- Synthesis, characterization, and pharmacological evaluation of thiourea derivatives
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Thioureas and their derivatives are organosulfur compounds having applications in numerous fields such as organic synthesis and pharmaceutical industries. Symmetric thiourea derivatives were synthesized by the reaction of various anilines with CS2. The synthesized compounds were characterized using the UV-visible and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic techniques. The compounds were screened for in vitro inhibition of α-amylase, α-glucosidase, acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) enzymes and for their antibacterial and antioxidant potentials. These compounds were fed to Swiss male albino mice to evaluate their toxicological effects and potential to inhibit glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) inhibition. The antibacterial studies revealed that compound 4 was more active against the selected bacterial strains. Compound 1 was more active against 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and 2,2'-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) free radicals, AChE, BuChE, and α-glucosidase. Compound 2 was more potent against α-amylase and G6Pase. Toxicity studies showed that compound 4 is safe as it exerted no toxic effect on any of the hematological and biochemical parameters or on liver histology of the experimental animals at any studied dose rate. The synthesized compounds showed promising antibacterial and antioxidant potential and were very active (both in vitro and in vivo) against G6Pase and moderately active against the other selected enzymes used in this study.
- Alghamdi, Saad,Naz, Sumaira,Sahibzada, Muhammad Umar Khayam,Ulbari, Wasim,Umar, Muhammad Naveed,Zahoor, Muhammad
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- Antischistosomal activity of N,N′-arylurea analogs against Schistosoma japonicum
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Although the antischistosomal activities of N,N′-arylurea analogs were reported, systematic structure-activity relationships have not been conducted. In this Letter, we reported the design, synthesis and evaluation of 45 N,N′-arylurea analogs. Among these prepared compounds, 13 compounds were urea linker modified and 32 were N,N′-arylurea derivatives. The activity evaluation revealed 12 analogs exhibited IC50 values lower than 22.6 μM, and 7 of them had IC50 less than 10 μM against the juvenile Schistosoma japonicum in vitro. Their worm killing potency was even higher against adult worm. Unfortunately, low to moderate worm burden reduction of 0-33.4% was recorded after administration of a single oral dose of 200 mg/kg or 400 mg/kg to mice harboring S. japonicum.
- Yao, Houzong,Liu, Fengyou,Chen, Jinglei,Li, Yan,Cui, Jinhao,Qiao, Chunhua
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p. 1386 - 1390
(2016/02/19)
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- Synthesis of thioureas in ionic liquid medium
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A highly efficient procedure for the synthesis of symmetrical thioureas by means of simple condensation of primary amines and carbon disulfide in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [BMIM][Cl] as a cheap and commercially available ionic liquid is presented. This procedure works for aromatic and aliphatic primary amines and give high to excellent yields of symmetrical thioureas without need for any catalyst or tedious work-up.
- Halimehjani, Azim Ziyaei,Farahbakhsh, Fataneh
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p. 284 - 288
(2013/08/26)
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- Synthesis and activity of 1,3,5-triphenylimidazolidine-2,4-diones and 1,3,5-triphenyl-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-ones: Characterization of new CB 1 cannabinoid receptor inverse agonists/antagonists
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Obesity and metabolic syndrome, along with drug dependence (nicotine, alcohol, opiates), are two of the major therapeutic applications for CB 1 cannabinoid receptor antagonists and inverse agonists. In the present study, we report the synthesis and structure-affinity relationships of 1,5-diphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione and 1,3,5-triphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives. These new 1,3,5-triphenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives and their thio isosteres were obtained by an original pathway and exhibited interesting affinity and selectivity for the human CB1 cannabinoid receptor. A [35S]-GTPγS binding assay revealed the inverse agonist properties of the compounds at the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. Furthermore, molecular modeling studies were conducted in order to delineate the binding mode of this series of derivatives into the CB1 cannabinoid receptor. 1,3-Bis(4-bromophenyl)-5-phenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (25) and 1,3-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-5-phenylimidazolidine-2,4-dione (23) are the imidazolidine-2,4-dione derivatives possessing the highest affinity for the human CB1 cannabinoid receptor reported to date.
- Muccioli, Giulio G.,Wouters, Johan,Charlier, Caroline,Scriba, Gerhard K. E.,Pizza, Teresa,Di Pace, Pierluigi,De Martino, Paolo,Poppitz, Wolfgang,Poupaert, Jacques H.,Lambert, Didier M.
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p. 872 - 882
(2007/10/03)
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- Lac sulfur assisted synthesis of symmetrical thioureas
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This work presents a short and attractive method to synthesise a variety of 1,3-disubstituted symmetrical thioureas in high yields.
- Ramadas,Janarthanan,Velmathi
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p. 2255 - 2260
(2007/10/03)
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