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Mendeleev Commun., 2022 Volume 32, Issue 3, Pages 357–359 (Mi mendc663)

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Communications

Synthesis and in vitro antifungal activity of selenium-containing chitin derivatives

A. R. Egorova, N. Z. Yagafarovab, A. A. Artemjeva, O. Khubieva, B. Medjboura, V. A. Kozyreva, N. D. Sikaonaa, O. I. Tsvetkovaa, V. V. Rubanikc, V. V. Rubanikc, A. V. Kurliukd, T. V. Shakolad, N. N. Lobanova, I. S. Kritchenkovace, A. G. Tskhovrebova, A. A. Kirichuka, V. N. Khrustalevaf, A. S. Kritchenkovac

a Peoples Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow, Russian Federation
b N.I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
c Institute of Technical Acoustics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus
d Vitebsk State Medical University, Vitebsk, Republic of Belarus
e St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
f N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract: Mild and ‘green’ ultrasound-assisted reaction of chitin with 3-(chloromethyl)[1,2,4]selenadiazolo[4,5-a]pyridin-4-ium bromide in water affords novel selenium-containing cationic chitin derivatives. The thus obtained chitin derivatives are water soluble and are characterized by high in vitro antifungal activity comparable with conventional antifungal drug Amphotericin B.

Keywords: organoselenium compounds, chitin, alkylation, [1,2,4]selenadiazolo[4,5-a]pyridin-4-ium salts, ultrasound, antifungal activity.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2022.05.022



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