5 results on '"Gaber A. M. Mersal"'
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2. Comprehensive Biological Potential, Phytochemical Profiling Using GC-MS and LC-ESI-MS, and In-Silico Assessment of Strobilanthes glutinosus Nees: An Important Medicinal Plant
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Marya Aziz, Saeed Ahmad, Umair Khurshid, Irfan Pervaiz, Arslan Hussain Lodhi, Nasrullah Jan, Sameera Khurshid, Muhammad Adeel Arshad, Mohamed M. Ibrahim, Gaber A. M. Mersal, Fahaad S. Alenazi, Ahmed Awadh Saleh Alamri, Juwairiya Butt, Hammad Saleem, and Zeinhom M. El-Bahy
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Chemistry (miscellaneous) ,Organic Chemistry ,Drug Discovery ,Molecular Medicine ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Strobilanthes glutinosus ,antioxidant ,enzyme inhibition ,tyrosinase inhibition ,GC-MS ,LC-ESI-MS ,docking ,Analytical Chemistry - Abstract
Plants of the genus Strobilanthes have notable use in folklore medicines as well as being used for pharmacological purposes. The present work explored the biological predispositions of Strobilanthes glutinosus and attempted to accomplish a comprehensive chemical profile through GC-MS of different fractions concerning polarity (chloroform and n-butanol) and LC-ESI-MS of methanolic extract by both positive and negative ionization modes. The biological characteristics such as antioxidant potential were assessed by applying six different methods. The potential for clinically relevant enzyme (α-amylase, α-glucosidase, and tyrosinase) inhibition was examined. The DPPH, ABTS, CUPRAC, and FRAP results revealed that the methanol fraction presented efficient results. The phosphomolybdenum assay revealed that the n-hexane fraction showed the most efficient results, while maximum metal chelation potential was observed for the chloroform fraction. The GC-MS profiling of n-butanol and chloroform fractions revealed the existence of several (110) important compounds presenting different classes (fatty acids, phenols, alkanes, monoterpenes, diterpenes, sesquiterpenoids, and sterols), while LC-ESI-MS tentatively identified the presence of 44 clinically important secondary metabolites. The n-hexane fraction exhibited the highest potential against α-amylase (497.98 mm ACAE/g extract) and α-glucosidase (605.85 mm ACAE/g extract). Significant inhibitory activity against tyrosinase enzyme was displayed by fraction. Six of the prevailing compounds from the GC-MS study (lupeol, beta-amyrin, stigmasterol, gamma sitosterol, 9,12-octadecadienoic acid, and n-hexadecanoic acid) were modelled against α-glucosidase and α-amylase enzymes along with a comparison of binding affinity to standard acarbose, while three compounds identified through LC-ESI-MS were docked to the mushroom tyrosinase enzyme and presented with significant biding affinities. Thus, it is assumed that S. glutinosus demonstrated effective antioxidant and enzyme inhibition prospects with effective bioactive molecules, potentially opening the door to a new application in the field of medicine.
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- 2022
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3. Synthesis of Cyano-Benzylidene Xanthene Synthons Using a Diprotic Brønsted Acid Catalyst, and Their Application as Efficient Inhibitors of Aluminum Corrosion in Alkaline Solutions
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Mohammed A. Amin, Gaber A. M. Mersal, Morad M. El-Hendawy, Abdallah A. Shaltout, Ali Badawi, Johan Boman, Adil A. Gobouri, Murat Saracoglu, Fatma Kandemirli, Rabah Boukherroub, Jacek Ryl, Mohamed E. Khalifa, Taif University (TU), Partenaires INRAE, New Valley University, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology [Gothenburg], University of Gothenburg (GU), Erciyes University, Kastamonu University, NanoBioInterfaces - IEMN (NBI - IEMN), Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 (IEMN), Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-JUNIA (JUNIA), Université catholique de Lille (UCL)-Université catholique de Lille (UCL)-Centrale Lille-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF)-JUNIA (JUNIA), Université catholique de Lille (UCL)-Université catholique de Lille (UCL), Gdańsk University of Technology (GUT), and The Authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research & Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number 1-441-118.
