NMR study of the behaviour of some methoxynitrothiophenes toward sodium methoxide

Mononuclear heterocyclic rearrangements. Part III. Rearrangement of theP-methoxyphenylhydrazone and them-nitrophenylhydrazone of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole in dioxane/water in thepS+range 3.8-11.5

The rates of the mononuclear heterocyclic rearrangement of the p-methoxyphenylhydrazone (Ib) and the m-nitrophenylhydrazone (1c) of 3-benzoyl-5-phenyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole have been measured in the range of pS+ 3.8–11.5 (solvent: dioxane/water 1:1, v:v) and compared with those of the unsubstituted phenylhydrazone (Ia). The obtained results show that in the base-catalyzed range, electron-repelling as well as electron-withdrawing substituents accelerate the rearrangement rates.

Serological screening for Leishmania infantum in asymptomatic blood donors living in an endemic area (Sicily, Italy)

The purpose of our study was to assess whether Leishmania infantum parasitemia occurs in asymptomatic Leishmania-seropositive subjects. Samples from 500 blood donors were tested using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Anti-Leishmania antibodies were not found in any sample. Our findings suggest that the risk of L. infantum transmission by blood transfusion in Sicily is very low.