Cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) complexes of di- and tetrapeptides containing tyrosine and glycine residues

1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed S. El- Ezaby ◽  
Jassim M. Al-Hassan ◽  
Namek F. Eweiss ◽  
Farida Al-Massaad
Keyword(s):  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Mixed Solvent ◽  
Equilibrium Constants ◽  
Carboxyl Groups ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Ph Titration ◽  
Solution Equilibria ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ph Range

The solution equilibria of di- and tetrapeptides containing tyrosine and glycine residues have been investigated in absence and presence of cobalt(II), nickel(II), and copper(II) ions. The equilibrium constants have been determined by pH titration at 30 °C and μ = 0.1 M(NaNO3) in 80% by weight DMSO – water mixed solvent. Protons are ionized from terminal (protonated amino and carboxyl) groups as well as from peptidic nitrogens. Complexes of 1:1 composition of metal ion – tetrapeptides were formed in quite a wide range of pH; also 1:1 complexes of the metal ions – dipeptides were formed in solution under the same conditions. Other higher complexes cannot be proved to form in the pH range studied. The complexes of these metal ions with glycine and O-Bzl-L-tyrosine were also studied under the same experimental conditions as control experiments and their equilibrium constants were calculated.

Efficient Preconcentration of Cu2+, Zn2+ and Fe3+ with an Agarose-Schiff Base Sorbent

2007 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 908-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payman Hashemi ◽  
Hatam Hassanvand ◽  
Hossain Naeimi
Keyword(s):  
Schiff Base ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Good Accuracy ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Sample Volume ◽  
Effects Of Ph ◽  
Glass Column ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Ph Range

Sorption and preconcentration of Cu2+, Zn2+ and Fe3+ on a salen-type Schiff base, 2,2'- [ethane-1,2-diylbis(nitrilomethylidyne)]bis(2-methylphenol), chemically immobilized on a highly crosslinked agarose support, were studied. Kinetic studies showed higher sorption rates of Cu2+ and Fe3+ in comparison with Zn2+. Half-times (t1/2) of 31, 106 and 58 s were obtained for sorption of Cu2+, Zn2+ and Fe3+ by the sorbent, respectively. Effects of pH, eluent concentration and volume, ionic strength, buffer concentration, sample volume and interferences on the recovery of the metal ions were investigated. A 5-ml portion of 0.4 M HCl solution was sufficient for quantitative elution of the metal ions from 0.5 ml of the sorbent packed in a 6.5 mm i.d. glass column. Quantitative recoveries were obtained in a pH range 5.5-6.5 for all the analytes. The volumes to be concentrated exceeding 500 ml, ionic strengths as high as 0.5 mol l-1, and acetate buffer concentrations up to 0.3 mol l-1 for Zn2+ and 0.4 mol l-1 for Cu2+ and Fe3+ did not have any significant effect on the recoveries. The system tolerated relatively high concentrations of diverse ions. Preconcentration factors up to 100 and detection limits of 0.31, 0.16 and 1.73 μg l-1 were obtained for Cu2+, Zn2+ and Fe3+, respectively, for their determination by a flame AAS instrument. The method was successfully applied to the metal ion determinations in several river water samples with good accuracy.

scholarly journals Ion Exchange Properties of a Terpolymer Resin Derived from 2, 4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde, Oxamide and Formaldehyde

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 639-650 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. Tarase ◽  
W. B. Gurnule ◽  
A. B. Zade
Keyword(s):  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Polymer Sample ◽  
Equilibrium Method ◽  
Wide Ph Range ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
Exchange Properties

Terpolymer resins (2,4-DHBOF) were synthesized by the condensation of 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde and oxamide with formaldehyde in the presence of hydrochloric acid as catalyst, proved to be selective chelation ion exchange terpolymer resins for certain metals. Chelation ion exchange properties of these polymers were studied for Fe+3, Cu+2, Hg+2, Cd+2, Co+2, Zn+2, Ni+2and Pb+2ions. A batch equilibrium method was employed in the study of the selectivity of the distribution of a given metal ions between the polymer sample and a solution containing the metal ion. The study was carried out over a wide pH range and in a media of various ionic strengths. The polymer showed a higher selectivity for Fe+3, Cd+2and Co+2ions than for Cu+2, Hg+2, Zn+2, Ni+2and Pb+2ions.

