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    The effect of flexible lattice aluminium in zeolite beta during the nitration of toluene with nitric acid and acetic anhydride (2000)
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    Catalysis letters 70 (2000), S. 61-65 
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    ISSN: 1572-879X
    Keywords: flexible lattice aluminium ; zeolite beta ; nitration ; regio‐control ; para‐selectivity ; toluene ; NMR
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract The nitration of toluene with nitric acid and acetic anhydride using zeolite H‐beta as catalyst was studied with multi‐nuclear solid‐state NMR spectroscopy in order to investigate the causes for the observed enhanced para‐selectivity. The reversible transformation of framework aluminium from a tetrahedral into an octahedral environment was observed by 27Al NMR upon interaction of the zeolite with the different components of the nitrating system. The octahedral co‐ordination complex between lattice aluminium and acetylnitrate might explain the surface‐catalysed para‐selective nitration reaction and suggests that the lattice flexibility plays an important role in determining the regio‐selectivity of the nitration catalysed by zeolites.
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    A comparative CP/MAS 13C-NMR study of cellulose structure in spruce wood and kraft pulp (2000)
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    Cellulose 7 (2000), S. 35-55 
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    ISSN: 1572-882X
    Keywords: cellulose ; hemicellulose ; kraft pulp ; NMR ; spruce wood
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract CP/MAS 13C-NMR spectroscopy in combination with spectral fitting was used to study the supermolecular structure of the cellulose fibril in spruce wood and spruce kraft pulp. During pulping, structures contributing to inaccessible surfaces in the wood cellulose are converted to the cellulose Iβ allomorph, that is, the degree of order is increased. This increase is also accompanied by a conversion of cellulose Iα to cellulose Iβ. Cellulose from wood composed of different cell types, that is, compression wood, juvenile wood, earlywood, latewood and normal wood exhibited a similar supermolecular structure. Assignments were made for signals from hemicellulose which contribute significantly to the spectral C-4 region (80–86 ppm) in kraft pulp spectra but substantially less to the corresponding region in wood spectra.
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    A 29Si MAS-NMR study of Cd7[Ge6Si]O21 pyroxmangite (2000)
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    Physics and chemistry of minerals 27 (2000), S. 713-718 
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    ISSN: 1432-2021
    Keywords: Key words Cd-pyroxmangite ; NMR ; Pyroxenoids ; Ordering ; Superperiods
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract  Synthetic (SiGe)-pyroxenoids are often observed to have superperiods. Whether or not these superperiods grow in connection with Si-Ge ordering is a fundamental question. The size difference between Ge and Si tetrahedra leads to CdGeO3 having the pyroxmangite structure, whereas CdSiO3 has the wollastonite structure. Consequently, considerable strain is expected for a pyroxenoid with a disordered Ge-Si distribution. A 29Si MAS-NMR study of a Cd-pyroxmangite of nominal composition Cd7[Ge6Si]O7 points to considerable Si clustering, probably as GeSiSiSiGe triples corresponding to the wollastonite-like units of the siebener chain. It is proposed that such ordering relieves strain within the tetrahedral chain. Residual strain is also relieved by insertion of an extra pair of GeO4 tetrahedra into the pyroxene-like component of the siebener-chain units, leading to single neuner-chain units which terminate the superperiods. This growth pattern is cyclic. The presence of several types of superperiod may reflect similar energetics for different Ge-Si-ordering patterns within the siebener chains. Ordering of Si-rich unit cells and of unit cells having no Si is proposed as the reason for the occurrence of the superperiods in Cd-pyroxmangite.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002690000115
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    A two-dimensional many-body system with competing interactions as a model for segregation of photosystems in thylakoids of green plants (2000)
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    European biophysics journal 29 (2000), S. 214-220 
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    ISSN: 1432-1017
    Keywords: Key words Lipid-protein interactions ; Photosystem I ; Photosystem II ; Thylakoid membranes
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    Topics: Biology , Physics
    Notes: Abstract  We address the segregation of photosystems I (PSI) and II (PSII) in thylakoid membranes by means of a molecular dynamics method. We assume a two-dimensional (in-plane) problem with PSI and PSII being represented by particles with different values of negative charge. The pair interactions between particles include a screened Coulomb repulsive part and am exponentially decaying attractive part. Our modeling results suggest that the system may have a complicated phase behavior, including a quasi-crystalline phase at low ionic screening, a disordered phase and, in addition, a possible “clotting” agglomerate phase at high screening where the photosystems tend to clot together. The relevance of the observed phenomena to the stacking of thylakoid membranes is discussed.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002490000080
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    Interaction of nitric oxide with the oxygen evolving complex of photosystem II and manganese catalase: a comparative study (2000)
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    JBIC 5 (2000), S. 354-363 
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    ISSN: 1432-1327
    Keywords: Catalase ; Manganese cluster ; Nitric oxide ; Photosystem II
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    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Thermus thermophilus catalase. Flash fluorescence studies indicate that the S3 state of the OEC in the presence of ca. 0.6 mM NO is reduced to the S1 with an apparent halftime of ca. 0.4 s at about 18 °C, compared with a biphasic decay, with approximate halftimes of 28 s for S3 to S2 and 140 s for S2 to S1 in the absence of NO. Under similar conditions the S2 state is reduced by NO to the S1 state with an approximate halftime of 2 s. These results extend a recent study indicating a slow reduction of the S1 state at −30°C, via the S0 and S−1 states, to a Mn(II)-Mn(III) state resembling the corresponding state in catalase. The reductive mode of action of NO is repeated with the di-Mn cluster of catalase: the Mn(III)-Mn(III) redox state is reduced to the Mn(II)-Mn(II) state via the intermediate Mn(II)-Mn(III) state. The kinetics of this reduction suggest a decreasing reduction potential with decreasing oxidation state, similar to what is observed with the active states of the OEC. What is unique about the OEC is the rapid interaction of NO with the S3 state of the OEC, which is compatible with a metalloradical character of this state.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00010664
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    NMR Structure Determination and Structure-Based Functional Characterization of Conserved Hypothetical Protein MTH1175 from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum (2000)
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    Journal of structural and functional genomics 1 (2000), S. 15-25 
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    ISSN: 1570-0267
    Keywords: structural genomics ; RNase H ; NMR ; methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum
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    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The solution structure of MTH1175, a 124-residue protein from the archaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum has been determined by NMR spectroscopy. MTH1175 is part of a family of conserved hypothetical proteins (COG1433) with unknown functions which contains multiple paralogs from all complete archaeal genomes and the archaeal gene-rich bacterium Thermotoga maritima. Sequence similarity indicates this protein family may be related to the nitrogen fixation proteins NifB and NifX. MTH1175 adopts an α/β topology with a single mixed β-sheet, and contains two flexible loops and an unstructured C-terminal tail. The fold resembles that of Ribonuclease H and similar proteins, but differs from these in several respects, and is not likely to have a nuclease activity.
