Two ho(III) metal-organic complexes constructed from two similar organic ligands: Anticancer activity against human spinal tumor cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-168
Author(s):  
Yi-Fu Sun ◽  
Li-Wei Shao ◽  
Qi Chen ◽  
Xu Gao ◽  
Fang Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anticancer Activity ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Spinal Tumor ◽  
Organic Ligands ◽  
Organic Complexes ◽  
Metal Organic

Various amide-derived ligands induced five octamolybdate-based metal–organic complexes: synthesis, structure, electrochemical sensing and photocatalytic properties

CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuli Wang ◽  
Lei Li ◽  
Xiang Wang ◽  
Yuqing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Sensors ◽  
Organic Ligands ◽  
Electrochemical Sensing ◽  
Photocatalytic Properties ◽  
Organic Complexes ◽  
Metal Organic

Five octamolybdate-based complexes with diverse architectures employing three new amide-derived organic ligands can be used as promising electrochemical sensors and photocatalysts.

Anticancer Activity of Diosgenin and its Semi-synthetic Derivatives: Role in Autophagy Mediated Cell Death and Induction of Apoptosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nivedita Bhardwaj ◽  
Nancy Tripathi ◽  
Bharat Goel ◽  
Shreyans K. Jain
Keyword(s):  
Cell Death ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Anticancer Activity ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Cancer Progression ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Potential Implication ◽  
Apoptosis Protein ◽  
Synthetic Derivatives

: During cancer progression, the unrestricted proliferation of cells is supported by the impaired cell death response provoked by certain oncogenes. Both autophagy and apoptosis are the signaling pathways of cell death, which are targeted for cancer treatment. Defects in apoptosis result in reduced cell death and ultimately tumor progression. The tumor cells lacking apoptosis phenomena are killed by ROS- mediated autophagy. The autophagic programmed cell death requires apoptosis protein for inhibiting tumor growth; thus, the interconnection between these two pathways determines the fate of a cell. The cross-regulation of autophagy and apoptosis is an important aspect to modulate autophagy, apoptosis and to sensibilise apoptosis-resistant tumor cells under metabolic stress and might be a rational approach for drug designing strategy for the treatment of cancer. Numerous proteins involved in autophagy have been investigated as the druggable target for anticancer therapy. Several compounds of natural origin have been reported, to control autophagy activity through the PI3K/Akt/mTOR key pathway. Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin has emerged as a potential candidate for cancer treatment. It induces ROS-mediated autophagy, inhibits PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, and produces cytotoxicity selectively in cancer cells. This review aims to focus on optimal strategies using diosgenin to induce apoptosis by modulating the pathways involved in autophagy regulation and its potential implication in the treatment of various cancer. The discussion has been extended to the medicinal chemistry of semi-synthetic derivatives of diosgenin exhibiting anticancer activity.

scholarly journals Advances in Enzyme and Ionic Liquid Immobilization for Enhanced in MOFs for Biodiesel Production

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3512
Author(s):  
Reem Shomal ◽  
Babatunde Ogubadejo ◽  
Toyin Shittu ◽  
Eyas Mahmoud ◽  
Wei Du ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Ligands ◽  
Biodiesel Production ◽  
Catalyst Stability ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Catalytic Systems ◽  
Highly Porous Materials ◽  
High Tunability ◽  
Catalytic Sites ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Highly Porous

Biodiesel is a promising candidate for sustainable and renewable energy and extensive research is being conducted worldwide to optimize its production process. The employed catalyst is an important parameter in biodiesel production. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), which are a set of highly porous materials comprising coordinated bonds between metals and organic ligands, have recently been proposed as catalysts. MOFs exhibit high tunability, possess high crystallinity and surface area, and their order can vary from the atomic to the microscale level. However, their catalytic sites are confined inside their porous structure, limiting their accessibility for biodiesel production. Modification of MOF structure by immobilizing enzymes or ionic liquids (ILs) could be a solution to this challenge and can lead to better performance and provide catalytic systems with higher activities. This review compiles the recent advances in catalytic transesterification for biodiesel production using enzymes or ILs. The available literature clearly indicates that MOFs are the most suitable immobilization supports, leading to higher biodiesel production without affecting the catalytic activity while increasing the catalyst stability and reusability in several cycles.

Interplay of coordinative and supramolecular interactions in formation of a series of metal–organic complexes bearing diverse dimensionalities

2009 ◽  
pp. 5365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Qiang Liu ◽  
Ya-Nan Zhang ◽  
Yao-Yu Wang ◽  
Jun-Cheng Jin ◽  
Elmira Kh. Lermontova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supramolecular Interactions ◽  
Organic Complexes ◽  
Metal Organic
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