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Reduction System (reduction + system)
Selected AbstractsA Novel Photoinduced Reduction System of Low-Valent Samarium Species: Reduction of Organic Halides and Chalcogenides, and Its Application to Carbonylation with Carbon Monoxide.CHEMINFORM, Issue 16 2004Yukihito Sumino Abstract For Abstract see ChemInform Abstract in Full Text. [source] Hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress responses in Desulfovibrio vulgaris HildenboroughENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, Issue 10 2010Aifen Zhou Summary To understand how sulphate-reducing bacteria respond to oxidative stresses, the responses of Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough to H2O2 -induced stresses were investigated with transcriptomic, proteomic and genetic approaches. H2O2 and induced chemical species (e.g. polysulfide, ROS) and redox potential shift increased the expressions of the genes involved in detoxification, thioredoxin-dependent reduction system, protein and DNA repair, and decreased those involved in sulfate reduction, lactate oxidation and protein synthesis. A gene coexpression network analysis revealed complicated network interactions among differentially expressed genes, and suggested possible importance of several hypothetical genes in H2O2 stress. Also, most of the genes in PerR and Fur regulons were highly induced, and the abundance of a Fur regulon protein increased. Mutant analysis suggested that PerR and Fur are functionally overlapped in response to stresses induced by H2O2 and reaction products, and the upregulation of thioredoxin-dependent reduction genes was independent of PerR or Fur. It appears that induction of those stress response genes could contribute to the increased resistance of deletion mutants to H2O2 -induced stresses. In addition, a conceptual cellular model of D. vulgaris responses to H2O2 stress was constructed to illustrate that this bacterium may employ a complicated molecular mechanism to defend against the H2O2 -induced stresses. [source] Reduction of Alkyl Halides by Triethylsilane Based on a Cationic Iridium Bis(phosphinite) Pincer Catalyst: Scope, Selectivity and MechanismADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS (PREVIOUSLY: JOURNAL FUER PRAKTISCHE CHEMIE), Issue 1-2 2009Jian Yang Abstract A highly efficient procedure for the reduction of a broad range of alkyl halides by triethylsilane based on a cationic iridium bis(phosphinite) pincer catalyst has been discovered and developed. This reduction chemistry is chemoselective and has unique selectivities compared with conventional radical-based processes and the aluminum trichloride/triethylsilane (AlCl3/Et3SiH) and triphenylmethyl tetrakis[pentafluorophenyl]borate/triethylsilane {[Ph3C] [B(C6F5)4]/Et3SiH} systems. Reductions use three equivalents of triethylsilane relative to the halide and can be carried out with very low catalyst loadings and in a solvent-free manner, which may provide an environmentally attractive and safe alternative to many currently practiced methods for reduction of alkyl halides. Mechanistic studies reveal a unique catalytic cycle. The cationic iridium hydride 2,6-bis[di-(tert -butyl)phosphinyloxy)phenyl(hydrido)iridium, (POCOP)IrH+ {POCOP= 2,6-[OP(t- Bu)2]2C6H3} binds and activates the silane. This complex serves as a potent silylating reagent to generate silyl halonium ions, Et3SiXR+, which are reduced by the neutral iridium dihydride to yield alkane product and regenerate the cationic (POCOP)IrH+, thus closing the catalytic cycle. All key intermediates have been identified by in situ NMR monitoring and kinetic studies have been completed. An application of this reduction system to the catalytic hydrodehalogenation of a metal chloride complex is also described. [source] Heterogeneity of the coumarin anticoagulant targeted vitamin K epoxide reduction system.JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY, Issue 5 2006Study of kinetic parameters in susceptible, resistant mice (Mus musculus domesticus) Abstract Vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR) activity in liver microsomes from a susceptible and a genetically warfarin-resistant strain of mice (Mus Musculus domesticus) was analyzed to determine the mechanism of resistance to this 4-hydroxycoumarin derivative. Kinetic parameters for VKOR were calculated for each strain by incubating liver microsomes with vitamin K epoxide ± warfarin. In susceptible mice, an Eadie,Hofstee plot of the data was not linear and suggested the involvement of at least two different components. Apparent kinetic parameters were obtained by nonlinear regression using a Michaelis--Menten model, which takes into account two enzymatic components. Component A presents a high Km and a high Vm, and as a consequence only an enzymatic efficiency Vm/Km was obtained (0.0024 mL/min/mg). Estimated warfarin Ki was 0.17 ,M. Component B presented an apparent Km of 12.73 ,M, an apparent Vm of 0.32 nmol/min/mg, and an apparent Ki for warfarin of 6.0 ,M. In resistant mice, the enzymatic efficiency corresponding to component A was highly decreased (0.0003,0.00066 mL/min/mg) while the Ki for warfarin was not modified. The apparent Vm of component B was poorly modified between susceptible and resistant mice. The apparent Km of component B observed in resistant mice was similar to the Km observed in susceptible mice. These modifications of the catalytic properties are associated with a single nucleotide polymorphism (T175G) in the VKOR-C1 gene, which corresponds to a Trp59Gly mutation in the protein. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 20:221,229, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/jbt.20144 [source] In-situ catalytic synthesis of ammonia from urea in a semi-batch reactor for safe utilization in thermal power plantASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Issue 3 2010J. N. Sahu Abstract Urea as the source of ammonia for the flue gas conditioning/NOx reduction system in thermal power plant has the obvious advantages that no ammonia shipping, handling and storage is required. The process of this invention minimizes the risks and hazards associated with the transport, storage and use of anhydrous and aqueous ammonia, as ammonia is a highly volatile noxious material. But no such rapid urea conversion process is available as per requirement of high conversion in shorter time, so here we study the catalytic hydrolysis of urea for fast conversion in a semi-batch reactor. The catalysts used in this study are: TiO2, fly ash, mixture of Ni and Fe and Al2O3. Number of experiments was carried out in a semi-batch reactor at different catalyst doses, temperatures and concentration of urea solution from 10 to 30% by weight and equilibrium study has been made. Copyright © 2009 Curtin University of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] The Role of Surface Oxides in NOx Storage Reduction CatalystsCHEMCATCHEM, Issue 6 2010Jelena Jelic Dr. Monte Carlo or bust: First-principles kinetic Monte Carlo simulations are used to examine NO oxidation over Pd(101)/Pd(100). Under typical conditions for NO oxidation in a NOx storage reduction system (600,K, 105,Pa,O2, 100,Pa,NO), turnover frequencies are comparable to those of Pt(111) surfaces, implying that the surface oxide is similar in reactivity to an oxygen-covered metal surface. [source] | ||||||||||