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    Structure and Morphology of a Polyether/Polyacrylate Semi-interpenetrating Polymer Network (2000)
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    Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry 59 (2000), S. 83-92 
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    Keywords: cationic and photoinitiated polymerization ; DSC ; interfacial mixing ; interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) ; glass transition temperature ; NMR ; quantitative thermal analysis of phases ; reactive epoxy and acrylate systems ; Tg broadening
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract In this study NMR and DSC are used to probe the structure, thermal characteristics and morphology of a network formed from a diepoxide/acrylate system. Separate chemistries are employed to polymerize the diepoxide and acrylate components. The cationic polymerization of the diepoxide exhibits excellent selectivity in producing a crosslinked polyether network without affecting the acrylate monomer. Subsequent photoinitiated free-radical polymerization of the acrylate produces a phase separated, semi-interpenetrating polymer network (SIPN).
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    [13C]Dynamic NMR and Molecular Modeling of 2,4-Bis(N-Pyrrolidinyl)-6-chloro-s-triazine (2000)
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    Structural chemistry 11 (2000), S. 303-306 
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    ISSN: 1572-9001
    Keywords: NMR ; [13C]NMR ; 2,4-bis(N-pyrrolidinyl)6-chloro-s-triazine ; variable temperature ; molecular modeling ; rotational barrier
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract The room temperature [13C]NMR spectrum of 2,4-bis(N-pyrrolidinyl)-6-chloro-s-triazine shows doubled signals for the pyrrolidine rings, which suggests restricted rotation about the Ar-C—N bond. The rotational barrier around this bond was determined by [13C]dynamic NMR (DNMR) spectra run at different increasing temperatures and also by the PM3 Hamiltonian contained in the MOPAC package. The values thus obtained, 16.6 and 13.6 kcal mol−1, respectively, are in good agreement.
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    An NMR Study of MeTMS Based Coatings Filled with Colloidal Silica (2000)
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    Journal of sol gel science and technology 19 (2000), S. 131-135 
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    ISSN: 1573-4846
    Keywords: coatings ; colloids ; NMR ; organosilanes ; adsorption
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Coatings were prepared by mixing MeTMS and an aqueous colloidal silica. Mixing of an MeTMS hydrolysis mixture with the aqueous colloidal silica is only possible, without flocculation of the colloidal silica particles, within a certain time window. 29Si NMR was used to follow the hydrolysis/condensation reactions of MeTMS, whereas 1H NMR was used to monitor the reaction of the MeTMS monomers and oligomers with the silica surface in the coating liquid. The reaction of MeTMS with the surface of the SiO2 particles is determined by the oligomer size. Typical SiO2 surface coverage is less than 3 molecules/nm2 (approximately one monolayer). Large MeTMS oligomers and/or cyclic species do not react with the SiO2 surface. These species are probably too apolar to react or absorb at the SiO2 surface. Flocculation of the aqueous colloidal silica occurs due to the low polarity of the hydrolysis mixture. The water content and the degree of condensation of the MeTMS determine the width of the time window.
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    Non-Hydrolytic Routes for the Synthesis of NASICON (2000)
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    Journal of sol gel science and technology 19 (2000), S. 463-467 
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    ISSN: 1573-4846
    Keywords: NASICON ; NMR ; non-hydrolytic synthesis ; precursor chemistry ; solid electrolyte
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract The study of non-hydrolytic reactions for the synthesis of NASICON is reported. Different procedures have been considered, changing the precursors and their addition order, and varying the reaction solvent; dichloromethane, acetonitrile and tetrahydrofuran (THF). The most promising results in terms of homogeneous reactivity were obtained using PO(On-C4H9)3, Zr(Ot-C4H9)4, SiCl4 and Na(Ot-C4H9) in acetonitrile. The reactions were followed using heteronuclear Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy (13C, 31P). NASICON powders were prepared by the thermal decomposition of the gels between 900 and 1200°C. The powders were analyzed by XRD to check the formation of the NASICON phase.
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    Comparative Study of Structure of Silica Gels from Different Sources (2000)
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    Journal of sol gel science and technology 19 (2000), S. 495-499 
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    Keywords: sol-gel ; silicas ; biology ; X-ray diffraction ; IR ; NMR
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract The medium-range-network structure of silicas from different sources was comparatively examined by X-ray diffraction, IR and NMR analyses. Silica gels made through the conventional sol-gel route were found to have a different structure from silica glass, and considered to be composed of 4-fold siloxane ring units, irrespective of preparation conditions. Amorphous silicas in rice-hulls and bamboo leaves showed structure data close to silica glass, being suggested to consist mainly of 6-fold siloxane ring units. The modified sol-gel method, in which siloxane oligomers containing cyclic siloxane tetramers may have been ring-opened and polymerized under the catalytic reaction of NaOH or NH4F in the water-free solution, provided the silica gel of which structure was very similar to silica glass.
