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Gadolinium Complex (gadolinium + complex)
Selected AbstractsSelective Aggregation of a Platinum,Gadolinium Complex Within a Tumor-Cell Nucleus,ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE, Issue 7 2010Ellen Per Anhalter in den Zellkern: Ein in DNA intercalierter Metallkomplex kann die selektive Ansammlung eines intakten Wirkstoffs in den Kernen von humanen Lungenkrebszellen (A549) ermöglichen. Mit einem Platinkomplex gelang es nun, auf diesem Weg Gadolinium in Zellkerne zu schleusen. Die Synchrotron-Röntgenfluoreszenz-Bildgebung diente zum Nachweis des Prozesses (siehe Bilder). [source] Mono-, Di- and Polymeric Calcium and Gadolinium Complexes of the Tripodal Ligand 2,2,,2,,-Nitrilotribenzoic AcidEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 4 2005Stefan Wörl Abstract Three novel carboxylate-bridged complexes incorporating the tripodal N,O ligand 2,2,,2,,-nitrilotribenzoic acid H3L of formula [CaII(H2L)(OH2)4][(H2L)]·4H2O (1), [CaII(OH2)4]-[CaII(L)(OH2)2]2·7H2O (2) and [GdIII(L)(OH2)3]2[GdIII(L)-(OH2)4]2·13H2O (3) were synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. In all three complexes, the ligand H3L binds to the metal centre only by its three carboxylate donors, leaving the bridgehead nitrogen atom nonbonding. The calcium(II) ion in the monomeric complex 1 is distorted pentagonal-bipyramidal coordinated, the +1 charge of the complex cation [CaII(H2L)(OH2)4]+ is balanced by an H2L, anion and both units are connected by hydrogen bonds. The polymeric compound 2 displays a one-dimensional chain structure, in which two [CaII(L)]2, units form a dimeric structure and are connected by hydrated CaII ions. 3 contains two different [GdIII(L)(OH2)n] dimers. In one of them the two GdIII ions are linked by two monoatomic carboxylate O-bridges showing a short Gd···Gd distance of 3.99 Å. In the second, a syn - anti carboxylate 1,3-bridge with a longer Gd···Gd distance of 4.96 Å is observed. Magnetic measurements of 3 show paramagnetic behaviour with weak antiferromagnetic coupling. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005) [source] Heavy-atom derivatives in lipidic cubic phases: results on hen egg-white lysozyme tetragonal derivative crystals with Gd-HPDO3A complexACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D, Issue 8 2004Éric Girard Gd-HPDO3A, a neutral gadolinium complex, is a good candidate for obtaining heavy-atom-derivative crystals by the lipidic cubic phase crystallization method known to be effective for membrane proteins. Gadolinium-derivative crystals of hen egg-white lysozyme were obtained by co-crystallizing the protein with 100,mM Gd-HPDO3A in a monoolein cubic phase. Diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 1.7 Å using Cu,K, radiation from a rotating-anode generator. Two binding sites of the gadolinium complex were located from the strong gadolinium anomalous signal. The Gd-atom positions and their refined occupancies were found to be identical to those found in derivative crystals of hen egg-white lysozyme obtained by co-crystallizing the protein with 100,mM Gd-HPDO3A using the hanging-drop technique. Moreover, the refined structures are isomorphous. The lipidic cubic phase is not disturbed by the high concentration of Gd-HPDO3A. This experiment demonstrates that a gadolinium complex, Gd-HPDO3A, can be used to obtain derivative crystals by the lipidic cubic phase crystallization method. Further studies with membrane proteins that are known to crystallize in lipidic cubic phases will be undertaken with Gd-HPDO3A and other Gd complexes to test whether derivative crystals with high Gd-site occupancies can be obtained. [source] Gd-HPDO3A, a complex to obtain high-phasing-power heavy-atom derivatives for SAD and MAD experiments: results with tetragonal hen egg-white lysozymeACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D, Issue 1 2002Éric Girard A neutral gadolinium complex, Gd-HPDO3A, is shown to be a good candidate to use to obtain heavy-atom derivatives and solve macromolecular structures using anomalous dispersion. Tetragonal crystals of a gadolinium derivative of hen egg-white lysozyme were obtained by co-crystallization using different concentrations of the complex. Diffraction data from three derivative crystals (100, 50 and 10,mM) were collected to a resolution of 1.7,Å using Cu,K, radiation from a rotating anode. Two strong binding sites of the gadolinium complex to the protein were located from the gadolinium anomalous signal in both the 100 and 50,mM derivatives. A single site is occupied in the 10,mM derivative. Phasing using the anomalous signal at a single wavelength (SAD method) leads to an electron-density map of high quality. The structure of the 100,mM derivative has been refined. Two molecules of the gadolinium complex are close together. Both molecules are located close to tryptophan residues. Four chloride ions were found. The exceptional quality of the SAD electron-density map, only enhanced by solvent flattening, suggests that single-wavelength anomalous scattering with the Gd-HPDO3A complex may be sufficient to solve protein structures of high molecular weight by synchrotron-radiation experiments, if not by laboratory experiments. [source] Characterization of gadolinium complexes for SAD phasing in macromolecular crystallography: application to CbpFACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D, Issue 8 2009Rafael Molina Seven Gd complexes were used in the preparation of heavy-atom derivatives for solving the structure of choline-binding protein F (CbpF), a 36,kDa surface protein from Streptococcus pneumoniae, by the SAD method. CbpF was used as a model system to analyse the phasing capability of each of the derivatives. Three different aspects have been systematically characterized: the efficacy of cocrystallization versus soaking in the binding of the different Gd complexes, their mode of interaction and a comparative study of SAD phasing using synchrotron radiation and using a rotating-anode generator. This study reveals the striking potential of these complexes for SAD phasing using a laboratory source and further reinforces their relevance for high-throughput macromolecular crystallography. [source] | ||||||||||