Transition-metal complexes bearing fluorinated phosphane and thiolate ligands has been an area of study in recent years and the chemical context of the current work is related to the metal-assisted functionalization of fluorinated derivatives. The cis and trans isomers of the square-planar complex bis[(pentafluorophenyl)diphenylphosphane-κP]bis(2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzenethiolato-κS)platinum(II)...

Azobenzenes have a unique ability to undergo reversible isomerization between two geometrical isomer forms (the straight trans and the bent cis) when irradiated with the correct wavelength of UV or visible light. These systems are of interest because of their numerous potential applications as reversible photoswitchable absorbers. The azobenzenes can also be used as terminal groups in nickel di...

Two photochromic activators of the electrogenic membrane of the electroplax of Electrophorus electricus are described. Trans-3,3'-bis[alpha-(trimethylammonium)methyl]azobenzene dibromide (Bis-Q), one of the most potent ever reported, is active at concentrations of less than 10(-7) M. Its cis isomer, which is obtained from the trans by exposure to light of 330 nm, is practically devoid of activi...

The room temperature absorption and emission spectra of the 4-cis and all-trans isomers of 2,4,6,8,10,12,14-hexadecaheptaene are almost identical, exhibiting the characteristic dual emissions S1-->S0 (21Ag- --> 11Ag-) and S2-->S0 (11Bu+ --> 11Ag-) noted in previous studies of intermediate length polyenes and carotenoids. The ratio of the S1-->S0 and S2-->S0 emission yields for the cis isomer in...

A potent plant-derived HIV-1 inhibitor, 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid (diCQA), has been shown to undergo isomerisation upon UV exposure where the naturally occurring 3 trans ,5 trans -diCQA isomer gives rise to the 3 cis ,5 trans -diCQA, 3 trans ,5 cis -diCQA, and 3 cis ,5 cis -diCQA isomers. In this study, inhibition of HIV-1 INT by UV-induced isomers was investigated using molecular docking metho...

BACKGROUND Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is reported to have weight-reducing and antiatherogenic properties when fed to laboratory animals. However, the effects of CLA on human health and, in particular, the effects of individual CLA isomers are unclear. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the effects of 3 doses of highly enriched cis-9,trans-11 (0.59, 1.19, and 2.38 g/d) or trans-10,cis-12 (0...

1. A pseudomonad capable of utilizing 4-chlorophenoxyacetate (CPA) as sole source of organic carbon was isolated from soil. 2. The organism was grown in liquid culture and the following compounds were isolated and identified in culture extracts: 4-chloro-2-hydroxyphenoxyacetate, 4-chlorocatechol, beta-chloromuconate probably the cis-trans isomer and gamma-carboxymethylene-Delta(alphabeta)-buten...

Urocanic acid has been postulated as the photoreceptor mediator of immunosuppression induced by ultraviolet-B (UVB) irradiation. We have shown previously that transplanted epidermal cells from neonatal mice, irradiated mice or mice skin painted with cis-urocanic acid suppress the immune responses to herpes simplex virus. Dorsal skin from foetal mice at 3 weeks gestation and from neonatal mice w...

We have studied the pharmokinetics of cis-trans, trans-trans and cis-cis mivacurium in 10 healthy subjects and 11 patients with mild or moderate hepatic cirrhosis, during nitrous oxide-oxygenisoflurane anaesthesia. Mivacurium 15ugkgmin" was infused for 10min (total dose 0.15 mg kg-) and the plasma concentration of the three isomers measured at regular intervals for 190 min. The electromyographi...

While the catalytic activity of some Ru-based polypyridine complexes in water oxidation is well established, the relationship between their chemical structure and activity is less known. In this work, the single site Ru complex [Ru(bpy)2(H2O)2] (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine)—which can exist as either a cis isomer or a trans isomer—is investigated. While a difference in the catalytic activity of these ...