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    Low Temperature Sol-Gel Preparation of β-Al2TiO5 Thin Films: Spectroscopic Analysis of the Precursors (2000)
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    Journal of sol gel science and technology 19 (2000), S. 577-580 
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    ISSN: 1573-4846
    Keywords: aluminum titanate ; NMR ; MS ; thin films ; precursor chemistry
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Two sol-gel syntheses allowed the preparation of β-Al2TiO5 thin films on silicon substrates at 700°C, reacting aluminum and titanium alkoxides with and without acetylacetone as a chelating agent. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass spectra of the sols allowed identification of the intermediate species formed and to show the formation of an Al-Ti containing polymer establishing that the synthesis without acetylacetone leads to the most extensive polymerization. The formation of β-Al2TiO5 at low temperatures is attributed to diffusion-limited crystallization process, which takes place in the conditions of high homogeneity at molecular level reached in the sol-gel synthesis. The crystallization of the films was studied as a function of the firing time and temperature and confirmed that β-Al2TiO5 with better thermal stability was obtained with the synthesis without chelating agent.
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    The Structure of Hybrid Gels by Drift and NMR Spectroscopies (2000)
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    Journal of sol gel science and technology 19 (2000), S. 403-407 
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    ISSN: 1573-4846
    Keywords: hybrid gels ; silica ; polytetrahydrofuran ; DRIFTS ; NMR
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Hybrid inorganic-organic gels have been prepared by the sol-gel process using tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) as precursor, mixed with a low concentration of polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF), under acid catalysis. The hybrid xerogels were characterized by DRIFTS and Solid State 1H, 13C and 29Si NMR. The DRIFT spectra indicate that the polymer is responsible for decreasing the number of free silanol groups in comparison to pure silica. Solid-state NMR spectra reveal the types of silicate structures formed and the conditions for establishing chemical bonds between the two phases, which are responsible for the silica network flexibility. We have concluded that it is possible to design a hybrid gel with tailored properties, even at very low polymer concentration, by selecting the appropriate preparation route.
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    The Effect of Nanoscaled Metal Oxide Sols on the Structure and Properties of Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane Derived Sols and Gels (2000)
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    Journal of sol gel science and technology 19 (2000), S. 305-309 
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    ISSN: 1573-4846
    Keywords: epoxide ; ring-opening ; condensation ; NMR ; hardness ; nanoparticles
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTS) is frequently used as precursor for the preparation of sol-gel derived nanoscaled hybrid polymers. The influence of nanoscaled metal oxide sols of silica, boehmite, zirconia and ceria on reactions of GPTS in ethanolic hydrolysates and in corresponding gels (epoxide ring-opening, condensation degree) was examined by liquid- and solid-state 13C and 29Si NMR with regard to a better correlation between structure and material properties. Generally, a higher condensation degree of RSi(O0.5)3 units of GPTS is found after addition of metal oxide sols compared to GPTS without additives. The metal oxide sols (10 mole% series) cause an epoxide ring-opening up to 20% in GPTS hydrolysates after 24 h. A nearly complete ring opening was found in the boehmite and silica containing hybrid gels whereas gels containing ceria and other types of silica only show a low degree of ring-opening. The results show an accelerated ring-opening with increasing content of AlO/OH-species in silica sols. 13C NMR studies reveal that the epoxide ring-opening does not completely lead to polyether structures but to considerable amounts (up to 40%) of ethylether groups which can influence the material properties (hardness).
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    Conformational Studies of a Melittin—Inhibitor Complex (2000)
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    The protein journal 19 (2000), S. 529-534 
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    ISSN: 1573-4943
    Keywords: Melittin ; inhibitor ; NMR ; peptide ; structure
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract The conformation of a melittin—inhibitor complex was studied by solution NMR, solid-state NMR, and circular dichroism. In solution, binding was studied by titrating inhibitor against melittin in dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol, aqueous buffer, and dodecylphosphocholine micelles. The change in chemical shift of Trp19 resonances and the formation of a precipitate at 1:1 molar ratio indicated that the inhibitor was bound to melittin. Solid-state NMR also showed a change in chemical shift of two labeled carbons of melittin near Pro14 and a change in 1H T 1 relaxation times when complexed with inhibitor. Rotational resonance experiments of melittin labeled in the proline region indicated a change in conformation for melittin complexed with inhibitor. This observation was also supported by circular dichroism measurements, indicating a reduction in α-helical structure for increasing ratios of inhibitor bound to melittin.
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    Temperature, pH, and Solvent Isotope Effects on Cytochrome c Peroxidase Mutant N82A Studied by Proton NMR (2000)
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    The protein journal 19 (2000), S. 535-542 
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    Keywords: Cytochrome c peroxidase ; CcP ; NMR ; A82CcP mutant ; solvent isotope effects
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract The mutant of baker's yeast cytochrome c peroxidase-CN with Ala82 in place of Asn82, [N82A]CcPCN, exhibits a complex solution behavior featuring dynamic interconversion among three enzyme forms that so far have only been detected by NMR spectroscopy. Proton NMR studies of [N82A]CcPCN reveal resonances from each of the three enzyme forms and show that the interconversion among forms is controlled by the pH, temperature, and isotope composition (H2O vs. D2O) of the buffer solution. No evidence for a key hydrogen bond between His52 and heme-coordinated cyanide is found in any of the enzyme forms, indicating that disruption of the extensive distal hydrogen bonding network is the source of this phenomenon.
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    Analysis of the structure of lignin-carbohydrate complexes by the specific13C tracer method (2000)
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    Journal of wood science 46 (2000), S. 130-136 
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    ISSN: 1611-4663
    Keywords: Lignin-carbohydrate complexes ; NMR ; 13C tracer ; Coniferin ; Ketal linkage
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition , Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Notes: Abstract In the present study the specifically13C-enriched lignin precursors of biosynthesis (i.e., coniferin-[side chainα−13C], coniferin-[side chain-β−13C] and coniferin-[side chain-γ−13C]) were synthesized and administered exogeneously to ginkgo shoots (Ginkgo biloba L.) to obtain13C-enriched lignin-carbohydrate complexes (LCCs). The specifically13C-enriched LCCs were isolated from the newly formed xylem of ginkgo shoots administered with the13C-enriched precursors and degraded by enzymes. Lignin-rich fractions, so called enzyme-degraded LCCs (EDLCCs), were obtained. By determining their13C-NMR spectra, information related to the chemical structure of lignin building units and linkages between phenylpropane units of lignin and carbohydrates were obtained. It was found that these precursors were incorporated in natural lignin successfully. Three lignin-carbohydrates linkages (i.e., ether type, ester type, ketal type) were found at the C α -position of the side chain of phenylpropane units in ginkgo LCC. No lignin-carbohydrate bond at the Cβ- or Cγ-position of the lignin side chain was observed in the13C-NMR spectra of the13C-enriched LCCs. This fact indicates that a specific13C tracer technique can be useful in NMR study of the chemical structure of LCCs.
