Although free dipyrrins (dipyrromethenes) do not strongly luminesce, certain dipyrrinato complexes of BF2 and zinc(II) are known to be intensely luminescent species. Two new dipyrrinato fluorophores, based on complexes with gallium(III) and indium(III), are described. Using a previously described meso-mesityl-substituted dipyrrin, namely 5-mesityldipyrrin (mesdpm), the complexes [Ga(mesdpm)3] a...

Eukaryotic cells use conserved multisubunit membrane tethering complexes, including CORVET (class C core vacuole/endosome tethering) and HOPS (homotypic fusion and vacuole protein sorting), to control the fusion of endomembranes. These complexes have been extensively studied in yeast, but to date there have been far fewer studies of metazoan CORVET and HOPS. Both of these complexes comprise six...

Morphological and functional alterations of hepatic mitochondria have been documented in patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD). Our recent study demonstrated that zinc level was decreased in whole liver and mitochondria by chronic alcohol feeding. The present study was undertaken to determine whether zinc deficiency mediates alcohol-induced mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) def...

The effect of zinc on the biological reduction of hematite (alpha-Fe2O3) by the dissimilatory metal-reducing bacterium (DMRB) Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 was studied in the presence of four natural organic materials (NOMs). Experiments were performed under non-growth conditions with H2 as the electron donor and zinc inhibition was quantified as the decrease in the 5 d extent of hematite biored...

TACN (1,4,7-triazacyclononane) derivatives with three 6-methoxy-2-quinolylmethyl or 1-isoquinolylmethyl moieties were examined as fluorescent zinc sensors. Upon the addition of zinc, 6-MeOTQTACN (5) exhibited a 9-fold fluorescence increase at 420 nm (λex = 341 nm, ϕZn = 0.070). Fluorescence enhancement is specific for zinc and cadmium, although cadmium induces smaller increases (ICd/I0 = 3.6 an...

There is a constant need for effective drugs, combinations of drugs and methods the prevention bacterial viral infections, including coronavirus. It known that role trace elements in strengthening human immune system significant. Vitamins, elements, zinc, iron, selenium, magnesium copper, omega-3 fatty acids, play essential physiological roles promoting system. Zinc necessary microelement basic...

Well-defined 1:1 complexes have been formed between apomyoglobin (apoMb) and a number of chlorophyllide derivatives. The chlorophyllides substitute for heme in the pocket of myoglobin. These include magnesium chlorophyllide a, magnesium and zinc pyrochlorophyllide a, zinc pyrochlorophyllide b, zinc pyrochlorophyllide d, zinc pyromesochlorophyllide a, zinc 2-acetyl-2-devinylpyrochlorophyllide a,...

Zinc complexes bearing the anilido-aldiminate AA(OMe) ligand (AA(OMe)-H = (E)-2,6-diisopropyl-N-(2-(((2-methoxyethyl)imino)methyl)phenyl)aniline) were synthesized in a stepwise method and were structurally characterized. The reaction of AA(OMe)-H (1) with one equivalent of diethyl zinc (ZnEt2) furnishes a three-coordinated and mononuclear zinc complex [(AA(OMe))ZnEt] (2). Further reaction of 2 ...