tellurium and 2-2--azino-di-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline)-6-sulfonic-acid

The use of antioxidants is the most effective means to protect the organism against cellular damage caused by oxidative stress. In this context, organotellurides have been described as promising antioxidant agents for decades. Herein, a series of N-functionalized organotellurium compounds has been tested as antioxidant and presented remarkable activities by three different in vitro chemical assays. They were able to reduce DPPH radical with IC

Topics: Animals; Benzothiazoles; Biphenyl Compounds; Drug Design; Fibroblasts; Free Radical Scavengers; Mice; Molecular Structure; Organometallic Compounds; Oxidation-Reduction; Picrates; Structure-Activity Relationship; Sulfonic Acids; Tellurium

Nanorods have been utilized in targeted therapy, controlled release, molecular diagnosis, and molecule imaging owing to their large surface area and optical, magnetic, electronic, and structural properties. However, low stability and complex synthetic methods have substantially limited the application of tellurium nanorods for use as antioxidant and anticancer agents. Herein, a facile one-pot synthesis of functionalized tellurium nanorods (PTNRs) by using a hydrothermal synthetic system with a polysaccharide-protein complex (PTR), which was extracted from Pleurotus tuber-regium, as a capping agent is described. PTNRs remained stable in water and in phosphate-buffered saline and exhibited high hemocompatibility. Interestingly, these nanorods possessed strong antioxidant activity for scavenging 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid radical cation (ABTS(.+) ) and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazylhydrate (DPPH) free radicals and demonstrated novel anticancer activities. However, these nanorods exhibited low cytotoxicity toward normal human cells. In addition, the PTNRs effectively induced a decrease in the mitochondrial membrane potential in a dose-dependent manner, which indicated that mitochondrial dysfunction might play an important role in PTNR-induced apoptosis. Therefore, this study provides a one-pot strategy for the facile synthesis of tellurium nanorods with novel antioxidant and anticancer application potentials.

Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Antioxidants; Apoptosis; Benzothiazoles; Biphenyl Compounds; Cell Line; Cell Proliferation; Cell Survival; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; Erythrocytes; Humans; Nanotubes; Particle Size; Picrates; Pleurotus; Polysaccharides; Proteins; Structure-Activity Relationship; Sulfonic Acids; Surface Properties; Tellurium

This study was undertaken to evaluate the antioxidant potential of an aqueous extract from Merremia emarginata leaves because this plant has a very high flavonoid and phenol content. The in vitro antioxidant activity was measured by diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS), superoxide anion scavenging assay and lipid peroxidation activity; the total reducing capability of the plant extract indicates that this plant is a source for natural antioxidants. Furthermore, we investigated thio glycolic acid-capped cadmium telluride quantum dots (TGA-CdTe QDs) as fluorescent probes to study the antioxidant activity of the M. emarginata extract through fluorescence quenching. The antimicrobial activity was also investigated using a disc diffusion method and fluorescence microscopy. The TGA-CdTe QDs and M. emarginata complex could provide antimicrobial activity through a reactive oxygen species pathway and/or microbial endocytosis through an electrostatic attraction. Based on our findings, we suggest that the QDs act as potential probes for the in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. In addition, their cooperative effect with the plant extract indicates that QDs could be used as nanocarriers to enhance the antimicrobial capability. Further in vivo studies on the photolabelling of antioxidants with QDs will provide insights into the mechanistic pathways of secondary metabolites against various degenerative diseases.

Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antioxidants; Benzothiazoles; Biphenyl Compounds; Cadmium Compounds; Convolvulaceae; Diffusion; Escherichia coli; Flavonoids; Indicators and Reagents; Lipid Peroxidation; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Nanoparticles; Phenols; Picrates; Plant Extracts; Plant Leaves; Quantum Dots; Spectrometry, Fluorescence; Sulfonic Acids; Superoxides; Tellurium; Thioglycolates

Iron telluride nanorods (FeTe NRs, length 45 ± 11 nm) prepared from tellurium nanowires (Te NWs, length 785 ± 170) have been used to detect H(2)O(2) and glucose with a limit of detection (LOD) of 55 nM (linear range = 0.1-5 μM) and 0.38 μM (linear range = 1-100 μM) respectively.

Topics: Benzothiazoles; Biomimetic Materials; Biosensing Techniques; Blood Glucose; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Iron; Nanotubes; Oxidation-Reduction; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sulfonic Acids; Tellurium

We have developed a simple, colorimetric iron telluride (FeTe) nanorods (NRs) based system for the detection of mercury, mainly based on the cation exchange reaction between FeTe NRs and Hg(2+). FeTe NRs (length, 105 ± 21 nm) react with Hg(2+) to form HgTe NRs (length, 112 ± 26 nm) and consequently release Fe(2+) ions that catalyzes the oxidation between a peroxidase substrate 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzo-thiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS) and H(2)O(2). The concentration of Fe(2+) and thereby Hg(2+) can be determined by measuring the absorbance of the ABTS oxidized product at 418 nm. This approach allows the detection of Hg(2+), with a limit of detection of 1.31 nM at a signal-to-noise ratio 3 and a linear range 5-100 nM (R(2)=0.99). The low-cost, simple, sensitive, and reproducible assay has been validated for the detection of Hg(2+) in a blood sample (SRM 955c), with the result being in good agreement with that provided by National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Topics: Benzothiazoles; Colorimetry; Humans; Hydrogen Peroxide; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Indicators and Reagents; Ion Exchange; Iron Compounds; Mass Spectrometry; Mercury; Nanotubes; Signal-To-Noise Ratio; Sulfonic Acids; Tellurium; Temperature