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    Modeling ganglioside headgroups by conformational analysis and molecular dynamics (2000)
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    Glycoconjugate journal 17 (2000), S. 283-299 
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    ISSN: 1573-4986
    Keywords: ganglioside conformation ; NMR ; molecular mechanics ; molecular dynamics
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract The conformations and dynamics of gangliosides GM1, GM2, 6′-GM2 and GM4 have been studied by computational means, and the results compared to NMR data. Unconstrained conformational searches were run using the AMBER* force field augmented by MNDO derived parameters for the Neu5Ac anomeric torsion, the GB/SA water solvation model, and the MC/EM alogorithm; extended (10–12[emsp4 ]ns) dynamic simulations in GB/SA water were performed with the MC/SD protocol, and the stored structures were minimized. The overall mobility of the Neu5Acα2,3Gal linkage and the position of its minimum energy conformation have been shown to depend mainly on the presence or the absence of a GalNAc residue at the adjacent position. The best quantitative agreement with the available NOE data was achieved after minimization of the structures stored during the MC/SD dynamic runs. The latter protocol appears to reproduce satisfactorily the available experimental data, and can be used with confidence to build three-dimensional models of ganglioside headgroups.
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    Glycosylations versus conformational preferences of cancer associated mucin core (2000)
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    Glycoconjugate journal 17 (2000), S. 835-848 
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    Keywords: cancer vaccine ; glycopeptide ; MUC-1 ; immunotherapy ; NMR
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Synthetic oligosaccharide vaccines based on core STn (sialyl α2-6 GalNAc) carbohydrate epitopes are being evaluated by a number of biopharmaceutical firms as potential immunotherapeutics in the treatment of mucin-expressing adenocarcinomas. The STn carbohydrate epitopes exist as discontinuous clusters, O-linked to proximal serine and threonine residues within the mucin sequence. In an effort to probe the structure and dynamics of STn carbohydrate clusters as they may exist on the cancer-associated mucin, we have used NMR spectroscopy and MD simulations to study the effect of O-glycosylation of adjacent serine residues in a repeating (Ser)n sequence. Three model peptides/glyco-peptides were studied: a serine trimer containing no carbohydrate groups ((Ser)3 trimer); a serine trimer containing three Tn (GalNAc) carbohydrates α-linked to the hydroxyls of adjacent serine sidechains ((Ser.Tn)3 trimer); and a serine trimer containing three STn carbohydrates α-linked to the hydroxyls of adjacent serine sidechains ((Ser.STn)3 trimer). Our results demonstrate that clustering of carbohydrates shifts the conformational equilibrium of the underlying peptide backbone into a more extended and rigid state, an arrangement that could function to optimally present the clustered carbohydrate antigen to the immune system. Steric effects appear to drive these changes since an increase in the size of the attached carbohydrate (STn versus Tn) is accompanied by a stronger shift in the equilibrium toward the extended state. In addition, NMR evidence points to the formation of hydrogen bonds between the peptide backbone NH protons and the proximal GalNAc groups in the (Ser.Tn)3 and (Ser.STn)3 trimers. The putative peptide-sugar hydrogen bonds may also play a role in influencing the conformation of the underlying peptide backbone, as well as the orientation of the O-linked carbohydrate. The significance of these results will be discussed within the framework of developing clustered STn-based vaccines, capable of targeting the clustered STn epitopes on the cancer-associated mucin.
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    Energy metabolism and re-establishment of intercellularadhesion complexes of gel entrapped hepatocytes (2000)
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    Cytotechnology 32 (2000), S. 219-228 
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    ISSN: 1573-0778
    Keywords: alginate ; bioreactor ; energy metabolism ; hepatocytes ; microscopy ; NMR
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    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract We studied the effect of continuous medium flow on the viabilityand structural organization of hepatocytes high density entrapped inalginate gel beads in the first few hours after isolation.The metabolic energy status of the entrapped cells, monitored invivo by 31P NMR spectroscopy, was stable during theexperimental time and a physiological redox ratio was reachedafter the first three hours of culture. The morphologicalanalysis revealed that the entrapped hepatocytes placed in a fixed-bed bioreactor under continuous flow showed a polyhedricalshape with numerous microvilli on cell surface and reconstitutedtight junctions as well as bile canalicular structures, closelyresembling those present in the liver.These results suggest that continuous flow allows the culture ofhepatocytes at very high cell density within a matrix withoutloss of viability and accelerates cellular tissue reconstructionat very short times after isolation. This type of culture couldrepresent a very useful model for physiological andtoxicological studies as well as a promising approach toward thedevelopment of a bioartificial hybrid support device in acuteliver failure.
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    Structural studies of the glycopeptides of B-chain of cinnamomin – a type II ribosome-inactivating protein by nuclear magnetic resonance (2000)
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    Glycoconjugate journal 17 (2000), S. 749-759 
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    Keywords: cinnamomin ; glycopeptides ; NMR ; primary structure ; ribosome-inactivating protein
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    Notes: Abstract Cinnamomin is a plant type II ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) isolated from the seeds of Cinnamomum camphora. It consists of two nonidentical polypeptide chains (A- and B-chain) held together through one disulfide linkage. Its A- and B-chain contain 0.3% and 3.9% sugars respectively. The B-chain of cinnamomin was digested by pronase E and then the liberated glycopeptides were separated from non-glycopeptides by gel filtration chromatography on a Bio-Gel P-4 column. Three crude glycopeptides were obtained by continuing chromatography over anion-exchange resin (AG1-X2) in the buffer of 2% pyridine-acetic acid (pH 8.3) with a polygradient elution system. Through further purification by the gel filtration chromatography and HPLC, three major glycopeptides, GP1, GP2 and GP3 were obtained. Mainly by two-dimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) including TOCSY, DQF-COSY, NOESY, HMQC and HMBC, their primary structures were analyzed as: Manα1,3Manα1,6(Manα1,3)(Xylβ1,2)Manβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,4GlcNAcβ1-(Gly-)Asn-Asn-Thr(GP1), Manα1,6(Manα1,3)(Xylβ1,2)Manβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,4(Fucα1,3)GlcNAcβ1-Asn-Ala-Thr(GP2),Manα1,6(Manα1,3)Manα1,6(Manα1,2 Manα1,3)Manβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,4GlcNAcβ1-(Ala-)Asn-Gly-Thr(GP3).
