The emergence of multidrug resistant tumours during the course of chemotherapeutic treatment of cancer patients is a major obstacle in cancer chemotherapy. Although several mechanisms may contribute to the appearance of multidrug resistance phenotype (MDR) in tumour cells, reduced drug accumulation and the ability of cells to undergo apoptosis are thought to be very important in expression of MDR. The work in this thesis focuses on the mechanism responsible for the reduced drug accumulation in tumour cells, mainly the multidrug resistance protein (MRP1). / The molecular mechanism underlying the binding and efflux of drugs by the MRP1 is currently not well understood. Several studies have now demonstrated that the cysteinyl leukotriene C$ sb4$ (LTC$ sb4$) and other glutathione (GSH) S-conjugated anions are substrates for the MRP. To learn more about MRP-drug interactions, we characterized the binding of MRP to a non-glutathione photoactive quinoline compound (abbreviated, ASA-AQ) (Chapter II). Since MRP mediated multi-drug resistance can be modulated by the anionic quinoline LTD$ sb4$ cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist (MK571), we speculated that other quinoline-based compounds are likely to interact with MRP. In Chapter III, we show that MDR cells that express MRP1 are more resistant to the antimalarial drug, chloroquine. We also show that. chloroquine is a substrate for MRP1 drug efflux. / Taken together, the results of this thesis describe the interactions of MRP1 with a quinoline-based photoactive drug and the antimalarial drug chloroquine.

Diquinoline molecules have been shown previously to have interesting inclusion properties. Of the nine new, targeted molecules produced for this work, seven formed inclusion compounds, and their solid-state structures are discussed herein. Chapter 2 shows the effect that substituting a hydrogen atom with a chlorine atom has on the inclusion properties. This comes about because of the additional intermolecular attractions that are now possible, and a wider range of guest molecules is included as a result. A new homochiral aromatic 'swivel offset face-face (OFF)' interaction is observed. Chapters 3 and 4 deal with the effect of adding extra aromatic planes to the target molecules, two or four planes, respectively. Each of these host molecules formed dimeric host-host units that are extremely similar across all crystal structures. These dimers mainly employed aromatic edgeface (EF) interactions. Chapter 5 looks at the effect of combining the modifications described in Chapters 2-4, namely additional aromatic surfaces and atom substitution. The resulting host molecule specifically includes polyhalomethane guests. In addition, this host molecule formed two concomitant pseudo-dimorph compounds with chloroform-d. The diquinoline host molecule presented in Chapter 6 incorporated an isomeric central linker ring to the other compounds. Although only a single crystal structure could be obtained, 1H NMR spectroscopy experiments show other small aromatics may be included. The effect of electron donating chemical substituents was examined in Chapter 7. These compounds were found to be quite insoluble, and did not produce crystals suitable for X-ray analysis. The host molecules in Chapter 8 contain electron withdrawing nitro groups. The two isomeric compounds that act as inclusion hosts show quite different properties. One of these hosts forms a series of inclusion compounds with water, in which the site occupancy of the guest can range from 0-100% without change to the overall structure. All the X-ray structures described have been analysed in crystal engineering terms, and their supramolecular interactions described in detail.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 152 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-149).

Thesis (M.Sc. (Chemistry)) - Rhodes University, 2009.

