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    Structural and mechanical analysis of three orthodontic adhesive composites cured with different light units
    (2020-04-01T00:00:00Z) YILMAZ, BERZA; BAKKAL, MELTEM; Kurt, BELMA; YILMAZ, BERZA; BAKKAL, MELTEM; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
    Objective: To evaluate the effects of three different curing units on the physical and mechanical features of three different orthodontic adhesive resin materials. Material and Methods: 45 specimens (5 mm in diameter, and 2 mm in thickness) of each of the three different adhesive composite resin materials (Transbond XT, Grēngloo™ Adhesive and Light Bond Paste) were cured with three different light units (a polywave third generation (Valo), a monowave (DemiUltra), and a second-generation LED (Optima 10)). To quantify degree of conversion (DC), the Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy was used in transmission mode (ALPHA FT-IR Spectrometer, Bruker Optics, Germany). Vickers hardness value was recorded under constant load 100 g for 10 s with a microhardness tester (HMV M-1, Shimadzu Corp., Kyoto, Japan). The data were statistically analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis and chi-square tests. The level of significance was considered p<0.05. Results: The highest DC values were obtained as a result of curing with Optima 10. This rate was followed by Demi Ultra and Valo, respectively. Transbond XT samples showed a lower level of conversion than the samples of Light Bond Paste and Grēngloo™ Adhesive. The top surfaces of each material showed higher hardness values than the bottom surfaces (p<0.05). The Light Bond Paste showed the highest hardness values both on the top and bottom surfaces among the three materials, followed by Grēngloo™ Adhesive. While the hardness values of the top surfaces of the samples cured with Demi Ultra and Valo light units were similar, higher hardness values are recorded with Valo on the bottom surfaces (Valo; 85.200/75.200 (top/bottom) versus Demi Ultra; 86.100/66.000 (top/bottom)). Conclusions: The different DC and the surface hardness properties were recorded for the resin as orthodontic adhesives depending on different light units. Shorter radiation time caused lower DC and surface hardness values.
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    Anticholinesterase, antioxidant, antiaflatoxigenic activities of ten edible wild plants from Ordu area, Turkey
    (2018-06-01) Kurt, BELMA; GAZİOĞLU, IŞIL; SEVGİ, ECE; Sönmez, Fatih; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA; GAZİOĞLU, IŞIL; SEVGİ, ECE
    Turkey has highly rich floras of medicinal and aromatic plants because of having various climate conditions in different regions. One of these regions is Middle Black Sea Region, especially Ordu Province. Extracts of 10 edible plants (Arum maculatum L., Hypericum orientale L., Ornithogalum sigmoideum Freyn et Sint., Silene vulgaris Garcke var. macrocarpa, Plantago lanceolata L., Achillea millefolium L. subsp. pannonica, Rumex crispus L., Rumex acetosella L., Capsella bursa-pastoris L., Coronopus squamatus Asch.), grown in Ordu, Turkey, were prepared with different solvents (hexane, ethanol and water, separately) and their anticholinestrase and antiaflatoxigenic activities were evaluated. Additionally, the cupric reducing antioxidant capacities (CUPRAC) and ABTS cation radical scavenging abilities of the extracts were assayed. The ethanol extract of R. acetosella exhibited the highest antioxidant activity (A0.5 value of 25.31 µg/mL, for CUPRAC activity; IC50 value of 23.73 µg/mL, for ABTS activity). The hexane extract of C. bursa-pastoris showed the strongest inhibition against AChE enzyme with IC50 value of 7.24 µg/mL, and the hexane extract of A. millefolium subsp. pannonica had the highest BChE activity with IC50 value of 6.40 µg/mL. The ethanol extract of P. lanceolata exhibited the strongest inhibition against aflatoxin with 88% inhibition.
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    Synthesis, spectral properties, α-glucosidase inhibition, second-order and third-order NLO parameters and DFT calculations of Cr(III) and V(IV) complexes of 3-methylpicolinic acid
    (2020-11-15T00:00:00Z) Avcı, Davut; Altürk, Sümeyye; Sönmez, Fatih; Tamer, Ömer; Başoğlu, Adil; Atalay, Yusuf; Kurt, BELMA; Dege, Necmi; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA
    The Cr(III) and V(IV) complexes of 3-methylpicolinic acid (3-mpaH) were synthesized. The XRD and LC-MS/MS were performed to determine experimental geometric structure of the synthesized complexes. Their experimental spectral analyses were carried out by FT-IR and UV-Vis spectra. Their alpha-glucosidase activities were also evaluated. The synthesized Cr(III) and V(IV) complexes exhibited alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activity with the IC50 values of >600 mu M. Furthermore, the optimal molecular structure geometries, vibrational frequencies, electronic spectral properties, refractive index, band gap, second- and third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) parameters of these complexes were obtained by using DFT/HSEh1PBE/6-311G (d,p)/LanL2DZ level. NLO results demonstrate that the complex 1 is a promising candidate to materials with the high first- and second-order hyperpolarizability values obtained at 55.3 x 10(-30) and 251.0 x 10(-36) esu in ethanol solvent. The experimental refractive index and band gap parameters were comparatively presented. Lastly, NBO analysis was fulfilled to investigate inter- and intra-molecular bonding and the definition of coordination geometries around the central metal ions, as well as the electronic charge transfer interactions in the Cr(III) and V(IV) complexes. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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    Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel coumarin-chalcone derivatives containing urea moiety as potential anticancer agents
    (2020-01-01T00:00:00Z) Kurt, BELMA; Kandas, Nur Ozten; DAĞ, AYDAN; Sonmez, Fatih; Kucukislamoglu, Mustafa; ZENGİN KURT, BELMA; DAĞ, AYDAN
    The increasing interest on new drug discovery is constantly up to date as drugs do not increase survival adequately against increasing cancer cases worldwide. Based on the reported anticancer activity of coumarin, chalcone and urea derivatives, the present investigation dealt with the design and synthesis of coumarin derivatives bearing diversely substituted chalcone-urea moieties 5a-k. Through a structure-based molecular hybridization approach, a series of novel coumarin-chalcone derivatives containing urea moiety was synthesized and screened for their in vitro antiproliferative activities against the cancer cell lines (H4IIE and HepG2). In addition, the synthesized compounds were tested on a cell line that was not cancerous (CHO) and the damage, it could give to normal cells was determined. Among the synthesized compounds, 5k exhibited better inhibition of H4IIE compared to Sorafenib. 5j also showed better inhibition against HepG2 than Sorafenib. In particular, 5k induced H4IIE apoptosis, arrested cell cycle at the S phase. Therefore, 5k and 5j may be potent antitumor agents, representing a promising lead for further optimization. (C) 2017 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University.