This study intended to determine the ability of endophytic bacteria recovered from root nodules of Cicer arietinum L. and Vigna unguiculata L. (Walp.) plants to synthesize exopolysaccharide (EPS) and to enhance the production by changing nutritional factors. Twenty endophytic bacteria isolated from root nodules of Cicer arietinum and Vigna unguiculata were tested for their production of EPS. High EPS-producing isolates were identified on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. Among 20 isolates, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (C6) and Brevibacillus parabrevis (V4) isolated from root nodules of Cicer arietinum and Vigna unguiculata produced a high EPS yield in comparison with other isolates. Using 1% of sucrose as sole carbon source increases the concentration of EPS produced by S. maltophilia and B. parabrevis (65 and 107%, respectively). EPS produced by S. maltophilia and B. parabrevis was increased by the addition of fructose and lactose (0.1%). Addition of 1.68 g/L KNO3 or 2.49 g/L glycine to modified yeast extract mannitol medium (YEMB) significantly increased EPS production by S. maltophilia and B. parabrevis. Furthermore, the presence of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (25–50 μg/ mL) in the modified YEMB medium increased EPS yield by B. parabrevis. Chemical characterization of EPS by GC–MS and FTIR indicate that the EPS biochemical composition is dependent on the bioavailability of carbon substrates and is controlled by limiting nutrients. The combination of the best two carbon sources sucrose (0.9%) and fructose or lactose (0.1%) in the presence of KNO3 or glycine as the best nitrogen sources significantly increased EPS yield of S. maltophilia and B. parabrevis, respectively.

This study intended to determine the ability of endophytic bacteria recovered from root nodules of Cicer arietinum L. and Vigna unguiculata L. (Walp.) plants to synthesize exopolysaccharide (EPS) and to enhance the production by changing nutritional factors. Twenty endophytic bacteria isolated from root nodules of Cicer arietinum and Vigna unguiculata were tested for their production of EPS. High EPS-producing isolates were identified on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. Among 20 isolates, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (C6) and Brevibacillus parabrevis (V4) isolated from root nodules of Cicer arietinum and Vigna unguiculata produced a high EPS yield in comparison with other isolates. Using 1% of sucrose as sole carbon source increases the concentration of EPS produced by S. maltophilia and B. parabrevis (65 and 107%, respectively). EPS produced by S. maltophilia and B. parabrevis was increased by the addition of fructose and lactose (0.1%). Addition of 1.68 g/L KNO3 or 2.49 g/L glycine to modified yeast extract mannitol medium (YEMB) significantly increased EPS production by S. maltophilia and B. parabrevis. Furthermore, the presence of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (25–50 μg/ mL) in the modified YEMB medium increased EPS yield by B. parabrevis. Chemical characterization of EPS by GC–MS and FTIR indicate that the EPS biochemical composition is dependent on the bioavailability of carbon substrates and is controlled by limiting nutrients. The combination of the best two carbon sources sucrose (0.9%) and fructose or lactose (0.1%) in the presence of KNO3 or glycine as the best nitrogen sources significantly increased EPS yield of S. maltophilia and B. parabrevis, respectively.

Mycoremediation is an on-site remediation strategy, which employs fungi to degrade or sequester contaminants from the environment. The present work focused on the bioremediation of soils contaminated with zinc by the use of a native mycorrhizal fungi (AM) called Funneliformis geosporum (Nicol. & Gerd.) Walker & SchuÈ ûler. Experiments were performed using Triticum aestivum L. cv. Gemmeza-10 at different concentrations of Zn (50, 100, 200 mg kg-1) and inoculated with or without F. geosporum. The results showed that the dry weight of mycorrhizal wheat increased at Zn stressed plants as compared to the non-Znstressed control plants. The concentrations of Zn also had an inhibitory effect on the yield of dry root and shoot of non-mycorrhizal wheat. The photosynthetic pigment fractions were significantly affected by Zn treatments and mycorrhizal inoculation, where in all treatments, the content of the photosynthetic pigment fractions decreased as the Zn concentration increased in the soil. However, the level of minerals of shoots, roots, and grains was greatly influenced by Zn-treatment and by inoculation with F. geosporum. Treatment with Zn in the soil increased Cu and Zn concentrations in the root, shoot and grains, however, other minerals (P, S, K, Ca and Fe) concentration was decreased. Inoculation of wheat with AM fungi significantly reduced the accumulation of Zn and depressed its translocation in shoots and grains of wheat. In conclusion, inoculation with a native F. geosporum-improves yields of wheat under higher levels of Zn and is possible to be applied for the improvement of zinc contaminated soil.

