Yersiniabactin (Ybt), the siderophore produced by Yersinia pestis, has been crystallized successfully in the ferric complex form and the crystal structure has been determined. The crystals are orthorhombic with a space group of P2(1)2(1)2(1) and four distinct molecules per unit cell with cell dimensions of a=11.3271(+/-0.0003)A, b=22.3556(+/-0.0006)A, and c=39.8991(+/-0.0011)A. The crystal stru...

Rr-CooA is a CO-sensor heme protein, where binding of CO with the heme group stimulates a transcriptional activator activity of CooA. In this process, the heme undergoes a series of ligand exchanges. In the ferric form, the heme has Cys75 and Pro2 as the axial ligands. In the reduced ferrous form, the heme has His77 instead of Cys75 as an axial ligand with Pro2. Only in the reduced form, CooA c...

Experi mental and c l i n ical studies with C I BA-1906, hereafter referred to as D PT, had suggested that a large proport ion of the ad min i stered dose was excreted unchanged i n the faeces, s ince in ur ine and blood no measurable concentrat ion or only a fraction of the quantity admin i stered could be demonstrated . These resu l ts were obtai ned by colorimetric methods of est imat ion . ...

In the title salt, [Fe(C(12)H(8)N(2))(3)][Fe(2)Cl(6)O], the ionic components are linked into a two-dimensional supra-molecular layer by two pairs of C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distances = 3.655 (4) and 3.498 (3) Å]. The salt is characterized as a mixed-valent Fe(II)-Fe(III) compound, in which an Fe(II) atom is coordinated by three phen ligands, formi...

A comparative study of the resonance Raman spectra of a number of hemoproteins with excitation in the Soret region reveals features that characterize the valence and spin state of the iron. (a) The frequency of the strongest band in the spectra for reduced (ferrous) hemoproteins always occurs between 1356 and 1361 cm-l, whereas for oxidized (ferric) proteins it occurs between 1370 and 1378 cm-l...

background: combination of glycation and oxidation is associated with diabetes mellitus. the aim of this study was to clarify the effect of glycated proteins in presence of transition metal ions on production of reactive oxygen species (ros) in rat hepatocyte suspension.  methods: glycated albumin was prepared by incubation of bovine serum albumin with 100 mm glucose in 0.3 m phosphate buffer a...

The biological oxidation of ferrous to ferric ion by iron oxidizing bacteria is potentially a useful industrial process for the removal of H2S from industrial gases, desulphurization of coal, and removal of sulfur dioxide from flue gas. In the bioprocess of H2S removal an aqueous Fe2(SO4)3 solution is used as an absorbent. H2S is absorbed and oxidized to elemental sulfur. At the same time, Fe i...

Herein we report the synthesis, characterization and antioxidant activity of the Schiff base ligands (E)-4-bromo-2-((2-piperazine-1-yl)ethylimino)methylphenol and 2,2’-(1E,1E’)-cyclohexane1,2-diylbis(azan-1-yl-1-ylidene))bismethan-1-yl-1-ylidene)bis (4-bromophenol) and their complexes of copper (II) ion. Antioxidant activities of the copper complexes were studied by ferric reducing antioxidant ...

Various substances containing iron were injected into the lumen of the small intestine in rabbits and into the mesenteric arterial supply. Sections of the mucosa were stained for ferric ions by immersing for 30 minutes into equal parts of 2% HCl and 2% potassium ferrocyanide (Prussian Blue reaction). The ferric ion is bound to various cell structures and its passage through the mucosa could the...