Papers by Rajalakshmanan Eswaramoorthy
Frontiers in Chemistry, Nov 3, 2022
Interest is increasingly focused on the use of transition metal complexes as biochemical, medical... more Interest is increasingly focused on the use of transition metal complexes as biochemical, medical, analytical, pharmaceutical, agronomic, anticancer, and antibacterial agents. In this study, three complexes of [Zn(H 2 L)Cl] (1), [Cu(H 2 L)(H 2 O)(NO 3)] (2) and [Ni(H 2 L)(NO 3)].2H 2 O (3) were synthesized from a 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehyde derived ligand [H 3 L = ((E)-2-(((2-((2hydroxyethyl)amino)quinolin-3-yl)methylene)amino)ethanol. The compounds were characterized using physicochemical and spectroscopic methods. The results demonstrate that the free ligand behaves as a tridentate ligand with one oxygen and two nitrogen (ONN) donor atoms in 1:1 metal:ligand ratio. The formation constants of the complexes were found to be (K Zn(II) = 2.3 × 10 6 , K Cu(II) = 2.9 × 10 6 , and K Ni(II) = 3.8 × 10 5). The thermodynamic parameters indicated that the reactions were spontaneous with exothermic nature of metal-ligand interaction energies. Based on the analyses of the experimental (EDX, FTIR, PXRD, MS and TGA) and DFT results, a distorted tetrahedral, a distorted square pyramidal and square planar geometry for Zn(II), Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes, respectively, were proposed. The B3LYP calculated IR frequencies and TD-B3LYP calculated absorption spectra were found to be in good agreement with the corresponding experimental results. The powder XRD data confirmed that the Zn(II), Cu(II) and Ni(II) complexes have polycrystalline nature with average crystallite sizes of 27.86, 33.54, 37.40 Å, respectively. In vitro antibacterial activity analyses of the complexes were studied with disk diffusion method, in which the complexes showed better activity than the precursor ligand. Particularly the Cu(II) complex showed higher percent activity index (62, 90%), than both Zn(II) (54, 82%) and Ni(II) (41, 68%) complexes against both E. coli and P. aeruginosa, respectively. Using the DPPH assay, the complexes were further assessed for their antioxidant capacities. All metal complexes showed improved antioxidant activity than the free ligand. Zn(II) and Cu(II) complexes, which had IC 50 values of 10.46 and 8.62 μg/ml, respectively, showed the best antioxidant activity. The calculated results of
Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology
Scientific Reports
Industrialization and human urbanization have led to an increase in heavy metal (HM) pollution wh... more Industrialization and human urbanization have led to an increase in heavy metal (HM) pollution which often cause negative/toxic effect on agricultural crops. The soil-HMs cannot be degraded biologically however, microbe-mediated detoxification of toxic HMs into lesser toxic forms are reported. Considering the potentiality of HMs-tolerant soil microbes in metal detoxification, Pseudomonas fluorescence PGPR-7 and Trichoderma sp. T-4 were recovered from HM-affected areas. Under both normal and cadmium stress, the ability of both microorganisms to produce different plant hormones and biologically active enzymes was examined. Strains PGPR-7 and T-4 tolerated cadmium (Cd) an up-to 1800 and 2000 µg mL−1, respectively, and produced various plant growth regulating substances (IAA, siderophore, ACC deaminase ammonia and HCN) in Cd-stressed condition. The growth promoting and metal detoxifying ability of both strains were evaluated (either singly/combined) by applying them in chickpea (Cicer a...