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As legislações ambientais estão cada vez mais severas em relação à quantidade de compostos sulfurados eliminada na atmosfera pela queima de combustíveis fósseis. Os processos de adsorção têm se destacado como uma alternativa promissora na remoção de sulfurados presentes em combustíveis. Nos estudos de adsorção, ensaios de cinética e isoterma usando banhos agitados são frequentemente utilizados na avaliação do desempenho dos adsorventes na remoção desejada. Apesar de úteis, tais ensaios apresentam algumas limitações quando os sistemas analisados envolvem elevadas relações entre a concentração inicial de soluto e massa de adsorvente. Alternativamente, este trabalho apresenta uma estratégia envolvendo a técnica da adsorção utilizando a calorimetria para o estudo de cinética e isoterma térmica de quinolina em uma sílica-alumina comercial a partir de soluções em n-hexadecano. Diferentemente das outras técnicas citadas, a adsorção por calorimetria possibilitou, em um único ensaio e com menos amostra, a obtenção da cinética térmica de adsorção, e de um ponto da isoterma térmica de adsorção. Adicionalmente, foi proposta uma modelagem dos fenômenos de transferência de calor e massa envolvidos durante o ensaio, visando simular a curva calorimétrica. Valores de coeficiente de difusão efetivo da quinolina na sílica-alumina em diferentes condições de concentração inicial de quinolina em n-hexadecano, a uma mesma temperatura, foram obtidos a partir do ajuste do modelo da curva calorimétrica aos dados experimentais / Environmental laws are becoming more stringent in relation to the amount of sulfur compounds eliminated into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. Adsorption processes have distinguished themselves as a promising alternative. On adsorption studies, kinetics and isotherm tests using agitated baths are often used to evaluate the performance of the adsorbents at the desired removal level. Despite the fact that they are useful, these tests have some limitations. Under analysis, these systems involve high ratios between the initial solute concentration and the mass of the adsorbent. Alternatively, this research presents a strategy involving the technique of adsorption calorimetry to the study of kinetics and isotherm adsorption of quinoline in a commercial silica-alumina from solutions of n-hexadecane. Opposed to other techniques mentioned, adsorption calorimetry by use of a single test can use a smaller quantity of the sample allowing for the collection of the adsorption kinetics and a point on the adsorption isotherm. In addition, a modeling of the phenomena of heat transfer and mass involved during a test was proposed, aiming to create a calorimetric curve simulation. Effective diffusion coefficient values of the quinoline in silica-alumina in different conditions of initial concentration of quinoline in n-hexadecane, at the same temperature, were obtained from the adjustment from the model to calorimetric curve to the experimental data

As legislações ambientais estão cada vez mais severas em relação à quantidade de compostos sulfurados eliminada na atmosfera pela queima de combustíveis fósseis. Os processos de adsorção têm se destacado como uma alternativa promissora na remoção de sulfurados presentes em combustíveis. Nos estudos de adsorção, ensaios de cinética e isoterma usando banhos agitados são frequentemente utilizados na avaliação do desempenho dos adsorventes na remoção desejada. Apesar de úteis, tais ensaios apresentam algumas limitações quando os sistemas analisados envolvem elevadas relações entre a concentração inicial de soluto e massa de adsorvente. Alternativamente, este trabalho apresenta uma estratégia envolvendo a técnica da adsorção utilizando a calorimetria para o estudo de cinética e isoterma térmica de quinolina em uma sílica-alumina comercial a partir de soluções em n-hexadecano. Diferentemente das outras técnicas citadas, a adsorção por calorimetria possibilitou, em um único ensaio e com menos amostra, a obtenção da cinética térmica de adsorção, e de um ponto da isoterma térmica de adsorção. Adicionalmente, foi proposta uma modelagem dos fenômenos de transferência de calor e massa envolvidos durante o ensaio, visando simular a curva calorimétrica. Valores de coeficiente de difusão efetivo da quinolina na sílica-alumina em diferentes condições de concentração inicial de quinolina em n-hexadecano, a uma mesma temperatura, foram obtidos a partir do ajuste do modelo da curva calorimétrica aos dados experimentais / Environmental laws are becoming more stringent in relation to the amount of sulfur compounds eliminated into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels. Adsorption processes have distinguished themselves as a promising alternative. On adsorption studies, kinetics and isotherm tests using agitated baths are often used to evaluate the performance of the adsorbents at the desired removal level. Despite the fact that they are useful, these tests have some limitations. Under analysis, these systems involve high ratios between the initial solute concentration and the mass of the adsorbent. Alternatively, this research presents a strategy involving the technique of adsorption calorimetry to the study of kinetics and isotherm adsorption of quinoline in a commercial silica-alumina from solutions of n-hexadecane. Opposed to other techniques mentioned, adsorption calorimetry by use of a single test can use a smaller quantity of the sample allowing for the collection of the adsorption kinetics and a point on the adsorption isotherm. In addition, a modeling of the phenomena of heat transfer and mass involved during a test was proposed, aiming to create a calorimetric curve simulation. Effective diffusion coefficient values of the quinoline in silica-alumina in different conditions of initial concentration of quinoline in n-hexadecane, at the same temperature, were obtained from the adjustment from the model to calorimetric curve to the experimental data

