Monocationic gold(III) complexes with histidine-containing peptides, glycyl-L-histidine (Gly-L-His) and L-alanyl-L-histidine (L-Ala-L-His) have been synthesized and characterized by (1)H NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The crystallized Au(III) complexes, [Au(Gly-L-His-N,N',N'')Cl]NO(3)·1.25H(2)O and [Au(L-Ala-L-His-N,N',N'')Cl]NO(3)·2.5H(2)O, were obtained from water solution at pH ...

The corpus luteum (CL) is a transient endocrine organ that secretes progesterone to support early pregnancy. Using in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry and computer imaging analysis, we have investigated the expression of transforming growth factor beta 1(TGF-beta 1) , its receptors, type I (TbetaR-I) and type II (TbetaR-II) as well as steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in the...

In the title dinuclear complex, [Cu(2)(C(5)H(6)BrN(2))Cl(3)(C(5)H(7)BrN(2))(4)]·CH(3)CN, both Cu(II) ions are in slightly distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometries. The basal planes are defined by three N atoms from three 4-bromo-3,5-dimethyl-pyrazolate ligands, one of which is bridging, and one Cl ligand. A bridging Cl ligand forms the apical site for both Cu(II) ions. In the crystal,...

In the mol-ecular structure of the title compound, [Cr(2)Cl(4)(C(26)H(36)N(2))(2)(C(4)H(8)O)]·4.5CH(2)Cl(2), the two Cr(II) centers are bridged by three Cl atoms, forming a dinuclear complex. Each Cr(II) center is coordinated by one chelating bis-(2,6-diisopropyl-phen-yl)ethane-1,2-diimine ligand via both N atoms. An additional chloride ion binds to one chromium center, whereas an additional te...

New complexes of dioxovanadium(V), zinc(II), ruthenium(II), palladium(II), and platinum(II) with 6-methylpyridine-2-carbaldehyde-N(4)-ethylthiosemicarbazone (HmpETSC) have been synthesized. The composition of these complexes is discussed on the basis of elemental analyses, IR, Raman, NMR ((1)H, (13)C, and (31)P), and electronic spectral data. The X-ray crystal structures of [VO(2)(mpETSC)] and ...

DNA damage induced by quinoid metabolites of pentachlorophenol (PCP), i.e. tetrachloro-1,4-benzoquinone (Cl(4)BQ) and tetrachlorohydroquinone (Cl(4)HQ), was investigated in calf thymus DNA. The (32)P-post-labeling assay revealed four major and several minor adducts (3.5 adducts per 10(5) total nucleotides) that were produced in calf thymus DNA treated with Cl(4)BQ (5 mM). These DNA adducts were...

In the title compound, [Cu₂Cl₄(C₁₆H₃₂N₄)](n), the central Cu(II) anion of the macrocyclic complex cation is weakly linked to two Cl atoms of the tetrachloridocuprate anion with Cu-Cl distances of 3.008 (3) and 3.220 (3) Å, respectively, forming a chain parallel to [10-1]. The geometry of the Cu-macrocyclic complex is distorted octa-hedral with the bridging Cl atoms occupying the axial position ...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, {(C(4)H(7)N(2))[CdCl(3)(H(2)O)]}(n), contains one 1-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium cation, one Cd(II) atom, three Cl atoms and one water mol-ecule. Adjacent Cd ions are inter-connected alternately by paired Cl(-) bridges to generate an infinite one-dimensional coordination chain along the b axis. In the chain, the crystallographically unique Cd(II) atom, wit...

Both C-Cl bonds of CH(2)Cl(2) are readily activated by CoCl(2) and metallic Zn allowing quantitative methylation of phosphines; unprecedented zwitterionic Co(ii) and Zn(ii) intermediates have been characterized which display alpha-metallated phosphoniums.