Hetero-bimetallic cooperative catalysis for the synthesis of heteroarenes

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (33) ◽  
pp. 7596-7631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav R. Gupta ◽  
Jagrut Shah ◽  
Kamlesh S. Vadagaonkar ◽  
Aditya G. Lavekar ◽  
Anant R. Kapdi
Keyword(s):  
Mode Of Action ◽  
Catalytic Systems ◽  
Biologically Relevant ◽  
Cooperative Catalysis

Review covering the synthesis of 5- and 6-membered as well as condensed heteroarenes, focussing on the combinations in cooperative catalytic systems in strategies used to achieve selectivity and also highlights the mode of action for the cooperative catalysis leading to the synthesis of commercially and biologically relevant heteroarenes.

ESI MS studies highlight the selective interaction of Auranofin with protein free thiols

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (18) ◽  
pp. 5906-5913 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlotta Zoppi ◽  
Luigi Messori ◽  
Alessandro Pratesi
Keyword(s):  
Mode Of Action ◽  
Cysteine Residues ◽  
Biologically Relevant ◽  
Esi Ms ◽  
Selective Interaction

The study of the mode-of-action of Auranofin, a cytotoxic gold(i) compound, reveals that it binds exclusively to the free and solvent-accessible cysteine residues of biologically relevant proteins.

Effects of 5-5'-Diphenyl-2-thiohydantoin (DPTH) and Thyroxine on the Ultrastructure and Chemical Composition of Rat Liver

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 570-571
Author(s):  
E. A. Elfont ◽  
R. B. Tobin ◽  
D. G. Colton ◽  
M. A. Mehlman
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Rat Liver ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Mode Of Action ◽  
Liver Mitochondria ◽  
Rat Liver Mitochondria ◽  
Effective Inhibitor ◽  
Biochemical Effects ◽  
Glycerophosphate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Stimulation Of

Summary5,-5'-diphenyl-2-thiohydantoin (DPTH) is an effective inhibitor of thyroxine (T4) stimulation of α-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase in rat liver mitochondria. Because this finding indicated a possible tool for future study of the mode of action of thyroxine, the ultrastructural and biochemical effects of DPTH and/or thyroxine on rat liver mere investigated.Rats were fed either standard or DPTH (0.06%) diet for 30 days before T4 (250 ug/kg/day) was injected. Injection of T4 occurred daily for 10 days prior to sacrifice. After removal of the liver and kidneys, part of the tissue was frozen at -50°C for later biocheailcal analyses, while the rest was prefixed in buffered 3.5X glutaraldehyde (390 mOs) and post-fixed in buffered 1Z OsO4 (376 mOs). Tissues were embedded in Araldlte 502 and the sections examined in a Zeiss EM 9S.Hepatocytes from hyperthyroid rats (Fig. 2) demonstrated enlarged and more numerous mitochondria than those of controls (Fig. 1). Glycogen was almost totally absent from the cytoplasm of the T4-treated rats.

Investigation of thin sections of biological standards by EDX, EELS, and Auger electron spectroscopy

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-185
Author(s):  
S. Lehner ◽  
H.E. Bauer ◽  
R. Wurster ◽  
H. Seiler
Keyword(s):  
Processing System ◽  
Beam Current ◽  
Beam Diameter ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Biologically Relevant ◽  
Energy Filtering ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Carbon Foils ◽  
Electron Microscopical ◽  
Exchange Membrane

In order to compare different microanalytical techniques commercially available cation exchange membrane SC-1 (Stantech Inc, Palo Alto), was loaded with biologically relevant elements as Na, Mg, K, and Ca, respectively, each to its highest possible concentration, given by the number concentration of exchangeable binding sites (4 % wt. for Ca). Washing in distilled water, dehydration through a graded series of ethanol, infiltration and embedding in Spurr’s low viscosity epoxy resin was followed by thin sectioning. The thin sections (thickness of about 50 nm) were prepared on carbon foils and mounted on electron microscopical finder grids.The samples were analyzed with electron microprobe JXA 50A with transmitted electron device, EDX system TN 5400, and on line operating image processing system SEM-IPS, energy filtering electron microscope CEM 902 with EELS/ESI and Auger spectrometer 545 Perkin Elmer.With EDX, a beam current of some 10-10 A and a beam diameter of about 10 nm, a minimum-detectable mass of 10-20 g Ca seems within reach.

Quantification of cell-surface expressed antigenic sites with 5-nm gold markers: Getting close to biologically relevant data

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 1050-1051
Author(s):  
Etienne de Harven ◽  
Hilary Christensen ◽  
Richard Leung ◽  
Cameron Ackerley
Keyword(s):  
Cell Surface ◽  
Human Peripheral Blood ◽  
Contour Length ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Gold Particles ◽  
Biologically Relevant ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Entire Cell ◽  
Electron Imaging ◽  
Cell Contour

The T-derived subset of human peripheral blood normal lymphocytes has been selected as a model system to study the usefulness of 5 nm gold markers for quantification of single epitopes expressed on cell surfaces. The chosen epitopes are parts of the CD3 and CD5 molecules and can be specifically identified by hybridoma produced monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs; LEU-4 and LEU-1; Becton-Dick- inson, Mountain view, CA) . An indirect immunolabeling procedure, with goat anti-murine IgG adsorbed on the surface of 5 nm colloidal gold particles (GAM-G5, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium) has been used. Backscattered Electron Imaging (BEI) in a field emission scanning electronmicroscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy of thin sections of lymphocytes labeled before plastic embedding, were both used to identify and quantitate gold labeled cell surface sites, Estimating that the thickness of “silver” sections is approximately 60 nm and counting the number of gold particles on the entire cell perimeter, we calculated that, for LEU-4, the number of markers per um2 of cell surface is in the 140-160 range (Fig.l). Cell contour length measurements indicated that the surface of one lymphocyte is approximately 130-160 um2 that of a smooth sphere of identical diameter, reflecting the role of microvilli in expanding the surface area. The total number of gold labeled sites on the surface of one lymphocyte averages, therefore between 20,000 and 24,000 per cell.

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