Hard nanomaterials in time of viral pandemics

G Reina, S Peng, L Jacquemin, AF Andrade… - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
The SARS-Cov-2 pandemic has spread worldwide during 2020, setting up an uncertain start
of this decade. The measures to contain infection taken by many governments have been …

Current trends in drug delivery system of curcumin and its therapeutic applications

A Sethiya, DK Agarwal… - Mini Reviews in Medicinal …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Curcumin is a poly phenolic compound extracted from turmeric. Over the past years, it has
acquired significant interest among researchers due to its numerous pharmacological …

Acid catalyzed one-pot approach towards the synthesis of curcuminoid systems: unsymmetrical diarylidene cycloalkanones, exploration of their single crystals, optical …

A Ali, ZU Din, M Ibrahim, M Ashfaq, S Muhammad… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present study crystalline unsymmetrical diarylidene ketone derivatives BNTP and
BDBC have been prepared by two sequential acid catalyzed aldol condensation reactions in …

Citric Acid-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots Attenuate Paraquat-Induced Neuronal Compromise In Vitro and In Vivo

G Henriquez, J Ahlawat, R Fairman… - ACS Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The potent environmental herbicide and weedicide paraquat is linked to neuromotor defects
and Parkinson's disease (PD). We have evaluated the neuroprotective role of citric acid …

Molecular interactions between gelatin-derived carbon quantum dots and Apo-myoglobin: Implications for carbon nanomaterial frameworks

SM Asil, M Narayan - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs), including carbon quantum dots (CQDs), have found
widespread use in biomedical research due to their low toxicity, chemical tunability, and …

Designing New Indene-Fullerene Derivatives as Electron-Transporting Materials for Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells

L Przypis, T Ahmad, K Misztal, D Honisz… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and characterization of a family of indene-C60 adducts obtained via Diels–
Alder cycloaddition [4+ 2] are reported. The new C60 derivatives include indenes with a …

Stable colloidal dispersions of fullerene C60, curcumin and C60-curcumin in water as potential antioxidants

TJ Kop, MS Bjelaković, L Živković, A Žekić… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite many advantages, the practical application of fullerene C 60 and curcumin (CUR)
has been limited by their hydrophobic nature, deficient solubility in aqueous media and …

Synthesis, structural, photo-physical properties and DFT studies of some diarylheptanoids

RA Al-Balushi, IJ Al-Busaidi, H Al-Sharji… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, we have described the structures, photo-physical properties and DFT
computations of some curcumin type diarylheptanoids (4a–c). These compounds were …

Multivalent Tryptophan‐and Tyrosine‐Containing [60] Fullerene Hexa‐Adducts as Dual HIV and Enterovirus A71 Entry Inhibitors

M Ruiz‐Santaquiteria, BM Illescas… - … A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Unprecedented 3D hexa‐adducts of [60] fullerene peripherally decorated with twelve
tryptophan (Trp) or tyrosine (Tyr) residues have been synthesized. Studies on the antiviral …

An endophytic fungus, Penicillium simplicissimum conjugated with C60 fullerene for its potential antimitotic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and photodegradation …

M Govindappa, A Vishaka, BS Akshatha… - Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study, endophytic fungus, Penicillium simplicissimum isolated from Loranthus
micranthus was used to analyze phytochemical studies by qualitative and GC-MS methods …