A copper.protein complex present in the serum of a hypercupremic myeloma patient has been purified to homogeneity using gel filtration, DEAE-cellulose chromatography, and concanavalin A/Sepharose affinity chromatography. Immunoelectrophoresis and hemagglutination inhibition tests showed the copper-bound protein to be an IgG1-type immunoglobulin with lambda light chains. The immunoglobulin is of...

ligands derived from 8-quinoline, 6-quinoline, 1 -isoquinoline, and 5-isoquinoline were synthesized. these compounds have been used as ligands for complexation of transition metals, such as copper(ii) and nickel(ii). according to the spectrosocopic data, copper(ii) cation forms (i: 1) and (i:2) complexes with 2-(8-quinoly1)-l,l,3,3- tetramethylguanidine and 2- (i '-isoquinoly1)- 1,1,3,3-te...

The reconstitution of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase from the copper-free protein by the Cu(I)*GSH complex was monitored by: (a) EPR and optical spectroscopy upon reoxidation of the enzyme-bound copper; (6) NMR spectroscopy following the broadening of the resonances of the Cu(I)*GSH complex after addition of Cu-free,Zn-superoxide dismutase; and (c) NMR spectroscopy of the Cu-free,Co(II) enzyme foll...

The openings of Copper converter in Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex in Iranis made of a heat resisting austenitic steel (Fe-25Cr-12Ni) and many failures have been reported. Understanding the failure mechanism of the alloy helps to develop better alloys for similar complex environments. Samples of as-cast alloy and those taken from failed ones were examined. Optical Microscopy (OM), X-Ray Diffraction...

Understanding the metal-binding properties and solution states of metallo-chaperones is a key step in understanding how they function in metal ion transfer. Using spectroscopic, bioanalytical and biochemical methods, we have investigated the copper-binding properties and association states of the putative copper chaperone of Bacillus subtilis, CopZ, and a variant of the protein lacking the two ...

Previous studies have demonstrated that copper up-regulates hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1). The present study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that copper is required for HIF-1 activation. Treatment of HepG2 cells with a copper chelator tetraethylenepentamine (TEPA) or short interfering RNA targeting copper chaperone for superoxide dismutase 1 (CCS) suppressed hypoxia-induced activatio...

Two polypyridyl copper(II) complexes, [Cu(phen)(phen-dione)Cl]Cl (1) and [Cu(bpy) (phen-dione)Cl]Cl (2), (where Phen =1,10-phenanthroline, bpy =2,2'-bipyridine and Phen-dione = 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione), were used as efficient catalysts for the oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde. The effects of various parameters such as reaction temperature, reaction time, etc. were studied. The ...

The structures and energies of model defects consisting of copper and hydrogen in silicon are calculated using the AIMPRO local-spin-density functional method. For isolated copper atoms, the lowest energy location is at the interstitial site with Td symmetry. Substitutional copper atoms are found to adopt a configuration with D2d symmetry. We conclude that the symmetry is lowered from Td due to...