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    Preparation and in vitro evaluation of 5-flourouracil loaded magnetite-zeolite nanocomposite (5-FU-MZNC) for cancer drug delivery applications
    (2016-02-01) Sagir, Tugba; Huysal, Merve; Durmus, ZEHRA; Kurt, BELMA; Senel, Mehmet; Isik, Sevim; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
    In this work, super paramagnetic magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized onto/into zeolite, then loaded with anti-cancer drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). The physical properties of the prepared nanocomposite and drug loaded nanocomposite were characterized using different techniques. The drug loading and releasing behavior of the magnetic nanocarrier was investigated and the drug-loaded nanoparticles exhibited a sustained release of drug without any burst release phenomenon. Furthermore, 5-FU loaded MZNC were evaluated for its biological characteristics. The functional 5-FU-MZNC has been triggered intra-cellular release of the cancer therapeutic agent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Cytotoxic effects of 5-FU loaded MZNC on human gastric carcinoma (AGS) cells were determined by real time cell analysis and colorimetric WST-1 cell viability assay. Apoptosis of cells was further investigated by Annexin-V staining which indicates the loss of cell membrane integrity. According to our results, 5-FU-MZNC showed a concentration-dependent cell proliferation inhibitory function against AGS cells. Morphologic and apoptotic images were consistent with the cytotoxicity results. In conclusion, 5-FU loaded MZNC efficiently inhibit the proliferation of AGS cells in vitro through apoptotic mechanisms, and may be a beneficial agent against cancer, however further animal study is still required. (C) 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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    Two New Co(II) Complexes of Picolinate: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Spectral Characterization, -Glucosidase nhibition and TD/DFT Study
    (2019-07-01) Alturk, Suemeyye; Avci, Davut; Kurt, BELMA; Tamer, Omer; Basoglu, Adil; Sonmez, Fatih; Atalay, Yusuf; Dege, Necmi; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
    Co(II) complexes of 2-picolinic acid (picH) and 6-methylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid (6-MepicH) {[Co(pic)(2)2H(2)O], (1), [Co(6-Mepic)(pic)2H(2)O], (2)} were obtained and their structural and spectroscopic properties were investigated by XRD, FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopic techniques. The measurement of -glucosidase inhibition of the synthesized complex 2 was fulfilled by IC50 values. In order to provide further explanations about the electronic spectral properties, TD-DFT calculations in ethanol solvent and gas phase were carried out. HSEh1PBE/6-311G(d,p) level has been used to calculate the nonlinear optics (NLO) parameters and frontier molecular orbital (FMO) energies. The experimental refractive indexes and optical band gap energies for the Co(II) complexes have been obtained using FT-IR and UV-Vis spectra, respectively. Lastly, the molecular docking study of Co(II) complexes was carried out in order to demonstrate interactions between the synthesized complexes and target protein (the template structure S. cerevisiae isomaltase).
