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Ahmadi M, Singer D, Potlitz F, Nasri Z, von Woedtke T, Link A, Bekeschus S, Wende K. Cold Physical Plasma-Mediated Fenretinide Prodrug Activation Confers Additive Cytotoxicity in Epithelial Cells. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1271. [PMID: 37372001 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12061271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Cold physical plasma is a partially ionized gas operated at body temperature and utilized for heat-sensitive technical and medical purposes. Physical plasma is a multi-component system consisting of, e.g., reactive species, ions and electrons, electric fields, and UV light. Therefore, cold plasma technology is an interesting tool for introducing biomolecule oxidative modifications. This concept can be extended to anticancer drugs, including prodrugs, which could be activated in situ to enhance local anticancer effects. To this end, we performed a proof-of-concept study on the oxidative prodrug activation of a tailor-made boronic pinacol ester fenretinide treated with the atmospheric pressure argon plasma jet kINPen operated with either argon, argon-hydrogen, or argon-oxygen feed gas. Fenretinide release from the prodrug was triggered via Baeyer-Villiger-type oxidation of the boron-carbon bond based on hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite, which were generated by plasma processes and chemical addition using mass spectrometry. Fenretinide activation led to additive cytotoxic effects in three epithelial cell lines in vitro compared to the effects of cold plasma treatment alone regarding metabolic activity reduction and an increase in terminal cell death, suggesting that cold physical plasma-mediated prodrug activation is a new direction for combination cancer treatment studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohsen Ahmadi
- ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
- Clinic and Policlinic for Dermatology and Venereology, Rostock University Medical Center, Strempelstr. 13, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Greifswald University, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 17, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
- Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Greifswald University Medical Center, Sauerbruchstr., 17475 Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Greifswald University, Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 17, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
- Clinic and Policlinic for Dermatology and Venereology, Rostock University Medical Center, Strempelstr. 13, 18057 Rostock, Germany
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- ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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Levien M, Nasri Z, Weltmann KD, Fricke K. Study on the Interaction of Plasma-Polymerized Hydrogel Coatings with Aqueous Solutions of Different pH. Gels 2023; 9:gels9030237. [PMID: 36975686 PMCID: PMC10048005 DOI: 10.3390/gels9030237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Amphiphilic hydrogels from mixtures of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate and 2-(diethylamino)ethyl methacrylate p(HEMA-co-DEAEMA) with specific pH sensitivity and hydrophilic/hydrophobic structures were designed and polymerized via plasma polymerization. The behavior of plasma-polymerized (pp) hydrogels containing different ratios of pH-sensitive DEAEMA segments was investigated concerning possible applications in bioanalytics. In this regard, the morphological changes, permeability, and stability of the hydrogels immersed in solutions of different pHs were studied. The physico-chemical properties of the pp hydrogel coatings were analyzed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, surface free energy measurements, and atomic force microscopy. Wettability measurements showed an increased hydrophilicity of the pp hydrogels when stored in acidic buffers and a slightly hydrophobic behavior after immersion in alkaline solutions, indicating a pH-dependent behavior. Furthermore, the pp (p(HEMA-co-DEAEMA) (ppHD) hydrogels were deposited on gold electrodes and studied electrochemically to investigate the pH sensitivity of the hydrogels. The hydrogel coatings with a higher ratio of DEAEMA segments showed excellent pH responsiveness at the studied pHs (pH 4, 7, and 10), demonstrating the importance of the DEAEMA ratio in the functionality of pp hydrogel films. Due to their stability and pH-responsive properties, pp (p(HEMA-co-DEAEMA) hydrogels are conceivable candidates for functional and immobilization layers for biosensors.
