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    Transcription termination and anti-termination in E. coli

    GENES TO CELLS, Issue 8 2002
    Evgeny Nudler
    Transcription termination in Escherichia coli is controlled by many factors. The sequence of the DNA template, the structure of the transcript, and the actions of auxiliary proteins all play a role in determining the efficiency of the process. Termination is regulated and can be enhanced or suppressed by host and phage proteins. This complex reaction is rapidly yielding to biochemical and structural analysis of the interacting factors. Below we review and attempt to unify into basic principles the remarkable recent progress in understanding transcription termination and anti-termination. [source]

    Ethylene Biosynthesis by 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid Oxidase: A DFT Study

    CHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 34 2006
    Arianna Bassan Dr.
    Abstract The reaction catalyzed by the plant enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase (ACCO) was investigated by using hybrid density functional theory. ACCO belongs to the non-heme iron(II) enzyme superfamily and carries out the bicarbonate-dependent two-electron oxidation of its substrate ACC (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid) concomitant with the reduction of dioxygen and oxidation of a reducing agent probably ascorbate. The reaction gives ethylene, CO2, cyanide and two water molecules. A model including the mononuclear iron complex with ACC in the first coordination sphere was used to study the details of OO bond cleavage and cyclopropane ring opening. Calculations imply that this unusual and complex reaction is triggered by a hydrogen atom abstraction step generating a radical on the amino nitrogen of ACC. Subsequently, cyclopropane ring opening followed by OO bond heterolysis leads to a very reactive iron(IV),oxo intermediate, which decomposes to ethylene and cyanoformate with very low energy barriers. The reaction is assisted by bicarbonate located in the second coordination sphere of the metal. [source]

    1-D-Tin(II) Phenylchalcogenolato Complexes ,1[Sn(EPh)2] (E = S, Se, Te) , Synthesis, Structures, Quantum Chemical Studies and Thermal Behaviour

    EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 3 2010
    Andreas Eichhöfer
    Abstract A series of three 1-D-tin(II) phenylchalcogenolato complexes ,1[Sn(EPh)2] (E = S, Se, Te) were synthesized in yields > 80,% by reaction of SnCl2 with two equivalents of PhESiMe3 in organic solvents. In the crystal the molecules form two different types of one-dimensional chains. In ,1[Sn(SPh)2] the tin atoms are distorted trigonal pyramidal coordinated by sulfur atoms (two bonds within a monomer and one longer bond between neighbored monomers), while in ,1[Sn(EPh)2] (E = Se, Te) the tin atoms show contacts to two neighbored monomers leading to a fourfold coordination of the tin atoms by either selenium or tellurium atoms. The bond situation is discussed on the basis of density functional calculations. Thermal treatment mostly leads to the formation of the corresponding phase pure tin(II) chalcogenides however sublimation plays an increasing role ongoing from the tellurolato to the thiolato complex especially for the use of vacuum conditions. The investigation of the volatile cleavage products reveals the occurence of more complex reactions in the gas phase than the formal stoichiometric cleavage of EPh2 (E = S, Se, Te) with formation of SnE. [source]

    ACIDIC ELECTROLYZED WATER PROPERTIES AS AFFECTED BY PROCESSING PARAMETERS AND THEIR RESPONSE SURFACE MODELS

    JOURNAL OF FOOD PROCESSING AND PRESERVATION, Issue 1 2004
    GABRIEL O. I. EZEIKE
    Several studies of acidic electrolyzed (EO) water demonstrated the efficacy of EO water for inactivation of different foodborne pathogens and reported on the chemical species present in EO water. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of production parameters (voltage, NaCl concentration, flow rate, and temperature) on the properties of EO water and to model the complex reactions occurring during the generation of EO water. At 0.1% salt concentration, EO water was produced at 2, 10, and 28 V. However, due to high conductivity of the electrolyte at 0.5% salt concentration, the voltage applied across the cell was limited to 7 V. The electrolyte flow rate was set at 0.5, 2.5, and 4.5 L/mn. For pH and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), NaCl concentration was the most significant factor followed by voltage, electrolyte flow rate and temperature, respectively. However, in the case of residual chlorine, flow rate was relatively more important than voltage. Response surface methodology yielded models to predict EO water properties as functions of the process parameters studied, with very high coefficients of determination (R2= 0.872 to 0.938). In general, the higher the NaCl concentration and voltage, the higher the ORP and residual chlorine of EO water. Increased electrolyte flow rate will produce EO water with lower ORP and residual chlorine due to the shorter residence time in the electrolytic cell. [source]