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Metal Chelation (metal + chelation)

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Chemistry	42%

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ANTI-OXIDANT MECHANISMS OF KOLAVIRON: STUDIES ON SERUM LIPOPROTEIN OXIDATION, METAL CHELATION AND OXIDATIVE MEMBRANE DAMAGE IN RATS

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY, Issue 8 2005
EO Farombi
SUMMARY 1.,In the present study, we have examined the ability of kolaviron, a natural biflavonoid from Garcinia kola seeds, to prevent the susceptibility of rat serum lipoprotein to undergo oxidative modification in vitro and ex vivo. In addition, its ability to chelate metal ions and mitigate iron/ascorbate-induced damage to microsomal lipids was investigated. 2.,Lipoprotein resistance to copper-induced oxidation was highly improved in rats treated with kolaviron (100 mg/kg) for 7 days, as demonstrated by a significant increase in lag time compared with control. A significant (P < 0.05) decrease in area under the curve (AUC) and slope of propagation was observed in kolaviron-treated rats compared with control. Conjugated dienes formed after 240 min of lipoprotein oxidation were markedly decreased in kolaviron-treated rats compared with controls. Malondialdehyde concentrations were significantly reduced in the serum lipoproteins of kolaviron-treated rats with an attendant significant increase in the total anti-oxidant activity compared with control. 3.,In vitro, kolaviron (10,60 µmol/L) inhibited the Cu2+ -induced oxidation of rat serum lipoprotein in a concentration-dependent manner. Kolaviron, at 20 and 60 µmol/L, produced 48 and 87% inhibition of oxidation of lipoprotein, respectively. Compared with control, kolaviron, at 10 and 20 µmol/L, resulted in 29 and 47% decreases in AUC, respectively. In addition, kolaviron (10 µmol/L) elicited a 53% increase in lag time, whereas 40 and 60 µmol/L kolaviron produced 38 and 88% decreases in slope, respectively. 4.,Kolaviron effectively prevented microsomal lipid peroxidation induced by iron/ascorbate in a concentration-dependent manner. Kolaviron at the highest dose tested (90 µmol/L) had a significant chelating effect on Fe2+ (78%). 5.,In conclusion, our data demonstrate that kolaviron protects against the oxidation of lipoprotein, presumably by mechanisms involving metal chelation and anti-oxidant activity, and, as such, may be of importance in relation to the development of atherosclerosis. [source]

Metal Chelation in Asymmetric Diels,Alder Reaction (II).

CHEMINFORM, Issue 35 2004
Kyoo-Hyun Chung
Abstract For Abstract see ChemInform Abstract in Full Text. [source]

Desorption of zinc by extracellularly produced metabolites of Trichoderma harzianum, Trichoderma reesei and Coriolus versicolor

JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, Issue 6 2007
P. Adams
Abstract Aims:, To determine the role of fungal metabolites in the desorption of metals. Methods and Results:, Desorption of Zn from charcoal by three different fungi was compared against metal desorption with reverse osmosis water, a 0·1% Tween 80 solution and a 0·1 mol l,1 CaCl2 solution. All three fungal filtrates desorbed three times more Zn than either 0·1% Tween 80 or 0·1 mol l,1 CaCl2. Metal chelator production in Trichoderma harzianum and Coriolus versicolor was constitutively expressed while chelator production in Trichoderma reesei was induced by Zn. The presence of Zn inhibited the production of metal chelators by C. versicolor. Only C. versicolor was found to produce oxalic acid (a strong metal chelator). All fungi caused a marked decrease in pH, although this was not enough to explain the increased desorption of the metals by the different fungal filtrates. Conclusions:, Metal chelation via organic acids and proteins are the main mechanisms by which the fungal filtrates increase zinc desorption. Significance and Impact of the Study:, The results of this study explain why plants inoculated with T. harzianum T22 take up more metal from soil, than noninoculated plants while metabolites produced by fungi could be used for metal leaching from contaminated soils. [source]

