The organization of electron transport in photosystem II of spinach (Spinacia oleracea) chloroplasts was studied by means of various chelators and uncouplers. The partial reactions used included H(2)O-->methyl viologen, H(2)O-->silicomolybdic acid H(2)O-->ferricyanide, and H(2)O-->dimethylbenzoquinone. Three types of chelator inhibition were found (a) inhibition common to all pathways and presu...

Efficient violet-blue-emitting molecules are especially useful for applications in full-color displays, solid-state lighting, as well as in two-photon absorption (TPA) excited frequency-upconverted violet-blue lasing. However, the reported violet-blue-emitting molecules generally possess small TPA cross sections. In this work, new 1,8-diazapyrenes derivatives 3 with blue two-photon-excited fluo...

Heme-containing nitrite reductases bind and activate nitrite by a mechanism that is proposed to involve interactions with Brønsted acidic residues in the secondary coordination sphere. To model this functionality using synthetic platforms that incorporate a Lewis acidic site, heterobimetallic CoMg complexes supported by diimine-dioxime ligands are described. The neutral (μ-NO2)CoMg species 3 is...

Technetium-99m-labeled agents have advantages over thallium-201 in terms of photon statistics, cost and clinical availability. They have been suggested as an alternative to thallium for myocardial perfusion imaging. Teboroxime is a new boronic acid adduct of technetium dioxime (BATO) compound that demonstrates favorable characteristics in preliminary studies. With use of a novel (seated) patien...