A series of 18-membered macrocyclic complexes of metal Ni(II) of the type [M(H2Cy )] have been synthesized and characterized on the basis of spectral, magnetic and conductivity studies. The macrocyclic ligands H 4 Cy1-4 (Fig. 1) are tetrabasic having four imido hydrogen but behave in a dibasic manner. Out of eight nitrogens, four imido and four imino, ligands utilize four imido nitrogens for sq...

A variety of naturally occurring autoantibodies (NOAs) have been found in sera of animals and humans. Although their specific homeostatic role in the clearance of altered or senescent cells has been proposed and in vitro studies support such functions, in vivo evidence has been lacking. We studied the effect of affinity-purified human anti-band 3 NOA on the survival of untreated and diamide-tre...

Yap1p, a crucial transcription factor in the oxidative stress response of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is transported in and out of the nucleus under nonstress conditions. The nuclear export step is specifically inhibited by H(2)O(2) or the thiol oxidant diamide, resulting in Yap1p nuclear accumulation and induction of transcription of its target genes. Here we provide evidence for sensing of H(2)...

the macrocyclic ligands 2,3,5,6-bis{3’-bromo-5’-tert-butyl benzo-5-phenyl benzo} 12c3 (l1), 2,3,5,6-bis{3’-bromo-5’-tert butyl-benzo-5’-phenyl-benzo}15c4 (l2), 2,3,5,6-bis{3’-bromo-5’-tert butyl-benzo-5’-phenyl-benzo}18c5 (l3) have been synthesized and their alkaline metal compounds with naclo4∙h2o and kclo4  have been prepared. chemical formulas of all compounds have been characterized by usin...

The increase of the ionic strength amplifies the species bearing acidic side chains from a bio-inspired dynamic combinatorial library of macrocyclic pseudopeptides, in close resemblance to the evolution observed for the proteins of halophilic microorganisms.

A practical and modular approach to obtain a diverse set of 14-membered macrocyclic compounds from carbohydrates is developed that utilizes functional groups at C-1 and C-5. The evaluation of this toolbox in various zebrafish assays led to the identification of 2.7f as an antiangiogenesis agent.

Oxidant-mediated modulation of the intracellular redox state affects the apoptotic cascade by altering the balance between cellular signals for survival and suicide. Apolipoprotein A-IV (Apo A-IV) is known to possess antioxidant-like activity. In the present study, we tested 1) whether Apo A-IV could influence redox-dependent apoptosis and, if so, 2) whether such an effect could be mediated by ...

We used DNA macroarray and proteome analysis to analyze the regulatory networks in Bacillus subtilis that are affected by disulfide stress. To induce disulfide stress, we used the specific thiol oxidant diamide. After addition of 1 mM diamide to an exponentially growing culture, cell growth stopped until the medium was cleared of diamide. Global analysis of the mRNA expression pattern during gr...

The title compound, C(12)H(16)N(12), is a centrosymmetric mol-ecule which comprises of a hexa-aza[14]annulene macrocyclic ring fused with two pyrazole rings. The macrocyclic ring is essentially planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.0381 Å. The electron pairs of the amino groups are delocalized with the conjugated system of the macrocycle. Strong intra-molecular N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds arranged in ...

The field of heteropolymetallic complexes is of current interest in connection with the structures and roles of polymetallic active sites in biological systems [1], and the design of new molecular materials with magnetic, optical and electrical properties [2,3]. Among various relevant systems, oxamido-bridged polynuclear complexes [2,4] and phenolato-oxygen-bridged macrocyclic complexes [5,6] r...