TY  - GEN
A1  - Moerschbacher, Bruno
A1  - Jaworska, Małgorzata
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
T1  - Obituary of George A.F. Roberts (1939-2018)
T2  - Reactive & functional polymers
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2020.104711
SN  - 1381-5148
SN  - 1873-166X
VL  - 156
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam [u.a.]
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schulze-Makuch, Dirk
A1  - Wagner, Dirk
A1  - Kounaves, Samuel P.
A1  - Mangelsdorf, Kai
A1  - Devine, Kevin G.
A1  - de Vera, Jean-Pierre
A1  - Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Parro, Victor
A1  - Kaupenjohann, Martin
A1  - Galy, Albert
A1  - Schneider, Beate
A1  - Airo, Alessandro
A1  - Froesler, Jan
A1  - Davila, Alfonso F.
A1  - Arens, Felix L.
A1  - Caceres, Luis
A1  - Cornejo, Francisco Solis
A1  - Carrizo, Daniel
A1  - Dartnell, Lewis
A1  - DiRuggiero, Jocelyne
A1  - Flury, Markus
A1  - Ganzert, Lars
A1  - Gessner, Mark O.
A1  - Grathwohl, Peter
A1  - Guan, Lisa
A1  - Heinz, Jacob
A1  - Hess, Matthias
A1  - Keppler, Frank
A1  - Maus, Deborah
A1  - McKay, Christopher P.
A1  - Meckenstock, Rainer U.
A1  - Montgomery, Wren
A1  - Oberlin, Elizabeth A.
A1  - Probst, Alexander J.
A1  - Saenz, Johan S.
A1  - Sattler, Tobias
A1  - Schirmack, Janosch
A1  - Sephton, Mark A.
A1  - Schloter, Michael
A1  - Uhl, Jenny
A1  - Valenzuela, Bernardita
A1  - Vestergaard, Gisle
A1  - Woermer, Lars
A1  - Zamorano, Pedro
T1  - Transitory microbial habitat in the hyperarid Atacama Desert
JF  - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
KW  - habitat
KW  - aridity
KW  - microbial activity
KW  - biomarker
KW  - Mars
Y1  - 2018
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1714341115
SN  - 0027-8424
VL  - 115
IS  - 11
SP  - 2670
EP  - 2675
PB  - National Acad. of Sciences
CY  - Washington
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pereira, Fernanda S.
A1  - Nascimento, Heliara D. L.
A1  - Magalhaes, Alvicler
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
A1  - Bataglion, Giovana Anceski
A1  - Eberlin, Marcos N.
A1  - Gonzalez, Eduardo R. P.
T1  - ESI(+)-MS and GC-MS study of the hydrolysis of N-azobenzyl derivatives of chitosan
JF  - Molecules
N2  - New N-p-chloro-, N-p-bromo-, and N-p-nitrophenylazobenzylchitosan derivatives, as well as the corresponding azophenyl and azophenyl-p-sulfonic acids, were synthesized by coupling N-benzylvchitosan with aryl diazonium salts. The synthesized molecules were analyzed by UV-Vis, FT-IR, H-1-NMR and N-15-NMR spectroscopy. The capacity of copper chelation by these materials was studied by AAS. Chitosan and the derivatives were subjected to hydrolysis and the products were analyzed by ESI(+)-MS and GC-MS, confirming the formation of N-benzyl chitosan. Furthermore, the MS results indicate that a nucleophilic aromatic substitution (SnAr) reaction occurs under hydrolysis conditions, yielding chloroaniline from N-p-bromo-, and N-p-nitrophenylazo-benzylchitosan as well as bromoaniline from N-p-chloro-, and N-p-nitrophenylazobenzyl-chitosan.
KW  - chitosan
KW  - N-azobenzylchitosan
KW  - ESI-MS
KW  - GC-MS
KW  - SnAr reaction
Y1  - 2014
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules191117604
SN  - 1420-3049
VL  - 19
IS  - 11
SP  - 17604
EP  - 17618
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fasciotti, Maira
A1  - Sanvido, Gustavo B.
A1  - Santos, Vanessa G.
A1  - Lalli, Priscila M.
A1  - McCullagh, Michael
A1  - de Sa, Gilberto F.
A1  - Daroda, Romeu J.
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
A1  - Eberlin, Marcos N.
