A lysosome-targetable fluorogenic probe, LysoFP-NO, was designed and synthesized based on a naphthalimide fluorophore that can detect selectively carbon monoxide (CO) in HEPES buffer (pH 7.4, 37 °C) through the transformation of the nitro group into an amino-functionalized system in the presence of CO. LysoFP-NO triggered a "turn-on" fluorescence response to CO with a simultaneous increase of fluorescence intensity by more than 75 times. The response is selective over a variety of relevant reactive nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur species. Also, the probe is an efficient candidate for monitoring changes in intracellular CO in living cells (MCF7), and the fluorescence signals specifically localize in the lysosome compartment.
Ailments caused by helminth parasites are global causing different types of clinical complications with permanent and long term morbidity in humans. Although huge advances have been made in medical sciences the effectiveness of available anthelmintics are still quite limited. Starting from the 50's, most importance was given to synthetic compounds for developing remedies from them, however, the traditional knowledge of medicine of different countries continued to provide us clues against this widespread health problem. Natural products or structural analogs with diverse structures are always been the major sources for discovering new therapeutics and in recent past different active compounds have also been identified form these plant sources having anthelmintic properties. Although compounds of diverse chemical nature and classes were identified, most active ones belong to either phenol or terpene in broad chemical nature. The mechanism of action of these phytotherapeutics is usually multi-targeted and can act against the helminth parasites through diverse spectrum of activities. In this review we summarized the effective anthelmintics belong to either phenolics or terpenoids and highlighted the major way of their effectiveness. This also highlights the recent development of new therapeutic strategies against helminth parasites in the light of recent advances of knowledge. In addition, developing efficient strategies to promote apoptosis and disturbing redox status in them by natural products can provide us a clue in antifilarial drug developmental research and crucial unmet medical need.
A newly
designed cyanide-selective chemosensor based on chromone
containing benzothiazole groups [3-(2,3-dihydro-benzothiazol-2-yl)-chromen-4-one
(DBTC)] was synthesized and structurally characterized
by physico-chemical, spectroscopic, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction
analyses. The compound DBTC can detect cyanide anions
based on nucleophilic addition as low as 5.76 nM in dimethyl sulfoxide–N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N′-ethanesulfonic
acid buffer (20 mM, pH 7.4) (v/v = 1:3). The binding mode between
receptor DBTC and cyanide nucleophile has also been demonstrated
by experimental studies using various spectroscopic tools and theoretical
studies, and the experimental work has also been verified by characterizing
one supporting compound of similar probable structure of the final
product formed between DBTC and cyanide ion (DBTC–CN compound) by single-crystal X-ray analysis for detailed structural
analyses. In theoretical study, density functional theory procedures
have been used to calculate the molecular structure and the calculation
of the Fukui function for evaluation of the electrophilic properties
of each individual acceptor atom. Furthermore, the efficacy of the
probe (DBTC) to detect the distribution of CN– ions in living cells has been checked by acquiring the fluorescence
image using a confocal microscope. Notably, the paper strips with DBTC were prepared, and these could serve as efficient and
suitable CN– test kits successfully.
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