Comparative inhibition of hepatic hydroxymethylbilane synthase by both hard and soft metal cations

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Farmer ◽  
B. R. Hollebone
Keyword(s):  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Ph Dependence ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Chemical Behaviour ◽  
Soft Metal ◽  
Hardness Values

The in vitro inhibition of hydroxymethylbilane synthase (EC 4.3.1.8, uroporphyrinogen I synthetase) obtained from livers of Sprague–Dawley rats has been studied with a wide range of di- and tri-valent metal ions. After purification by cell lysis, heat treatment, and centrifugation, the stable, soluble enzyme yielded sigmoidal inhibition curves with increasing concentrations of each of the 16 test ions. Using the negative logarithm of metal concentration for 50% inhibition (the pM50 value), the metal ions could be classified according to their Klopman hardness values. Very soft ions including Hg2+, intermediate ions including Cr3+, and very hard ions including Al3+ all yielded large pM50 values indicating strong inhibition. In comparison to known metal-ion chemical behaviour, these three ions could indicate three different types of inhibitory binding sites at or near the active site: Hg2+ corresponding to sulfur in cysteine, Cr3+ corresponding to nitrogen in histidine, and Al3+ corresponding to oxygen in carboxyl groups. The presence of the first two sites is also indicated by the pH dependence of activity.

Preparation, ion-exchange, and electrochemical behavior of Cs-type manganese oxides with a novel hexagonal-like morphology

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (9) ◽  
pp. 2437-2447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zong-Huai Liu ◽  
Liping Kang ◽  
Mingzhu Zhao ◽  
Kenta Ooi
Keyword(s):  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Alkali Metal ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Manganese Oxides ◽  
Thermal Analyses ◽  
Alkali Metal Ions ◽  
Ph Titration ◽  
High Discharge Capacity ◽  
Treated Sample

Cs-type layered manganese oxide with a novel hexagonal-like morphology (Cs–BirMO) was prepared by a solid-state reaction procedure. The Cs+ extraction and alkali–metal ion insertion reactions were investigated by chemical analyses, x-ray analyses, scanning electron microscopy observation, Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric differential thermal analyses, pH titration, and distribution coefficient (Kd) measurements. A considerable percentage (88%) of Cs+ ions in the interlayer sites were topotactically extracted by acid treatment, accompanied by a slight change of the lattice parameters. Alkali–metal ions could be inserted into the interlayer of the acid-treated sample (H–BirMO), mainly by an ion-exchange mechanism. The pH titration curve of the H–BirMO sample showed a simple monobasic acid toward Li+, Rb+, and Cs+ ions, and dibasic acid behavior toward Na+ and K+ ions. The order of the apparent capacity was K+ > Li+ ≈ Na+ ≈ Rb+ ≈ Cs+ at pH < 6. The Kd study showed the selectivity sequence of K+ > Rb+ > Na+ > Li+ for alkali–metal ions at the range of pH <5; H–BirMO sample showed markedly high selectivity for the adsorption of K+ ions. Preliminary investigations of the electrochemical properties of the Li+-inserted sample Li–BirMO(1M, 6d) showed that the obtained samples had a relatively high discharge capacity of 115 mAh g−1 and excellent layered stability.

scholarly journals Sensing Zn2+ in Aqueous Solution with a Fluorescent Scorpiand Macrocyclic Ligand Decorated with an Anthracene Bearing Tail

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Savastano ◽  
Matteo Fiaschi ◽  
Giovanni Ferraro ◽  
Paola Gratteri ◽  
Palma Mariani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Complex Formation ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Equilibrium Constants ◽  
Macrocyclic Ligand ◽  
Fluorescence Emission ◽  
Zinc Complexes ◽  
Large Excess ◽  
Macrocyclic Ring ◽  
Ph Range

Synthesis of the new scorpiand ligand L composed of a [9]aneN3 macrocyclic ring bearing a CH2CH2NHCH2-anthracene tail is reported. L forms both cation (Zn2+) and anion (phosphate, benzoate) complexes. In addition, the zinc complexes of L bind these anions. The equilibrium constants for ligand protonation and complex formation were determined in 0.1 M NaCl aqueous solution at 298.1 ± 0.1 K by means of potentiometric (pH-metric) titrations. pH Controlled coordination/detachment of the ligand tail to Zn2+ switch on and off the fluorescence emission from the anthracene fluorophore. Accordingly, L is able to sense Zn2+ in the pH range 6–10 down to nM concentrations of the metal ion. L can efficiently sense Zn2+ even in the presence of large excess of coordinating anions, such as cyanide, sulphide, phosphate and benzoate, despite their ability to bind the metal ion.

