The document discusses nitration, which is the process of adding a nitro group to aromatic or aliphatic compounds. Nitration is carried out using a mixed acid reagent containing concentrated nitric acid and sulfuric acid. This generates nitronium ions that act as electrophiles in the reaction. The kinetics of nitration depend on factors like the substituents on the aromatic ring and the reaction medium. Aromatic compounds undergo nitration more easily than aliphatic compounds. The position and ratio of nitrated products is influenced by the electronic effects of substituents on the aromatic ring.
Process chemistry AS PER PCI SYLLABUS FOR M.PHARMShikha Popali
pharmaceutical process chemistry is process WHERE FROM THE RESEARCH TO FINISH PRODUCT INCLUDING THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AT LABORATORY LEVEL THAN PILOT PLANT WHERE THE PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED IN 10X THAN FINAL AT 100X THAT IS SCALE UP PLANT.
Presented by Shikha Popali and Harshpal singh Wahi students from Gurunanak college of pharmacy, Nagpur in Department of pharmaceutical Chemistry. The explained topic is seful for every chemistry student and for others too
CHEMISTRY OF PEPTIDES [M.PHARM, M.SC, BSC, B.PHARM]Shikha Popali
THE CHEMISTRY OF PEPTIDES THE DIFFICULT TO COLLECT DATA FOR READERS , THREFORE HERE WE HAVE COLLECTED ALL THE DATA AT A PLACE AND PROVIDED EASIER TO CHEMISTRIANS.
Asymmetric synthesis FOR BSc, MSc, Bpharm, M,pharmShikha Popali
ASYMETRIC SYNTHESIS PRESENTED BY SHIKHA AND HARSHPAL SINGH IN EASY WAY WHICH IS EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE AND GIVES A DETAIL ACCOUNT USEFUL FOR EVERY CHEMISTRY PERSON
OXIDATION [PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESS CHEMISTRY]Shikha Popali
INTRODUCTION TO OXIDATION , WHICH IS PROCESS OF ADDITION OF OXYGEN TO THE COMPOUND IN RPOCESS CHEMISTRY AND LIQUID PHASE OXIDATION AND OTHER OXIDISING AGENTS ARE DISCUSSED.
Contents includes at least three strategies of synthesis for each of three, four, five and six membered heterocylic ring with one or two heteroatoms. One mechanism described out of the three strategies. Few name reactions are described and the other are simple synthetic methods. This presentation was prepared for the partial fulfillment of Master of Pharmacy. The content was taken from the various books, mentioned in slide with the title of references.
THE BERNTHSEN ACRIDINE SYNTHESIS IS THE SYNTHESIS OF ACRIDINE FIRSTLY PERFORMED BY BERNTHSEN THEREFORE KNOWN AS BERNTHSEN ACRIDINE SYNTHESIS. THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDES THE SYNTHESIS WITH ITS MECHANISM AND APPLICATION AS ASKED IN EXAMS.
Process chemistry AS PER PCI SYLLABUS FOR M.PHARMShikha Popali
pharmaceutical process chemistry is process WHERE FROM THE RESEARCH TO FINISH PRODUCT INCLUDING THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AT LABORATORY LEVEL THAN PILOT PLANT WHERE THE PRODUCT IS MANUFACTURED IN 10X THAN FINAL AT 100X THAT IS SCALE UP PLANT.
Presented by Shikha Popali and Harshpal singh Wahi students from Gurunanak college of pharmacy, Nagpur in Department of pharmaceutical Chemistry. The explained topic is seful for every chemistry student and for others too
CHEMISTRY OF PEPTIDES [M.PHARM, M.SC, BSC, B.PHARM]Shikha Popali
THE CHEMISTRY OF PEPTIDES THE DIFFICULT TO COLLECT DATA FOR READERS , THREFORE HERE WE HAVE COLLECTED ALL THE DATA AT A PLACE AND PROVIDED EASIER TO CHEMISTRIANS.
