Zinc Oxide (ZnO) is a well-known II–VI semiconductor with direct bandgap around 3 [...]

Zinc(II) and copper(II) complexes of two new potentially pentadentate ligands based on methyl 2-aminocyclopent1-ene-1-dithiocarboxylate with pendent pyrazolyl groups (Me2pzCH2)2NC2H3RNHC5H6CSSCH3 (R ) H,Hmmecd, and R ) CH3, Hmmpcd, both having N4S donor atoms set) have been reported. The molecular structures of [Zn(mmpcd)]ClO4 (1b) and [Cu(mmpcd)]ClO4 (2b) show a distorted trigonal bipyramidal ...

Histidine 64 in human carbonic anhydrase II (HCA II) functions in the catalytic pathway of CO(2) hydration as a shuttle to transfer protons between the zinc-bound water and bulk water. Catalysis of the exchange of (18)O between CO(2) and water, measured by mass spectrometry, is dependent on this proton transfer and was decreased more than 10-fold for H64A HCA II compared with wild-type HCA II. ...

Metallothioneins (MTs) are ubiquitous low molecular weight proteins characterized by their abundant content of cysteines. Two MT isoforms, MT-I and MT-II, are expressed coordinately in all mammalian tissues. In the CNS, MT-I and MT-II are conspicuously absent from neuronal populations, yet abundant in fibrous and protoplasmic astrocytes. A newly identified brain-specific MT gene, MT-III, is pre...

The synthesis and spectroscopic properties of nine water soluble zinc(II) complexes of (E)-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)arylamines (L(n)) with the general formula [Zn(X)2(L(n))] (X = Cl(-), Br(-), I(-); (1-8)) and [Zn(μ-N3)(N3)(L(3))]2 (9) are reported. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis and their spectroscopic properties were studied using UV-Visible, fluorescence, IR and (1)H ...

Meiosis in mammalian females is marked by two arrest points, at prophase I and metaphase II, which must be tightly regulated in order to produce a haploid gamete at the time of fertilization. The transition metal zinc has emerged as a necessary and dynamic regulator of the establishment, maintenance, and exit from metaphase II arrest, but the roles of zinc during prophase I arrest are largely u...

Human small nuclear RNA gene transcription by RNA polymerases II and III depends upon promoter recognition by the SNAPC general transcription factor. DNA binding by SNAPC involves direct DNA contacts by the SNAP190 subunit in cooperation with SNAP50 and SNAP43. The data presented herein shows that SNAP50 plays an important role in DNA binding by SNAPC through its zinc finger domain. The SNAP50 ...

Precise coordination of meiotic progression is a critical determinant of an egg's capacity to be fertilized successfully, and zinc has emerged as a key regulatory element in this process. An early manifestation of a regulatory role for this transition metal is the significant increase in total intracellular zinc. This accumulation is essential for meiotic progression beyond telophase I and the ...

BACKGROUND Several studies have previously been performed to promote kidney healing after injuries. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of zinc on renal healing after traumatic injury in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty healthy female rats were selected and one of their kidneys was incised. Half of the incisions were limited only to the cortex (renal injury type I...

this paper investigates the removal of iron and zinc from aqueous solution with dairy wastewaterin three different biomasses such as lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp bulgaricus (lb-12), streptococcus thermophillus(stm-7) and a combination of both this bacteria culture (yc-380) and the optimization of removal efficiencyusing minitab program. a full 23 factorial design of experiments was applied to ...