Chemistry Africa
Inhibition of bacterial infectious diseases is one feature of transition metal complexes. However... more Inhibition of bacterial infectious diseases is one feature of transition metal complexes. However, identifying the right metal to ligand combination, which is physiologically signifcant, is the key condition to get the therapeutic property. To this end, a new complex [Co(Phen)2(Ad)(Ac)]Cl2⋅0.5H2O (3) was prepared from previously reported complexes, namely, [Co(Phen)2(H2O)2]Cl2⋅0.5H2O (1) and [Co(Phen)2(H2O)Ad]Cl2⋅0.5H2O (2) which were synthesized using CoCl2⋅6H2O, 1,10-phenanthroline (L1), adenine (L2) and acetamide (L3). The prepared complex was investigated using spectroscopic techniques (ESI–MS, pXRD, TGA, CHN elemental analysis, ICP OES, FT-IR and UV–Vis) to check its structure in which an octahedral geometry is proposed. The quantum chemical characteristics of the complexes were studied using density functional theory. The calculated energy gaps for compounds 1 (4.218 eV), 2 (3.953 eV), and 3 (3.038 eV) suggest that the newly synthesized complex 3 has good chemical reactivity. The complexes’ in vitro antibacterial activities were tested on two Gram-positive [Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes)] and [Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)] and two Gram-negative [Escherichia coli (E. coli)] and [Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumonia)] bacteria. The results showed that the activities of all the complexes are better than L2 and L3. The molecular docking studies showed that all the complexes exhibit good binding affinities 1 (−6.42 kcal/mol), 2 (−7.70 kcal/mol), and 3 (−8.93 kcal/mol) against the active sites of K. pneumoniae (PDB ID: 6rd3). Furthermore, the precursors and the new complex are water soluble and the water solubility of the compound could be evaluated as an opportunity for biomedical applications.
BMC Oral Health
Background Xerostomia (dryness of the mouth) is one of the most common long-term consequences of ... more Background Xerostomia (dryness of the mouth) is one of the most common long-term consequences of ageing, and it causes a tremendous impact on the function and morphology of the salivary ductal system. As a consequence, it leads to a decrease in the amount of salivary output and also affects the overall quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine whether electrostimulation using a custom designed transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device will help to improve the quality of secreted saliva following electrostimulation. Methods One hundred thirty-five participants underwent the intervention for three months, twice daily (80 Hz). Pre-intervention and post-intervention unstimulated saliva were collected. Parameters such as salivary pH, cortisol level, salivary antioxidants, total protein, the viscosity of saliva, and microbial carriage were analysed. Results Salivary pH, cortisol, microbial cultures, viscosity, and antioxidants showed a significant differe...
BMC Oral Health
Background Over the past years, polysaccharide-based scaffolds have emerged as the most promising... more Background Over the past years, polysaccharide-based scaffolds have emerged as the most promising material for tissue engineering. In the present study, carrageenan, an injectable scaffold has been used owing to its advantage and superior property. Cissus quadrangularis, a natural agent was incorporated into the carrageenan scaffold. Therefore, the present study aimed to assess the antioxidant activity and biocompatibility of this novel material. Methods The present in vitro study comprised of four study groups each constituting a sample of 15 with a total sample size of sixty (n = 60). The carrageenan hydrogel devoid of Cissus quadrangularis acted as the control group (Group-I). Based on the concentration of aqueous extract of Cissus quadrangularis (10% w/v, 20% w/v and 30% w/v) in carrageenan hydrogel, respective study groups namely II, III and IV were considered. Antioxidant activity was assessed using a 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging assay, whereas the biocompa...
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2016
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Journal of Chemistry
In the present study, a new series of nine Thiazolo[3,2-α] pyrimidine analogs were synthesized in... more In the present study, a new series of nine Thiazolo[3,2-α] pyrimidine analogs were synthesized in good to excellent yields (87.9–96.9%) and improved reaction time using a ZnO nanoparticle-assisted protocol. All the synthesized compounds were characterized using a combination of physicochemical parameters, UV-visible, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR spectroscopic methods. Among the synthesized compounds, the in vitro antibacterial activity displayed by compound 16 was higher (14.67 ± 0.58 mm at 500 μg/mL) against P. aeruginosa compared to amoxicillin (12.33 ± 0.58 mm at 500 μg/mL), whereas compounds 14 and 18 showed comparable activity (12.00 ± 0.00 mm and 12.33 ± 0.58 mm at 500 μg/mL and 250 μg/mL, respectively) against the same strain. The activities displayed by compounds 14, 16, 18, and 20 were comparable (12.33 ± 1.15 mm, 12.65 ± 0.58 mm, 12.33 ± 0.58 mm, and 12.00 ± 1.00 mm, respectively, at 500 μg/mL) to amoxicillin (13.33 ± 1.15 mm at the same concentration) against E. coli. Compound 19 ...
