New observations are reported of J-band spectra (1.04 μm – 1.4 μm) of three Seyfert 2 galaxies, Mkn 34, Mkn 78 and NGC 5929. In each case the spectral range includes the near-infrared lines of [Feii], [Pii], Hei and Paβ. Each Seyfert galaxy has a known radio jet, and we investigate the infrared line ratios of the nuclear and extended regions of each galaxy compared to the radio structure. In Mk...

This study aims to demonstrate the coordination of oxygen regarding the hemophore HasApf expressed by Escherichia coli cells, which appears to create an unlikely oxygen-activating system in HasA due to the already-coordinated iron. In the asymmetric oxidation of rac-1-(6-methoxynaphthalen-2-yl)ethanol (rac-1) using dissolved oxygen, the signals at g-values of 2.8, 2.22, and 1.72 in the electron...

We present low resolution near-infrared spectroscopy of an unbiased sample of 24 ultraluminous infrared galaxies (ULIRGs), selected from samples previously observed spectroscopically in the mid-infrared with the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO). Qualitatively, the near-infrared spectra resemble those of starbursts. Only in one ULIRG, IRAS 04114−5117E, do we find spectroscopic evidence for AGN a...

We anticipate high-valent metal–fluoride species will be highly effective hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) oxidants because of the magnitude H−F bond (in product) that drives HAT oxidation. prepared a dimeric FeIII(F)−F−FeIII(F) complex (1) by reacting [FeII(NCCH3)2(TPA)](ClO4)2 (TPA=tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine) with difluoro(phenyl)-λ3-iodane (difluoroiodobenzene). 1 was sluggish oxidant, however, ...

The nine-residue lipodepsipeptide syringomycin E, elaborated as a phytotoxin by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B301D contains a 4-Cl-L-Thr-9 moiety where failure to chlorinate results in a 3-fold drop in biological activity. The proteins SyrB1 and SyrB2 encoded by the biosynthetic cluster are shown to act as a substrate and enzyme pair for SyrB2-mediated chlorination of the aminoacyl-Senzyme...

The reaction of three [FeII(TSC)2] complexes, where TSC is a pyridine-substituted thiosemicarbazone the DpT or BpT families, with H2O2 in acetonitrile solution does not result accumulation of...

We present the emission line properties of a sample of 76 bright soft X-ray selected ROSAT Active Galactic Nuclei. All optical counterparts are Seyfert 1 galaxies with rather narrow permitted lines, strong optical FeII line blends, and weak forbidden lines. By selection, they also have steep soft X-ray spectra when compared with typical Seyfert 1 galaxies. We discuss possible origins of these p...

Understanding the properties of synthetic copper-oxygen intermediates is important for evaluating mechanisms of oxidations by enzymes and other catalysts.1,2 A growing class of reactive copper-oxygen complexes have been isolated or identified spectroscopically to date, including well-studied examples with [Cu2(O2)], [Cu2(μ-O)2], or [CuO2] cores.3 Mononuclear copperoxo species ([CuII-O-• T CuIII...