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Batista-Silva JP, Gomes D, Sousa SF, Sousa Â, Passarinha LA. Advances in structure-based drug design targeting membrane protein markers in prostate cancer. Drug Discov Today 2024:104130. [PMID: 39103143 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2024.104130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 07/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
Abstract
Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the leading cancers in men and the lack of suitable biomarkers or their modulators results in poor prognosis. Membrane proteins (MPs) have a crucial role in the development and progression of PCa and can be attractive therapeutic targets. However, experimental limitations in targeting MPs hinder effective biomarker and inhibitor discovery. To overcome this barrier, computational methods can yield structural insights and screen large libraries of compounds, accelerating lead identification and optimization. In this review, we examine current breakthroughs in computer-aided drug design (CADD), with emphasis on structure-based approaches targeting the most relevant membrane-bound PCa biomarkers.
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Affiliation(s)
- J P Batista-Silva
- CICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, 6201-506, Covilhã, Portugal; UCIBIO-Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Chemistry Department, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2819-516, Caparica, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, 6201-506, Covilhã, Portugal; UCIBIO-Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Chemistry Department, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2819-516, Caparica, Portugal
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- LAQV/REQUIMTE, BioSIM - Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319, Porto, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, 6201-506, Covilhã, Portugal.
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- CICS-UBI-Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, 6201-506, Covilhã, Portugal; UCIBIO-Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Chemistry Department, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2819-516, Caparica, Portugal; Laboratório de Fármaco-Toxicologia-UBIMedical, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
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Bhat MA, Jan M, Manzoor U, Shalla AH, Butcher RJ, Jasinski JP. Synthesis of novel 2,5-bis(substituted thio)-1,3,4-thiadiazoles by acid catalyzed intermolecular cyclization reactions of substituted dithiocarbazates as a possible 2019-nCoV main protease inhibitor. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.132252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A Highly Fluorescent Pyrene-Based Sensor for Selective Detection Of Fe 3+ Ion in Aqueous Medium: Computational Investigations. J Fluoresc 2022; 32:1229-1238. [PMID: 35353278 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-022-02940-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
In this work, we introduce a highly selective and sensitive fluorescent sensor based on pyrene derivative for Fe(III) ion sensing in DMSO/water media. 2-(pyrene-2-yl)-1-(pyrene-2-ylmethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole (PEBD) receptor was synthesized via simple condensation reaction and confirmed by spectroscopic techniques. The receptor exhibits fluorescence quenching in the presence of Fe(III) ions at 440 nm. ESI-MS and Job's method were used to confirm the 1:1 molar binding ratio of the receptor PEBD to Fe(III) ions. Using the Benesi-Hildebrand equation the binding constant value was determined as 8.485 × 103 M-1. Furthermore, the limit of detection (LOD, 3σ/K) value was found to be 1.81 µM in DMSO/water (95/5, v/v) media. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the United States, it is lower than the acceptable value of Fe3+ in drinking water (0.3 mg/L). The presence of 14 other metal ions such Co2+, Cr3+, Cu2+, Fe2+, Hg2+, Pb2+, K+, Ni2+, Mg2+, Cd2+, Ca2+, Mn2+, Al3+, and Zn2+ did not interfere with the detection of Fe(III) ions. The fluorescence life-time of the receptor PEBD with and without Fe3+ ion was found to be 1.097 × 10-9 s and 0.9202 × 10-9 s respectively. Similarly, the quantum yield of the receptor PEBD with Fe3+ and without Fe3+ ion was calculated, and found as 0.05 and 0.25 respectively. Computational studies of the receptor PEBD were carried out with density functional theory (DFT) using B3LYP/ 6-311G (d, p), LANL2DZ level of theory.
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Derkowska-Zielinska B, Kaczmarek-Kedziera A, Sypniewska M, Chomicki D, Szczesny R, Skowronski L, Figà V, Krupka O. Distance Effects of Phenylpiperazine-Containing Methacrylic Polymers on Optical and Structural Properties. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:10629-10638. [PMID: 34499491 PMCID: PMC8474111 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c05654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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New materials based on methacrylic polymers modified with 1-(4-nitrophenyl)piperazine side chains, differing in the distance of the chromophore from the polymer main chain and/or the separation between the chromophoric units in the chain, are obtained and characterized in terms of their potential applications in optoelectronic devices. The surface, structural, and optical properties of the investigated materials are determined using atomic force microscopy, spectroscopic ellipsometry combined with transmission measurements, Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, as well as cyclic voltammetry. The relevant model systems are additionally analyzed with quantum chemical density functional theory calculations in order to enable the generalization of the structure-photophysical property relationships for the optimization of the material features. It is found that the structural modification of the material, relying on the transit of the piperazine moiety away from the main polymer chain, leads to the hypsochromic shift of the absorption spectrum. Moreover, the lowest refractive index values are obtained for the polymer with a distant ethylene group in the side-chains and increased separation between the piperazine units. It was shown that the optical energy band gaps of the investigated piperazine-containing polymers are in the range from 2.73 to 2.81 eV, which reveals their promising potential for the advances in photovoltaics, field effect transistors, or electrochromic devices as an alternative for other widely applied polymer materials.
