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SOLUBLE AND WATER-SWELLABLE POLYAMINOACIDIC CONSTRUCTS FOR DRUG DELIVERY

2004

Low-Q peak in X-ray patterns of choline-phenylalanine and homophenylalanine: a combined effect of chain and stacking

2016

Abstract In this contribution we report for the first time the X-ray patterns of choline-phenylalanine and choline-homophenylalanine ionic liquids. The presence of a low Q peak in both systems is another evidence that a long alkyl chain is not always needed to establish a nanodomain segregation in the liquid sufficient to be revealed by the diffraction experiment. These new data are compared with the diffraction patterns and the theoretical calculations of other choline-aminoacid ionic liquids recently reported. A significant role might be played by the stacking interactions between aromatic rings.

Complexes of diorganotin(IV) with aminoacids and a dipeptide. Synthesis and structural investigations.

2008

The aim of this work is to synthesize complexes of Arginine, effector of recognition, with organotin(IV) ions (R2Sn2+, R =Me, nBu) which are known to possess antitumour, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory activities. The complexes were investigated by FT-IR and 119Sn Můssbauer.While identical stoichiometries are present for Me2Sn(Arg)2 and Me2Sn(Boc-Arg)2 complexes, 119Sn Můssbauer spectra give a clear evidence of different coordination modes. L-Arginine appears to behave as a chelating ligand through carboxylate and a-NH2 groups in the former, while in Nα-Boc-L-Arginine complex, the Nα-protected amino group being exempted from coordination, only the carboxylate groups are effectors of bondin…

Aggregati supramolecolari di tensioattivi in fase gassosa: formazione e solubilizzazione di aminoacidi

Synthèse de pinces à fluorures dérivées d'aminoacides pour l'imagerie TEP

2014

This thesis project, which is part of a collaboration between the Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de l’Université de Bourgogne and the Positron Emission Tomography Research Centre, is about the synthesis of fluoride pincers derived from amino acids based on 18F-B bond construction to get a new class of PET imaging agents. First, this project concerned the design, synthesis and characterisation of new boronato and trifluoroborato phosphonium amino acid salts. Quaternisation of o-boronate phenyl phosphine with β-iodo amino esters or γ-iodo amino ester leads to the corresponding salts without racemisation and in yields up to 88%. Saponification of boronato phosphonium amino esters afford the fr…

Influence of leucine on intestinal baclofen absorption as a model compound of neutral α-aminoacids

1995

The inhibitory effect of the essential alpha-aminoacid L-leucine on the intestinal absorption of the antispastic drug baclofen was examined by means of an in situ rat gut perfusion technique. When 0.5 mM baclofen solutions were perfused in the presence of increasing concentrations of the aminoacid (5-100 mM), the apparent absorption rate constant of the drug decreased as the initial leucine concentration increased. Higher leucine concentrations however did not completely abolish the absorption of the drug (at 100 mM of leucine, only 76% inhibition was observed). The interaction can be mathematically described as a complete competitive inhibition with a second component, K = 0.35 (+/- 0.08)h…

N-Valproyl-L-Phenylalanine as new potential antiepileptic drug: Synthesis, characterization and in vitro studies on stability, toxicity and anticonvu…

2013

Valproic acid (VPA) is considered first-line drug in treatment of generalized idiopathic seizures such as absence, generalized tonic-clonic and myoclonic seizures. Among major antiepileptic drugs, VPA is also considered effective in childhood epilepsies and infantile spasms. Due to its broad activity, VPA acts as a mood stabilizer in bipolar disorder and it is useful in migraine prophylaxis. Despite its long-standing usage, severe reactions to VPA, such as liver toxicity and teratogenicity, are reported. To circumvent side effects due to structural characteristics of VPA, we synthesized in good yield a new VPA-aminoacid conjugate, the N-valproyl-L-Phenylalanine, and characterized by FT-IR, …

N-valproyl-L-tryptophan for CNS-targeting: synthesis, characterization and efficacy in vitro studies of a new potential antiepileptic drug.

2010

A new aminoacidic derivative of valproic acid (VPA) has been synthesized and characterized by analytical and spectral data. The rationale for the preparation of such potential antiepileptic agent is based on the observation that chemical combination of the anticonvulsant pharmacophore, VPA with essential aminoacids could afford more effective and less toxic actives. The synthesis, characterization, physico-chemical parameters functional for crossing Blood Brain Barrier of N-valproyl-L-tryptophan (4) are reported. The Log D pH7.4 (0.3) indicates that (4) is adequate to cross biological membranes. Its chemical and enzymatic stability were assessed. The experiments indicate high stability of c…

Composizione aminoacidica degli occhi di piccoli pesci pelagici in relazione ai processi oceanografici negli habitat di deposizione

Studio della valutare della composizione aminoacidica degli occhi di piccoli pesci pelagici in relazione ai processi oceanografici negli habitat di deposizione. La scelta di proporre uno studio sulla composizione aminoacidica degli occhi di E. encrasicolus è stata suggerita da studi pregressi che ne hanno evidenziato la specificità alla specie. In particolare, le misurazioni morfometriche e le analisi della composizione aminoacidica (AAC), degli enzimi, dei lipidi e carboidrati effettuati sulle larve di acciuga, hanno permesso di valutare se le diverse caratteristiche ambientali delle due aree possono influenzare le larve di Engraulis encrasicolus all’interno del Canale di Sicilia. Si tratt…

Composite nanoparticles based on hyaluronic acid chemically cross-linked with alpha,beta-polyaspartylhydrazide.

2007

In this paper, new composite nanoparticles based on hyaluronic acid (HA) chemically cross-linked with alpha,beta polyaspartylhydrazide (PAHy) were prepared by the use of a reversed-phase microemulsion technique. HA-PAHy nanoparticles were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, confirming the occurrence of the chemical cross-linking, dimensional analysis, and transmission electron micrography, showing a sub-micrometer size and spherical shape. Zeta potential measurements demonstrated the presence of HA on the nanoparticle surface. A remarkable affinity of the obtained nanoparticles toward aqueous media that simulate some biological fluids was found. Stability studies showed the absence of chem…