Search results for "steric"

Superparamagnetic γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles with tailored functionality for protein separation

2007

Polymer coated superparamagnetic gamma-Fe(2)O(3) nanoparticles were derivatized with a synthetic double-stranded RNA [poly(IC)], a known allosteric activator of the latent (2-5)A synthetase, to separate a single 35 kDa protein from a crude extract which cross reacted with antibodies raised against the sponge enzyme.

Tuneable multicoloured patterns from photonic cross-communication between cholesteric liquid crystal droplets

2014

Monodisperse droplets of planar-aligned cholesteric (N*) liquid crystal exhibit an intriguing capacity for photonic cross-communication, giving rise to colourful patterns that depend sensitively on the N* pitch, droplet positions and illuminated area. The phenomenon results from a combination of omnidirectional selective reflection of N* droplets—which thus act as spherically symmetric self-assembled photonic crystals—and total internal reflection at the continuous phase surface. We outline how the unique optical properties can be employed in numerous applications.

Switch between tyrosinase and catecholoxidase activity of scorpion hemocyanin by allosteric effectors

2008

AbstractPhenoloxidases and hemocyanins have similar type 3 copper centers although they perform different functions. Hemocyanins are oxygen carriers, while phenoloxidases (tyrosinase/catecholoxidase) catalyze the initial step in melanin synthesis. Tyrosinases catalyze two subsequent reactions, whereas catecholoxidases catalyze only the second one. Recent results indicate that hemocyanins can also function as phenoloxidases and here we show for the first time that hemocyanin can be converted to phenoloxidase. Furthermore, its substrate specificity can be switched between catecholoxidase and tyrosinase activity depending on effectors such as hydroxymethyl-aminomethan (Tris) and Mg2+-ions. Thi…

Oxygen binding and its allosteric control in hemoglobin of the primitive branchiopod crustacean Triops cancriformis

2007

Branchiopod crustaceans are endowed with extracellular, high-molecular-mass hemoglobins (Hbs), the functional and allosteric properties of which have largely remained obscure. The Hb of the phylogenetically ancient Triops cancriformis (Notostraca) revealed moderate oxygen affinity, cooperativity and pH dependence (Bohr effect) coefficients: P50 = 13.3 mmHg, n50 = 2.3, and ϕ = −0.18, at 20 °C and pH 7.44 in Tris buffer. The in vivo hemolymph pH was 7.52. Bivalent cations increased oxygen affinity, Mg2+ exerting a greater effect than Ca2+. Analysis of cooperative oxygen binding in terms of the nested Monod–Wyman–Changeux (MWC) model revealed an allosteric unit of four oxygen-binding sites and…

Molecular Basis for Endocrine Disruption by Pesticides Targeting Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor

2020

The intensive use of pesticides has led to their increasing presence in water, soil, and agricultural products. Mounting evidence indicates that some pesticides may be endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), being therefore harmful for the human health and the environment. In this study, three pesticides, glyphosate, thiacloprid, and imidacloprid, were tested for their ability to interfere with estrogen biosynthesis and/or signaling, to evaluate their potential action as EDCs. Among the tested compounds, only glyphosate inhibited aromatase activity (up to 30%) via a non-competitive inhibition or a mixed inhibition mechanism depending on the concentration applied. Then, the ability of the thr…

Influence of bacterial physiology on processing of selenite, biogenesis of nanomaterials and their thermodynamic stability

2019

We explored how Ochrobactrum sp. MPV1 can convert up to 2.5 mM selenite within 120 h, surviving the challenge posed by high oxyanion concentrations. The data show that thiol-based biotic chemical reaction(s) occur upon bacterial exposure to low selenite concentrations, whereas enzymatic systems account for oxyanion removal when 2 mM oxyanion is exceeded. The selenite bioprocessing produces selenium nanomaterials, whose size and morphology depend on the bacterial physiology. Selenium nanoparticles were always produced by MPV1 cells, featuring an average diameter ranging between 90 and 140 nm, which we conclude constitutes the thermodynamic stability range for these nanostructures. Alternativ…

Urate as effector for crustacean hemocyanins.

2004

Molecular Structure of the Arthropod Hemocyanins

1992

Hemocyanin is an extracellular, blue protein that occurs in high concentrations in the blood of many arthropods, including spiders, scorpions, horseshoe crabs, crustaceans, and at least two centipedes. Serving as an ### oxygen carrier, it is functionally equivalent to hemoglobin, but performs reversible oxygen binding between two copper ions. Hemocyanin is composed of a number of subunits that assemble in an extremely large macro-molecular entity. These particles, which are similar in size to viruses or ribosomes, exhibit a complex allosteric behavior during oxygen binding. There is growing evidence that this functional plasticity has evolved upon, and answers to, ecophysiological constrain…

ChemInform Abstract: Phosphido- and Amidozirconocene Cation-Based Frustrated Lewis Pair Chemistry.

2016

Methyl abstraction from neutral [Cp2ZrMe(ERR′)] complexes 1 (E = N, P; R, R′ = alkyl, aryl) with either B(C6F5)3 or [Ph3C][B(C6F5)4] results in the formation of [Cp2Zr(ERR′)][X] complexes 2 (X– = MeB(C6F5)3–, B(C6F5)4–). The X-ray structure of amido complexes [Cp2Zr(NPh2)][MeB(C6F5)3] (2d) and [Cp2Zr(NtBuAr)][B(C6F5)4] (2e′, Ar = 3,5-C6H3(CH3)2) is reported, showing a sterically dependent Zr/N−π interaction. Complexes 2 catalyze the hydrogenation of electron-rich olefins and alkynes under mild conditions (room temperature, 1.5 bar H2). Complex 2e binds CO2, giving [Cp2Zr(CO2)(NtBuAr)]2[MeB(C6F5)3]2 (3e). Amido complex 2d reacts with benzaldehyde yielding [Cp2Zr(OCH2Ph)((OC)PhNPh2)][MeB(C6F5…

Synthese sterisch gehinderter Peptide und Depsipeptide nach einem Säurechlorid-Verfahren mit 2-Phosphonioethoxycarbonyl-(Peoc-)Aminosäuren und -Hydro…

1982

2-(Triphenylphosphonio)ethoxycarbonyl-(Peoc-)aminosauren 1 und -hydroxysauren 5 werden mit Oxalylchlorid in bei Raumtemp. stabile Saurechloride 2 bzw. 6 ubergefuhrt. Mit diesen aktivierten Verbindungen werden sterisch gehinderte Amidbindungen — z. B. in den geschutzten Valin-Peptiden 3a—g und in Hydroxyacyl-Dipeptiden 7 — hergestellt. Nach Schutzgruppenabspaltung aus der voll geschutzten Form 7a entsteht so die Sporidesmolsaure B (9a), die in ihren Eigenschaften mit dem Abbauprodukt aus dem Sporidesmolid I ubereinstimmt. Trotz zweimaliger Anwendung der Saurechlorid-Kondensation ist keine Racemisierung eingetreten. Syntheses of Sterically Hindered Peptides and Depsipeptides by Means of an Ac…