scholarly journals Probing the mechanisms for the selectivity and promiscuity of methyl parathion hydrolase

2016 ◽  
Vol 374 (2080) ◽  
pp. 20160150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miha Purg ◽  
Anna Pabis ◽  
Florian Baier ◽  
Nobuhiko Tokuriki ◽  
Colin Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Methyl Parathion ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Functional Evolution ◽  
Methyl Parathion Hydrolase ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Metal Metal ◽  
Parathion Hydrolase

Diverse organophosphate hydrolases have convergently evolved the ability to hydrolyse man-made organophosphates. Thus, these enzymes are attractive model systems for studying the factors shaping enzyme functional evolution. Methyl parathion hydrolase (MPH) is an enzyme from the metallo-β-lactamase superfamily, which hydrolyses a wide range of organophosphate, aryl ester and lactone substrates. In addition, MPH demonstrates metal-ion-dependent selectivity patterns. The origins of this remain unclear, but are linked to open questions about the more general role of metal ions in functional evolution and divergence within enzyme superfamilies. Here, we present detailed mechanistic studies of the paraoxonase and arylesterase activities of MPH complexed with five different transition metal ions, and demonstrate that the hydrolysis reactions proceed via similar pathways and transition states. However, while it is possible to discern a clear structural origin for the selectivity between different substrates , the selectivity between different metal ions appears to lie instead in the distinct electrostatic properties of the metal ions themselves, which causes subtle changes in transition state geometries and metal–metal distances at the transition state rather than significant structural changes in the active site. While subtle, these differences can be significant for shaping the metal-ion-dependent activity patterns observed for this enzyme. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Multiscale modelling at the physics–chemistry–biology interface’.

scholarly journals Complementary Metal Ion Specificity of the Metal-Citrate Transporters CitM and CitH of Bacillus subtilis

2000 ◽  
Vol 182 (22) ◽  
pp. 6374-6381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bastiaan P. Krom ◽  
Jessica B. Warner ◽  
Wil N. Konings ◽  
Juke S. Lolkema
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Physiological Function ◽  
Divalent Metal ◽  
Uptake System ◽  
Divalent Metal Ions ◽  
Ion Specificity ◽  
Citrate Transporter ◽  
Wide Range

ABSTRACT Citrate uptake in Bacillus subtilis is stimulated by a wide range of divalent metal ions. The metal ions were separated into two groups based on the expression pattern of the uptake system. The two groups correlated with the metal ion specificity of two homologousB. subtilis secondary citrate transporters, CitM and CitH, upon expression in Escherichia coli. CitM transported citrate in complex with Mg2+, Ni2+, Mn2+, Co2+, and Zn2+ but not in complex with Ca2+, Ba2+, and Sr2+. CitH transported citrate in complex with Ca2+, Ba2+, and Sr2+ but not in complex with Mg2+, Ni2+, Mn2+, Co2+, and Zn2+. Both transporters did not transport free citrate. Nevertheless, free citrate uptake could be demonstrated in B. subtilis, indicating the expression of at least a third citrate transporter, whose identity is not known. For both the CitM and CitH transporters it was demonstrated that the metal ion promoted citrate uptake and, vice versa, that citrate promoted uptake of the metal ion, indicating that the complex is the transported species. The results indicate that CitM and CitH are secondary transporters that transport complexes of divalent metal ions and citrate but with a complementary metal ion specificity. The potential physiological function of the two transporters is discussed.

EFFECT OF REDUCING AGENTS ON THE VIABILITY OF EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS (EASTERN TYPE)

1946 ◽  
Vol 24e (4) ◽  
pp. 119-133
Author(s):  
N. A. Labzoffsky
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Chloride ◽  
Reducing Agents ◽  
Present Communication ◽  
Virus Suspension ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Cysteine Hydrochloride ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Encephalomyelitis Virus ◽  
Ph Range