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    Alkaloids of Peganum harmala (2000)
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    Chemistry of natural compounds 36 (2000), S. 602-605 
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    Keywords: Peganum harmala ; alkaloid ; dipegine ; dipeginol ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract Dipegine (1) and dipeginol (2) were isolated fromPeganum harmala.The structures of these alkaloids were established by mass and IR spectra
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    Functional characterization of the PS II–LHC II supercomplex isolated by a direct method from spinach thylakoid membranes (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 64 (2000), S. 179-187 
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    Keywords: EPR ; fluorescence ; Photosystem II ; thermoluminescence ; thylakoid membranes
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    Notes: Abstract Recently, a novel procedure to isolate a highly pure and active Photosystem II preparation directly from thylakoid membranes, referred to as PS II–LHC II supercomplex, was reported [Eshaghi et al. (1999) FEBS Lett 446: 23–26]. In addition to the reaction center core proteins, the supercomplex contains all the extrinsic proteins of the oxygen evolving complex and a set of chlorophyll a/b binding proteins. In this paper, the functional properties of this isolated supercomplex are further characterized by using EPR spectroscopy, thermoluminescence, fluorescence relaxation kinetics and flash induced oxygen yield measurements. The PS II–LHC II supercomplex contains, in addition to QA and QB, a small pool of plastoquinone (PQ). Although the isolated complex is no longer membrane bound, it has preserved functional characteristics of a well defined PS II preparation with the exception of some modification of QB sites.
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    Solubilization of green plant thylakoid membranes with n-dodecyl-α,D-maltoside. Implications for the structural organization of the Photosystem II, Photosystem I, ATP synthase and cytochrome b6 f complexes (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 64 (2000), S. 155-166 
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    Keywords: CF0F1 ; cytochrome b 6 f ; electron microscopy ; grana ; Photosystem I ; Photosystem II
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    Notes: Abstract A biochemical and structural analysis is presented of fractions that were obtained by a quick and mild solubilization of thylakoid membranes from spinach with the non-ionic detergent n-dodecyl-α,D-maltoside, followed by a partial purification using gel filtration chromatography. The largest fractions consisted of paired, appressed membrane fragments with an average diameter of about 360 nm and contain Photosystem II (PS II) and its associated light-harvesting antenna (LHC II), but virtually no Photosystem I, ATP synthase and cytochrome b 6 f complex. Some of the membranes show a semi-regular ordering of PS II in rows at an average distance of about 26.3 nm, and from a partially disrupted grana membrane fragment we show that the supercomplexes of PS II and LHC II represent the basic structural unit of PS II in the grana membranes. The numbers of free LHC II and PS II core complexes were very high and very low, respectively. The other macromolecular complexes of the thylakoid membrane occurred almost exclusively in dispersed forms. Photosystem I was observed in monomeric or multimeric PS I-200 complexes and there are no indications for free LHC I complexes. An extensive analysis by electron microscopy and image analysis of the CF0F1 ATP synthase complex suggests locations of the δ (on top of the F1 headpiece) and ∈ subunits (in the central stalk) and reveals that in a substantial part of the complexes the F1 headpiece is bended considerably from the central stalk. This kinking is very likely not an artefact of the isolation procedure and may represent the complex in its inactive, oxidized form.
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    Selective replacement of the active and inactive pheophytin in reaction centres of Photosystem II by 131-deoxo-131-hydroxy-pheophytin a and comparison of their 6 K absorption spectra (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 64 (2000), S. 189-198 
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    Keywords: Photosystem II ; pheophytin a ; pigment exchange ; reaction centre ; 131-deoxo-131-hydroxy pheophytin a
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    Notes: Abstract Pheophytin a (Pheo) in Photosystem II reaction centres was exchanged for 131-deoxo-131-hydroxy-pheophytin a (131-OH-Pheo). The absorption bands of 131-OH-Pheo are blue-shifted and well separated from those of Pheo. Two kinds of modified reaction centre preparations can be obtained by applying the exchange procedure once (RC1×) or twice (RC2×). HPLC analysis and Pheo QX absorption at 543 nm show that in RC1× about 50% of Pheo is replaced and in RC2× about 75%. Otherwise, the pigment and protein composition are not modified. Fluorescence emission and excitation spectra show quantitative excitation transfer from the new pigment to the emitting chlorophylls. Photoaccumulation of Pheo− is unmodified in RC1× and decreased only in RC2×, suggesting that the first exchange replaces the inactive and the second the active Pheo. Comparing the effects of the first and the second replacement on the absorption spectrum at 6 K did not reveal substantial spectral differences between the active and inactive Pheo. In both cases, the absorption changes in the QY region can be interpreted as a combination of a blue shift of a transition at 684 nm, a partial decoupling of chlorophylls absorbing at 680 nm and a disappearance of Pheo absorption in the 676-680 nm region. No absorption decrease is observed at 670 nm for RC1× or RC2×, showing that neither of the two reaction centre pheophytins contributes substantially to the absorption at this wavelength.