T1  - Separation of isomeric disaccharides by traveling wave ion mobility mass spectrometry using CO2 as drift gas
JF  - Journal of mass spectrometr
N2  - The use of CO2 as a massive and polarizable drift gas is shown to greatly improve peak-to-peak resolution (Rp-p), as compared with N2, for the separation of disaccharides in a Synapt G2 traveling wave ion mobility cell. Near or baseline Rp-p was achieved for three pairs of sodiated molecules of disaccharide isomers, that is, cellobiose and sucrose (Rp-p?=?0.76), maltose and sucrose (Rp-p?=?1.04), and maltose and lactose (Rp-p?=?0.74). Ion mobility mass spectrometry using CO2 as the drift gas offers therefore an attractive alternative for fast and efficient separation of isomeric disaccharides.
KW  - isomer resolution
KW  - oligosaccharides
KW  - traveling wave ion mobility mass spectrometry
KW  - polarizable drift gases
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1002/jms.3089
SN  - 1076-5174
VL  - 47
IS  - 12
SP  - 1643
EP  - 1647
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Paz, Cristian
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
A1  - Schmidt, Bernd
A1  - Becerra, Jose
A1  - Gutierrez, Margarita
A1  - Astudillo, Luis
A1  - Silva, Mario
T1  - Synthesis and AChE inhibiting activity of 2, 4 substituted 6-Phenyl Pyrimidines
JF  - Journal of the Chilean Chemical Society
N2  - Novel substituted pyrimidines were synthesized from methyl 2,4-dioxo-4-phenyl-butanoate (I-A) and urea, followed by Mitsunobu coupling of I-A with benzyl or allyl alcohol to give the corresponding 2-hydroxypyrimidine ethers in good yields. Saponification of I-A, followed by reaction with benzyl or allyl amines in the presence of TBTU yielded 2-hydroxy-6-phenyl-pyrimidine 4-carboxamides. AChE and BuChE assays revealed 2-hydroxy-6-phenyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxyallyamide as the most active compound, IC50=90 mu M, with no inhibition of BuChE.
KW  - Pyrimidines
KW  - inhibition AChE
KW  - mitsunobu
KW  - TBTU
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 0717-9324
VL  - 57
IS  - 3
SP  - 1292
EP  - 1294
PB  - Sociedad Chilena De Quimica
CY  - Concepcion
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Vijayakrishnan, Balakumar
A1  - Issaree, Arisara
A1  - Corilo, Yuri E.
A1  - Ferreira, Christina Ramires
A1  - Eberlin, Marcos N.
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
T1  - MSn of the six isomers of (GlcN)(2)(GlcNAc)(2) aminoglucan tetrasaccharides (diacetylchitotetraoses) rules of fragmentation for the sodiated molecules and application to sequence analysis of hetero-chitooligosaccharides
JF  - Carbohydrate polymers : an international journal devoted to scientific and technological aspects of industrially important polysaccharides
N2  - The six possible isomers of di-N-acetylchitotetraoses [AADD, ADDA, ADAD, DADA, DAAD, and DDAA, where D stands for 2-amino-2-deoxy-3-D-glucose (GlcN) and A for 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucose (GlcNAc)] were analyzed by ESI(+)-MSn. Collision induced dissociation via MSn experiments were performed for the sodiated molecules of m/z 769 [M+Na](+) for each isomer, and fragments were generated mainly by glycosidic bond and cross-ring cleavages. Rules of fragmentation were then established. A reducing end D residue yields the (O.2)A(4) cross-ring [M-59+Na](+) fragment of m/z 710 as the most abundant, whereas isomers containing a reducing end A prefer to lose water to form the [M-18+Na](+) ion of m/z 751, as well as abundant (O.2)A(4) cross-ring [M-101+Na](+) fragments of m/z 668 and B-3 [M-221+Na](+) ions of m/z 548. MS3 of C- and Y-type ions shows analogous fragmentation behaviour that allows identification of the reducing end next-neighbour residue. Due to gas-phase anchimeric assistance, B-type cleavage between the glycosidic oxygen and the anomeric carbon atom is favoured when the glycon is an A residue. Relative ion abundances are generally in the order B >> C > Y, but may vary depending on the next neighbour towards the non-reducing end. These fragmentation rules were used for partial sequence analysis of hetero-chitooligosaccharides of the composition D(2)A(3), D(3)A(3), D(2)A(4), D(4)A(3), and D(3)A(4).
KW  - Chitosan
KW  - Fragmentation
KW  - Oligosaccharides
KW  - Sequence analysis
KW  - Tandem mass spectrometry
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.04.041
SN  - 0144-8617
VL  - 84
IS  - 2
SP  - 713
EP  - 726
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mengibar, M.
A1  - Ganan, M.
A1  - Miralles, B.
A1  - Carrascosa, A. V.
A1  - Martinez-Rodriguez, Adolfo J.
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
A1  - Heras, A.