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[CHIM.ORGA]Chemical Sciences/Organic chemistry ,Organic Chemistry ,Pharmaceutical Science ,DFT ,inhibition ,Analytical Chemistry ,Monte Carlo simulations ,[CHIM.THEO]Chemical Sciences/Theoretical and/or physical chemistry ,Corrosion ,Xanthenes ,Chemistry (miscellaneous) ,xanthene dyes ,Drug Discovery ,Molecular Medicine ,Adsorption ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,dimedone ,aluminum corrosion ,Acids ,Aluminum - Abstract
Novel cyano-benzylidene xanthene derivatives were synthesized using one-pot and condensation reactions. A diprotic Brønsted acid (i.e., oxalic acid) was used as an effective catalyst for the promotion of the synthesis process of the new starting xanthene–aldehyde compound. Different xanthene concentrations (ca. 0.1–2.0 mM) were applied as corrosion inhibitors to control the alkaline uniform corrosion of aluminum. Measurements were conducted in 1.0 M NaOH solution using Tafel extrapolation and linear polarization resistance (LPR) methods. The investigated xanthenes acted as mixed-type inhibitors that primarily affect the anodic process. Their inhibition efficiency values were enhanced with inhibitor concentration, and varied according to their chemical structures. At a concentration of 2.0 mM, the best-performing studied xanthene derivative recorded maximum inhibition efficiency values of 98.9% (calculated via the Tafel extrapolation method) and 98.4% (estimated via the LPR method). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to examine the morphology of the corroded and inhibited aluminum surfaces, revealing strong inhibitory action of each studied compound. High-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) profiles validated the inhibitor compounds’ adsorption on the Al surface. Density functional theory (DFT) and Monte Carlo simulations were applied to investigate the distinction of the anticorrosive behavior among the studied xanthenes toward the Al (111) surface. The non-planarity of xanthenes and the presence of the nitrile group were the key players in the adsorption process. A match between the experimental and theoretical findings was evidenced.
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- 2022
4. Non-Covalent Functionalization of Graphene Oxide-Supported 2-Picolyamine-Based Zinc(II) Complexes as Novel Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Production
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Mohammed A. Amin, Gaber A. M. Mersal, Abdallah A. Shaltout, Ali Badawi, Hamdy S. El-Sheshtawy, Manash R. Das, Johan Boman, and Mohamed M. Ibrahim
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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Catalysis ,electrocatalysis ,hydrogen evolution reaction ,non-covalent functionalization ,zinc(II) complex ,graphene oxide ,X-ray structure - Abstract
Three mononuclear 2-picolylamine-containing zinc(III) complexes viz [(2-PA)2ZnCl]2(ZnCl4)] (Zn1), [(2-PA)2Zn(H2O)](NO3)2] (Zn2) and [Zn(2-PA)2(OH)]NO3] (Zn3) were synthesized and fully characterized. Spectral and X-ray structural characteristics showed that the Zn1 complex has a square-pyramidal coordination environment around a zinc(II) core. The hydroxide complex Zn3 was non-covalently functionalized with few layers of graphene oxide (GO) sheets, formed by exfoliation of GO in water. The resulting Zn3/GO hybrid material was characterized by FT-IR, TGA-DSC, SEM-EDX and X-ray powder diffraction. The way of interaction of Zn3 with GO has been established through density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Both experimental and theoretical findings indicate that, on the surface of GO, the complex Zn3 forms a complete double-sided adsorption layer. Zn3 and its hybrid form Zn3/GO have been individually investigated as electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction. The hybrid heterogenized form Zn3/GO was supported on glassy carbon (GC) with variable loading densities of Zn3 (0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 mg cm−2) to form electrodes. These electrodes have been tested as molecular electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in 0.1 M KOH. Results showed that both GC-Zn3 and GC-Zn3/GO catalysts for the HER are highly active, and with increase of the catalyst’s loading density, this catalytic activity enhances. The high catalytic activity of HER with a low onset potential of −140 mV vs. RHE and a high exchange current density of 0.22 mA cm−2 is achieved with the highest loading density of Zn3 (0.8 mg cm−2). To achieve a current density of 10 mA cm−2, an overpotential of 240 mV was needed.
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- 2022
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5. Evidence of significant non-covalent interactions in the solution of Levetiracetam in water and methanol
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Renjith Thomas, T. Pooventhiran, Salah M. El-Bahy, Islam H. El Azab, Gaber A. M. Mersal, Mohamed M. Ibrahim, and Zeinhom M. El-Bahy
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Materials Chemistry ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Spectroscopy ,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials - Published
- 2022
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