metal-organic frameworks (mofs) represent a new class of highly porous materials. on this regard,  two nano porous metal-organic frameworks of [zn2(1,4-bdc)2(h2o)2∙(dmf)2]n (1) and [zn2(1,4-bdc)2(dabco)]·4dmf·1⁄2h2o (2), (1,4-bdc = benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate, dabco = 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane and dmf = n,n-dimethylformamide) were synthesized and characterized. they were used for preparation ...

1-(2-Pyridylazo-2-naphthol), PAN, has been introduced and extensively employed as a reagent in radioanalytical chemistry in our laboratories. An earlier communication dealt with the determination of micro amounts of Cu(II) by displacement of labelled zinc from Zn-PAN complexl'. The present work is intended to develop a similar method employing Zn-PAN complex for the determination of mercury(II)...

The aim of the present study was to synthesize and characterize divalent metal ions Nickel, Copper Zinc complexes 5-chloro 2-furaldehyde thiosemicarbazone. Firstly ligand prepared from reaction between 5-Chloro-2-furaldehyde thiosemicarbazide, second step involved synthesis Ni(II), Cu(II) Zn(II) compounds (ligand or complex) characterized using different analytical techniques such as elemental ...

Zinc(II) ions contribute to a number of biological processes e.g. DNA synthesis, gene expression, enzymatic catalysis, neurotransmission, and apoptosis. Zinc(II) dysregulation, deficiency and over-supply are connected with various diseases, particularly cancer. 98 % of human body zinc(II) is localized in the intracellular compartment, where zinc(II) is bound with low affinity to metallothionein...

The synthesis and characterization of bis-mercaptoethanediazaheptane cadmium(II) is reported and compared to the analogous zinc complex. Of significance is the dimeric form of the [Zn(N(2)S(2))](2) complex achieves penta-coordination about zinc through a bridging thiolate whereas cadmium engages two thiolate as S-bridges resulting in hexa-coordination about cadmium within a coordination polymer...

The Zic family of zinc finger proteins is essential for animal development, as demonstrated by the holoprosencephaly caused by mammalian Zic2 mutation. To determine the molecular mechanism of Zic-mediated developmental control, we characterized two types of high molecular weight complexes, including Zic2. Complex I was composed of DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs), Ku70/...

We report two asymmetric ligands for the generation of structural and functional dinuclear metal complexes as phosphoesterase mimics. Two zinc(II) complexes, [Zn2(CH3L4)(CH3CO2)2](+) (CH3HL4 = 2-(((2-methoxyethyl)(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino)methyl)-4-methyl-6-(((pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino)methyl)phenol) and [Zn2(CH3L5)(CH3CO2)2](+) (CH3HL5 = 2-(((2-methoxyethyl)(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)amino)methyl)-4-...

Chelatable, or mobile, forms of zinc play critical signaling roles in numerous biological processes. Elucidating the action of mobile Zn(II) in complex biological environments requires sensitive tools for visualizing, tracking, and manipulating Zn(II) ions. A large toolbox of synthetic photoinduced electron transfer (PET)-based fluorescent Zn(II) sensors are available, but the applicability of ...

A fluorine-labelled zinc(II)-dipicolylamine coordination complex reports the presence of phosphate anions in aqueous solution, especially pyrophosphate and ADP, and is used to monitor the enzymatic hydrolysis of ATP.

the effect of zinc nano-particles (zn- nano- complex) on bull sperm quality after freeze-thawing process studied. ejaculates collected from four holstein bulls twice a week. on the day of semen collection, four ejaculates were pooled and diluted with bioxcell extender containing 0, 10-6, 10-5, 10-4, 10-3, 10-2 molar of zinc nano-complex and frozen. after thawing, sperm motility and motion param...