T1  - Antibacterial activity of products of depolymerization of chitosans with lysozyme and chitosanase against Campylobacter jejuni
JF  - Carbohydrate polymers : an international journal devoted to scientific and technological aspects of industrially important polysaccharides
N2  - Chitosan has several biological properties useful for the food industry, but the most attractive is its potential use as a food preservative of natural origin due to its antimicrobial activity against a wide range of food-borne microorganisms. Among food-borne pathogens, Campylobacter jejuni and related species are recognised as the most common causes of bacterial food-borne diarrhoeal disease throughout the world. Recently, it has been demonstrated that campylobacters are highly sensitive to chitosan. Even though chitosan is known to have important functional activities, poor solubility makes them difficult to use in food and biomedical applications. Unlike chitosan, the low viscosity and good solubility of chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) make them especially attractive in an important number of useful applications. In the present work, the effect of different COS on C. jejuni was investigated. Variables such as the physicochemical characteristics of chitosan and the enzyme used in COS preparation were studied. The COS had been fractioned using ultrafiltration membranes and each fraction was characterized regarding its FA and molecular weight distribution. It has been demonstrated that the biological properties of COS on Campylobacter depend on the composition of the fraction analysed. COS prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis with chitosanase were more active against Campylobacter that lysozyme-derived COS, and this behaviour seems to be related with the acetylation of the chains. On the other hand. the 10-30 kDa fraction was the most active COS fraction, independently of the enzyme used for the hydrolysis. These results have shown that COS could be useful as antimicrobial in the control of C. jejuni.
KW  - Campylobacter jejuni
KW  - Chitooligosaccharides
KW  - Chitosanase
KW  - Lysozyme
KW  - Depolymerization
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.04.042
SN  - 0144-8617
VL  - 84
IS  - 2
SP  - 844
EP  - 848
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Juma, Wanyama P.
A1  - Akala, Hoseah M.
A1  - Eyase, Fredrick L.
A1  - Muiva, Lois M.
A1  - Heydenreich, Matthias
A1  - Okalebo, Faith A.
A1  - Gitu, Peter M.
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
A1  - Walsh, Douglas S.
A1  - Imbuga, Mabel
A1  - Yenesew, Abiy
T1  - Terpurinflavone an antiplasmodial flavone from the stem of Tephrosia Purpurea
JF  - Phytochemistry letters
N2  - The stem extract of Tephrosia purpurea showed antiplasmodial activity against the D6 (chloroquine-sensitive) and W2 (chloroquine-resistant) strains of Plasmodium falciparum with IC(50) values of 10.47 +/- 2.22 mu g/ml and 12.06 +/- 2.54 mu g/ml, respectively. A new prenylated flavone, named terpurinflavone, along with the known compounds lanceolatin A, (-)-semiglabrin and lanceolatin B have been isolated from this extract. The new compound, terpurinflavone, showed the highest antiplasmodial activity with IC(50) values of 3.12 +/- 0.28 mu M (D6) and 6.26 +/- 2.66 mu M (W2). The structures were determined on the basis of spectroscopic evidence.
KW  - Tephrosia purpurea
KW  - Leguminosae
KW  - Stem
KW  - Flavone
KW  - Terpurinflavone
KW  - Antiplasmodial
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytol.2011.02.010
SN  - 1874-3900
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
SP  - 176
EP  - 178
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Yenesew, Abiy
A1  - Twinomuhwezi, Hannington
A1  - Kiremire, Bernard T.
A1  - Mbugua, Martin N.
A1  - Gitu, Peter M.
A1  - Heydenreich, Matthias
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
T1  - 8-Methoxyneorautenol and radical scavenging flavonoids from Erythrina abyssinica
N2  - A new pterocarpan (named 8-methoxyneorautenol) was isolated from the acetone ext. of the root bark of Erythrina abyssinica. In addn., the known isoflavonoid derivs. eryvarin L, erycristagallin and shinpterocarpin were identified for the first time from the roots of this plant. The structures were detd. on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. The new compd. showed selective antimicrobial activity against Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The acetone ext. of the root bark of E. abyssinica showed radical scavenging activity towards 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH). The pterocarpenes, 3-hydroxy-9-methoxy-10-(3,3-dimethylallyl)pterocarpene and erycristagallin, were the most active constituents of the roots of this plant and showing dose-dependent activities similar to that of the std. quercetin. [on SciFinder (R)]
Y1  - 2009
UR  - http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=120&ab=bcse
SN  - 1011-3924
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Menezes, Bruno M.
A1  - Grigolon, Lisanne
A1  - Todorovic, Zoran
A1  - Peter, Martin G.
A1  - Franco, Telma T.
T1  - On the depolymerization of chitosan by papain : a re-assessment
Y1  - 2009
ER  -