scholarly journals Multi-scale structural analysis of the A-site and oxygen deficient perovskite Sr11Mo4O23

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (37) ◽  
pp. 12466-12473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham King ◽  
Maxim Avdeev ◽  
Ilyas Qasim ◽  
Qingi Zhou ◽  
Brendan J. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Local Correlations ◽  
A Site

The crystal structure of Sr11Mo4O23 and the local correlations between the disordered sites are examined.

scholarly journals Crystal structures of Ca2+–calmodulin bound to NaV C-terminal regions suggest role for EF-hand domain in binding and inactivation

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (22) ◽  
pp. 10763-10772 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd R. Gardill ◽  
Ricardo E. Rivera-Acevedo ◽  
Ching-Chieh Tung ◽  
Filip Van Petegem
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Binding Mode ◽  
Conformational Switch ◽  
Channel Inactivation ◽  
Dependent Inactivation ◽  
Ef Hand ◽  
Inherited Arrhythmia ◽  
A Site

Voltage-gated sodium (NaV) and calcium channels (CaV) form targets for calmodulin (CaM), which affects channel inactivation properties. A major interaction site for CaM resides in the C-terminal (CT) region, consisting of an IQ domain downstream of an EF-hand domain. We present a crystal structure of fully Ca2+-occupied CaM, bound to the CT of NaV1.5. The structure shows that the C-terminal lobe binds to a site ∼90° rotated relative to a previous site reported for an apoCaM complex with the NaV1.5 CT and for ternary complexes containing fibroblast growth factor homologous factors (FHF). We show that the binding of FHFs forces the EF-hand domain in a conformation that does not allow binding of the Ca2+-occupied C-lobe of CaM. These observations highlight the central role of the EF-hand domain in modulating the binding mode of CaM. The binding sites for Ca2+-free and Ca2+-occupied CaM contain targets for mutations linked to long-QT syndrome, a type of inherited arrhythmia. The related NaV1.4 channel has been shown to undergo Ca2+-dependent inactivation (CDI) akin to CaVs. We present a crystal structure of Ca2+/CaM bound to the NaV1.4 IQ domain, which shows a binding mode that would clash with the EF-hand domain. We postulate the relative reorientation of the EF-hand domain and the IQ domain as a possible conformational switch that underlies CDI.

scholarly journals Crystal Structure Refinements of Four Monazite Samples from Different Localities

Minerals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1028 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mashrur Zaman ◽  
Sytle M. Antao
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Electron Probe ◽  
Unit Cell Volume ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Large Unit Cell ◽  
A Site

This study investigates the crystal chemistry of monazite (APO4, where A = Lanthanides = Ln, as well as Y, Th, U, Ca, and Pb) based on four samples from different localities using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and electron-probe microanalysis. The crystal structure of all four samples are well refined, as indicated by their refinement statistics. Relatively large unit-cell parameters (a = 6.7640(5), b = 6.9850(4), c = 6.4500(3) Å, β = 103.584(2)°, and V = 296.22(3) Å3) are obtained for a detrital monazite-Ce from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Sm-rich monazite from Gunnison County, Colorado, USA, has smaller unit-cell parameters (a = 6.7010(4), b = 6.9080(4), c = 6.4300(4) Å, β = 103.817(3)°, and V = 289.04(3) Å3). The a, b, and c unit-cell parameters vary linearly with the unit-cell volume, V. The change in the a parameter is large (0.2 Å) and is related to the type of cations occupying the A site. The average <A-O> distances vary linearly with V, whereas the average <P-O> distances are nearly constant because the PO4 group is a rigid tetrahedron.

scholarly journals Structural analysis of human dual-specificity phosphatase 22 complexed with a phosphotyrosine-like substrate

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
George T. Lountos ◽  
Scott Cherry ◽  
Joseph E. Tropea ◽  
David S. Waugh
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Phosphatase Activity ◽  
Small Molecule ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Dual Specificity Phosphatase ◽  
Dual Specificity ◽  
Nitrophenyl Phosphate

