l, Circular muscle strips of the guinea-pig gastric muscle produced spontaneous electrical activity in the forrn of slow waves. The slow wave amplitude, maxiinum rate of rise, duration, and frequency were 31 mV, 60mVsec'i, 4.3sec, and 4.3minmi on average, respectively. These parameters were not appreciably affected by 3#M nifedipine or nicardipine, even followihg rnernbrane depolarization with ...

This study examines the molecular basis for paralysis of ciliary motility by Ni2+. At concentrations above 0.1 mM, Ni2+ slowed and subsequently stopped swimming of living, axenically grown Paramecium tetraurelia. However, some cilia still beat in the presence of 0.1 mM Ni2+. When permeabilized and reactivated with 4 mM ATP at pCa greater than 7, cells resumed ciliary beat and swam forward at ap...

Herein we describe bimetallic di-nickel and di-copper complexes [Ni2(L)Br4] (1) and [Cu2(L)Br4(NCMe)2] (2) (L = (1E,1'E)-N,N'-(1,4-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(1-(6-(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanimine)) that bind oxalate intramolecularly to form [Ni2(L)Br2(C2O4)(NCMe)] (3) and [Cu2(L)Br2(C2O4)] (4). For the di-nickel complex 1, oxalate incorporation is accompanied by a significant...

This study was initiated to explore a method for producing higher photocatalytic performance in layered double hydroxides (LDHs) through the preparation of ultrathin nanosheets, which would generate surface area (SA). Herein, is detailed fabricating Ni2+-Al3+-LDHs with flower-like morphology assembled from an nanosheet (Ni2+-Al3+-LDHs-U) employing low temperature-reflux together surfactant. The...

Single fibers of the frog glossopharyngeal nerve respond to MgCl2 at concentrations exceeding 10 mM. NiCl2 at 1 mM enhanced the Mg2+ response. CaCl2 at 0.5-2 mM induced an inhibition of the Ni(2+)-enhanced response to Mg2+ ions. A quantitative explanation for these results is provided by the hypothesis that Ni2+ ions secondarily affect a magnesium receptor (designated X*Mg) that is responsible ...

The react iv i ty of dinucleating bis(iminopyridine) ligands bearing H (L, (N,N′)-1,1′-(1,4phenylene)bis(N-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)methanamine)) or Me substituents (L, (N,N′)-1,1′-(1,4-phenylene)bis(N-(1(pyridin-2-yl)ethylidene)methanamine)) on the imine carbon atom with Ni(COD)2 (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) has been investigated. Treatment of L with 2 equiv of Ni(COD)2 forms dinuclear Ni2(L )(COD...

The binding constants between Ni2+ and Helicobacterpylori NikR have been determined using isothermal titration microcalorimetry in order to rationalize the role of this protein as a nickel-dependent biological sensor.

In this paper, an efficient and convenient Fe3O4/PMG/IDA-Ni2+ nanoparticles that applied to purify and immobilize his-tagged β-glucosidase was synthesized, in which, Fe3O4/PMG (poly (N, N'-methylenebisacrylamide-co-glycidyl methacrylate) core/shell microspheres were synthesized firstly using distillation-precipitation polymerization, then iminodiacetic acid (IDA) was used to open epoxy rings on...

Effect of nickel ions (Ni2+) on noninactivating calcium channels in squid giant fiber lobe (GFL) neurons were investigated with whole cell voltage clamp. Three different effects of Ni2+ were observed to be associated with distinct Ca2+ channel activation states. 1) Nickel ions appear to stabilize closed channel states and, as a result, slow activation kinetics. 2) Nickel ions block open channel...

Although inhibition of the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger normally increases [Ca2+]i in neonatal cardiac myocytes, application of the inhibitor Ni2+ appears to reduce [Ca2+] measured by fluo-3. To investigate how the apparent reduction in [Ca2+]i occurs we examined Ca2+ transport by the human Na+/Ca2+ exchanger expressed in Sf9 cells. Transport of Ca2+ by the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger was examined using a laser-s...