MSc (Chemistry) / Department of Chemistry / Quinolines are well known naturally occurring heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen as a heteroatom. Quinolines are also one of the major classes of naturally occurring compounds and the interest in their chemistry is due to the wide range of their biological activities. The objective of the project was the synthesis of novel tetra-substituted quinoline-3carboxamides and subsequent transformation to other novel derivatives and evaluation of their biological activities against malaria and cytotoxicity. In achieving the objective, 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde analogues 54A-G were synthesised from the reaction of acetanilides 53A-G and acetic acid. Knoevenagal reaction of 2chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehydes 54A-G with thiazolidinedi-2,4-one 62 provided 2chloroquinoline-3-methylene thiazolidinedi-2,4-one 55A-G which then underwent nucleophilic substitution reaction with sodium azide and afforded (Z)-5-((tetrazolo [1,5a] quinoline-4-yl) methylene) thiazolidinedi-2,4-one 56A-F. (Z)-ethyl-2-(2-5-((7bromotetrazolo [1,5a] quinolin-4-yl) methylene-2,4-dioxothiazolidin-3-yl) acetamido) acetate 57 was synthesised from the reaction of (Z)-5-((7-bromotetrazolo [1,5a] quinoline-4-yl) methylene) thiazolidinedi-2,4-one 56D and ethyl-2-(2-chloroacetamido) acetate 65. The structures of the compounds were characterised by 1D NMR (1H, 13C, and DEPT 135), IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and high-resolution mass spectroscopy. Novel selected synthesised quinoline compounds were evaluated of in vitro for two biological assays; namely anti-malarial activity and cytotoxicity. The anti-malaria activities of the novel quinoline compounds against 3D7 strain of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum displayed that 2,6-dichloroquinoline-3-methylene thiazolidinedi-2,4-one 55C, (Z)-5-((7-fluorotetrazolo [1,5a] quinoline-4-yl) methylene) thiazolidinedi-2,4-one 56B and (Z)-5((7-ethoxytetrazolo [1,5a] quinoline-4-yl) methylene) thiazolidinedi-2,4-one 56F are potential malaria drugs since they reduced the percentage parasite viability to 25.80, 12.40 and 20.40 respectively. These results were further substantiated by their IC50 values 0.40, 0.04 and 0.50 µg/mL. Compound 56B displayed the highest cytotoxicity activity against human cervix adenocarcinoma cells displaying percentage viability of 14.22 %. Compounds 56F and 56C displayed moderate cytotoxicity activity at 56.60 and 59.81 % viability. / NRF

The IR spectra of twenty-one transition metal complexes of 8-hydroxyquinoline over the range 700 - 50 cm⁻¹ are discussed in relation to their known or inferred structures. The complexes are of three types: (a) the bis(aquo) complexes of the first row transition metal(II) ions, [M(ox)₂(H₂O)₂] (M =Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn); (b) the corresponding anhydrous complexes, [M(ox)₂]n (M=Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) and (c) the complexes of the metal(III) ions, [M(ox)₃] (M = Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ga, Rh and In). Deuterated 8-hydroxyquinoline was. synthesized by the Skraup synthesis and has been used to assist in the assignment of the metal-ligand modes. The assignment of these bands was further based on ⁶⁴,⁶⁸Zn labellihg of the bis(aquo) zinc chelate and on the effects of metal ion substitution in relation to structural considerations based on crystal field theory. An investigation of the IR spectra of a series of -tris, bis and mono(8-aminoquinoline) complexes of the first transition row metal(II) perchlorates and halides is reported.

<p>  </p> <p>Quinolines are benzopyridine complexes present in many modern antimalarial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and other useful pharmaceuticals and natural products.1,2 Quinolines form the scaffold for many potent anticancer drugs; this is because quinolines can undergo both nucleophilic and electrophilic substitution reactions, can be ingested and inhaled by humans without any harm, and possess a great deal of biological importance.3 My research has focused on synthesizing 3H-pyrazolo[4,3-f]quinoline analogs. The 3H-pyrazolo[4,3-f]quinoline scaffold was modified using various amine groups to obtain amide analogs as well as see how a change in the scaffold affects the anticancer activity of the synthesized complexes by screening them against kinases such as FLT3, CDK2, CDK4, and CDK9 to see if they are effective inhibitors. The synthesized complexes were then characterized using proton, carbon NMR and FTIR spectroscopy.</p>