While 1,6-biradicals produced by photodecarbonylation of dimethyl 11-oxodibenzo[c,h]bicyclo[4.4.1]undeca-3,8-diene-1,6-dicarboxylate (1) react exclusively by disproportionation in benzene solution, reactions in crystals lead to radical-radical combination reactions in almost quantitative yield.

A catalytic highly enantioselective silver-DTBM-segphos catalyzed cycloaddition of α-iminoesters with alkylidene azlactones is reported. This procedure provides an effective access to 4-aminopyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylate derivatives with high diastereo- and enantioselectivity.

Neurons contain a high-affinity Na(+)/dicarboxylate cotransporter for absorption of neurotransmitter precursor substrates, such as alpha-ketoglutarate and malate, which are subsequently metabolized to replenish pools of neurotransmitters, including glutamate. We have isolated the cDNA coding for a high-affinity Na(+)/dicarboxylate cotransporter from mouse brain, called mNaDC-3. The mRNA coding ...

In Staphylococcus aureus, the transport of dicarboxylates is mediated in part by the Na+-linked carrier protein SdcS. This transporter is a member of the divalent-anion/Na+ symporter (DASS) family, a group that includes the mammalian Na+/dicarboxylate cotransporters NaDC1 and NaDC3. In earlier work, we cloned and expressed SdcS in Escherichia coli and found it to have transport properties simil...