4-Nitrophenyl phosphate (p-nitrophenyl phosphate, pNPP) is widely used as a small molecule phosphotyrosine-like substrate in activity assays for protein tyrosine phosphatases. It is a colorless substrate that upon hydrolysis is converted to a yellow 4-nitrophenolate ion that can be monitored by absorbance at 405 nm. Therefore, the pNPP assay has been widely adopted as a quick and simple method to assess phosphatase activity and is also commonly used in assays to screen for inhibitors. Here, the first crystal structure is presented of a dual-specificity phosphatase, human dual-specificity phosphatase 22 (DUSP22), in complex with pNPP. The structure illuminates the molecular basis for substrate binding and may also facilitate the structure-assisted development of DUSP22 inhibitors.

scholarly journals β-Li0.37Na0.63Fe(MoO4)2

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. i9-i10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira Souilem ◽  
Mohamed Faouzi Zid ◽  
Ahmed Driss
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Reaction ◽  
Title Compound ◽  
General Position ◽  
Site Occupancy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Main Structure ◽  
Axis Direction ◽  
A Site

The title compound, lithium/sodium iron(III) bis[orthomolybdate(VI)], was obtained by a solid-state reaction. The main structure units are an FeO6octahedron, a distorted MoO6octahedron and an MoO4tetrahedron sharing corners. The crystal structure is composed of infinite double MoFeO11chains along theb-axis direction linked by corner-sharing to MoO4tetrahedra so as to form Fe2Mo3O19ribbons. The cohesion between ribbonsviamixed Mo—O—Fe bridges leads to layers arranged parallel to thebcplane. Adjacent layers are linked by corners shared between MoO4tetrahedra of one layer and FeO6octahedra of the other layer. The Na+and Li+ions partially occupy the same general position, with a site-occupancy ratio of 0.631 (9):0.369 (1). A comparison is made withAFe(MoO4)2(A= Li, Na, K and Cs) structures.

Multi-scale structural analysis of gas diffusion layers

2017 ◽  
Vol 355 ◽  
pp. 8-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Göbel ◽  
Michael Godehardt ◽  
Katja Schladitz
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Gas Diffusion ◽  
Gas Diffusion Layers ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Diffusion Layers

scholarly journals MULTI-SCALE INFRA-GRAVITY WAVE DYNAMICS - THE FRENCH BASQUE COAST

2020 ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Volker Roeber ◽  
J. Dylan Nestler ◽  
Jonas Pinault ◽  
Assaf Azouri ◽  
Florian Bellafont
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Gravity Wave ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Wave Direction ◽  
Wave Dynamics ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Offshore Wave ◽  
A Site ◽  
Basque Coast

Phase-resolving numerical models are a powerful tool to identify and analyze dominant wave processes along a site of interest. We have carried out a numerical study related to infra-gravity wave dynamics along the French Basque coast. The computed scenarios are representative for the swell conditions at the site of interest and include variations in offshore wave height, direction, and water level. Several statistical methods were employed that illustrate that the irregular bathymetry is a key component for the strong variations in sea-swell and IG-wave energy. The water level is demonstrated to substantially affect the IG-wave behavior, more than the wave direction. Swash oscillations in the IG-frequency band are greater than or equal to sea-swell swash oscillations at nearly all locations along the studied shoreline.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/ELZwJCokkX0

scholarly journals 1,1′,3,3′-Tetramesitylquinobis(imidazole)-2,2′-dithione

IUCrData ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayaraman Selvakumar ◽  
Kuppuswamy Arumugam
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Hydrogen Bonds ◽  
Cell Volume ◽  
Title Compound ◽  
Unit Cell Volume ◽  
Density Peaks ◽  
Solvent Molecules

The solid-state structural analysis of the title compound [systematic name: 5,11-disulfanylidene-4,6,10,12-tetrakis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-4,6,10,12-tetraazatricyclo[7.3.0.03,7]dodeca-1(9),3(7)-diene-2,8-dione], C44H44N4O2S2 [+solvent], reveals that the molecule crystallizes in a highly symmetric cubic space group so that one quarter of the molecule is crystallographically unique, the molecule lying on special positions (two mirror planes, two twofold axes and a center of inversion). The crystal structure exhibits large cavities of 193 Å3 accounting for 7.3% of the total unit-cell volume. These cavities contain residual density peaks but it was not possible to unambiguously identify the solvent therein. The contribution of the disordered solvent molecules to the scattering was removed using a solvent mask and is not included in the reported molecular weight. No classical hydrogen bonds are observed between the main molecules.

