Crystal structures of three bisazomethine dyes with dipropyl, dibutyl, and dihexyl substituents on their terminal amino groups are reported. To systematically interpret the effects of the terminal dialkyl substituents on the low-dimensional arrang...
Visceral obesity induces the onset of metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus. Adipose tissue is considered as a potential pharmacological target for treating metabolic disorders. The fruit of Terminalia bellirica is e...
JOURNAL OF NATURAL MEDICINES 70(1) 54-61 2016年1月 [査読有り]
We have previously reported the effects of Kaempferia parviflora (KP), including anti-obesity, preventing various metabolic diseases, and regulating differentiation of white adipose cells. In this study we used Tsumura, Suzuki, Obese Diabetes (TSO...
Yuta Shimada   Emi Horiguchi-Babamoto   Shinya Matsumoto   
DYES AND PIGMENTS 121 336-341 2015年10月 [査読有り]
Studies on the conformational polymorphism of organic dyes with bulky and flexible substituents showed that the benzyl moiety of 2,5-bis(dibenzylamino)-3,6-dichloro-p-benzoquinone can be easily eliminated under ambient light conditions to afford t...
BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 88(5) 716-721 2015年5月 [査読有り]
Optical properties of three crystal modifications of 5-t-butyl-2,3-dicyano-6[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]pyrazine having different color appearances were measured and interpreted on the basis of crystal structure analysis. Two of the three modificatio...