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    Chitosan and carboxymethyl cellulose based magnetic nanocomposites for application of peroxidase purification
    (2017-03-01) Kurt, BELMA; Uckaya, FATİH; Durmus, ZEHRA; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA; UÇKAYA, FATİH
    Recently, protein purification methods have a very wide area of research. Many of these methods are both expensive and multi-stage methods, that are needed in specific equipment. In this study, biopolymer coated magnetic nanoparticles, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and chitosan (CH) coated Fe3O4 (magnetite) nanocomposites, are used in a new purification process. The structure of the synthesized magnetic nanocomposites were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), thermogravimetric (TGA) analysis and zeta potential for surface charge of magnetic nanocomposites. Molecular weight and purification degree of peroxidase were estimated with SDS-PAGE. Peroxidase enzyme was purified a yield of 82.55% with carboxymethyl cellulose and 76.72% with chitosan using this method. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Preparation and characterization of platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd) nanoparticle decorated graphene sheets and their utilization for the elimination of basic fuchsin and indigo carmine dyes
    (2016-01-01) Kurt, BELMA; Durmus, ZEHRA; Durmus, Ali; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
    In this study, graphene nano sheets, prepared with chemical oxidation and reduction routes via modified-Hummer method, were successfully decorated with platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd) nanoparticles. Structural and morphological features of resulted graphene-metal nanocomposites were characterized with FT-IR, XRD, SEM and TEM methods. Anti-oxidant activity (AOA) values of nanocomposites were determined. The IC50 values of Pt-graphene and Pd-graphene nanocomposites were found to be 46.1 and 90.2 mg/mL, respectively based on the ABTS method and 80.2 and 143.7 mg/mL according to the DPPH method. It was found that the graphene-metal nanocomposites exhibited superior free radical scavenging activity compared to several types of noble metal nano particles although the nanocomposites consist of much lower amount of active metal sites than the nano-crystalline metal powders. It was consequently reported that the graphene-metal nanocomposites could be successfully used for the photocatalytic elimination of fuchsin and indigo carmine dyes under light irradiation. (C) 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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    Synthesis, anticholinesterase activity and molecular modeling studies of novel carvacrol-substituted amide derivatives
    (2019-04-19) Kurt, BELMA; Durdagi, Serdar; Celebi, Gulsen; Salmas, Ramin Ekhteiari; SONMEZ, Fatih; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
    In the present study, 23 novel carvacrol derivatives involving the amide moiety as a linker between the alkyl chains and/or the heterocycle nucleus were synthesized and tested in vitro as acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) inhibitors. 2-(5-Isopropyl-2-methylphenoxy)-N-(quinolin-8-yl)acetamide (5v) revealed the highest inhibition properties against AChE and BuChE with the IC50 values of 1.93 and 0.05 mu M, respectively. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability of the potent inhibitor (5v) was also assessed by the widely used parallel artificial membrane permeability assay (PAMPA-BBB). The results showed that 5v is capable of crossing the BBB. Pharmacokinetic and toxicity profiles of the studied molecule predictions were investigated by MetaCore/MetaDrug comprehensive systems biology analysis suite. Bioactive conformations of the synthesized molecules, their predicted binding energies as well as structural and dynamical profiles of molecules at the binding pockets of AChE and BuChE targets were also investigated using different docking algorithms and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
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    Synthesis, antioxidant and carbonic anhydrase I and II inhibitory activities of novel sulphonamide-substituted coumarylthiazole derivatives
    (2016-01-01) Kurt, BELMA; Sonmez, Fatih; Bilen, Cigdem; Ergun, Adem; Gencer, Nahit; Arslan, Oktay; Kucukislamoglu, Mustafa; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
    New secondary benzenesulphonamide-substituted coumarylthiazole derivatives were synthesized and their inhibitory effects on purified carbonic anhydrase I and II were evaluated using CO2 as a substrate. The result showed that all the synthesized compounds exhibited inhibitory activity on both hCA I and hCA II with N-(4-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl) naphthalene-2-sulphonamide (5f, IC50 value of 5.63 and 8.48 mu M, against hCA I and hCA II, respectively) as the strongest inhibitor revealed from this study. Structure-activity relationship revealed that the inhibitory activity of the synthesized compounds is related to the type of the halogen and bulky substituent on the phenyl ring. In addition, the cupric reducing antioxidant capacities (CUPRAC) and ABTS cation radical scavenging abilities of the synthesized compounds were assayed. 4-methoxy-N-(4-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl) thiazol-2-yl) benzenesulphonamide (5e) exhibited the strongest ABTS and CUPRAC activity with IC50 value of 48.83 mu M and A(0.50) value of 23.29 mu M ,
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    Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene Oxide/Zinc Oxide (GO/ZnO) Nanocomposite and Its Utilization for Photocatalytic Degradation of Basic Fuchsin Dye
    (2019-01-10) Durmuş, ZEHRA; Kurt, BELMA; Durmus, Ali; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
    In this study, graphene oxide/zinc oxide (GO/ZnO) nanocomposite was prepared by the decoration of thermally expanded and chemically oxidized graphite oxide nanosheets with zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles synthesized via two-step sol-gel deposition method and used as an effective photocatalyst for degradation of basic fuchsin (BF) dye. Structural properties of GO/ZnO nanocomposite were characterized with X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) methods, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurement. It was found that the GO/ZnO nanocomposite formed a two-dimensional (2D) structure having a composition of 0.54GO/0.46ZnO (w/w) and average ZnO partic le size of 25-30 nm. The band gap of ZnO nanoparticles onto GO nanosheets was found to be 3.25 eV while that of bulk ZnO nanoparticles was determined as 3.70 eV. Photocatalytic degradation works were performed into a UV-chamber by following the concentration of BF dye. Degradation reaction was modeled with the Langmuir-Hinshelwood pseudo first-order kinetic model. GO/ZnO nanocomposite increased the apparent reaction rate constant (k) about three times compared to bulk ZnO nanoparticles under UV light.