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    Excitation energy transfer in aggregates of Photosystem I and Photosystem II of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803: Can assembly of the pigment-protein complexes control the extent of spillover? (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 64 (2000), S. 199-207 
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    Keywords: cyanobacteria ; excitation energy transfer ; membrane proteins assembly ; Photosystem I ; Photosystem II ; spillover ; state transitions
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    Notes: Abstract The fluorescence profile of Photosystem I/Photosystem II mixtures in different solvent systems shows that both non-hydrophobic and hydrophobic interactions govern their association and control energy transfer from Photosystem II to Photosystem I. The non-hydrophobic interactions lead to a highly efficient excitation energy transfer from Photosystem II to Photosystem I. In view of this, we propose that similar non-hydrophobic interactions, between the Photosystem II and Photosystem I peripheral proteins, also play a significant role in their association in thylakoids that control state transitions in cyanobacteria.
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    Light-induced quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence at 77 K in leaves, chloroplasts and Photosystem II particles (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 65 (2000), S. 219-229 
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    Keywords: energy dissipation ; Photosystem I ; Photosystem II ; spectroscopy
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    Notes: Abstract The light-induced chlorophyll (Chl) fluorescence decline at 77 K was investigated in segments of leaves, isolated thylakoids or Photosystem (PS) II particles. The intensity of chlorophyll fluorescence declines by about 40% upon 16 min of irradiation with 1000 μmol m−2 s−1 of white light. The decline follows biphasic kinetics, which can be fitted by two exponentials with amplitudes of approximately 20 and 22% and decay times of 0.42 and 4.6 min, respectively. The decline is stable at 77 K, however, it is reversed by warming of samples up to 270 K. This proves that the decline is caused by quenching of fluorescence and not by pigment photodegradation. The quantum yield for the induction of the fluorescence decline is by four to five orders lower than the quantum yield of QA reduction. Fluorescence quenching is only slightly affected by addition of ferricyanide or dithionite which are known to prevent or stimulate the light-induced accumulation of reduced pheophytin (Pheo). The normalised spectrum of the fluorescence quenching has two maxima at 685 and 695 nm for PS II emission and a plateau for PS I emission showing that the major quenching occurs within PS II. ‘Light-minus-dark’ difference absorbance spectra in the blue spectral region show an electrochromic shift for all samples. No absorbance change indicating Chl oxidation or Pheo reduction is observed in the blue (410–600 nm) and near infrared (730–900 nm) spectral regions. Absorbance change in the red spectral region shows a broad-band decrease at approximately 680 nm for thylakoids or two narrow bands at 677 and 670–672 nm for PS II particles, likely resulting also from electrochromism. These absorbance changes follow the slow component of the fluorescence decline. No absorbance changes corresponding to the fast component are found between 410 and 900 nm. This proves that the two components of the fluorescence decline reflect the formation of two different quenchers. The slow component of the light-induced fluorescence decline at 77 K is related to charge accumulation on a non-pigment molecule of the PS II complex.
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    Low-frequency fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of the oxygen-evolving complex in Photosystem II* (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 66 (2000), S. 57-63 
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    Keywords: FTIR ; manganese cluster ; oxygen-evolving complex ; Photosystem II ; plastoquinone ; vibrational spectroscopy
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    Notes: Abstract In this communication, we report our progress on the development of low-frequency Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic techniques to study metal-substrate and metal-ligand vibrational modes in the Photosystem II/oxygen-evolving complex (PS II/OEC). This information will provide important structural and mechanistic insight into the OEC. Strong water absorption in the low-frequency region (below 1000 cm−1), a lack of suitable materials, and temperature control problems have limited previous FTIR spectroscopic studies of the OEC to higher frequencies (〉1000 cm−1). We have overcome these technical difficulties that have blocked access to the low-frequency region and have developed successive instruments that allow us to move deeper into the low-frequency region (down to 350 cm−1), while increasing both data accumulation efficiency and S/N ratio. We have detected several low-frequency modes in the S2/S1spectrum that are specifically associated with these two states. Our results demonstrate the utility of FTIR techniques in accessing low-frequency modes in Photosystem II and in proteins generally.
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    Airborne test of laser pump-and-probe technique for assessment of phytoplankton photochemical characteristics (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 66 (2000), S. 45-56 
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    Keywords: chlorophyll ; energy quenching ; fluorescence ; LIDAR ; photochemistry ; photosynthesis ; Photosystem II ; phytoplankton ; pump and probe ; remote sensing
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    Notes: Abstract Initial results of the airborne LIDAR measurement of photochemical quantum yield, ΦPo, and functional absorption cross-section, σPS II, of Photosystem II (PS II) are reported. NASA's AOL3 LIDAR was modified to implement short-pulse pump-and-probe (SP-P&P) LIDAR measurement protocol. The prototype system is capable of measuring a pump-induced increase in probe-stimulated chlorophyll fluorescence, ΔF/Fsat, along with the acquisition of `conventional' LIDAR-fluorosensor products from an operational altitude of 150 m. The use of a PS II sub-saturating probe pulse increases the response signal but also results in excessive energy quenching (EEQ) affecting the ΔF/Fsat magnitude. The airborne data indicated up to a 3-fold EEQ-caused decline in ΔF/Fsat, and 2-fold variability in the EEQ rate constant over a spatial scale a few hundred kilometers. Therefore, continuous monitoring of EEQ parameters must be incorporated in the operational SP-P&P protocol to provide data correction for the EEQ effect. Simultaneous airborne LIDAR measurements of ΦPo and σPS II with EEQ correction were shown to be feasible and optimal laser excitation parameters were determined. Strong daytime ΔF/Fsat decline under ambient light was found in the near-surface water layer over large aquatic areas. An example of SP-P&P LIDAR measurement of phytoplankton photochemical and fluorescent characteristics in the Chesapeake Bay mouth is presented. Prospects for future SP-P&P development and related problems are discussed.