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- Monique Levien
- Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Center for Innovation Competence Plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), 17489 Greifswald, Germany
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Ahmadi M, Nasri Z, von Woedtke T, Wende K. d-Glucose Oxidation by Cold Atmospheric Plasma-Induced Reactive Species. ACS Omega 2022; 7:31983-31998. [PMID: 36119990 PMCID: PMC9475618 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The glucose oxidation cascade is fascinating; although oxidation products have high economic value, they can manipulate the biological activity through posttranslational modification such as glycosylation of proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. The concept of this work is based on the ability of reactive species induced by cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) in aqueous liquids and the corresponding gas-liquid interface to oxidize biomolecules under ambient conditions. Here, we report the oxidation of glucose by an argon-based dielectric barrier discharge plasma jet (kINPen) with a special emphasis on examining the reaction pathway to pinpoint the most prominent reactive species engaged in the observed oxidative transformation. Employing d-glucose and d-glucose-13C6 solutions and high-resolution mass spectrometry and ESI-tandem MS/MS spectrometry techniques, the occurrence of glucose oxidation products, for example, aldonic acids and aldaric acids, glucono- and glucaro-lactones, as well as less abundant sugar acids including ribonic acid, arabinuronic acid, oxoadipic acid, 3-deoxy-ribose, glutaconic acid, and glucic acid were surveyed. The findings provide deep insights into CAP chemistry, reflecting a switch of reactive species generation with the feed gas modulation (Ar or Ar/O2 with N2 curtain gas). Depending on the gas phase composition, a combination of oxygen-derived short-lived hydroxyl (•OH)/atomic oxygen [O(3P)] radicals was found responsible for the glucose oxidation cascade. The results further illustrate that the presence of carbohydrates in cell culture media, gel formulations (agar), or other liquid targets (juices) modulate the availability of CAP-generated species in vitro. In addition, a glycocalyx is attached to many mammalian proteins, which is essential for the respective physiologic role. It might be questioned if its oxidation plays a role in CAP activity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mohsen Ahmadi
- Leibniz
Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), Center
for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatis, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 2, Greifswald 17489, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), Center
for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatis, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 2, Greifswald 17489, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), Center
for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatis, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 2, Greifswald 17489, Germany
- Leibniz
Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 2, Greifswald 17489, Germany
- University
Medicine Greifswald, Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Walther-Rathenau-Straße 49A, Greifswald 17489, Germany
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- Leibniz
Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), Center
for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatis, Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 2, Greifswald 17489, Germany
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Ahmadi M, Potlitz F, Link A, von Woedtke T, Nasri Z, Wende K. Flucytosine-based prodrug activation by cold physical plasma. Arch Pharm (Weinheim) 2022; 355:e2200061. [PMID: 35621706 DOI: 10.1002/ardp.202200061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are known to trigger drug release from arylboronate-containing ROS-responsive prodrugs. In cancer cells, elevated levels of ROS can be exploited for the selective activation of prodrugs via Baeyer-Villiger type oxidation rearrangement sequences. Here, we report a proof of concept to demonstrate that these cascades can as well be initiated by cold physical plasma (CPP). An analog of a recently reported fluorouracil prodrug based on the less toxic drug 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) was synthesized with a view to laboratory safety reasons and used as a model compound to prove our hypothesis that CPP is suitable as a trigger for the prodrug activation. Although the envisioned oxidation and rearrangement with successive loss of boronic acid species could be achieved by plasma treatment, the anticipated spontaneous liberation of 5-FC was inefficient in the model case. However, the obtained results suggest that custom-tailored CPP-responsive prodrugs might become an evolving research field.
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- Mohsen Ahmadi
- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) Plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) Plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), Greifswald, Germany.,Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), Greifswald, Germany.,Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) Plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), Greifswald, Germany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) Plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP Greifswald), Greifswald, Germany
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Nasri Z, Memari S, Striesow J, Weltmann KD, von Woedtke T, Wende K. Application of scanning electrochemical microscopy for topography imaging of supported lipid bilayers. Anal Methods 2022; 14:1077-1082. [PMID: 35201253 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay00154c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Oxidative stress in cellular environments may cause lipid oxidation and membrane degradation. Therefore, studying the degree of lipid membrane morphological changes by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species will be informative in oxidative stress-based therapies. This study introduces the possibility of using scanning electrochemical microscopy as a powerful imaging technique to follow the topographical changes of a solid-supported lipid bilayer model induced by reactive species produced from gas plasma. The introduced strategy is not limited to investigating the effect of reactive species on the lipid bilayer but could be extended to understand the morphological changes of the lipid bilayer due to the action of membrane proteins or antimicrobial peptides.
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- Zahra Nasri
- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany.
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany.
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany.
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany.
- Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Greifswald, Germany.
