Search Results - "Journal of biological inorganic chemistry"

Endophytic actinomycetes Streptomyces spp mediated biosynthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles as a promising tool for biotechnological applications by Hassan, Saad El-Din, Fouda, Amr, Radwan, Ahmed A., Salem, Salem S., Barghoth, Mohammed G., Awad, Mohamed A., Abdo, Abdullah M., El-Gamal, Mamdouh S.

“…In this study, two endophytic actinomycetes isolates Oc-5 and Acv-11, were isolated from healthy leaves of medicinal plant Oxalis corniculata L . These…”
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Antimicrobial activities of biologically synthesized metal nanoparticles: an insight into the mechanism of action by Nisar, Parveen, Ali, Nasir, Rahman, Lubna, Ali, Muhammad, Shinwari, Zabta Khan

“…Increasing antimicrobial resistance is a clinical crisis worldwide. Recent progress in the field of green synthesis has fascinated scientists and researchers…”
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Beyond ferryl-mediated hydroxylation: 40 years of the rebound mechanism and C–H activation by Huang, Xiongyi, Groves, John T.

“…Since our initial report in 1976, the oxygen rebound mechanism has become the consensus mechanistic feature for an expanding variety of enzymatic C–H…”
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A tale of two methane monooxygenases by Ross, Matthew O., Rosenzweig, Amy C.

“…Methane monooxygenase (MMO) enzymes activate O 2 for oxidation of methane. Two distinct MMOs exist in nature, a soluble form that uses a diiron active site…”
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The structure-based reaction mechanism of urease, a nickel dependent enzyme: tale of a long debate by Mazzei, Luca, Musiani, Francesco, Ciurli, Stefano

“…This review is an attempt to retrace the chronicle that starts from the discovery of the role of nickel as the essential metal ion in urease for the enzymatic…”
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Dioxygen activation by nonheme iron enzymes with the 2-His-1-carboxylate facial triad that generate high-valent oxoiron oxidants by Kal, Subhasree, Que, Lawrence

“…The 2-His-1-carboxylate facial triad is a widely used scaffold to bind the iron center in mononuclear nonheme iron enzymes for activating dioxygen in a variety…”
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Potential applications of engineered nanoparticles in medicine and biology: an update by Rudramurthy, Gudepalya Renukaiah, Swamy, Mallappa Kumara

“…Nanotechnology advancements have led to the development of its allied fields, such as nanoparticle synthesis and their applications in the field of…”
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Oxidation of alkane and alkene moieties with biologically inspired nonheme iron catalysts and hydrogen peroxide: from free radicals to stereoselective transformations by Olivo, Giorgio, Cussó, Olaf, Borrell, Margarida, Costas, Miquel

“…The selective oxidation of hydrocarbons is a challenging reaction for synthetic chemists, but common in nature. Iron oxygenases activate the O–O bond of…”
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Apoptosis induction in lung and prostate cancer cells through silver nanoparticles synthesized from Pinus roxburghii bioactive fraction by Kumari, Reena, Saini, Adesh K., Kumar, Amit, Saini, Reena V.

“…The current study was carried out to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) via bioactive fraction of Pinus roxburghii needles using a simple, cost-effective,…”
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The Yin and Yang of copper during infection by Besold, Angelique N., Culbertson, Edward M., Culotta, Valeria C.

“…Copper is an essential micronutrient for both pathogens and the animal hosts they infect. However, copper can also be toxic in cells due to its redox…”
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Arsenic trioxide: insights into its evolution to an anticancer agent by Hoonjan, Maneka, Jadhav, Vaibhav, Bhatt, Purvi

“…Arsenic and its various forms have been in use in ancient Chinese medicine for more than 2000 years. Arsenicals have gained importance for having remedial…”
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Activation of dioxygen by copper metalloproteins and insights from model complexes by Quist, David A., Diaz, Daniel E., Liu, Jeffrey J., Karlin, Kenneth D.

“…Nature uses dioxygen as a key oxidant in the transformation of biomolecules. Among the enzymes that are utilized for these reactions are copper-containing…”
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New Pd(II) complexes of the bisthiocarbohydrazones derived from isatin and disubstituted salicylaldehydes: Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures and inhibitory properties against some metabolic enzymes by Kaya, Yeliz, Erçağ, Ayşe, Zorlu, Yunus, Demir, Yeliz, Gülçin, İlhami

“…Pd(II) complexes ( Pd1 , Pd2 , and Pd3 ) were synthesized for the first time using asymmetric isatin bisthiocarbohydrazone ligands and PdCl 2 (PPh 3 ) 2 . All…”
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Cu (II)-porphyrin metal–organic framework/graphene oxide: synthesis, characterization, and application as a pH-responsive drug carrier for breast cancer treatment by Gharehdaghi, Zahra, Rahimi, Rahmatollah, Naghib, Seyed Morteza, Molaabasi, Fatemeh

“…A new multifunctional graphene oxide/Cu (II)-porphyrin MOF nanocomposite (CuG) comprised of Cu-TCPP MOF supported on graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets, has been…”
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Metal ions in biological catalysis: from enzyme databases to general principles by Andreini, Claudia, Bertini, Ivano, Cavallaro, Gabriele, Holliday, Gemma L., Thornton, Janet M.

“…We analysed the roles and distribution of metal ions in enzymatic catalysis using available public databases and our new resource Metal-MACiE (…”
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Roles and maturation of iron–sulfur proteins in plastids by Przybyla-Toscano, Jonathan, Roland, Mélanie, Gaymard, Frédéric, Couturier, Jérémy, Rouhier, Nicolas

“…One reason why iron is an essential element for most organisms is its presence in prosthetic groups such as hemes or iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters, which are…”
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A novel series of mixed-ligand M(II) complexes containing 2,2′-bipyridyl as potent α-glucosidase inhibitor: synthesis, crystal structure, DFT calculations, and molecular docking by Avcı, Davut, Altürk, Sümeyye, Sönmez, Fatih, Tamer, Ömer, Başoğlu, Adil, Atalay, Yusuf, Zengin Kurt, Belma, Dege, Necmi

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common degenerative disease and characterized by high blood glucose levels. Since the effective antidiabetic treatments attempt to…”
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Allicin ameliorates aluminium- and copper-induced cognitive dysfunction in Wistar rats: relevance to neuro-inflammation, neurotransmitters and Aβ(1–42) analysis by Kaur, Sunpreet, Raj, Khadga, Gupta, Y. K., Singh, Shamsher

“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a multifactorial neurological disorder associated with neuropathological and neurobehavioral changes, like cognition and memory…”
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Copper(II) and oxidovanadium(IV) complexes of chromone Schiff bases as potential anticancer agents by Nunes, Patrique, Yildizhan, Yasemin, Adiguzel, Zelal, Marques, Fernanda, Costa Pessoa, João, Acilan, Ceyda, Correia, Isabel

“…We report the synthesis, characterization and biological screening of new chromone Schiff bases derived from the condensation of three…”
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Cu-BTC metal–organic framework as a biocompatible nanoporous carrier for chlorhexidine antibacterial agent by Soltani, Sajjad, Akhbari, Kamran

“…Antibacterial materials are an essential part of modern life and many efforts have been made to find a new and effective type of them. In this study,…”
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