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    An FTIR study on the structure of the oxygen-evolving Mn-cluster of Photosystem II in different spin forms of the S2 state (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 63 (2000), S. 47-57 
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    Keywords: Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy ; Mn-cluster ; oxygen evolution ; photosynthesis ; Photosystem II ; vibrational spectroscopy
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    Notes: Abstract The S2 state of the oxygen-evolving Mn-cluster of Photosystem II (PS II) is known to have different forms that exhibit the g =2 multiline and g = 4.1 EPR signals. These two spin forms are interconvertible at 〉 200 K and the relative amplitudes of the two signals are dependent on the species of cryoprotectant and alcohol contained in the medium. Also, it was recently found that the mutiline form can be converted to the g = 4.1 form by absorption of near-infrared light by the Mn-cluster itself at around 150 K [Boussac et al. (1996) Biochemistry 35: 6984–6989]. We have used light-induced Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) difference spectroscopy to study the structural difference in these two S2 forms. FTIR difference spectra for S2/S1 as well as for S2QA -/S1QA measured at cryogenic temperatures using PS II membranes in the presence of various cryoprotectants, and monohydric alcohols did not show any specific differences except for intensities of amide I bands, which were larger when ethylene glycol or glycerol was present in addition to sucrose. This result was interpreted due to more flexible movement of the protein backbones upon S2 formation with a higher cryoprotectant content. Light-induced difference spectra measured at 150 K using either blue light without near-infrared light or red plus near-infrared light also did not show any detectable difference. In addition, a different spectrum upon near-infrared illumination at 150 K of the PS II sample in which the S2 state had been photogenerated at 200 K exhibited no meaningful signals. These results indicate that the two S2 forms that give rise to the multiline and g = 4.1 signals have only minor differences, if any, in the structures of amino-acid ligands and polypeptide backbones. This conclusion suggests that conversion between the two spin states is caused by a spin-state transition in the Mn(III) ion rather than valence swapping within the Mn-cluster that would considerably affect the vibrations of ligands.
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    Short-pulse pump-and-probe technique for airborne laser assessment of Photosystem II photochemical characteristics (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 66 (2000), S. 33-44 
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    Keywords: chlorophyll ; fluorescence ; LIDAR ; photosynthesis ; Photosystem II ; pump and probe ; remote sensing ; singlet-singlet quenching ; singlet-triplet quenching
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    Notes: Abstract The development of a technique for laser measurement of fPhotosystem II (PS II) photochemical characteristics of phytoplankton and terrestrial vegetation from an airborne platform is described. Results of theoretical analysis and experimental study of pump-and-probe measurement of the PS II functional absorption cross-section and photochemical quantum yield are presented. The use of 10 ns probe pulses of PS II sub-saturating intensity provides a significant, up to 150-fold, increase in the fluorescence signal compared to conventional `weak-probe' protocol. Little effect on the fluorescence yield from the probe-induced closure of PS II reaction centers is expected over the short pulse duration, and thus a relatively intense probe pulse can be used. On the other hand, a correction must be made for the probe-induced carotenoid triplet quenching and singlet-singlet annihilation. A Stern-Volmer model developed for this correction assumes a linear dependence of the quenching rate on the laser pulse fluence, which was experimentally validated. The PS II saturating pump pulse fluence (532 nm excitation) was found to be 10 and 40 μmol quanta m−2 for phytoplankton samples and leaves of higher plants, respectively. Thirty μs was determined as the optimal delay in the pump-probe pair. Our results indicate that the short-pulse pump-and-probe measurement of PS II photochemical characteristics can be implemented from an airborne platform using existing laser and LIDAR technologies.
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    Low resistance against novel 2-benzylamino-1,3,5-triazine herbicides in atrazine-resistant Chenopodium album plants (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 65 (2000), S. 115-120 
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    Keywords: electron transport ; herbicides ; novel triazines ; O-J-I-P fluorescence transient ; Photosystem II ; resistance ; thylakoid membrane
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    Notes: Abstract The effects of nine novel 2-benzylamino-1,3,5-triazines on photosynthetic reactions were measured in thylakoids isolated from wild-type and atrazine-resistant plants of Chenopodium album. The resistant plants have a mutation of serine for glycine at position 264 of the D1 protein. The measurement of oxygen evolution and chlorophyll a fluorescence induction indicated a 2–4-fold stronger inhibition by the 6-trifluoromethyl analogues of Photosystem II-dependent electron flow than atrazine. Analogues having a 6-methyl-, 6-monofluoromethyl or 6-difluoromethyl substitution were weak inhibitors, indicating that the 6-trifluoro group is very important for strong inhibition. All the nine novel 2-benzylamino-1,3,5-triazines were almost as active in wild-type as in atrazine-resistant thylakoids, indicating that the benzylamino substitution may be important for the lack of resistance in the atrazine-resistant plants.
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    Nitrogen ligation to the manganese cluster of Photosystem II in the absence of the extrinsic proteins and as a function of pH (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 65 (2000), S. 175-185 
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    Keywords: electron paramagnetic resonance ; extrinsic proteins ; manganese cluster ; oxygen evolution ; photosynthesis ; Photosystem II
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    Notes: Abstract Three extrinsic proteins (PsbO, PsbP and PsbQ), with apparent molecular weights of 33, 23 and 17 kDa, bind to the lumenal side of Photosystem II (PS II) and stabilize the manganese, calcium and chloride cofactors of the oxygen evolving complex (OEC). The effect of these proteins on the structure of the tetramanganese cluster, especially their possible involvement in manganese ligation, is investigated in this study by measuring the reported histidine-manganese coupling [Tang et al. (1994) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 91: 704–708] of PS II membranes depleted of none, two or three of these proteins using ESEEM (electron spin echo envelope modulation) spectroscopy. The results show that neither of the three proteins influence the histidine ligation of manganese. From this, the conserved histidine of the 23 kDa protein can be ruled out as a manganese ligand. Whereas the 33 and 17 kDa proteins lack conserved histidines, the existence of a 33 kDa protein-derived carboxylate ligand has been posited; our results show no evidence for a change of the manganese co-ordination upon removal of this protein. Studies of the pH-dependence of the histidine–manganese coupling show that the histidine ligation is present in PS II centers showing the S2 multiline EPR signal in the pH-range 4.2–9.5.