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Jahromi M, Nasri Z, Aminzadeh A. Clinical and histological response of human pulp tissue to direct pulp capping with mineral trioxide aggregate, Biodentine and propolis. Dent Res J (Isfahan) 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/1735-3327.344163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Nasri Z, Memari S, Wenske S, Clemen R, Martens U, Delcea M, Bekeschus S, Weltmann K, von Woedtke T, Wende K. Singlet-Oxygen-Induced Phospholipase A 2 Inhibition: A Major Role for Interfacial Tryptophan Dioxidation. Chemistry 2021; 27:14702-14710. [PMID: 34375468 PMCID: PMC8596696 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Several studies have revealed that various diseases such as cancer have been associated with elevated phospholipase A2 (PLA2 ) activity. Therefore, the regulation of PLA2 catalytic activity is undoubtedly vital. In this study, effective inactivation of PLA2 due to reactive species produced from cold physical plasma as a source to model oxidative stress is reported. We found singlet oxygen to be the most relevant active agent in PLA2 inhibition. A more detailed analysis of the plasma-treated PLA2 identified tryptophan 128 as a hot spot, rich in double oxidation. The significant dioxidation of this interfacial tryptophan resulted in an N-formylkynurenine product via the oxidative opening of the tryptophan indole ring. Molecular dynamics simulation indicated that the efficient interactions between the tryptophan residue and phospholipids are eliminated following tryptophan dioxidation. As interfacial tryptophan residues are predominantly involved in the attaching of membrane enzymes to the bilayers, tryptophan dioxidation and indole ring opening leads to the loss of essential interactions for enzyme binding and, consequently, enzyme inactivation.
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- Zahra Nasri
- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatisLeibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 217489GreifswaldGermany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatisLeibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 217489GreifswaldGermany
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell BiologyUniversity Medicine GreifswaldFriedrich-Loeffler-Straße 23cGreifswald17487Germany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatisLeibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 217489GreifswaldGermany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatisLeibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 217489GreifswaldGermany
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- Institute of BiochemistryUniversity of GreifswaldFelix-Hausdorff-Straße 4Greifswald17489Germany
- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) HIKE (Humoral Immune Reactions in Cardiovascular Diseases)University of GreifswaldGreifswaldFleischmannstraße 4217489Germany
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- Institute of BiochemistryUniversity of GreifswaldFelix-Hausdorff-Straße 4Greifswald17489Germany
- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) HIKE (Humoral Immune Reactions in Cardiovascular Diseases)University of GreifswaldGreifswaldFleischmannstraße 4217489Germany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatisLeibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 217489GreifswaldGermany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatisLeibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 217489GreifswaldGermany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatisLeibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 217489GreifswaldGermany
- Institute for Hygiene and Environmental MedicineUniversity Medicine GreifswaldGreifswaldWalther-Rathenau-Straße 49 A17489Germany
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- Center for Innovation Competence (ZIK) plasmatisLeibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)Felix-Hausdorff-Straße 217489GreifswaldGermany
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Dharmaraj K, Nasri Z, Kahlert H, Scholz F. The electrochemistry of DPPH in three-phase electrode systems for ion transfer and ion association studies. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2018.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Nasri Z, Shams E, Ahmadi M. Direct Modification of a Glassy Carbon Electrode with Toluidine Blue Diazonium Salt: Application to NADH Determination and Biosensing of Ethanol. ELECTROANAL 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201300062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Sabounchei SJ, Ahmadi M, Nasri Z, Shams E, Salehzadeh S, Gholiee Y, Karamian R, Asadbegy M, Samiee S. Synthesis, characterization, thermal, electrochemical, and DFT studies of mononuclear cyclopalladated complexes containing bidentate phosphine ligands and their biological evaluation as antioxidant and antibacterial agents. CR CHIM 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2012.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Sabounchei SJ, Panahimehr M, Ahmadi M, Nasri Z, Khavasi HR. Four-coordinate Pd(II) complexes containing non-symmetric phosphorus ylides: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic behavior towards Suzuki reaction. J Organomet Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nasri Z, Shams E. Application of silica gel as an effective modifier for the voltammetric determination of dopamine in the presence of ascorbic acid and uric acid. Electrochim Acta 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.07.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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