The reaction of N, N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine (bicine; bicH(3)) with Cd(O(2)CPh)(2) · 2H(2)O in MeOH yielded the polymeric compound [Cd(2)(O(2)CPh)(2)(bicH(2))(2)](n)(1). The complex crystallizes in the tetragonal space group P4(1)2(1)2. The lattice constants are a = b = 12.737(5) and c = 18.288(7) Å. The compound contains chains of repeating {Cd(2)(O(2)CPh)(2)(bicH(2))(2)} units. One Cd(II) ...

In the title compound, [Cu(C8H7O2S)2(C12H8N2)(H2O)]·H2O, the central Cu(II) atom is five-coordinated in a slightly distorted square-pyramidal environment by two N atoms from a 1,10-phenanthroline ligand, one O atom from the carboxylate group of one 4-(methyl-sulfan-yl)benzoate anion and one water O atom in the equatorial plane while the apical position is occupied by the O atom of a carboxylate...

We report the crystal structure of a binary complex of human peroxisomal carnitine acetyltransferase and the substrate l-carnitine, refined to a resolution of 1.8 Angstrom with an R(factor) value of 18.9% (R(free)=22.3%). L-carnitine binds to a preformed pocket in the active site tunnel of carnitine acetyltransferase aligned with His(322). The quaternary nitrogen of carnitine forms a pi-cation ...

The interaction of sodium octanoate, decanoate or dodecanoate with calcium(ii) in aqueous solutions has been studied using turbidity, conductivity and potentiometric measurements. These show a marked alkyl chain length dependence on the behaviour. At the calcium concentration used (1.0 mM), there is little interaction with the octanoate, the decanoate shows initially formation of a 1:1 complex,...

CLC proteins underlie muscle, kidney, bone, and other organ system function by catalyzing the transport of Cl(-) ions across cell and organellar membranes. Some CLC proteins are ion channels while others are pumps that exchange Cl(-) for H(+). The pathway through which Cl(-) ions cross the membrane has been characterized, but the transport of H(+) and the principle by which their movement is co...

Electron detachment dissociation (EDD) Fourier transform mass spectrometry has recently been shown to be a useful method for tandem mass spectrometry analysis of sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). EDD produces abundant glycosidic and cross-ring fragmentations that are useful for localizing sites of sulfation in GAG oligosaccharides. Although EDD fragmentation can be used to characterize GAGs i...

Acetyl-CoA synthetase catalyzes the activation of acetate by the acetylation of the thiol group of Coenzyme A, while hydrolyzing ATP to AMP and pyrophosphate. The Arabidopsis thaliana acetyl-CoA synthetase (atACS) was compared to other acyl-CoA synthetases, and was computationally modeled on the available crystal structures of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ACS1 and Salmonella enterica ACS. This ...

Crystals of Sodium Laurate, Lauric Acid (NaLLA) were obtained and the structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The new crystal form is monoclinic space group P21/c. asymmetric unit contains two independent laurate molecules whose carboxylic/carboxylate groups are linked a low barrier O-H…O hydrogen bond. Two lauric/laurate in head-to-head configuration elongated hydrophobic...

Oseltamivir carboxylate is a potent and specific inhibitor of influenza neuraminidase (NA). An influenza A/H1N1 variant selected in vitro with reduced susceptibility to oseltamivir carboxylate contains a His274Tyr mutation. To understand the mechanism by which a His274Tyr mutation gives rise to drug resistance, we studied a series of NA variant proteins containing various substitutions at posit...

Oseltamivir, a potent and selective inhibitor of influenza A and B virus neuraminidases, is a prodrug that is systemically converted into the active metabolite oseltamivir carboxylate. In light of reported neuropsychiatric events in influenza patients, including some taking oseltamivir, and as part of a full assessment to determine whether oseltamivir could contribute to, or exacerbate, such ev...