Iron deposition within the iron storage protein ferritin involves a complex series of events consisting of Fe(2+) binding, transport, and oxidation at ferroxidase sites and mineralization of a hydrous ferric oxide core, the storage form of iron. In the present study, we have examined the thermodynamic properties of Fe(2+) binding to recombinant human H-chain apoferritin (HuHF) by isothermal tit...

In the title compound, [μ-(2,6,7-η:3,4,5-η)-cycloocta-2,4,6-trienone]bis-(tri-carbonyl-iron)(Fe-Fe), [Fe2(C8H8O)(CO)6], the diiron hexa-carbonyl moiety has a sawhorse arrangement, with the OC-Fe-Fe-CO fragment forming the horizontal bar of the horse, and the other four carbonyl groups the legs. The Fe-Fe distance is 2.795 (2) Å. Each Fe atom is also bonded to three C atoms of the cyclo-octa-tri...

Investigations on a series of eight novel mononuclear iron(III) Schiff base complexes with the general formula [Fe(L(5))(L(1))]·S (where H(2)L(5) = pentadentate Schiff-base ligand, L(1) = a pseudohalido ligand, and S is a solvent molecule) are reported. Several different aromatic 2-hydroxyaldehyde derivatives were used in combination with a non-symmetrical triamine 1,6-diamino-4-azahexane to sy...

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Fe(C(6)H(4)NO(2))(2)](n), one nicotinate group O,O'-chelates one Fe atom and binds through the N atom to the other Fe atom; the second nicotinate group bridges three Fe atoms through the N and two O atoms. The μ(2)- and μ(3)-bridging modes of the two nicotinate groups result in a polymeric three-dimensional network structure. The Fe atom shows oc...

In the title compound, [Fe(4)(C(6)H(12)N(2)S(4))(C(18)H(15)P)(2)(CO)(10)], the unit cell contains one mol-ecule, which exhibits a crystallographically imposed center of symmetry. The independent Fe(2)S(2) fragment [Fe-Fe = 2.527 (1) Å] is in a butterfly conformation, and each Fe atom displays a pseudo-square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The phosphane group occupies an apical position [Fe-P ...

The reactions of FeCl(2) and CoCl(2) with a bistriazolium salt yields the NHC complexes [Fe(III)(L1)(2)]I·H(2)O, [Fe(III)(L2)(2)]PF(6)·CH(3)CN and [Co(III)(L1)(2)]I·0.5CH(3)CN, through an unusual ring opening of one of the triazoyl rings, which leads to the formation of C,N,O tridentate ligands L1 or L2. Furthermore, a Fe(ii) species [Fe(II)(L1)(2)]·CH(2)Cl(2) was also obtained.

Little is known about iron efflux transporters within bacterial systems. Recently, the participation of Bacillus subtilis PfeT, a P1B4-ATPase, in cytoplasmic Fe(2+) efflux has been proposed. We report here the distinct roles of mycobacterial P1B4-ATPases in the homeostasis of Co(2+) and Fe(2+) Mutation of Mycobacterium smegmatis ctpJ affects the homeostasis of both ions. Alternatively, an M. tu...

The SPASIBA force field parameters have been obtained for Fe/Fe-Oxygen interactions occuring between non-heminic iron and hydroxyl groups of polyphenols found in tannins. These parameters were derived from normal modes analyses based on quantum chemical calculations using the Density Functional Theory (DFT). Four models involving complexation of iron with water ([Fe(H2O)6] , [Fe(H2O)6] ) and wi...