Although metallocofactors are ubiquitous in enzyme catalysis, how metal binding specificity arises remains poorly understood, especially in the case of metals with similar primary ligand preferences such as manganese and iron. The biochemical selection of manganese over iron presents a particularly intricate problem because manganese is generally present in cells at a lower concentration than i...

Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) represents a common neurodegenerative disorder. An estimated 2% of the U.S. population, age 65 and older, develops IPD. The number of IPD patients will certainly increase over the next several decades as the baby-boomers gradually step into this high-risk age group, concomitant with the increase in the average life expectancy. While many studies have suggest...

Manganese( III) has been stabili zed in weakly acidic med ium by means of pyrophosphate and the nature of the complex elucidated spectrophotometricall y. Stoichiometry of manganese( JJJ) oxidation of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) in pyrophosphate has been establi shed in the pH range 2.3-3.5 by iodometric and spectrophotometric methods. The reac ti on foll ows first order kinetics in [Mn(IIl)j...

Because manganese (Mn) is potentially toxic, and because dietary fat type may affect Mn absorption, the objectives of the current study were to determine whether diets containing very low or very high amounts of Mn and enriched in either saturated or unsaturated fats affected measures of neuropsychological and basic metabolic function. Healthy young women were fed for 8 wk each, in a crossover ...

Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) and N. gonorrhoeae (Ng) are adapted to different environments within their human host. If the basis of this difference has not yet been fully understood, previous studies (including our own data) have reported that, unlike Ng, Nm tolerates high manganese concentrations. As transition metals are essential regulators of cell growth and host pathogen interactions, we ai...

OBJECTIVE The study examined the association between hair manganese level and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Korean children. METHODS Forty clinic-referred children with ADHD and 43 normal control children participated in this study. The participants were 6-15 years old and were mainly from the urban area of Seoul, Korea. ADHD was diagnosed using the Diagnostic...

Manganese (Mn) is a trace element essential for brain development and functioning of the central nervous system. However, there is a lack of information concerning the neurotoxicity of Mn under realistic doses in early stages of development, though excess of Mn results in a progressive disorder of the nervous system called manganism. In the current study, adult mice were exposed to three doses ...

The synthesis of catalysts based on cobalt, copper and manganese oxides by sol-gel method with combustion was carried out, their catalytic activity studied in the reaction low-temperature oxidation carbon monoxide to dioxide. Oxides manganese, as well double (Co–Mn, Cu–Mn Co–Cu) were synthesized. X-ray phase analysis showed formation manganites corresponding metals Co–Mn systems. It revealed th...

In order to investigate biological properties of the dominant strain from the biological activated carbon (BAC) filter column, a novel, dominant iron-and-manganese removal strain, FM-2, was screened from BAC mature biological membrane. By phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rDNA sequence comparison, FM-2 was identified to be Citrobacter freundii. The experimental results indicated that Citrobact...