The measurement of infrared spectra for cyanide liganded to hemeproteins and hemins has been investigated. The hemeproteins included human methemoglobin A, lamprey methemoglobin, metchlorocruorin, horse metmyoglobin, and horseradish peroxidase. The hemins were dicyanide and monopyridine monocyanide species of deuteroporphyrin IX iron(III) and its 2,4-divinyl(proto) and 2,4-diacetyl derivatives....

A procedure was refined for quantitative isolation of cyanide by gas transfer from acidified blood or plasma samples. The cyanide was trapped in dilute alkali and quantified as the pyridine/pyrazolone complex. The within-day coefficient of variation was 2%, which increased to about 2.5% for the day-to-day variation. Nitroprusside used as a hypotensive agent in clinical medicine provides a risk ...

BACKGROUND Cyanide is a toxic agent, and its detoxification product, thiocyanate, may be a major pathogenetic substance in uraemia. Recent studies examining the myeloperoxidase(MPO)/thiocyanate system have suggested a link between thiocyanate and atherosclerosis. However, inaccuracies in conventional assays for cyanide and thiocyanate have limited the understanding of their metabolism in haemod...

and CN2 have been shown to bind to the catalytic iron site of SOR, and cyanide acts as an inhibitor. To understand how these exogenous ligands alter the physical and reactivity properties of the SOR iron site, acetate-, azide-, and cyanide-ligated synthetic models of SOR have been prepared. The x-ray crystal structures of azideligated [Fe(SN4(tren))(N3)] (3), dimeric cyanide-bridged ([Fe(SN4(tr...

It is a long-standing challenge to combine mixed monomers into multiblock copolymer (MBC) in a onepot/one-step polymerization manner. We report the first example of MBC with biodegradable polycarbonate and polyester blocks that were synthesized from highly efficient one-pot/one-step polymerization of cyclohexene oxide (CHO), CO2 and 3-caprolactone (3-CL) in the presence of zinc– cobalt double m...

A new multibranch Integrated Catchment (INCA) model INCA-Metals has been developed to simulate the impact of tannery discharges on river systems. The accounts for key chemical reaction kinetic processes operating as well sedimentation, resuspension, dilution, mixing and redistribution pollutants in rivers downstream discharge points mine or acid rock drainage sites. is dynamic simulates daily b...

Cyanide (CN) is considered to be a terrorist chemical weapon due to its ready availability in multi-kilogram quantities and multi-modal means of intoxication. The body uses the sulfur transferase enzyme rhodanese to detoxify cyanide via conversion of cyanide to thiocyanate. This paper explores the potential energy surfaces for the conversion of cyanide anion and hydrogen cyanide to thiocyanate ...

Mitochondria isolated by a zonal procedure from the cotyledons of germinating peas possessed a cyanide-resistant respiration. This respiration was virtually absent in mitochondria isolated during the first 24 hours of germination but thereafter increased gradually until the 6th or 7th day of seedling development. At this time between 15 and 20% of the succinate oxidation was not inhibited by cy...

The aim of this study is to investigate the ability of intramuscular and intravenous sulfanegen sodium treatment to reverse cyanide effects in a rabbit model as a potential treatment for mass casualty resulting from cyanide exposure. Cyanide poisoning is a serious chemical threat from accidental or intentional exposures. Current cyanide exposure treatments, including direct binding agents, meth...