A series of manganese(II) tris(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)amine (ntb) complexes were synthesized and characterized. In these complexes, ntb functions as a tripodal tetradentate ligand, resulting in trigonal pyramidal geometry. The complexes have five- to seven-coordinate manganese(II) ions depending on the additional ligand used. In each complex, an additional ligand, chloride anion, acetate anion,...

Whole cell patch-clamp recordings were made from cultured myenteric neurons taken from murine proximal colon. The micropipette contained Cs(+) to remove K(+) currents. Depolarization elicited a slowly activating time-dependent outward current (I(tdo)), whereas repolarization was followed by a slowly deactivating tail current (I(tail)). I(tdo) and I(tail) were present in approximately 70% of neu...

The regulatory mechanisms of intracellular Cl- concentration ([Cl-]i) were investigated in the lateral superior olive (LSO) neurons of various developmental stages by taking advantage of gramicidin perforated patch recording mode, which enables neuronal [Cl-]i measurement. Responses to glycine changed from depolarization to hyperpolarization during the second week after birth, resulting from [C...

Bumetanide-sensitive (BS) unidirectional fluxes of (36)Cl- or (22)Na+ were measured in internally dialyzed squid giant axons while varying the intra- or extracellular concentrations of Na+ and/or Cl-. Raising either [Cl-]i or [Na+]i resulted in a concentration-dependent reduction of the BS influx of both (36)Cl- and (22)Na+. Raising [Cl-]i above 200 mM completely blocked BS influxes. However, r...

The magnitude of activation of the type I and type II forms of cAMP-dependent protein kinase was investigated in estrous follicles and corpora lutea (CL) obtained from ovaries of control rabbits and rabbits injected acutely with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). To this end, a chromatographic technique which permitted quantitative evaluation of the in vivo activational state of the two forms ...

We describe the syntheses and crystal structures of two indole derivatives, namely a second monoclinic polymorph of ethyl 5-chloro-1H-indole-2-carboxyl-ate C11H10ClNO2, (I), and ethyl 5-chloro-3-iodo-1H-indole-2-carboxyl-ate, C11H9ClINO2, (II). In their crystal structures, both compounds form inversion dimers linked by pairs of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which generate R 2 (2)(10) loops. The dimers ...

In the mixed-valence Cu(I)/Cu(II) coordination polymer, [Cu(2)Cl(3)(C(20)H(14)N(4))](n), the two Cu atoms are bridged to a pair of Cl atoms across a centre of inversion. The monovalent metal atoms is coordinated by a pyridine N atom as well as by three Cl atoms in a tetra-hedral CuNCl(3) geometry. The divalent metal atom is N,N',N''-chelated by the heterocycle, and it exists in a square-pyramid...

The antibacterial and antifungal activity of zinc(II) carboxylates with composition Zn(RCOO)(2)*nH(2)O(R =H-, CH(3) (-), CH(3)CH(2)CH(2) (-), (CH(3))(2)CH-, XCH(2) (-), X=Cl, Br, I, n=0 or 2), [ZnX(2)(Nia(+)CH(2)COO(-))(2)](Nia=nicotinamide, X=Cl, Br, I) and [Zn(XCH(2)COO)(2)(Caf)(2)]*2H(2)O (Car=caffeine, X=Cl, Br) is studied against bacterial strains Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli an...