Asymmetric synthesis FOR BSc, MSc, Bpharm, M,pharmShikha Popali
ASYMETRIC SYNTHESIS PRESENTED BY SHIKHA AND HARSHPAL SINGH IN EASY WAY WHICH IS EASILY UNDERSTANDABLE AND GIVES A DETAIL ACCOUNT USEFUL FOR EVERY CHEMISTRY PERSON
OXIDATION [PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESS CHEMISTRY]Shikha Popali
INTRODUCTION TO OXIDATION , WHICH IS PROCESS OF ADDITION OF OXYGEN TO THE COMPOUND IN RPOCESS CHEMISTRY AND LIQUID PHASE OXIDATION AND OTHER OXIDISING AGENTS ARE DISCUSSED.
Contents includes at least three strategies of synthesis for each of three, four, five and six membered heterocylic ring with one or two heteroatoms. One mechanism described out of the three strategies. Few name reactions are described and the other are simple synthetic methods. This presentation was prepared for the partial fulfillment of Master of Pharmacy. The content was taken from the various books, mentioned in slide with the title of references.
THE BERNTHSEN ACRIDINE SYNTHESIS IS THE SYNTHESIS OF ACRIDINE FIRSTLY PERFORMED BY BERNTHSEN THEREFORE KNOWN AS BERNTHSEN ACRIDINE SYNTHESIS. THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDES THE SYNTHESIS WITH ITS MECHANISM AND APPLICATION AS ASKED IN EXAMS.
the presentation is about antihistamine drugs used in treatment of alllergic conditions. it explains all medicinal chemistry aspects of antihistamines.
Batteries are the most widely used energy storage devices, and the lithiumion
battery is the most heavily commercialized and most widely used battery
type in the industry. However, the current rapid development of society
requires a major advancement in battery materials to achieve high capacity,
long life cycle, low cost, and reliable safety. Therefore, many new efficient
energy storage materials and battery systems are being developed and
explored, and their working mechanisms must be clearly understood before
industrial application. In recent years, density functional theory (DFT) has
been employed in the energy storage field and has made significant
contributions to the understanding of electrochemical reaction mechanisms
and to virtual screening of promising energy storage materials. In this review,
the applications of DFT to battery materials are summarized and exemplified
by some representative and up-to-date studies in the literature. The main
focuses in this review include the following: 1) structural stability estimation
by cohesive energy, formation energy, Gibbs free energy, and phonon
dispersion spectra calculations; 2) the Gibbs free energy calculations for
electrochemical reactions, corresponding open-circuit voltage, and theoretical
capacity predictions of batteries; 3) the analyses of molecule orbitals, band
structures, density of states (DOS), and charge distribution of battery
materials; 4) ion transport kinetics in battery. Batteries are the most widely used energy storage devices, and the lithiumion
battery is the most heavily commercialized and most widely used battery
type in the industry. However, the current rapid development of society
requires a major advancement in battery materials to achieve high capacity,
long life cycle, low cost, and reliable safety. Therefore, many new efficient
energy storage materials and battery systems are being developed and
explored, and their working mechanisms must be clearly understood before
industrial application. In recent years, density functional theory (DFT) has
been employed in the energy storage field and has made significant
contributions to the understanding of electrochemical reaction mechanisms
and to virtual screening of promising energy storage materials. In this review,
the applications of DFT to battery materials are summarized and exemplified
by some representative and up-to-date studies in the literature. The main
focuses in this review include the following: 1) structural stability estimation
by cohesive energy, formation energy, Gibbs free energy, and phonon
dispersion spectra calculations; 2) the Gibbs free energy calculations for
electrochemical reactions, corresponding open-circuit voltage, and theoretical
capacity predictions of batteries; 3) the analyses of molecule orbitals, band
structures, density of states (DOS), and charge distribution of battery
materials; 4) ion transport kinetics in battery.gh
The increased availability of biomedical data, particularly in the public domain, offers the opportunity to better understand human health and to develop effective therapeutics for a wide range of unmet medical needs. However, data scientists remain stymied by the fact that data remain hard to find and to productively reuse because data and their metadata i) are wholly inaccessible, ii) are in non-standard or incompatible representations, iii) do not conform to community standards, and iv) have unclear or highly restricted terms and conditions that preclude legitimate reuse. These limitations require a rethink on data can be made machine and AI-ready - the key motivation behind the FAIR Guiding Principles. Concurrently, while recent efforts have explored the use of deep learning to fuse disparate data into predictive models for a wide range of biomedical applications, these models often fail even when the correct answer is already known, and fail to explain individual predictions in terms that data scientists can appreciate. These limitations suggest that new methods to produce practical artificial intelligence are still needed.