The synthesis, molecular and crystal structure of the 1:1 adduct of triphenyltin chloride with 2,3-diphenylthiazolidin-4-one

1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank E. Smith ◽  
Rosemary C. Hynes ◽  
John Tierney ◽  
Ying Z. Zhang ◽  
George Eng
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Oxygen Atom ◽  
Dutch Elm Disease ◽  
Monoclinic Space Group ◽  
Monodentate Ligand ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Trigonal Bipyramidal ◽  
Triphenyltin Chloride ◽  
Mössbauer Data

The title compound was synthesized as part of an effort to produce a more effective fungicide to combat Dutch Elm Disease (DED), which is caused by the fungus Ceratocystisulmi. A full X-ray structural analysis of the 1:1 adduct has been carried out and the results are reported along with the Mössbauer data for the compound. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P21/a with a = 19.240(3) Å, b = 9.1463(24) Å, c = 19.3512(24) Å, β = 118.874(8)°, V = 2982.0(10) Å3, z = 4, and Dcalc = 1.427 Mg m−3. The final discrepancy factors are RF = 0.056 and Rw = 0.058 for 1915 significant reflections. The QS and IS values in the Mössbauer spectrum of the complex are 3.08 mm s−1 and 1.28 mm s−1, respectively. The 2,3-diphenylthiazolidin-4-one behaves as a monodentate ligand and coordinates to the tin through the oxygen atom. The complex exhibits a trigonal bipyramidal configuration with the three phenyl groups in equatorial positions and the chloride and ligand oxygen occupying the apical sites. Keywords: triorganotin, fungicide, Dutch Elm Disease, thiazolidin-4-one.

Cyano-Bridged Bimetallic Complexes of Copper(II) with Nitroprusside. Crystal Structure of [Cu(H2NCH2CH(NH2)CH3)2Fe(CN)5NO] . H2O

2000 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdenek Smékal ◽  
Zdenek Trávnícek ◽  
Jaromír Marek ◽  
Milan Nádvornik
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Magnetic Measurements ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cyanide Group ◽  
Cyanide Ligand ◽  
Binuclear Structure ◽  
Tetragonal Pyramidal ◽  
Cyanide Ligands ◽  
Diamine Ligands

Five new complexes of compositions [Cu(1,2-pn)2Fe(CN)5NO]·H2O (1,2-pn = propane-1,2-diamine) and [Cu(L)Fe(CN)5NO]·xH2O (L = tmen (N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine), x = 0.5; L = trimeen (N,N,N′-trimethylethane-1,2-diamine), x = 1; L = dien (N-(2-aminoethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine), x = 0; L = medpt (N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-methylpropane-1,3-diamine), x = 2) have been isolated from the reaction mixture of Cu(ClO4)2·6H2O (or CuCl2·2H2O), the amine and Na2 [Fe(CN)5NO]·2H2O in water. The complexes have been characterized by infrared and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopies, and magnetic measurements. Single-crystal X-ray structural analysis revealed that the [Cu(1,2-pn)2Fe(CN)5NO]·H2O complex assumes a cyanide-bridged binuclear structure in which iron(II) is six-coordinated by five cyanide ligands and one nitrosyl group (the nitrosyl group lies cis to the bridging cyanide group), while copper(II) is five-coordinated by two propane-1,2-diamine ligands and a bridging cyanide ligand in a distorted tetragonal pyramidal arrangement.

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