Galila A. Yacout

Hepatoprotective effect of basil ( Ocimum basilicum L.) on CCl 4 -induced liver fibrosis in rats

-1 indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) had best rooting traits (respectively for male and female rooting percentage was 50.00 and 76.67%, root number was 2.3 and 3.0 and root length per rooted cuttings was 2.5 and 3.5 cm). Therefore, cuttings pre-treated with 50 mg L -1 IBA is recommended for vegetative propagation through cuttings in H. salicifolia. Moreover, this study provides a significant lead towards the development of a simple cost-effective propagation technique for large scale cultivation and future domestication of the elite genotype for better nutritional security along with socio-economic upliftment and sustainable rural development in Indian Himalayan Region.

Antioxidant and Antitumor Activities of New Synthesized Aromatic C-Nucleoside Derivatives

The carbohydrazide 1 was used as the precursor for the synthesis of a number of new aromatic C-nucleosides containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole 7, [1,3,4]oxadiazolo[2,3-a]isoindole 10b and pyrazole units 18. On the other hand, the thiosemicarbazone 20 was used as the key intermediate for synthesis of 1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,2,4-triazole-3-thione derivatives 21 and 23. The antioxidant activities of the prepared compounds were evaluated. The carbohydrazide 1 in particular was found to have potent antioxidant and antitumor activity.

Inhibition of Aspartate Transcarbamylase by a Phenobarbital Derivative

Mammalian and hepatic aspartate transcarbamylase is inhibited by phenobarbital p-nitrophenylhydra-zone in a reversible and non-competitive type with Ki values 8.45 × 10−5 and 9.64×10−5 M in the reactions toward carbamyl phosphate and aspartate, respectively. In vivo inhibition occurred in a dose-dependent manner in which less than 50% of the activity was retained. These observations suggest that this inhibitor may interfere with the in vivo regulation of this enzyme and lead to an additional biological effect of phenobarbitals.

Synthesis and Bioassay of a New Class of Furanyl-1,3,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives

Tyrosinase enzyme is a monophenol monoxygenase enzyme, which plays an important role in human as a rate limiting step enzyme for different specific metabolic pathways, as well as its useful application in industry and agriculture. So this study was carried out to test the effect of newly prepared compounds containing 1,3,4-oxadiazoles with different substituted groups on tyrosinase enzyme activity, hoping to use them in the treatment of some diseases arising from tyrosinase activity disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, autism, attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder, and cancer.

5-(5-Aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-carbonyl)furan-3-carboxylate and new cyclic C-glycoside analogues from carbohydrate precursors with MAO-B, antimicrobial and antifungal activities.

Cyclization of acyclic C-glycoside derivatives 1a,b to 2a,b as the major isomers, and 4a,b as the minor isomers were carried out. The isopropylidene derivatives 3a,b were prepared, as well as the hydrazide derivative 6, which was condensed with a variety of aldehydes to give hydrazones 7a–e which were also prepared from the compounds 12a–e. Acetylation of 7a,d gave the corresponding acetyl derivatives 8a,d, respectively. In addition, the dicarbonyl compound 9 was prepared in the hydrate form, which reacted with a number of aroylhydrazines to give the corresponding bisaroyl-hydrazones 10a–d, which were cyclized into 1,3,4-oxadiazoles 11a–d. Furthermore, two of the prepared compounds were examined to show the ability to activate MAO-B. In addition a number of prepared compounds showed antibacterial and antiviral activities.

Synthesis of new 1,3,4-thiadiazole and 1,2,3,4-oxathiadiazole derivatives from carbohydrate precursors and study of their effect on tyrosinase enzyme.

5-(1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroxybutyl)-2-methylfuran-3-carbohydrazide (2) was condensed with a variety of ketones to afford carbohydrazide derivatives 3–6. Acetylation of 3–5 afforded the acetyl derivatives 7–9, while periodate oxidation of 3–6 afforded the formyl derivatives 10–13. Acid catalyzed condensation of thiosemicarbazide or o-tolylthiosemicarbazide with the prepared aldehydes 10–12 gave thiosemicarbazone derivatives 14–19. Cyclization of the latter with acetic anhydride afforded 4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazolyl derivatives 20–25. On the other hand, condensation of p-tosylhydrazine with the prepared aldehydes 10–12 afforded p-tosylhydrazone derivatives 26–28. Cyclization of 26–28 with acetic anhydride afforded 1,2,3,4-oxathiadiazole derivatives 29–31 respectively. Moreover, the obtained results regarding to the effect of some of the prepared compounds on tyrosinase enzyme showed that the majority of these compounds having an inhibitory effect; especially compounds 12, 16, 17, and 28.