In this talk, I will discuss our work in (1) building an integrative knowledge infrastructure to prepare FAIR and "AI-ready" data and services along with (2) neurosymbolic AI methods to improve the quality of predictions and to generate plausible explanations. Attention is given to standards, platforms, and methods to wrangle knowledge into simple, but effective semantic and latent representations, and to make these available into standards-compliant and discoverable interfaces that can be used in model building, validation, and explanation. Our work, and those of others in the field, creates a baseline for building trustworthy and easy to deploy AI models in biomedicine.
Bio
Dr. Michel Dumontier is the Distinguished Professor of Data Science at Maastricht University, founder and executive director of the Institute of Data Science, and co-founder of the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) data principles. His research explores socio-technological approaches for responsible discovery science, which includes collaborative multi-modal knowledge graphs, privacy-preserving distributed data mining, and AI methods for drug discovery and personalized medicine. His work is supported through the Dutch National Research Agenda, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Horizon Europe, the European Open Science Cloud, the US National Institutes of Health, and a Marie-Curie Innovative Training Network. He is the editor-in-chief for the journal Data Science and is internationally recognized for his contributions in bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, and semantic technologies including ontologies and linked data.
THE IMPORTANCE OF MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE SAMPLE RETURN.Sérgio Sacani
The return of a sample of near-surface atmosphere from Mars would facilitate answers to several first-order science questions surrounding the formation and evolution of the planet. One of the important aspects of terrestrial planet formation in general is the role that primary atmospheres played in influencing the chemistry and structure of the planets and their antecedents. Studies of the martian atmosphere can be used to investigate the role of a primary atmosphere in its history. Atmosphere samples would also inform our understanding of the near-surface chemistry of the planet, and ultimately the prospects for life. High-precision isotopic analyses of constituent gases are needed to address these questions, requiring that the analyses are made on returned samples rather than in situ.
(May 29th, 2024) Advancements in Intravital Microscopy- Insights for Preclini...Scintica Instrumentation
Intravital microscopy (IVM) is a powerful tool utilized to study cellular behavior over time and space in vivo. Much of our understanding of cell biology has been accomplished using various in vitro and ex vivo methods; however, these studies do not necessarily reflect the natural dynamics of biological processes. Unlike traditional cell culture or fixed tissue imaging, IVM allows for the ultra-fast high-resolution imaging of cellular processes over time and space and were studied in its natural environment. Real-time visualization of biological processes in the context of an intact organism helps maintain physiological relevance and provide insights into the progression of disease, response to treatments or developmental processes.
In this webinar we give an overview of advanced applications of the IVM system in preclinical research. IVIM technology is a provider of all-in-one intravital microscopy systems and solutions optimized for in vivo imaging of live animal models at sub-micron resolution. The system’s unique features and user-friendly software enables researchers to probe fast dynamic biological processes such as immune cell tracking, cell-cell interaction as well as vascularization and tumor metastasis with exceptional detail. This webinar will also give an overview of IVM being utilized in drug development, offering a view into the intricate interaction between drugs/nanoparticles and tissues in vivo and allows for the evaluation of therapeutic intervention in a variety of tissues and organs. This interdisciplinary collaboration continues to drive the advancements of novel therapeutic strategies.