Advances and Applications in Bioinformatics and Chemistry
Background: Cyphostemma cyphopetalum is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat various ail... more Background: Cyphostemma cyphopetalum is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat various ailments. Limited studies on C. cyphopetalum inspired us to investigate the chemical nature and therapeutic potential of the plant. Methods: Silica gel column chromatographic separation was used for isolation. 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analysis and literature data were used for structural elucidation. Agar well diffusion assay was used for evaluation of antibacterial activity against E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and S. aureus. DPPH assay was used to evaluate radical scavenging activities. Molecular docking was done by AutoDock Vina 4.2 open-source program. DFT calculations were performed using the Gaussian 16 program package. Results: Dichloromethane/methanol (1:1) roots extract afforded a new hydroxyl-spongiane diterpenoid lactone derivative, 3-hydroxyisoagatholactone (1), along with β-sitosterol (2) and ε-viniferin (3) whereas methanol extract afforded trans-resveratrol (4), gnetin H (5), tricuspidatol A (6), ε-viniferin-diol (7) and parthenostilbenin B (8). At 50 μg/mL whereas compound 3 recorded the highest inhibition against E. coli (8.55 ± 0.45 mm) and S. aureus (9.30 ±1.39 mm). Against P. aeruginosa, compound 5 consistently outperformed chloramphenicol (11.76 ± 0.77 mm, at 30 g/mL). Maximum binding affinity were observed by compound 3 against DNA gyrase B (-7.6 kcal/mol) where as compound 5 displayed maximum binding against PqsA (-8.8 kcal/mol) and S. aureus PK (-5.8 kcal/mol). Compounds 1, 3 and 4 satisfy Lipinski's rule of five. Trans-resveratrol (4) demonstrated strong DPPH scavenging activity at 12.5 g/mL, with IC 50 values of 0.052 µg/mL, compared to ascorbic acid (IC 50 value of 0.0012 µg/mL). Conclusion: In this work, eight compounds were identified from the roots extracts of C. cyphopetalum including a new hydroxylspongiane diterpenoid lactone, 3-hydroxyisoagatholactone (1). Compounds 3 and 5 exhibited good antibacterial activity and binding affinities. The docking result is in agreement with the in vitro antibacterial study. Overall, the study result suggests that the isolated compounds have the potential to be used as therapeutic agents, which supports the traditional uses of C. cyphpetalum roots.
Frontiers in Chemistry
Herein, we report the synthesis of mixed-ligand Cu(II) complexes of metformin and ciprofloxacin d... more Herein, we report the synthesis of mixed-ligand Cu(II) complexes of metformin and ciprofloxacin drugs together with 1,10-phenanthroline as a co-ligand. The synthesized complexes were characterized using different spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques. In vitro cytotoxic activity against human breast adenocarcinoma cancer cell line (MCF-7) as well as antibacterial activity against two gram-negative and two gram-positive bacterial strains were also investigated. The analyses of the experimental results were supported using quantum chemical calculations and molecular docking studies against estrogen receptor alpha (ERα; PDB: 5GS4). The cytotoxicity of the [Cu(II) (metformin) (1,10-phenanthroline)] complex (1), with IC50 of 4.29 µM, and the [Cu(II) (ciprofloxacin) (1,10-phenanthroline)] complex (2), with IC50 of 7.58 µM, were found to be more effective than the referenced drug, cisplatin which has IC50 of 18.62 µM against MCF-7 cell line. The molecular docking analysis is also in g...
