The Vibrio cholerae bacteria resistance against introduction of new genetic material through transformation is caused mainly by a small extracellular or periplasmic endonuclease of type I, the VcEndA of 24.7 kDa coded by the dns gene, (Focareta et al, 1987; Focareta et al, 1991; Altermark et al, 2007b). The VcEndA homologues in other bacteria, Serratia marcescens (Timmins et al, 1973), Erwinia ...

Kliniske studier viser at inntak av omega-3 fettsyrene EPA, DPA og DHA kan bidra til å forebygge hjerte- og karsykdommer, redusere inflammasjon, påvirke sentralnervesystemets funksjon positivt og bidra til en rekke andre helsegevinster. Som en konsekvens har markedet for kommersielle omega-3 produkter økt de siste tiårene. Det ble kjøpt inn 10 produkter til dette studiet. Produktene baserte seg på ...

A novel microwave-assisted method for generation of heterocycles have been explored. A range of 3,4 dihydroquinoxalin-2-ones have been prepared via an N-H insertion/cyclization cascade of dinucleophiles and aryldiazoacetates in moderate to good yields (12 - 80%). Reactions of aryldiazoacetates with o-phenylenediamine generated the best yields, while reactions with aliphatic and benzylic dinucleophiles ...

The synthesis of the benzoid-based lipoxine A4 (LXA4) is the focus of this study specifically, the para substituted benzoid system. LXA4 is an endogenous agonist binding with high affinity to (ALXR) receptor that initiate it to display anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. Arachidonic acid is the cascade of LXA4 and its derivatives. These compounds belong to the biological active eicosanoids, ...

The present work is on the total synthesis of a natural compound found in a mixture of secondary metabolite produced by an alga nearby the cost of Australia. The target molecule, the 4-bromo-3-butyl-5-(dibromomethylene)furan-2(5H)-one, has not previously been proposed. The synthetic route described in this thesis uses cheap and readily available starting materials and the target is reached after six ...

Abstract The present work is on the synthesis of a pyrylium salt, 8-hydroxy-2,4-diphenyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrochromenylium tetrafluoroborate, a precursor for interesting transition metal ligands. Different routes are presented with the aim of making an affordable precursor for the variety of syntheses possible from these versatile pyrylium salts. New findings include a preparative non optimized ...

The purpose of this work is to document the attempted syntheses of N-methyliminoacetic acid (MIDA) -protected alkynyl boronates according to procedures and methodologies that have been successfully employed in the syntheses of MIDA-protected alkyl, alkenyl, aryl and heteroaryl boronates. The rationale for the development of this class of MIDA-protected boronates is presented, both in terms of some ...

Beta-lactamases are enzymes that inactivate beta-lactam antibiotics by hydrolyzing the amide bond that exists in the beta-lactam ring, disrupting the ring structure and make the antibiotics nonfunctional against bacteria. Metallo-beta-lactamases (MBLs) are a group of beta-lactamases which needs metal ions bound to its active site in order to function and are an important factor in many bacteria in ...

Corroles are an important class of contracted porphyrin analogues. Since quasi-one-pot syntheses of corroles were first reported in 1999, their coordination chemistry has been extensively studied. In the course of this thesis, the “periodic table of corroles” has been extended by two new elements, rhenium and technetium. Except from an accidental synthesis of an ReVO corrole via ring contraction ...

The metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) are enzymes with the ability to hydrolyse the β-lactam antibiotics. The worldwide emergence of the antibiotic resistant MBLs poses an increasing clinical threat. The VIM enzymes are a growing family of carbapenemases with a wide geographic distribution in Europe, South America and the USA. The VIM-7, the first VIM enzyme to be discovered in the USA, is the most divergent ...