Benzyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase (BADH) is an important enzyme for hydrocarbon degradation, which can oxidize benzyl alcohols to aldehydes, while being capable of catalyzing a reversible reaction by reducing benzaldehyde. BADH is a member of medium chain alcohol dehydrogenases, in which zinc and NAD are essential for enzyme activity. This paper describes the expression, purification, and characteri...

Two unique low-dimensional benzyl viologen iodoplumbates [Pb(13)I(38)][B'V](6) (1) and [(Pb(5)I(14))(BV)(2)](n) (2) were prepared from solvothermal reactions of benzyl alcohol with 4,4'-bipy, PbI(2), I(2) and a small amount of water in acetonitrile. The semiconducting properties of the single crystals 1 and 2 along with Zn/Cl-doped samples 2a and 2b were investigated.

Four amidine NR2B-selective NMDA receptor antagonists, N-( 2-methoxy benzyl) -3-phenyl-acrylamidine, N-[diduterio(2-methoxyphenyl) methyl]-3-phenyl-acrylamidine, N-benzyl-3-phenyl-acryl amidine and N-[diduterio(phenyl)methyl]-3-phenyl-acrylamidine, all fourlabeled with carbon-14 in the 1-position, have been synthesized as part of 5-step sequence fromBa14CO3.

Single crystals of K2Hg(SCN)4 [dipotassium tetra-thio-cyanato-mercurate(II)] were grown from aqueous solutions of potassium thio-cyanate and mercury(II) thio-cyanate and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In comparison with the previously reported structure model [Zvonkova (1952 ▸). Zh. Fiz. Khim. 26, 1798-1803], all atoms in the crystal structure were located, with lattice parameters...

In the title compound, C(16)H(12)N(2)S(2), the thio-phene groups are rotationally disordered over two sets of sites, by approximately 180°, with occupancy ratios of 0.916 (2):0.084 (2) and 0.903 (2):0.097 (2). The major components of the thio-phene and methyl-ene substituted thio-phene rings are canted by 24.06 (12) and 85.07 (10)°, respectively, from the benzimidazole ring system plane and the...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cd(NCS)2(CH3CN)] n , consists of one Cd(II) cation, two thio-cyanate anions and one aceto-nitrile ligand, all in general positions. The Cd(II) cation is coordinated by three N atoms of two thio-cyanate anions and one aceto-nitrile ligand, as well as three S atoms of symmetry-related thio-cyanate anions within a slightly distorted octa-hedral coordinat...

in view of potential biological activities of small molecule polyamides, we synthesized some novel n-(2-aminoethyl)-1-benzyl-2- (alkylthio)-1h-imidazole-5-carboxamide (7a,b), and n-(2-(1-benzyl-2-(alkylthio) -1h-imidazole- 5-carboxamido) ethyl)-1-benzyl-2- (alkylthio)-1h-imidazole-5-carboxamides (8a,b) as antitumor agents. the antitumor activity of compounds 7a,b and 8a,b was studied at concent...

The macamides are a distinct class of secondary metabolites that have so far been found only in Lepidium meyenii Walp. (Maca). Using HPLC-UV-MS/MS, the main macamides have been identified as n-benzylhexadecanamide, n-benzyl-(9Z)-octadecenamide, n-benzyl-(9Z, 12Z)-octadecadienamide, n-benzyl-(9Z, 12Z, 15Z)-octadecatrienamide and n-benzyloctadecanamide. The identities of n-benzyl-(9Z)-octadecenam...

A series of symmetrical and unsymmetrical benzyl thioethers have been synthesised using a onepot reaction from benzyl halides and thiourea. This procedure avoids the isolation or handling of malodorous thiols and generates high yields of benzyl thioethers in excellent purity.

The total synthesis of two natural phenolglycosides of the family Salicaceae, namely: populoside and 2-(β-d-glucopyranosyloxy)-5-hydroxy benzyl (3-methoxy-4-hydroxy) cinnamoate and nine not found yet in plants acyl derivatives of phenoglycosides: 2-(β-d-glucopyranosyloxy)-benzylcinnamoate, 2-(β-d-glucopyranosyloxy)-benzyl (4-hydroxy) benzoate, 2-(β-d-glucopyranosyloxy)-benzyl (3-methoxy-4-hydro...