https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Small molecule inhibitors for type III receptor tyrosine kinases https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6906 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:31:00 AEST ]]> Molecular docking interaction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis LipB enzyme with Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide and a structurally altered drug 2, 6 Dimethoxyisonicotinohydrazide https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:26408 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:16:18 AEST ]]> o-Vanillin derived schiff bases and their organotin(IV) compounds: synthesis, structural characterisation, in-silico studies and cytotoxicity https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34765 1H, 13C, 119Sn) NMR and mass spectrometry, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The organotin(IV) compounds were synthesised from the reaction of Ph2SnCl2 or Me2SnCl2 with the Schiff bases (S2MoVaH/S4MoVaH/SBoVaH) to form a total of six new organotin(IV) compounds that had a general formula of [R2Sn(L)] (where L = Schiff base; R = Ph or Me). The molecular geometries of Me2Sn(S2MoVa), Me2Sn(S4MoVa) and Me2Sn(SBoVa) were established by X-ray crystallography and verified using density functional theory calculations. Interestingly, each experimental structure contained two independent but chemically similar molecules in the crystallographic asymmetric unit. The coordination geometry for each molecule was defined by thiolate-sulphur, phenoxide-oxygen and imine-nitrogen atoms derived from a dinegative, tridentate dithiocarbazate ligand with the remaining positions occupied by the methyl-carbon atoms of the organo groups. In each case, the resulting five-coordinate C2NOS geometry was almost exactly intermediate between ideal trigonal-bipyramidal and square-pyramidal geometries. The cytotoxic activities of the Schiff bases and organotin(IV) compounds were investigated against EJ-28 and RT-112 (bladder), HT29 (colon), U87 and SJ-G2 (glioblastoma), MCF-7 (breast) A2780 (ovarian), H460 (lung), A431 (skin), DU145 (prostate), BE2-C (neuroblastoma) and MIA (pancreatic) cancer cell lines and one normal breast cell line (MCF-10A). Diphenyltin(IV) compounds exhibited greater potency than either the Schiff bases or the respective dimethyltin(IV) compounds. Mechanistic studies on the action of these compounds against bladder cancer cells revealed that they induced the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The bladder cancer cells were apoptotic after 24 h post-treatment with the diphenyltin(IV) compounds. The interactions of the organotin(IV) compounds with calf thymus DNA (CT-DNA) were experimentally explored using UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. This study revealed that the organotin(IV) compounds have strong DNA binding affinity, verified via molecular docking simulations, which suggests that these organotin(IV) compounds interact with DNA via groove-binding interactions.]]> Wed 09 Feb 2022 15:52:49 AEDT ]]> The ligand docking experiments between olfactory receptors and allergen molecules and the classification of olfactory receptors using machine learning methods https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50811 Wed 06 Mar 2024 15:16:50 AEDT ]]> Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel pyxinol derivatives with anti-heart failure activity https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38317 via esterification. Among them, compounds 2e (IC50 =105 nM) and 3b (IC50 =114 nM) displayed excellent ACE inhibitory activity in vitro, and exhibited non-toxic to H9c2 cells. The interactions between ACE and compounds were predicted by molecular docking respectively. In verapamil-induced zebrafish HF model, the activity assay showed that these two derivatives could improve cardiovascular physiological indexes including heart beats, venous congestion, heart dilation, cardiac output, ejection fraction and fractional shortening in a dose-dependent manner. A UPLC-QTOF-MS-based serum metabolomics approach was applied to explore the latent mechanism. A total of 25 differentiated metabolites and 8 perturbed metabolic pathways were identified. These results indicated that pyxinol fatty acid ester derivatives 2e and 3b might be considered as potent drug candidates against heart failure and deserved further research and development.]]> Mon 29 Jan 2024 18:52:01 AEDT ]]> Selective cytotoxicity of organotin(IV) compounds with 2,3-dihydroxybenzyldithiocarbazate Schiff bases https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46611 Mon 28 Nov 2022 10:36:23 AEDT ]]>