The present communication deals with the effect of reducing agents (cysteine hydrochloride, sodium thioglycollate, and sodium formaldehyde sulphoxylate) on the viability of equine encephalomyelitis virus (Eastern type). Cysteine hydrochloride was found to be a valuable reagent in in vitro studies of equine encephalomyelitis virus, because it greatly retards loss of infectivity of the virus under experimental conditions. It was observed that a virus suspension containing cysteine hydrochloride (1:1000) remained infective after exposure to 37 °C. for 14 days, although the guinea-pig titre was reduced from 1:108 to 1:102. The same reduction in the titre of virus suspended in buffered 0.85% sodium chloride solution occurred after exposure to 37 °C. for 120 hr. only, and in unbuffered 0.85% sodium chloride after 24 hr. exposure. Further, equine encephalomyelitis virus, in the presence of cysteine hydrochloride, retains its infectivity without demonstrable loss, over a pH range between 4.8 and 8.2 for 48 hr. at 37 °C. The titre of equine encephalomyelitis virus is maintained at 37 °C. for 48 hr. in a rather wide range of Eh, created with the aid of cysteine hydrochloride, at least in the range between − 0.151 and + 0.02 volts. On the other hand, addition of sodium formaldehyde sulphoxylate or sodium thioglycollate to a suspension of equine encephalomyelitis virus does not retard loss of infectivity of the virus. These reagents, therefore, are not suitable for the conservation of infectivity of the virus in vitro.

scholarly journals DNAzyme Sensor for the Detection of Metal Ions Using Resistive Pulse Sensing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imogen Heaton ◽  
Mark Platt
Keyword(s):  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Pond Water ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Resistive Pulse ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Resistive Pulse Sensing ◽  
Nanopore Sensors ◽  
Translocation Speed ◽  
Specific Metal

<b>DNAzymes are DNA based catalysts that can undergo cleavage upon binding of the target analyte. The cleavage reaction is highly specific, and DNAzymes exists for a wide range of metal ions. The change of structure upon binding of a specific metal ion has given rise to many sensing strategies, but few exist with nanopore sensors. Resistive Pulse Sensing, RPS, is a platform that has emerged in recent years capable of identifying changes in DNA structure and sequence. Here we develop the use of DNAzymes with RPS technologies for the detection of Ca2+ ions in solution. Ca2+ plays an important role in biological processes, critical for cell signally, protein folding and catalysis. Extreme concentrations of Ca2+ within drinking water have also been linked to problems with corrosion, scaling and the taste of water. Using DNAzyme functionalised nanocarriers and RPS, it was possible follow the Ca2+ ions binding to the DNAzyme. The binding of Ca2+ caused a conformation change in the DNAzyme which was monitored as a change in translocation speed. By following the changes to the translocation speed, it is hypothesised that RPS can verify the changes in structure. In addition, the assay allowed the quantification of Ca2+ between 1 – 9 μM, and due its catalytic nature, increasing incubation time from 30 to 90 minutes allowed lower detection limits, down to 0.3 μM. We demonstrate that the speed changes are specific to Ca2+ in the presence of other metal ions, and we can quantify Ca2+ in tap and pond water samples.</b><br>

Seed germination and emergence of two flax-leaf alyssum (Alyssum linifolium Steph. ex. Willd.) populations in response to environmental factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
pp. 807
Author(s):  
A. Mobli ◽  
S. Mijani ◽  
A. Ghanbari ◽  
M. Rastgoo
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Emergence ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Temperature Regimes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
East Azerbaijan ◽  
Two Populations

Flax-leaf alyssum (Alyssum linifolium Steph. ex. Willd.) is a winter growing annual weed species widely distributed in many semi-arid cropping regions of Iran, especially in the Khorasan Razavi and East Azerbaijan provinces. The germination of two populations (one each from Khorasan Razavi and East Azerbaijan) of this weed was evaluated under different experimental conditions. Seeds of A. linifolium germinated over a wide range of day/night temperature regimes, with the highest germination percentage observed with a regimen of 20°C/10°C. Light was not required for germination for either population, and &gt;70% seeds germinated under all photoperiods tested. Germination was affected by pH levels; seeds germinated over the pH range 4–9 and germination was maximum at pH 7. For the Khorasan Razavi and East Azerbaijan populations, ≥50% of seeds germinated at a water potential of –0.69 and –0.78 MPa and salinity of 12.64 and 11.7 dS m–1 respectively. Maximum seedling emergence occurred when seeds were slightly covered with soil, but emergence decreased with increasing depth of soil cover, with no emergence at depths &gt;3 cm. These results indicate that A. linifolium germinates in a wide range of climatic conditions and could invade into new regions. Burying the seeds through tillage may reduce their emergence.

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