International Journal of Secondary Metabolite
This study evaluated the antibacterial and antioxidant activities of the constituents of L. tomen... more This study evaluated the antibacterial and antioxidant activities of the constituents of L. tomentosa and S. longipedunculata. The in-silico molecular docking analysis of the isolated compounds was also reported herein for the first time. The GC-MS analysis of the essential oil of L. tomentosa led to the identification of eleven components with 2,5-dimethoxy-p-cymene identified as the principal constituent (59.39%). Lauric acid (1), β-stigmasterol (2), chrysophanol (3), and emodin (4) were isolated from L. tomentosa using silica gel column chromatography. Likewise, 9H-xanthene-3,5-diol (5), 1,7dihydroxy-4-methoxyxanthone (6), and oleic acid (7) were isolated from S. longipedunculata. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated using UV-Vis, IR, and NMR spectroscopic methods. Compounds 3 and 4 are new to the genus Laggera, while 5 and 6 are new to the species S. longipedunculata. Compounds 3-6 inhibited DPPH radical by 86, 92, 88, and 90%, respectively. Compounds 5 and 6 inhibited 79.2 and 81.9% peroxide formation, respectively. The antioxidant activities displayed by compounds 4-6 suggest their use as a natural antioxidant. Compounds 4 and 6 inhibited the growth of bacteria by 18.00±0.10 and 16.06±0.22 mm, respectively. Compounds 3, 4, and 6 showed binding affinities of −10.4, −10.4, and −9.9 kcal/mol against Staphylococcus aureus DNA Gyrase, respectively, while 4 showed −10.4 kcal/mol against human topoisomerase IIβ. Therefore, the present study results showed that emodin and 1,7-dihydroxy-4methoxyxanthone might be considered lead compounds for further development as antibacterial and anti-cancer agents. The findings also substantiate the traditional use of these plants against bacteria.
Current Bioactive Compounds, 2022
Background: Vepris dainelli (Rutaceae) is an endemic medicinal plant of Ethiopia, traditionally u... more Background: Vepris dainelli (Rutaceae) is an endemic medicinal plant of Ethiopia, traditionally used for the treatment of abdominal cramps, intestinal worms, skin diseases, and tooth pain. Methods: Roots and fruit extracts were subjected to silica gel column chromatographic separation to afford five alkaloids, reported for the first time from the species. The cytotoxic effects of alkaloids (2-4) were evaluated in vitro against the estrogen-responsive MCF-7 and estrogen-unresponsive MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell lines by MTS assay. Result: The results revealed that alkaloids (2-4) induced a significant reduction in cell growth of both breast cancer cell lines in a dose-dependent manner. Evodiamine (4) showed the highest potency against the aggressive metastatic MDA-MB-231 cell line at low micromolar concentrations. In addition, it highly arrested the cells in the G2/M phase, especially the MCF-7 cell line. By contrast, evoxanthine (2) and arborinine (3) exhibited higher cytotox...
Journal of Chemistry
Cancer is characterized by abnormal cell differentiation in or on the part of the body. The most ... more Cancer is characterized by abnormal cell differentiation in or on the part of the body. The most commonly used chemotherapeutic drugs are developed to target rapidly dividing cells, such as cancer cells, but they also damage healthy epithelial cells. This has serious consequences for normal cells and become responsible for the development of various disorders. Several strategies for delivering the cytotoxic drugs to cancerous sites that limit systemic toxicity and other adverse effects have recently been evolved. Among them, biomolecule-conjugated metal complexes-based cancer targeting strategies have shown tremendous advantages in cancer therapy. This review focuses on several chemoselective biomolecules-bound metal complexes as prospective cancer therapy-targeted agents. In this review, we presented the details of the various extra- and intracellular targeting mechanisms in cancer therapy. We also addressed the current clinical issues and recent therapeutic strategies in targeted ...