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- Beata Derkowska-Zielinska
- Institute
of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University
in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Institute
of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Institute
of Physics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University
in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Institute
of Mathematics and Physics, UTP University
of Science and Technology, S. Kaliskiego 7, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Euro-Mediterranean
Institute of Science and Technology Palermo, via Michele Miraglia 20, 90100 Palermo, Italy
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- Taras
Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 64/13 Volodymyrska Street, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine
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Sabe VT, Ntombela T, Jhamba LA, Maguire GEM, Govender T, Naicker T, Kruger HG. Current trends in computer aided drug design and a highlight of drugs discovered via computational techniques: A review. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 224:113705. [PMID: 34303871 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 60.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Computer-aided drug design (CADD) is one of the pivotal approaches to contemporary pre-clinical drug discovery, and various computational techniques and software programs are typically used in combination, in a bid to achieve the desired outcome. Several approved drugs have been developed with the aid of CADD. On SciFinder®, we evaluated more than 600 publications through systematic searching and refining, using the terms, virtual screening; software methods; computational studies and publication year, in order to obtain data concerning particular aspects of CADD. The primary focus of this review was on the databases screened, virtual screening and/or molecular docking software program used. Furthermore, we evaluated the studies that subsequently performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and we reviewed the software programs applied, the application of density functional theory (DFT) calculations and experimental assays. To represent the latest trends, the most recent data obtained was between 2015 and 2020, consequently the most frequently employed techniques and software programs were recorded. Among these, the ZINC database was the most widely preferred with an average use of 31.2%. Structure-based virtual screening (SBVS) was the most prominently used type of virtual screening and it accounted for an average of 57.6%, with AutoDock being the preferred virtual screening/molecular docking program with 41.8% usage. Following the screening process, 38.5% of the studies performed MD simulations to complement the virtual screening and GROMACS with 39.3% usage, was the popular MD software program. Among the computational techniques, DFT was the least applied whereby it only accounts for 0.02% average use. An average of 36.5% of the studies included reports on experimental evaluations following virtual screening. Ultimately, since the inception and application of CADD in pre-clinical drug discovery, more than 70 approved drugs have been discovered, and this number is steadily increasing over time.
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- Victor T Sabe
- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa.
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- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa.
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- HIV Pathogenesis Program, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa; School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa
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- Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Department of Chemistry, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa, 3886, South Africa
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- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa
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- Catalysis and Peptide Research Unit, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa.
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Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties of two new cyano-bridged bimetallic complexes. TRANSIT METAL CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11243-021-00451-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Fang Z, Tan S, Wu F, Jiao Y, Au C, Wang Y, Shen J, Yi B. Solvent and substituent effects on ultraviolet absorption properties of Schiff bases—models of molecular-core of mesogenic compounds. J Mol Struct 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.128590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fang Z, Wu F, Lin L, Qin Q, Au C, Tao Q, Li X, Yu D, Yi B. Effects of sulfonation on bis-styrylbiphenyl fluorescent whitening agents for polypropylene. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Zhengjun Fang
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering; Xiangtan 411104 China
- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience; Aalborg University; Aalborg 9220 Denmark
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering; Xiangtan 411104 China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering; Xiangtan 411104 China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering; Xiangtan 411104 China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering; Xiangtan 411104 China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering; Xiangtan 411104 China
- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience; Aalborg University; Aalborg 9220 Denmark
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering; Xiangtan 411104 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Bioscience; Aalborg University; Aalborg 9220 Denmark
- Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC); Aarhus 8000 Denmark
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering; Xiangtan 411104 China
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Bhat MA, Jameel S, Jan M, Rather MA, Bhat SA, Butcher RJ, Srivastava SK. Synthesis, characterization, computational and cytotoxic evaluation of novel [N, N-dialkyl ammonium] [diphenyl/ethyl phosphoryl oxides]. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.02.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Fang Z, Wu F, Tao Q, Qin Q, Au C, Li Y, Zhang H, Wang N, Yi B. Substituent effects on the ultraviolet absorption properties of stilbene compounds-Models for molecular cores of absorbents. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 215:9-14. [PMID: 30825869 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.02.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 02/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The effects of substituent X and Y on ultraviolet (UV) absorption properties of stilbene compounds XPhCHCHPhY (XSBY) were studied both experimentally and computationally from the viewpoint of UV maximum absorption wavelength (λmax) and the corresponding energy (υmax). In the studies, the contribution of substituents on υmax shift was explored. The results show that with increase of electron withdrawing or electron donating ability of X or Y, there is an enhanced electron delocalization of XSBY that leads to bathochromic shift. Computational analyses based on density functional theory were conducted to elucidate the phenomena. It is disclosed that the υmax values are significantly affected by the excited state, though the electronic effect of ground state cannot be ignored. Finally, on the basis of the respective influences of X and Y, a quantitative model, which was proved reliable by the leave-one-out method, was developed to scale the effects of terminal substituents on υmax. According to the model, the effects of substituents X or Y exhibit almost the same action on υmax owing to the symmetric skeleton of the XSBY compounds. The findings provide deep insight into the effects of terminal substituents on UV absorption properties of stilbene compounds, and the derived model enables practical expression of the relationship between substituents and UV absorption.
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- Zhengjun Fang
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China; Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Aalborg University, Aalborg 9220, Denmark
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis & Waste Recycling, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan 411104, China.
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Synthesis, characterization, and theoretical studies of (E)-t-butyl-2-((E)-2-methyl-3-phenylallylidene) hydrazine carboxylate and (E)-t-butyl-2-((E)-3-phenylallylidene) hydrazine carboxylates as a possible Mcl-1 antagonists. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.12.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Bhat MA, Lone SH, Agim J, Butcher RJ, Srivastava SK. Synthesis, spectral characterization, crystallographic analysis, DFT studies, bioevaluation and anion exchange reactions of 1-(3-chlorophenyl)-4-(3-phenylseleno propyl) piperazinium chloride. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.08.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Özbek N, Mamaş S, Erdoğdu T, Alyar S, Kaya K, Karacan N. Synthesis, characterization, DFT studies of piperazine derivatives and its Ni(II), Cu(II) complexes as antimicrobial agents and glutathione reductase inhibitors. J Mol Struct 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.06.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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