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    The impact of Ir doping on the electrical properties of YbFe1−xIrxO3 perovskite-oxide compounds
    (2020-01-01T00:00:00Z) Coskun, M.; Polat, O.; Coskun, F.M.; Kurt, BELMA; Durmus, Z.; Caglar, M.; Turut, A.; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
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    Three novel Cu(II), Cd(II) and Cr(III) complexes of 6-Methylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid with thiocyanate: Synthesis, crystal structures, DFT calculations, molecular docking and alpha-Glucosidase inhibition studies
    (2018-12-13) Avci, Davut; Alturk, Sumeyye; Sonmez, Fatih; Tamer, Omer; Basoglu, Adil; Atalay, Yusuf; Kurt, BELMA; Dege, Necmi; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
    Novel complexes of 6-methylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid and thiocyanate ([Cu(NCS)(6-mpa)(2)], (1); [Cd(NCS)(6-mpa)](n), (2); [Cr(NCS)(6-mpa)(2)center dot H2O], (3)} were synthesized, and their structures were characterized by XRD analysis, FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopic techniques. The inhibitory activities of the synthesized complexes (1-3) on alpha-glucosidase were determined by using genistein reference compound. Furthermore, the optimized geometry and vibrational harmonic frequencies for the complexes 1-3 were obtained by DFT/HSEh1PBE/6-311G(d,p)/LanL2DZ level. Electronic spectral properties were examined by using TD-DFT/FISEh1PBE/6-311G(d,p)/LanL2DZ level with CPCM model. Additionally, major contributions to the electronic transitions were determined via Swizard program. The refractive index, linear optical and non-nonlinear optical parameters of the complexes 1-3 were investigated at HSEh1PBE/6 -311G(d,p) level. The docking studies of the complexes 1-3 to the binding site of the target protein (the template structure S. cerevisiae isomaltase are fulfilled. Lastly, natural bond orbital analysis was used to investigate inter- and intra-molecular bonding and interaction among bonds. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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    In vitro inhibition effects on erythrocyte carbonic anhydrase I and II and structure-activity relationships of cumarylthiazole derivatives
    (2016-09-01) Kurt, BELMA; Sonmez, Fatih; GÖKÇE, Başak; Ergun, Adem; Gencer, Nahit; Demir, Taki; Arslan, Oktay; Kucukislamoglu, Mustafa; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
    Coumarin and heterocyclic compounds incorporating urea have clinical applications as antiepileptics, diuretics, and antiglaucoma agents due to their carbonic anhydrase inhibitory properties. We investigated inhibition of carbonic anhydrase I and II with a series of coumarylthiazole derivatives containing urea/thiourea groups. All the investigated compounds exhibited inhibitory activity on both hCA I and hCA II, with 1-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-(4-(2-oxo-2H-chromen-3-yl)thiazol-2-yl)urea being the strongest inhibitor. Structure-activity relationship study showed that most of urea derivatives were more inhibiting for hCA I and hCA II than thiourea derivatives. The electron-withdrawing groups at the phenyl ring increased the inhibitory activity compared to electron-donating groups.