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L-Selenocysteine which is the 21st proteinogenic amino acid containing selenium exists in 25 mammalian selenoproteins. Therefore, the target of our laboratory is to design and synthesize novel organoselenium and organotellurium compounds as the "Multifunctional Regenerable Antioxidants" which could be expected to mimic the actions of such selenoenzymes as preventive, peroxide-decomposing and radical-trapping antioxidants. The next agenda of our research is the development of "Mitochondria-directed Novel Fluorogenic Antioxidant Probes". We conduct a number of kinetic, analytical and biological methods to evaluate the antioxidant capacities of catalysts. Into a more biologically setting, the ROS-scavenging capacity and cytotoxicity effects of catalysts in human cell lines will be studied. We support our synthetic mechanisms and biological evaluations of antioxidants based on computational chemistry. We feel that these synthetic antioxidants would be considered for future life in treatment of several diseases where the natural antioxidant defenses are overwhelmed (cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, Alzhiemer’s and Parkinson’s diseases etc.   

Research 

MY LATEST RESEARCH

Novel azo-bis-ebselens were prepared by reduction of 7-nitro-2-aryl-1,2-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-ones with sodium benzenetellurolate, and by reaction of 2-bromo-3-nitrobenzamides with Na2Se2. The molecule, due to strong intramolecular secondary Se···N interactions, is completely planar.

As vitamin B6 is involved in variety of enzymatic transformations and has antioxidant role in biological systems. In continuation of this work, analogues of vitamin B6 as pyridoxine are developed. To get some more insight into the structural modification for excellent pridoxine-derived diselenides, bromo substituent has been translated into a more biologically relevant system. Some of compounds were found excellent quenchers of reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced in phorbol myristate acetate-stimulated mononuclear- and polymorphonuclear-cells as revealed by chemiluminescence studies. It has been shown that their toxicity is insignificant at concentrations where it could efficiently inhibit ROS-production in stimulated leucocytes.   

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Outlines of our Research

  • Organic synthesis

  • Novel organochalcogen compounds

  • Natural and synthetic antioxidants

  • Glutathione peroxidase enzyme mimetic

  • Lipid peroxidation

  • Bioorganic chemistry

  • Radical chemistry

Nitro- and Azo Derivatives of Ebselen

Pyridoxine-Like Diselenides and Their  Cytoprotective Effects

Regeneration Studies of Phenolic 2,3-Dihydrobenzo[b]selenophene Antioxidants

The synthesis of the novel benzo[b]dihydroselenophenes, carrying the phenolic group in different positions, and an evaluation of their reactivity and regenerability are described.

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