optical studies have been carried out using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The photo-electrochemical performance of Fe2TiO5 screen printed thick film was examined under xenon lamp illumination in 1 M NaOH electrolyte

Evaluation of the activity of the sponge metabolites avarol and avarone and their synthetic derivatives against fouling micro- and macroorganisms

The sesquiterpene hydroquinone avarol (1) was isolated from the marine sponge Dysidea avara, whereas the corresponding quinone, avarone (2), was obtained by oxidation of avarol, and the significantly more lipophilic compounds [3′-(p-chlorophenyl) avarone (3), 3′,4′-ethylenedithioavarone (4), 4′-isopropylthioavarone (5), 4′-tert-butylthioavarone (6), 4′-propylthioavarone (7), 4′-octylthioavarone (8)] were obtained by nucleophilic addition of thiols or p-chloroaniline to avarone. All these compounds were tested, at concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 50 μg/mL, for their effect on the settlement of the cyprid stage of Balanus amphitrite, for toxicity to both nauplii and cyprids and for their growth inhibitory activity on marine bacteria (Cobetia marina, Marinobacterium stanieri, Vibrio fischeri and Pseudoalteromonas haloplanktis) and marine fungi (Halosphaeriopsis mediosetigera, Asteromyces cruciatus, Lulworthia uniseptata and Monodictys pelagica)

Correction to: Parenchyma cell wall structure in twining stem of Dioscorea balcanica (vol 24, pg 4653, 2017)

In the original publication of the article, one of the project numbers was omitted in the Acknowledgments. The correct version is provided below.Original publication: [http://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2090

Use of monolithic supports for high-throughput protein and peptide separation in proteomics

The exclusive properties of monolithic supports enable fast mass transfer, high porosity, low back pressure, easy preparation process and miniaturisation, and the availability of different chemistries make them particularly suitable materials for high-throughput (HTP) protein and peptide separation. In this review recent advances in monolith-based chromatographic supports for HTP screening of protein and peptide samples are presented and their application in HTP sample preparation (separation, enrichment, depletion, proteolytic digestion) for HTP proteomics is discussed. Development and applications of different monolithic capillary columns in HTP MS-based bottom-up and top-down proteomics are overviewed. By discussing the chromatographic conditions and the mass spectrometric data acquisition conditions an attempt is made to present currently demonstrated capacities of monolithic capillary columns for HTP identification and quantification of proteins and peptides from complex biological samples by MS-based proteomics. Some recent advances in basic monolith technology of importance for proteomics are also discussed.Peer-reviewed manuscript: [http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2976

Characterization of enzymatically synthesized diferulate

Horseradish peroxidase was used to synthesize diferulates by a procedure in which ethyl ferulate was used as substrate. Four different forms were obtained, of which two dominant were the 5-5' and 8-5' diferulate. Fluorescence emission spectra of the diferulates (excited at 284 nm) indicate that they contain two chromophores, as opposed to the substrate molecule. Fluorescence excitation spectra with emission at 417 run further demonstrate the difference between the synthesized diferulates and starting substrates