The mol-ecular structure of the title compound, [HgCl2(C3H8N2S)2], has point group symmetry 2, with the twofold rotation axis passing through the Hg(II) atom. The latter is coordinated by two Cl atoms and two N,N'-di-methyl-thio-urea (Dmtu) ligands through their S atoms, defining a distorted tetra-hedral coordination sphere with bond angles in the range 102.47 (4)-118.32 (4)°. Intra- and inter-...

Three lines of investigation indicated that hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from xanthine oxidase (XO) contributes to cardiac dysfunction during reperfusion after ischemia. First, addition of dimethylthiourea (DMTU), a highly permeant O2 metabolite scavenger (but not urea) simultaneously with reperfusion improved recovery of ventricular function as assessed by ventricular developed pressure (DP), cont...

Coronatine (COR), a structural and functional mimic of jasmonates, is involved in wide array effects on plant development defense response. The present study aims to investigate the role COR, counteracting drought stress by modulating reactive oxygen species (ROS) homeostasis, water balance, antioxidant regulation detached maize plants. Our results showed that COR can markedly decrease loss rat...

Me-lex(py/py), an adenine-N3-selective alkylating agent, and the reversible minor-groove binder netropsin were used to probe the formation of unusual minor-groove adducts by the cytotoxic hybrid agent PT-ACRAMTU ([PtCl(en)(ACRAMTU)](NO(3))(2); en = ethane-1,2-diamine, ACRAMTU = 1-[2-(acridin-9-ylamino)ethyl]-1,3-dimethylthiourea). PT-ACRAMTU was found by chemical footprinting to inhibit specifi...

The title complex salt, [Ni(C(3)H(8)N(2)S)(6)](NO(3))(2), consists of an [Ni(Dmtu)(6)](2+) (Dmtu is N,N'-dimethyl-thio-urea) dication and two nitrate counter-anions. The Ni(II) atom (site symmetry ) is coordinated by the S atoms of six Dmtu ligands within a slightly distorted octa-hedral environment. The crystal structure is characterized by weak intra-molecular N-H⋯S inter-actions and by inter...

Toxic, partially reduced metabolites of oxygen (toxic oxygen radicals) are increasingly implicated in acute leukocyte-mediated tissue injury. To further probe the roles of oxygen radicals in acute lung edema, I studied the effects of a recently described and very potent oxygen radical scavenger, dimethylthiourea (DMTU) (Fox, R. B., R. N. Harada, R. M. Tate, and J. E. Repine, 1983, J. Appl. Phys...

The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that the synthesis/release of hydroxyl radical accounts for impaired nitric oxide synthase-dependent dilatation of the basilar artery during diabetes mellitus. We measured the diameter of the basilar artery in vivo in nondiabetic and diabetic rats (streptozotocin, 50-60 mg/kg ip) in response to nitric oxide synthase-dependent agonists (acetylcho...