A study of the mechanisms of divalent copper binding to a modified cellulose adsorbent

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 5 2010
David William O'Connell
Abstract A modified cellulose material was prepared by grafting glycidyl methacrylate to cellulose (Cell- g -GMA) with subsequent functionalization with imidazole (Cell- g -GMA-imidazole). This latter compound was used in the adsorption of copper from aqueous solution. The mechanism of Cu(II) binding onto the cell- g -GMA-imidazole was investigated at the molecular level using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDX) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). FTIR and Raman spectroscopy provided an insight into the extent to which perturbation of the imidazole ring occurred following adsorption of the metal while XPS spectra indicated the binding of Cu(II) ions to nitrogen atoms by the appearance of additional binding energy peaks for nitrogen on the cellulose- g -GMA-imidazole sample post adsorption. The EDX technique provided clear evidence of the physical presence of both the copper and sulfate on the cellulose- g -GMA-imidazole material post adsorption. XRD analysis further confirmed the presence of a copper species in the adsorbent material as copper sulfate hydroxide (Cu3(OH)4SO4 - antlerite). The XRD studies further suggest that the overall extent of Cu(II) adsorption is not alone a combination of true metal chelation as suggested by FTIR, Raman and XPS, but also a function of surface precipitation of the polynuclear copper species. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010 [source]

Raman and pulse radiolysis studies of the antioxidant properties of quercetin: Cu(II) chelation and oxidizing radical scavenging

JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY, Issue 5 2005
Armida Torreggiani
Abstract Quercetin (Querc), a pentahydroxyflavonol, is suggested to give protection to living organisms by both direct scavenging of free radicals and metal chelation. The scavenging ability of Querc towards oxidizing radicals, such as ,OH, N3, and NO2,, was evaluated by pulse radiolysis studies in aqueous solutions at different pH. Phenoxyl radicals are the final transient products and are formed either by water elimination from ,OH-adducts or by one-electron transfer from the deprotonated OH groups. Their formation rate is strongly affected by pH and reaches the maximum values in alkaline medium. The Raman and IR spectra were useful to assess the relevant interaction of Querc with Cu(II) ions, which play an important role in the metal-catalysed generation of reactive oxygen species. Depending on pH and the metal-to-ligand ratio, the different chelating sites of Querc change their ability to complex copper ions. Under neutral conditions, the 5-OH group of ring A and CO-4 of ring C have a chelating power superior to that of the catechol group (ring B), whereas the complexation in alkaline medium occurs in the reverse order. In addition, experiments with Querc and Zn(II) ions, carried out at basic pH in order to verify the possible Cu(II)-catalysed oxidation of the ligand, indicated the absence of the above process. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

Electronic Properties of 3,3,-Dimethyl-5,5,-bis(1,2,4-triazine): Towards Design of Supramolecular Arrangements of N-Heterocyclic CuI Complexes

CHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 12 2007
Blandine Courcot Dr.
Abstract A new efficient and safe synthesis of 3,3,-dimethyl-5,5,-bis-(1,2,4-triazine) is presented. The electron-density distribution and electrostatic properties (charge, electrostatic potential) of this molecule were analyzed. These properties were derived from a high-resolution single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiment at 100,K and compared to the results obtained from ab initio DFT quantum-mechanical calculations. Comparisons of its electrostatic potential features and integrated atomic charges (quantum theory of atoms in molecules, QTAIM) have been made with those of related molecules such as bipyrimidine ligands. Two methods were used to derive integrated charges: one is based on the conventional analytical procedure and the second uses a steepest-ascent numerical algorithm. Excellent agreement was obtained between these two methods. Charges and electrostatic potential were used as predictive indices of metal chelation and discussed in the light of complexation abilities of the title compound and related molecules. The crystal structure of a CuI complex of 3,3,-dimethyl-5,5,-bis(1,2,4-triazine) is reported here. In the solid state, this complex forms a three-dimensional multibranch network with open channels in which counterions and solvent molecules are located. This architecture involves both cis and trans isomers of the title compound. [source]