In the title complex, [Cu(NCS)(C(12)H(8)N(2))](n), the Cu(I) ion is in a distorted tetra-hedral CuN(3)S coordination geometry. The thio-cyanate ligand acts as bridging ligand, forming chains along [100]. A crystallographic mirror plane runs through the Cu(I) ion, the thio-cyanate ligand and the middle of the phenanthroline ligand.

The stability constants of Cu'(l1) glycine complexes in 0.7 M NaC104 and 0.7M NaN03 media were evaluated using Cu ( 1 1 ) ion selective electrode. The stability constant data are consistent with earlier reports of other metal ion complexes of glycine. The distribution level of Cu ( 1 1 ) glycine complexes in presence of other complexing ligands of marine environment has also been numerically ev...

Cu+l(Si02/A1203), Cu+/A1203 and Cu+/Si02 catalysts were prepared by a combination of the ion-exchange method and thermovacuum treatment. In-situ XANES and EXAFS investigations of the catalysts have revealed that Cu+ ions are anchored onto Alz03 or SiO2 as planar 3-coordinate Cu+, while being anchored onto SiOz/A1203 as linear 2-coordinate Cu+. Photoluminescence measurements of the catalysts and...

In the title complex, [Cu(C(9)H(7)N(2)O(2)S)(2)], the Cu(II) ion, located on an inversion center, adopts an N(2)O(2) square-planar coord-ination. The 2-(5-methyl-sulfanyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)phenolate ligand is chelated to the central Cu(II) ion in an N,O-bidentate manner.

The title compound, [Cu(C(8)H(7)O(3))(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))]·H(2)O, is comprised of a Cu(II) ion, two 3-meth-oxy-benzoate ligands, a 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy) ligand and one uncoordinated water mol-ecule. The Cu(II) ion and the water O atom lie on a twofold axis. The Cu(II) ion exhibits a six-coordinate distorted octa-hedral geometry, with two N atoms from the bipy ligand [Cu-N = 1.9996 (16) Å] and fo...

Investigating possible crystal effects in ion scattering from elemental surfaces, measurements of the positive ion fraction P+ are reported for He+ ions scattered from single and polycrystalline Cu surfaces. In the Auger neutralization regime, the ion yield is determined by scattering from the outermost atomic layer. For Cu(110) P+ exceeds that for polycrystalline Cu by up to a factor of 2.5, t...

The bifunctional CO dehydrogenase/acetyl-CoA synthase (CODH/ACS) plays a central role in the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway of autotrophic CO(2) fixation. A recent structure of the Moorella thermoacetica enzyme revealed that the ACS active site contains a [4Fe-4S] cluster bridged to a binuclear Cu-Ni site. Here, biochemical and x-ray absorption spectroscopic (XAS) evidence is presented that the copper ...

The title mononuclear Cu(II) complex, [Cu(C(8)H(5)O(3))(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))], is comprised of a Cu(II) cation, two 4-formyl-benzoate (L(-)) ligands and a 2,2'-bipyridine (bipy) ligand. The Cu(II) ion and bipy ligand lie on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis; the Cu(II) ion is coordinated by two N atoms from one bipy ligand and two O atoms from two different carboxyl-ate groups of two L(-) l...

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) has a strong antioxidant effect, but the traditional SOD extraction method is not the most efficient method of SOD amplification. In this study, we report the cloning of the Cu/ZnSOD gene from Panax ginseng into a temperature-regulated expression plasmid, pBV220. Cu/ZnSOD inclusion bodies were expressed in E. coli at a high level. Then, the inclusion bodies were purif...

Biosorption of Cu (II) ion onto a non – conventional water hyacinth biomass was investigated in column reactor system. Process parameters which include initial metal ion concentration, contact time and pH of solution were varied in order to evaluate their influence on the biosorption process. The results obtained indicate that the biosorption of Cu (II) ion on water hyacinth biomass is better a...