Ethyl 4,6-dimethyl-3-(pyrrol-1-yl) selenolo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate (2) was synthesized by the reaction of previously prepared ethyl 3-amino-4,6-dimethyl selenolo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate (1) with 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran in acetic acid. The pyrrolyl ester (2) was converted into the corresponding carbohydrazide 3 which reacted with acetyl acetone, aromatic aldehydes, carbon disulfide in pyridine, and sodium nitrite to afford the corresponding dimethyl pyrazolyl 4, arylidene carbohydrazides 5a–d, oxadiazolyl thiole 6, and caboazide compound 8, respectively. The carboazide 8 reacted with different alcohols and amines to give the corresponding carbamates 9a–c and the aryl urea derivatives 10a–d. Heating of carboazide 8 in dry xylene afforded the pyridoselenolo-pyrrolopyrazinone 11. The latter compound was used as a versatile starting precursor for synthesis of other pyridoselenolo-pyrrolopyrazine compounds. The newly synthesized compounds and their derivatives were characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopy (IR, 1H-NMR, and mass spectra). Some of the newly synthesized pyrrolyl selenolopyridine compounds showed remarkable antioxidant activity compared to ascorbic acid

Ethyl 4,6-dimethyl-3-(pyrrol-1-yl) selenolo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate (2) was synthesized by the reaction of previously prepared ethyl 3-amino-4,6-dimethyl selenolo[2,3-b]pyridine-2-carboxylate (1) with 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran in acetic acid. The pyrrolyl ester (2) was converted into the corresponding carbohydrazide 3 which reacted with acetyl acetone, aromatic aldehydes, carbon disulfide in pyridine, and sodium nitrite to afford the corresponding dimethyl pyrazolyl 4, arylidene carbohydrazides 5a–d, oxadiazolyl thiole 6, and caboazide compound 8, respectively. The carboazide 8 reacted with different alcohols and amines to give the corresponding carbamates 9a–c and the aryl urea derivatives 10a–d. Heating of carboazide 8 in dry xylene afforded the pyridoselenolo-pyrrolopyrazinone 11. The latter compound was used as a versatile starting precursor for synthesis of other pyridoselenolo-pyrrolopyrazine compounds. The newly synthesized compounds and their derivatives were characterized by elemental analysis and spectroscopy (IR, 1H-NMR, and mass spectra). Some of the newly synthesized pyrrolyl selenolopyridine compounds showed remarkable antioxidant activity compared to ascorbic acid

Acetylation of 1-amino-5-morpholin-4-yl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]isoquinoline-2-phenyl carboxamide 3 afforded the corresponding tetrahydro[1,3]oxazinothieno[2,3-c]isoquinolinone compound 4. The oxazinone compound 4 underwent nucleophilic substitution reactions with various primary aliphatic and aromatic amines including some sulfa drugs such as sulfanilamide, sulfaguanidine, and sulfathiazole to afford the substituted pyrimidinone compounds 6–10. Chlorination of the pyrimidinone 10 with phosphorus oxychloride yielded the chloropyrimidine derivative 11. The latter compound was used as a versatile precursor for the synthesis of other heterocyclic rings containing the tetrahydropyrimidothienoisoquinoline moiety 12–23 through reaction with a variety of organic reagents. The newly synthesized compounds were fully characterized by elemental and spectral analyses, including melting point, TLC, and FT IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy, as well as 13C NMR and mass spectroscopy for most of them. These molecules should allow to us in the future to investigate their pharmacological activities