Slide 1: Title Slide
Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Slide 2: Introduction to Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Definition: Extrachromosomal inheritance refers to the transmission of genetic material that is not found within the nucleus.
Key Components: Involves genes located in mitochondria, chloroplasts, and plasmids.
Slide 3: Mitochondrial Inheritance
Mitochondria: Organelles responsible for energy production.
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in mitochondria.
Inheritance Pattern: Maternally inherited, meaning it is passed from mothers to all their offspring.
Diseases: Examples include Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and mitochondrial myopathy.
Slide 4: Chloroplast Inheritance
Chloroplasts: Organelles responsible for photosynthesis in plants.
Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA): Circular DNA molecule found in chloroplasts.
Inheritance Pattern: Often maternally inherited in most plants, but can vary in some species.
Examples: Variegation in plants, where leaf color patterns are determined by chloroplast DNA.
Slide 5: Plasmid Inheritance
Plasmids: Small, circular DNA molecules found in bacteria and some eukaryotes.
Features: Can carry antibiotic resistance genes and can be transferred between cells through processes like conjugation.
Significance: Important in biotechnology for gene cloning and genetic engineering.
Slide 6: Mechanisms of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Non-Mendelian Patterns: Do not follow Mendel’s laws of inheritance.
Cytoplasmic Segregation: During cell division, organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts are randomly distributed to daughter cells.
Heteroplasmy: Presence of more than one type of organellar genome within a cell, leading to variation in expression.
Slide 7: Examples of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Four O’clock Plant (Mirabilis jalapa): Shows variegated leaves due to different cpDNA in leaf cells.
Petite Mutants in Yeast: Result from mutations in mitochondrial DNA affecting respiration.
Slide 8: Importance of Extrachromosomal Inheritance
Evolution: Provides insight into the evolution of eukaryotic cells.
Medicine: Understanding mitochondrial inheritance helps in diagnosing and treating mitochondrial diseases.
Agriculture: Chloroplast inheritance can be used in plant breeding and genetic modification.
Slide 9: Recent Research and Advances
Gene Editing: Techniques like CRISPR-Cas9 are being used to edit mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA.
Therapies: Development of mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) for preventing mitochondrial diseases.
Slide 10: Conclusion
Summary: Extrachromosomal inheritance involves the transmission of genetic material outside the nucleus and plays a crucial role in genetics, medicine, and biotechnology.
Future Directions: Continued research and technological advancements hold promise for new treatments and applications.
Slide 11: Questions and Discussion
Invite Audience: Open the floor for any questions or further discussion on the topic.
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heli...Sérgio Sacani
The ambient solar wind that flls the heliosphere originates from multiple
sources in the solar corona and is highly structured. It is often described
as high-speed, relatively homogeneous, plasma streams from coronal
holes and slow-speed, highly variable, streams whose source regions are
under debate. A key goal of ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter mission is to identify
solar wind sources and understand what drives the complexity seen in the
heliosphere. By combining magnetic feld modelling and spectroscopic
techniques with high-resolution observations and measurements, we show
that the solar wind variability detected in situ by Solar Orbiter in March
2022 is driven by spatio-temporal changes in the magnetic connectivity to
multiple sources in the solar atmosphere. The magnetic feld footpoints
connected to the spacecraft moved from the boundaries of a coronal hole
to one active region (12961) and then across to another region (12957). This
is refected in the in situ measurements, which show the transition from fast
to highly Alfvénic then to slow solar wind that is disrupted by the arrival of
a coronal mass ejection. Our results describe solar wind variability at 0.5 au
but are applicable to near-Earth observatories.
Richard's entangled aventures in wonderlandRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
