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    Citation - WoS: 7
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    Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania Tropica
    (Springer, 2023) Özbilgin, Ahmet; Tunalı, Varol; Çavuş, İbrahim; Vardarlı Tetik, Aslı; Dinç, Melike; Yalçın, Talat; Gündüz, Cumhur; Beyaz, Merve; Köse, Şükran
    PurposeIn Turkey, the main causative agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is Leishmania. infantum and the main causative agent of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is Leishmania tropica. In this study, we aimed to discuss the possible mechanisms, clinical aspects, and threat of visceralizing L. tropica.MethodsThis study includes seven cases of VL caused by L. tropica.Five patients were male (71%) and four were adults (57%).ResultsAll the VL patients complained of fever and splenomegaly. Fatigue, pancytopenia, and hepatomegaly were present in six patients each (86%), while weight loss and gastrointestinal system (GIS) symptoms were present in 5 patients (71%).ConclusionsIn this study, we have evaluated seven cases of visceralized L. tropica (VLT) in the context of the changing leishmaniasis epidemiology in Turkey. We have evaluated the possible mechanisms of visceralization; inter- and intraspecies genetic exchange with all the old world leishmaniasis agents present in the region, stress induced by inappropriate use of drugs, and possible ongoing adaptation mechanisms of Leishmania spp. The threat posed by VLT is significant as L. tropica is the most widespread and most common cause of leishmaniasis in Turkey. We do not know the vectorial capacity of the sand flies for the transmission of VLT strains or if these strains are in circulation in Turkey. Future studies should be carried out to investigate these issues as the transition of L. tropica from a mild disease-causing agent to a mortal one poses a significant public health concern for Turkey and Europe.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 2
    Citation - Scopus: 2
    Tuning the Solid Phase Fluorescence Emission From Long Wavelength Visible To Near-Infrared in Oxazol-5 Derivatives: Structure–property Relationship, Theoretical and Experimental Studies
    (Springer, 2023) Nazlı, İbrahim Hanif; Yakalı, Gül; Topkaya, Derya; İzmirli, Merve; Uzun, Sema Demirci; Alp, Serap
    Most of the fluorescent molecules among organic π-conjugated materials show blue or green emission in the solid phase but few of them emit red-shifted visible and near-infrared light in the material science. To create molecules emitting for this feature, two π-conjugated oxazol-5-one derivatives containing donor (OCH3) and acceptor groups (NO2) were synthesized. Their optical and charge-transport properties were investigated through experimental and theoretical methods including the single crystal X-ray crystallography, Hirshfeld Surface Analysis, photophysical studies and Density Functional Theory (DFT), respectively. In addition, FT-IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry (CV) measurements were performed. According to our results, both molecules may provide the significant pathway of development of long wavelength visible and red emissive features in solid phase with the aggregation induced enhanced emission (AIEE) properties particularly in the fields of OLEDs, optical communication, defence and bioimaging.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 1
    Citation - Scopus: 1
    Rhodium(i)-Catalyzed Co-Gas Arylative Dual-Carbonylation of Alkynes With Arylboronic Acids Via the Formyl C-H Activation of Formaldehyde
    (Georg Thieme Verlag, 2021) Morimoto, Tsumoru; Wang, Chuang; Tanimoto, Hiroki; Artok, Levent; Kakiuchi, Kiyomi
    The rhodium(I)-catalyzed reaction of alkynes with aryl-boronic acids in the presence of formaldehyde results in a CO-gas-free arylative dual-carbonylation to produce gamma-butenolide derivatives. The simultaneous loading of phosphine-ligated and phosphine-free rhodium(I) complexes is required for efficient catalysis. The former complex catalyzes the abstraction of a carbonyl moiety from formaldehyde through the activation of its formyl C-H bond (decarbonylation) and the latter catalyzes the subsequent dual-incorporation of the resulting carbonyl unit (carbonylation). The use of larger amounts of the phosphine-ligated rhodium(I) complex generates more carbonyl units, leading to the formation gamma-butenolides via the dual-incorporation of the carbonyl unit.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 2
    Citation - Scopus: 2
    A New Fluorescent 'turn On' Probe for Rapid Detection of Biothiols
    (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020) Üçüncü, Muhammed; Zeybek, Hüseyin; Karakuş, Erman; Üçüncü, Canan; Emrullahoğlu, Mustafa
    We designed and synthesised a novel molecular probe exhibiting high selectivity and sensitivity towards reactive sulphur species (RSS) over other amino acids and biologically relevant species, as well as scrutinised its spectroscopic behaviours under physiological conditions and in living milieu. We used an electrophilic cyanate group as a masking agent to block the excited state intramolecular proton transfer process of 2-(2-cyanato-3-methoxyphenyl)benzo[d]thiazole (HMBT-OCN), which readily hydrolyses to the highly fluorescent structure, 2-(2'-Hydroxy-3'-methoxyphenyl) benzothiazole (HMBT-OH), in the presence of reactive sulphur species. [GRAPHICS] .
