Recently, a number of studies on health benefits associated with natural compounds have been demonstrated. Phenolics in fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices possess potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic activities. The fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus) is used as a raw material by pharmaceutical industries for the preparation of homeopathy tinctures. The potential antioxidant activities of two secoiridoids from root bark of fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus L.) were investigated to evaluate their potential value as the natural products for foods or cosmetic applications. In this study, antioxidant activities were measured by 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl free radical (DPPH·) scavenging, superoxide anion (O
 2
 ·−
 ) radical scavenging, total antioxidant activity, reducing activity, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging and ferrous metal chelating activity assays. These secoiridoids, as antioxidants neutralized the activities of radicals and inhibited the peroxidation reactions of linoleic acid emulsion. Total antioxidant activity was measured according to ferric thiocyanate method. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), α-tocopherol and trolox, a water-soluble analog of tocopherol, were used as the reference antioxidant compounds. Ligustroside (3.70 × 10−3 M) and oleuropein (3.80 × 10−3 M) showed 71.9, 82.4, 80.7 and 90.4% inhibition on lipid peroxidation of linoleic acid emulsion, at the concentrations of 10 and 20 μg/mL. On the other hand, 20 μg/mL of standard antioxidant such as α-tocopherol (4.64 × 10−3 M), trolox (7.98 × 10−3 M), BHA (10.08 × 10−3 M) and BHT (9.06 × 10−3 M) exhibited 61.5, 29.8, 74.4 and 71.2% inhibition on peroxidation of linoleic acid emulsion, respectively. In addition, ligustroside and oleuropein had effective DPPH·, ABTS·+ and superoxide anion radicals scavenging, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, total reducing power and metal chelating on ferrous ions activities. Also, those various antioxidant activities were compared to BHA and BHT, α-tocopherol and trolox that are references antioxidants.

Antioxidant secoiridoids from fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus L.)

Antioxidant activity and phenolic content in three lupin species.

Molluscicidal activity of synthetic lapachol amino and hydrogenated derivatives

Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus L.) is used as a raw material by pharmaceutical industries for the preparation of homeopathy tinctures. In this study, antioxidant activity of methanol extract (MEFT) and ethylacetate extract (EEFT) from root bark of fringe tree (C. virginicus L.) were evaluated. 2,2-Azinobis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl free radical (DPPH.) scavenging, superoxide anion (O2 •-) radical scavenging, total antioxidant activity, reducing activity, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenging and ferrous metal chelating activities were for used antioxidant evaluation of MEFT and EEFT. The both extracts neutralized the activities of radicals and inhibited the peroxidation reactions of linoleic acid emulsion. Total antioxidant activity was measured according to ferric thiocyanate method. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), a-tocopherol and trolox, a water-soluble analogue of tocopherol, were used as the reference antioxidant compounds. MEFT and EEFT showed 69.4, 79.3, 72.3 and 83.7% inhibition on lipid peroxidation of linoleic acid emulsion, respectively, at the 10 and 20 ig/mL concentrations. On the other hand, 20 ig/mL of a-tocopherol, trolox, BHA and BHT exhibited 54.7, 20.1, 74.4 and 71.2% inhibition on peroxidation of linoleic acid emulsion, respectively. Also, MEFT and EEFT have effective DPPH•, ABTS•+ and superoxide anion radicals scavenging, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, total reducing power and metal chelating on ferrous ions activities.

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A comparative study on the antioxidant activity of fringe tree ( Chionanthus virginicus L. ) extracts

The asymmetric bioreduction of a library of β-cyanoacrylate esters using ene-reductases was studied with the aim to provide a biocatalytic route to precursors for GABA analogues, such as pregabalin. The stereochemical outcome could be controlled by substrate-engineering through size-variation of the ester moiety and by employing stereochemically pure (E)- or (Z)-isomers, which allowed to access both enantiomers of each product in up to quantitative conversion in enantiomerically pure form. In addition, stereoselectivities and conversions could be improved by mutant variants of OPR1, and the utility of the system was demonstrated by preparative-scale applications.

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Chemoenzymatic asymmetric synthesis of pregabalin precursors via asymmetric bioreduction of β-cyanoacrylate esters using ene-reductases.

Synthesis and evaluation of the molluscicidal activity of the 5,6-dimethyl-dihydro-pyran-2,4-dione and 6-substituted analogous.

Determination of the free radical scavenging activity of dihydropyran-2,4-diones

X-ray diffraction studies carried out on single crystals of the monomeric, viz. 5,6-dimethoxy-2H-furo[2,3-h][1]benzopyran-2-one, C(13)H(10)O(5), and dimeric, viz. 5,5',6,6'-tetramethoxy-3,3',4,4'-tetrahydro-2H,2'H-3,3':4,4'-bi(furo[2,3-h][1]benzopyran)-2,2'-dione, C(26)H(20)O(10), forms of pimpinellin have revealed that, following cyclodimerization, the carbonyl groups are head-to-head with respect to one another. In the monomer, the heterocyclic ring is planar, but it exhibits a twisted-boat conformation in the dimer. Both the monomer and the dimer interact through C-H...O interactions.

A pimpinellin monomer and dimer isolated from the roots of Esenbeckia grandiflora

Vacuum pumps are very useful in physical, chemical and biological experiments. In this communication it is described the design of a compact and low cost water recirculating system employing a water-jet aspirator pump as the vacuum source. The system requires only a water pump, water-jet aspirator pump, commercial PVC water tubes and a drain connection.

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Construção de um sistema simples e compacto de recirculação d'água sob pressão para trompa d'água

Abstract C8H10O3, monoclinic, P121/c1 (no. 14), a = 5.1640(2) Å, b = 19.979(1) Å, c = 7.5840(4) Å, β = 104.540(2)°, V = 757.4 Å3, Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.049, wRref(F2) = 0.169, T = 293 K.

Dennis de Oliveira Imbroisi

Papers

Synthesis and evaluation of the molluscicidal activity of the 5,6-dimethyl-dihydro-pyran-2,4-dione and 6-substituted analogous.

Determination of the free radical scavenging activity of dihydropyran-2,4-diones

A pimpinellin monomer and dimer isolated from the roots of Esenbeckia grandiflora

Construção de um sistema simples e compacto de recirculação d'água sob pressão para trompa d'água

Crystal structure of 4-hydroxy-6-propenyl-5,6-dihydro-pyran-2-one, C8H10O3