King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saad Shaaban

Tarek Ahmed Yousef

Hany Mohamed Abd El-Lateef Ahmed

Ahmed A Al-Karmalawy

Bander Alshemary

Amr Negm

Mai Mostafa Khalaf Ali

Antar Ahmed Abdelhamid Ahmed

Marwa Sharaky

Hanan A Althikrallah

Ayman Abo Elmaaty

Hussein Ba-Ghazal

Mohamed Mahmoud

Mohamed Gouda

Osamah Abdulrahman Aldaghri

Mohsen Ahmed

Faisal Khuwayshan L Algethami

Yasair Al-Faiyz

Kamal Shalabi

Manal Amin Hessien

Ahmed S M Aljanabi

Mohamed Alaa Mohamed

Ali Aqeel

Yasair S Al-Faiz

Abeer M Ashmawy

Ahmed Abdel Nazeer Soliman

Manal Amin Hessein

A method for inhibiting proliferation of cancer cells includes contacting the cancer cells with a cytotoxic effective amount of an anticancer compound of Formula (I); where R1 to R8 are each independently selected from a group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, and an optionally substituted alkyl. The anticancer compound exhibits an ICof from 2 micrograms per milliliters (μg/ml) to 10 μg/ml for inhibiting the proliferation and inducing the apoptosis of cancer cells.

Method for inhibiting proliferation of cancer cells

A method for inhibiting proliferation of cancer cells includes contacting the cancer cells with a cytotoxic effective amount of an anticancer compound of where R1 to R8 are each independently selected from a group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, and an optionally substituted alkyl. The anticancer compound exhibits a growth inhibition percentage of about 90%.

Ebselen analogue compounds, their synthesis, and nanoemulsions containing the same. The nanoemulsions can comprise the ebselen analogue, tea tree oil, Tween, and water.

Ebselen analogues loaded nanoemulsion

A method of fabricating a conjugated polymer may include alkylating a carbazole with an alkyl bromide, in a solvent mixture, to form an alkyl carbazole; brominating the alkyl carbazole to form an N-alkyldibromocarbazole; and reacting the N-alkyldibromocarbazole with a distanyl-biselenophene in the presence of a catalyst to form a conjugated polymer having repeating units of formula (5)

Fabrication of a conjugated polymer

Polyimide membranes including polyimide structures selected from the group including: wherein n is an integral number where 2≤n≤100, i.e., an integer between and including 2 and 100, or an integer between 2 and 100.

Polyimide membranes incorporating diselenide functionality for selective separation of CO

A method of producing a Se/Biochar-Au—BiO/TiOcatalyst includes acid treatment of a palm waste with phosphoric acid to form an acid-treated palm waste, carbonizing the acid-treated palm waste to form an acid-treated biochar, and chlorinating acyl groups present on the acid-treated biochar with oxalyl chloride to form a chlorinated biochar. The method may include reacting the chlorinated biochar with an organoselenium compound to form an organoselenium-functionalized biochar and mixing the organoselenium-functionalized biochar with Au-doped BiO/TiOparticles to form the Se/Biochar-Au—BiO/TiOcatalyst.

Organoselenium compounds with gold-modified Bi2O3/TiO2 supported in carbon-activated carbons

A zinc coordination organoselenium polymer may be a catalyst. The zinc coordination polymer may be a catalyst for biodiesel fuel. A method of forming biodiesel from waster oil may include using the zinc coordination polymer. The waste oil may be selected from a group consisting of vegetable oil and animal fats.

Zinc coordination organoselenium polymer for the synthesis of biodiesel from waste oil

A method for cytotoxically treating cancer cells includes contacting the cancer cells with a composition comprising a compound of Formula I. The compound of Formula I is contacted with the cancer cells in an amount effective to reduce the number of cancer cells by at least 50%. A method for preparing the compound of Formula I is also described.

3-(3-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl) propyl)-5-(4-fluorobenzylidene) thiazolidine-2,4-dione as a potential antitumor and apoptotic inducer

A method for cytotoxically treating cancer cells includes contacting the cancer cells with a composition comprising a compound of Formula I. The compound of Formula I is contacted with the cancer cells in an amount effective to reduce the number of cancer cells by at least 50%. A method for preparing the compound of Formula I.

3-(2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)ethyl)-5-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzylidene)thiazolidine-2,4-dione as a potential antitumor and apoptotic inducer

A method of producing an organoselenium-based nanocomposite includes acid-treating a mixture containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and palm waste with phosphoric acid to form an acid-treated mixture; carbonizing the acid-treated mixture to form a MWCNT/biochar; mixing the MWCNT-biochar with TiOnanoparticles to form a TiO-MWCNT/biochar; chlorinating acyl groups present on the TiO-MWCNT/biochar to form a chlorinated TiO-MWCNT/biochar; reacting the chlorinated TiO-MWCNT/biochar with an organoselenium compound to form a Se—TiO-MWCNT/biochar.

Method of producing organoselenium-based nanocomposite

A polyimide membrane based on a polymer comprising polymerized units of a diselenide compound and having Formula I. A method of fabrication of the membrane using the polyimide-containing polymer and a method for separating one or more gases from a gaseous mixture using the membrane.

Multifunctional diselenide-based polyimide membrane for gas separation and purification

A biodegradable filter for the removal of various pollutants, contaminants, or harmful substances from the surrounding air, and a method of fabrication. The filter includes 30% by weight of cellulose nanofibers, 30% by weight of activated carbon, and 20% by weight of polyethylene glycol. The cellulose nanofibers and activated carbon are isolated from date palm biomass, making the filter cost-effective and environmentally friendly.

Biodegradable air filter from date palm and method of fabrication thereof

A method of making a lignocellulose incorporating methacrylate functionality from date palm biomass can include extracting sieved date palm biomass at a first predetermined temperature (110° C.) to obtain an extracted date palm biomass; adding an acid to the extracted date palm biomass to obtain a mixture and stirring and refluxing the mixture at a second predetermined temperature (100° C.) to obtain a refluxed cellulose-hemicellulose-lignin residue; dissolving the refluxed cellulose-hemicellulose-lignin residue in a solvent to obtain a solution; adding triethylamine and methacrylic anhydride to the solution to obtain a reaction solution mixture and stirring while heating the reaction solution mixture to react the triethylamine and the methacrylic anhydride with the solution to obtain a reacted solution mixture; pouring the reacted solution mixture into an ice-cold solvent to obtain a solution mixture and separating cellulose-hemicellulose-lignin residue from the solution mixture via centrifuging; dissolving centrifuged cellulose-lignin residue in water to obtain the lignocellulose incorporating methacrylate functionality.

Synthesis of non-ionic hydrogels for non-ionic pollutant removal

Lignocellulose based hydrogels (LCHs) derived from date palm (DP) waste that can be used to overcome water treatment challenges, as well as a preparation method and application thereof.

Synthesis of positively charged hydrogels for anionic pollutant removal

Diselenide organo compounds, their synthesis, and their use as deubiquitination signaling pathway modulators and anti-cancer agents.

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Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

Saad Shaaban