In this study, biosynthesized α-MnO 2 /NiO NPs and chemically oxidative polyaniline (PANI) were s... more In this study, biosynthesized α-MnO 2 /NiO NPs and chemically oxidative polyaniline (PANI) were synthesized to form ternary composite anode material for MFC. The synthesized materials were characterized with different materials (UV-Vis, FTIR, XRD, TGA-DTA-DSC, SEM-EDX-Gwyddion, CV, and EIS) to deeply examine their optical, structural, morphological, thermal, roughness, and electrocatalytic properties. The degree of surface roughness for α-MnO 2 /NiO/PANI was 23:65 ± 5:652 nm. This value was higher than the pure α-MnO 2 , pure PANI, and even α-MnO 2 /PANI nanocomposite due to surface modification. The total charge storing performance for bare PGE, α-MnO 2 /PGE, PANI/PGE, α-MnO 2 /PANI/PGE, and α-MnO 2 /NiO/PANI/PGE were 5.291, 17.267, 20.659, 23.258, and 24.456 mC. From this, the charge storing performance formed by α-MnO 2 /NiO/PANImodified PGE was highest, indicating that this electrode is best in cycle stability and increases its life cycle during energy conversion time in MFC. This is also supported by its effective surface area, having a value of 0.00984 cm 2. From this, it is evidenced that the ternary composite catalyst-modified anode facilitates the fast electrocatalytic activity as observed from its high peak current and lower peak-to-peak potential separation (ΔE p = 0:216 V) than other electrodes. Such surface modification helps to store more electrical charge by increasing electrical conductivity during its charge/discharge processing time. In addition, the lower charge transfer resistance property with a value of 788.9 Ω and the fast heterogeneous electron transfer rate of~2.92 s-1 enable to facilitate glucose oxidation, and this enhances to produce high power output and increase wastewater treatment efficiency. As a result, the bioelectrical activity of α-MnO 2 /NiO/PANI composite-modified PGE was very effective in producing a maximum power density of 506.96 mW m-2 with COD of 81.92%. The above observations justified that α-MnO 2 /NiO/PANI/PGE serves as an effective anode material in double-chambered MFC application.
Journal of Molecular Structure
Additional file 1: Spectral data of the synthesized compounds (1H NMR, 13C NMR, FTIR and UV–Vis s... more Additional file 1: Spectral data of the synthesized compounds (1H NMR, 13C NMR, FTIR and UV–Vis spectra), comparison of experimental and calculated absorption spectra, Autodock Vina conformations of compounds 7—11 against E. coli DNA gyrase B, NAC, MEP and human peroxiredoxin 5 binding domains, DFT optimized geometries (xyz files), and QM descriptors are included within the additional files.
Additional file 1. Additional Appendix S1–S7.
Additional file 1. The 1D and 2D NMR spectra for the new compounds 1 and 2 are included within su... more Additional file 1. The 1D and 2D NMR spectra for the new compounds 1 and 2 are included within supplementary materials (Additional file 1).
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) has novel technological advances in simultaneous power generation and w... more Microbial fuel cell (MFC) has novel technological advances in simultaneous power generation and wastewater treatment applications. In this study, low-cost biosynthesized <i>α</i>-MnO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles integration with conducting polyaniline (PANI) matrix to form <i>α</i>-MnO<sub>2</sub>/PANI hybrid nanocomposite was fabricated by <i>in situ</i> polymerization method. The prepared material was characterized through UV-Vis spectroscopy, XRD, FTIR, TGA-DTA, DSC, SEM, cyclic voltammetry, and impedance spectroscopy. MFC performance study was done by using an external resistance in the range of 100 Ω–100 kΩ. The continuous test on bare pencil graphite electrode (PGE), <i>α</i>-MnO<sub>2</sub>/PGE, PANI/PGE, and <i>α</i>-MnO<sub>2</sub>/PANI/PGE were evaluated in glucose-fed-<i>Escherichia coli</i>-based MFC. It was found that <i>α</i>-MnO<sub>2&...
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