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ZnO Nanorods Room Temperature Photoluminescence Biosensors For Salmonella Detection
2012
Salmonella antibodies immobilized on ZnO nanostructures surface from liquid solutions, resulted in enhance of ZnO photoluminescence intensity. Biosensor reaction to salmonella antigens caused to decrease of PL intensity for all measured antigen concentrations.
Studies on atomic layer deposition of IRMOF-8 thin films
2015
Deposition of IRMOF-8 thin films by atomic layer deposition was studied at 260–320 C. Zinc acetate and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid were used as the precursors. The as-deposited amorphous films were crystallized in 70% relative humidity at room temperature resulting in an unknown phase with a large unit cell. An autoclave with dimethylformamide as the solvent was used to recrystallize the films into IRMOF-8 as confirmed by grazing incidence x-ray diffraction. The films were further characterized by high temperature x-ray diffraction (HTXRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), time-of-flight elastic recoil detection analysis (TOF-…
Selective G-quadruplex stabilizers: Schiff-base metal complexes with anticancer activity
2014
The affinity of three square-planar nickel(II) (1), copper(II) (2) and zinc(II) (3) Schiff-base complexes for wild-type human telomeric (h-Telo) and protooncogene c-myc G-quadruplex (G4) DNA was investigated by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and circular dichroism. DNA-binding constants (Kb) were determined by spectrophotometric titrations for both G4-DNA and B-DNA. The results obtained point out that the three metal complexes selectively bind G4-DNA with higher affinity, up to two orders of magnitude, with respect to B-DNA. The nickel(II) complex 1 was found to be the most effective G4-DNA stabilizer and the Kb values decrease in the order 1 > 2 ≈ 3. Innovative computational investigat…
Myeloid zinc finger 1 regulates thymidylate synthase expression in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer showing the same promoter gene polymorp…
2011
On the G‐quadruplex binding of a new class of Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) salphen‐like complexes
2021
The involvement of non-canonical DNA structures, such as Gquadruplex (G4) DNA, in cancer development and progression has set the pace towards the renaissance of DNA-binding metal complexes. In this work, we report the DNA-binding of three Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) complexes of a salphen-like N4-donor ligand, bearing two imidazole groups condensed with a phenylenediamine moiety. Both duplex and G4 DNAs derived from human telomeres (hTelo), and a sequence mimicking the promoter of the oncogene myc (c-myc) were studied. UV-Vis and circular dichroism spectroscopic binding studies pointed out that, while all the three complexes bind the selected oligonucleotides, the Cu(II) derivative is the strong…
G4-DNA vs. B-DNA binding of Schiff base transition metal complexes
2014
The competitive binding of nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes toward B- and G4-DNA was addressed through spectroscopic titrations and rationalized by computational investigations, consisting of molecular dynamics simulations followed by density functional theory/molecular mechanics (DFT/MM) calculations [1]. The experimental DNA binding studies clearly highlight the selectivity of the compounds, in particular the nickel(II) complex, toward G4-DNA from both h-Telo and c-myc. Moreover, the compounds show biological activity against HeLa and MCF-7 cancer cell lines. Remarkably, the experimental DNA-binding affinity trend of the three metal complexes, obtained from the DNA-binding co…
DNA-Binding of NiII, CuII and ZnII Complexes of Salen Derivatives
2014
Nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of N2O2 tetradentate Schiff base ligands strongly interact with B-DNA, usually by groove-binding and/or by intercalation [1]. It has been also shown that the presence of aromatic substituents on the N,N’ bridge make them suitable G-quadruplex binders [2]. In this context, we have recently investigated the binding toward duplex and G-quadruplex DNA of nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of N,N’-bis-5-(triethyl ammonium methyl)-salicylidene-2,3-naphthalendiiminato) (see Figure), by spectroscopic and computational methods [3,4]. The compounds show also biological activity against human cancer cell lines. Different substituents are present…
Synthesis and chemical characterization of CuII, NiII and ZnII complexes of 3,5-bis(20-pyridyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole and 3-(20-pyridyl)5-(phenyl)-1,2,4-o…
2011
The synthesis and structural characterization of NiII, CuII and ZnII complexes of two chelating 1,2, 4-oxadiazole ligands, namely 3,5-bis(20-pyridyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (bipyOXA) and 3-(20-pyridyl)5- (phenyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (pyOXA), is here reported. The formed hexacoordinated metal complexes are [M(bipyOXA)2(H2O)2](ClO4)2 and [M(pyOXA)2(ClO4)2], respectively (M = Ni, Cu, Zn). X-ray crystallography, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and C, N, H elemental analysis data concord in attributing them an octahedral coordination geometry. The two coordinated pyOXA ligands assume a trans coplanar disposition, while the two bipyOXA ligands are not. The latter result is a possible consequence of the format…
Optimization of Electrodeposited Nickel-Zinc Alloys for Alkaline Electrolyzer with Nanostructured Electrodes
It is common opinion that hydrogen will become increasingly important over time. However, many research efforts still need to be made to develop efficient, low-cost and carbon-free hydrogen production. In this context, electrolysers will play a key role, but it is necessary to develop efficient and low-cost electrode/electrocatalyst materials. In this work, Nickel-Zinc alloy electrodes with nanowires morphology were investigated as cathode for alkaline electrolyzer. Electrodes were obtained by the simple method of template electrosynthesis that is also inexpensive and scalable. Nanostructured electrodes were analysed by morphological and chemical analyses. The nanowires composition is depen…