Acetylation of 1-amino-5-morpholin-4-yl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]isoquinoline-2-phenyl carboxamide 3 afforded the corresponding tetrahydro[1,3]oxazinothieno[2,3-c]isoquinolinone compound 4. The oxazinone compound 4 underwent nucleophilic substitution reactions with various primary aliphatic and aromatic amines including some sulfa drugs such as sulfanilamide, sulfaguanidine, and sulfathiazole to afford the substituted pyrimidinone compounds 6–10. Chlorination of the pyrimidinone 10 with phosphorus oxychloride yielded the chloropyrimidine derivative 11. The latter compound was used as a versatile precursor for the synthesis of other heterocyclic rings containing the tetrahydropyrimidothienoisoquinoline moiety 12–23 through reaction with a variety of organic reagents. The newly synthesized compounds were fully characterized by elemental and spectral analyses, including melting point, TLC, and FT IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy, as well as 13C NMR and mass spectroscopy for most of them. These molecules should allow to us in the future to investigate their pharmacological activities

Acetylation of 1-amino-5-morpholin-4-yl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]isoquinoline-2-phenyl carboxamide 3 afforded the corresponding tetrahydro[1,3]oxazinothieno[2,3-c]isoquinolinone compound 4. The oxazinone compound 4 underwent nucleophilic substitution reactions with various primary aliphatic and aromatic amines including some sulfa drugs such as sulfanilamide, sulfaguanidine, and sulfathiazole to afford the substituted pyrimidinone compounds 6–10. Chlorination of the pyrimidinone 10 with phosphorus oxychloride yielded the chloropyrimidine derivative 11. The latter compound was used as a versatile precursor for the synthesis of other heterocyclic rings containing the tetrahydropyrimidothienoisoquinoline moiety 12–23 through reaction with a variety of organic reagents. The newly synthesized compounds were fully characterized by elemental and spectral analyses, including melting point, TLC, and FT IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy, as well as 13C NMR and mass spectroscopy for most of them. These molecules should allow to us in the future to investigate their pharmacological activities

A series of novel 6-functionalized-5-amino-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-furo [3,2-e]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazines (4a–c) was synthesized by the reaction of 3-methyl-6-oxo-1-phenyl-6,7-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazine-5- carbonitrile (2) with α-halocarbonyl compounds such as: diethyl 2-bromomalonate, phenacyl bromide and chloroacetone. Cyclocondensation of the amino benzoyl 4b with diethyl malonate yielded the oxopyridine carboxylate derivative 5. Also, the starting intermediate amino ester compound 4a was allowed to react with ethanol amine to afford the hydroxyethyl caboxamide derivative 6. Furthermore, hydrazinolysis of the amino ester 4a afforded the corresponding amino carbohydrazide 7 which was used as a versatile precursor for synthesis of other heterocyclic compounds attached or fused to the furopyrazolopyrazine moiety. The chemical structures of the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed on the basis of elemental and spectral analyses containing FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectrometry hoping these molecules should allow us to investigate their pharmacological activities in the future study.

A series of novel 6-functionalized-5-amino-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-furo [3,2-e]pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazines (4a–c) was synthesized by the reaction of 3-methyl-6-oxo-1-phenyl-6,7-dihydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrazine-5- carbonitrile (2) with α-halocarbonyl compounds such as: diethyl 2-bromomalonate, phenacyl bromide and chloroacetone. Cyclocondensation of the amino benzoyl 4b with diethyl malonate yielded the oxopyridine carboxylate derivative 5. Also, the starting intermediate amino ester compound 4a was allowed to react with ethanol amine to afford the hydroxyethyl caboxamide derivative 6. Furthermore, hydrazinolysis of the amino ester 4a afforded the corresponding amino carbohydrazide 7 which was used as a versatile precursor for synthesis of other heterocyclic compounds attached or fused to the furopyrazolopyrazine moiety. The chemical structures of the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed on the basis of elemental and spectral analyses containing FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and mass spectrometry hoping these molecules should allow us to investigate their pharmacological activities in the future study.