0000000000170731
AUTHOR
Ivano Bertini
The Mechanism of Action of Carbonic Anhydrase
A survey of the structure-function relationship in the enzyme carbonic anhydrase is presented. The coordination number around the metal ion in derivatives inhibited with some anions is stressed as well as the role of the cavity in determining the coordination number. Inferences on the enzyme-substrate interactions are presented.
Azide and chloride binding to carboxypeptidase A in the presence of L-phenylalanine
The interaction of chloride with native and cobalt (Co)-substituted carboxypeptidase-A (CPD) has been investigated by 35Cl nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in the presence and absence of L-Phe. The affinity constants of azide and chloride toward the Co(II)CPD·L-Phe complex have been measured by electronic spectroscopy. The correlation times determining T1 and T2 for the 35Cl nuclei are related to movements inside the cavity. In the presence of L-Phe, the anions bind to the metal with a relatively high affinity at pH values below 6. Anion binding to the Co enzyme can be analyzed in terms of the three protonation state model for the enzyme (EH2 α EH α E). In the presence of L-Phe…
Sublimation of icy aggregates in the coma of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko detected with the OSIRIS cameras on board Rosetta
Beginning in 2014 March, the OSIRIS (Optical, Spectroscopic, and Infrared Remote Imaging System) cameras began capturing images of the nucleus and coma (gas and dust) of comet 67P/Churyumov¿Gerasimenko using both the wide angle camera (WAC) and the narrow angle camera (NAC). The many observations taken since July of 2014 have been used to study the morphology, location, and temporal variation of the comet's dust jets. We analysed the dust monitoring observations shortly after the southern vernal equinox on 2015 May 30 and 31 with the WAC at the heliocentric distance Rh = 1.53 AU, where it is possible to observe that the jet rotates with the nucleus. We found that the decline of brightness a…