In studies of manganese deficiency in the rabbit,1 a method for the determination of this element in small samples of blood serum and other tissues was needed. The most promising of the organic reagents suitable for manganese appeared to be 4,4’-tetramethyldiaminodiphenylmethane, which has been used by Harry (1) in a calorimetric procedure and by Mellan (2) as a spot test reagent. Preliminary t...

UDP-GlcNAc (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine) and UDP-GlcA (UDP-glucuronic acid) were oxidized by periodate in the ribose ring and utilized as inhibitors for hyaluronate synthase in membrane fractions from the B6 cell line and in cell cultures of B6 cells and human fibrosarcoma HT 1080. Inhibition was irreversible and concentration-dependent and could be prevented in the case of periodate-oxidized UDP-G...

A rapid, simple, precise and accurate method is proposed for the determination of ternary mixtures of periodate-iodate-bromate based on their reaction with iodide ion at different pH values. The absorbance was measured at 352 nm. Three sets of reaction conditions were developed. In the first set of conditions, only periodate reacted with iodide, but in the second set the periodate and iodate re...

Water-soluble sulfonated cellulose (SC) samples were synthesized by oxidizing hardwood kraft pulp with sodium periodate followed by the sulfonation reaction with sodium bisulfite. Six levels of oxidation/sulfonation were obtained by using different mmols (0.93-4.67) of periodate per gram of pulp. The aldehyde and sulfonic acid contents, surface morphology, and water solubility property of these...

The molecular mechanism of action of the antitumor drug, methylthioinosine periodate oxidation product, was demon strated. This periodate oxidation product (methylthioinosinedicarboxaldehyde) inhibited bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A. The inhibition was due to Schiffs base formation with e-amino groups of lysine residues, one of which was in close proximity to the catalytic center of the enzyme.

Knowledge of the structure of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is essential if we are to understand the relationship of this molecule to similar, possibly cross-reacting, molecules present in nonmalignant states. Electron microscopy shows that at neutral pH, CEA particles consist of homogeneous, morphologically distinctive, twisted rod-shaped particles, about 9 X 40 nm. The carbohydrate structure...

Abstract This work represents a new method that uses electrochemically generated periodate to oxidize side‐stream lignins. Using periodate, lignin‐derived product other than vanillin becomes accessible. The development of an eco‐friendly for generating 5‐iodovanillin from lignin is reported and significant interest the wood‐based industry. Wider utilization can substitute fossil‐based chemicals...

Several lines of evidence indicate that mammalian fertilization is initiated via a binding process that is dependent upon the recognition of oligosaccharide sequences associated with zona pellucida (ZP) glycoproteins. Here, specific chemical and enzymatic methods were employed to modify human ZP and to test their effects on sperm binding in the hemizona assay system (HZA). Periodate oxidation o...

Aldehyde groups enable facile conjugation to proteins, enzymes, oligonucleotides or fluorescent dyes, yet there are no literature examples of water-soluble aldehyde-functional vinyl monomers. We report the synthesis a new hydrophilic cis-diol-based methacrylic monomer (GEO5MA) by transesterification isopropylideneglycerol penta(ethylene glycol) using methyl methacrylate followed acetone deprote...

The efficient and selective partial oxidation of light alkanes using potassium periodate and potassium chloride is reported. Yields of methane functionalization in trifluoroacetic acid reach >40% with high selectivity for methyl trifluoroacetate. Periodate and chloride also functionalize ethane and propane in good yields (>20%).