  • Article
    Gas-Phase Fragmentation Reactions of A7 Ions Containing a Glutamine Residue
    (Wiley-Blackwell, 2021) Atik, Ahmet; Arslanoğlu, Alper; Yalçın, Talat; Atik, Ahmet; Arslanoğlu, Alper; Yalçın, Talat
    The gas-phase fragmentation reactions of the a7 ions derived from glutamine (Q) containing model heptapeptides have been studied in detail with low-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Specifically, the positional effect of the Q residue has been investigated on the fragmentation reactions of a7 ions. The study involves two sets of permuted isomers of the Q containing model heptapeptides. The first set contains the QAAAAAA sequence, and the second set involves of QYAGFLV sequence, where the position of the Q residue is changed from N- to C-terminal gradually for both peptide series. An intense loss of ammonia from the a7 ions followed by internal amino acid eliminations strongly supports forming the imine-amides structure via cyclization/rearrangement reaction for all studied a7 ions. This is in agreement with the pioneering study reported by Bythell et al. (2010, 10.1021/ja101556g). A novel rearrangement reaction is detected upon fragmentation of imine-amide structure, which yields a protonated C-terminal amidated hexapeptide excluding the Q residue. A possible fragmentation mechanism was proposed to form the protonated C-terminal amidated hexapeptide, assisted via nucleophilic attack of the side chain amide nitrogen of the Q residue on its N-protonated imine carbon atom of the rearranged imine-amide structure. Highlights: The gas-phase fragmentation reactions of a7 ions obtained from protonated model peptides containing glutamine residue were studied by ESI-MS/MS. A rearranged imine-amide structure is the predominant even for a7 ions. Novel rearrangement reaction is observed which forms a protonated C-terminal amidated hexapeptide excluding Q residue upon fragmentation of the imine-amide structure.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 2
    Citation - Scopus: 2
    Palladium-Catalysed Regio- and Stereoselective Arylative Substitution of Gamma,delta-Epoxy Esters and Amides by Sodium Tetraaryl Borates
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2020) Bilgi, Yasemin; Kuş, Melih; Artok, Levent
    Palladium-catalysed reactions of gamma,delta-epoxy-alpha,beta-unsaturated esters and amides with NaBAr(4)reagents proceeded regio- and stereoselectively, producing allylic homoallyl alcohols with aryl-substituents in the allylic position for a wide range of substrates. AsPh(3)was found to be a competent ligand for the arylation reaction, whereas phosphine ligand/Lewis acidic organoboron combinations favoured the substitution reaction by oxygen nucleophiles (e.g.H2O, ROH).
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 37
    Citation - Scopus: 41
    Determination of Olive Oil Adulteration With Vegetable Oils by Near Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled With Multivariate Calibration
    (SAGE Publications, 2010) Öztürk, Betül; Yalçın, Ayşegül; Özdemir, Durmuş
    There has been growing public awareness about the health benefits of olive oil throughout the world in recent years, resulting in a significant increase in its consumption as part of the daily diet This demand has attracted fraudulent attempts to market olive oil which has been adulterated with cheaper oils. This study focuses on the near infrared (NIR) spectroscopic determination of adulteration of olive oil by vegetable oils using multivariate calibration. The binary, ternary and quaternary mixtures of olive, soybean, cotton, corn, canola and sunflower oils were prepared using a random design. The absorbance spectra of these synthetic samples were measured by a near infrared (NIR) spectrometer. A genetic algorithm-based variable selection algorithm, coupled with an inverse least squares multivariate calibration method (GILS) was used to build calibration models for possible adulterants and olive oil in the adulterated mixtures The correlation coefficients of actual versus predicted concentrations resulting from multivariate calibration models for the different oils were between 0 90 and 0.99 The results demonstrated that NIR spectroscopy in conjunction with the GILS method makes it possible to determine the adulteration of olive oils regardless of adulterant vegetable oils over a wide range of concentrations.
  • Editorial
    Citation - WoS: 8
    Citation - Scopus: 9
    Kras(g12c) Inhibitors on the Horizon
    (Future Science, 2019) Çağır, Ali; Azmi, Asfar S.
    RAS proteins (the four isoforms KRAS4A, KRAS4B, NRAS and HRAS encoded by three genes KRAS, NRAS and HRAS) act as molecular switches that when activated drive several key cellular processes such as cell growth, proliferation and survival [1]. In normal cells, RAS activity is under tight control by the precise activation (binding to GTP) and inactivation (GTP hydrolysis to GDP) [1]. As with other critical proteins, it is not at all surprising to note that the gene encoding the RAS protein isoforms is found mutated or altered in a significant proportion of tumors [2]. Mutant RAS loses its ability to hydrolyze GTP and remains in a permanently activated state (bound to GTP) leading to uncontrolled growth.
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    Semi-Synthetic Studies on Astragaloside Vii and Immunomodulatory Activities of the Derivatives
    (Georg Thieme Verlag, 2019) Yakuboğulları, Nilgün; Sağ, Duygu; Çağır, Ali; Bedir, Erdal
    Adjuvants have been used in vaccine sector since 1920s to increase the immunogenicity of antigens, reduce the dosage and minimize frequency of immunizations [1]. The use of saponins as adjuvant in the prophylactic/therapeutic human and veterinary vaccines, and investigation of their immunomodulatory activities have gained importance in recent years [2],[3]. Astragaloside VII (AST VII), a triterpenoid saponin isolated from Astragalus species, stimulates Th1 mediated immune response, antigen-specific antibody response and splenocyte proliferation.
  • Article
    Citation - WoS: 6
    Citation - Scopus: 6
    Palladium-Catalysed Reactions of Conjugated Enyne Oxiranes With Organoborons: a Diastereoselective Method of the Synthesis of 2,4,5-Trienol Derivatives
    (Elsevier, 2017) Ziyanak, Fırat; Kuş, Melih; Alkan Karadeniz, Leman; Artok, Levent
    A palladium-catalysed reaction of conjugated enyne oxiranes with organoboron reagents is described. This method allows aryl-substituted vinylallenes containing a hydroxyl group on the allylic position to be synthesized, with good diastereomeric ratios, under mild conditions.