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    Degradation of the Photosystem II D1 and D2 proteins in different strains of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803 varying with respect to the type and level of psbA transcript (2000)
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    Plant molecular biology 42 (2000), S. 635-645 
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    Keywords: cyanobacteria ; D1 ; D2 ; Photosystem II ; psbA ; Synechocystis
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    Notes: Abstract The turnover of the D1 and D2 proteins of Photosystem II (PSII) has been investigated by pulse-chase radiolabeling in several strains of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803 containing different types and levels of the psbA transcript. Strains lacking psbA1 and psbA3 gene and containing high levels of the psbA2 transcript showed the selective synthesis of D1 whose degradation could be slowed down by the protein synthesis inhibitor lincomycin. In contrast, in strains containing just the psbA3 gene, the intensity of the D1 protein labeling was lower and labeling of the D2 and CP43 proteins was stimulated in comparison to the psbA2-containing strains. In addition, the rate and selectivity of the D1 degradation and its dependence on the presence of lincomycin was proportional to the level of the psbA3 transcript in the particular strain. Consequently, there was parallel, lincomycin-independent and slowed-down breakdown of the D1 and D2 proteins in strains with the lowest level of psbA3 transcript. These results are discussed in terms of a model in which the rate of D1 and D2 degradation in cyanobacteria is affected not only by the rate of PSII photodamage, but also by the availability of newly synthesized D1 protein. Moreover, the comparison of the non-oxygen-evolving D1 mutants D170A** and Y161F*** differing by the presence of tyrosine Z has indicated a minor role of the oxidized form of this secondary PSII electron donor in the donor side mechanism of D1 and D2 protein breakdown.
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    The Oligomeric Subunit c Rotor in the Fo Sector of ATP Synthase: Unresolved Questions in Our Understanding of Function (2000)
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    Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes 32 (2000), S. 433-439 
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    Keywords: FoF1-ATP synthase ; Fo rotary motor ; subunit c ; subunit a ; transmembrane helices ; NMR ; cross linking
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    Notes: Abstract We have proposed a model for the oligomeric c-rotor of the Fo sector of ATP synthase and its interaction with subunit a during H+-transport driven rotation. The model is based upon the solution structure of monomeric subunit c, determined by NMR, and an extensive series of cross-linking distance constraints between c subunits and between subunits c and a. To explain the complete set of cross-linking data, we have suggested that the second transmembrane helix rotates during its interaction with subunit a in the course of the H+-translocation cycle. The H+-transport coupled rotation of this helix is proposed to drive the stepwise movement of the c-oligomeric rotor. The model is testable and provides a useful framework for addressing questions raised by other experiments.
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    Fluorometric and NMR Studies of the Naproxen–Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes in Aqueous Solutions (2000)
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    Journal of inclusion phenomena and macrocyclic chemistry 37 (2000), S. 383-394 
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    Keywords: naproxen ; cyclodextrins ; complexation ; association constants ; fluorescence ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract Inclusion complexation processesinvolving four cyclodextrins and naproxen have beenstudied for the protonated and unprotonated forms ofthe guest molecule. The association constants havebeen evaluated from changes in the fluorescenceintensity of naproxen following addition of acyclodextrin to an aqueous naproxen solution. 1HNMR NOESY and ROESY spectra have shown that twoorientations of the guest molecule relative toβ-cyclodextrin are possible.
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    Thermal Behavior of Dispersed Vanadium Dioxide Particles in Polyethylene Glycol Matrix Containing Tetraethylammonium Bromide (2000)
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    Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry 62 (2000), S. 473-478 
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    Notes: Abstract A study has been made on samples of dispersed vanadium dioxide (VO2) in a matrix of polyethylene glycol (PEG) doped with a quaternary ammonium salt (QAS), namely tetraethylammonium bromide. It has been established that under the influence of the dopant the heating of a sample up to the temperature of the metal-semiconductor phase transition (MSPT) results in a phase in homogeneity of the sample. On the basis of the results of this study it is possible to conclude that small concentrations of QAS in a PEG matrix can exert a strong effect on the electronic structure of dispersed VO2 particles. This is accompanied by the appearance of phase heterogeneity of VO2 which manifests itself in the fact that - with the onset of MSPT with increasing temperature - one portion of the substance passes into the metallic state, and the other remains in the semiconductive state.
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    Electron spin-lattice relaxation studies of different forms of the S2 state multiline EPR signal of the Photosystem II oxygen-evolving complex (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 66 (2000), S. 189-198 
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    Keywords: electron spin-lattice relaxation rate ; manganese ; oxygen-evolving complex ; photosynthesis ; Photosystem II
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    Notes: Abstract The pulsed EPR inversion recovery sequence has been utilized to monitor the temperature dependence of the electron spin-lattice relaxation rate of the Mn cluster of the Photosystem II oxygen evolving complex poised in a variety of S 2 state forms giving rise to g = 2 multiline EPR signals. A previous study (Lorigan and Britt (1994) Biochemistry 33: 12072–12076) showed that for PS II membranes treated with 5% ethanol, the S 2 state Mn cluster relaxes via the Orbach spin-lattice relaxation mechanism, where the relaxation is enhanced via phonon scattering off an excited state spin manifold, in this case at an energy of Δ = 36.5 cm−1 above the S = 1/2 ground state giving rise to the multiline EPR signal. Parallel experiments are reported for PS II membranes with 5% methanol, treated with ammonia, and following short and long term dark adaptation. In each case, the temperature dependence of the electron spin-lattice relaxation rate is consistent with Orbach relaxation, and the range of excited state energies is relatively narrow (33.8 cm−1 ≤ Δ ≤ 39.7 cm−1). In addition, short term dark adapted (6 min, ‘active state’) PS II membranes show biphasic recovery traces which indicate that a minority fraction of the oxygen evolving complexes are trapped in a form with greatly slowed spin-lattice relaxation.
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    Reduction of QA in the dark: Another cause of fluorescence Fo increases by high temperatures in higher plants (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 63 (2000), S. 23-34 
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    Keywords: chlororespiration ; pheophytin a ; photosynthesis ; Photosystem II ; potato ; tobacco
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    Notes: Abstract Increases in the chlorophyll fluorescence Fo (dark level fluorescence) during heat treatments were studied in various higher plants. Besides the dissociation of light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b protein complexes from the reaction center complex of PS II and inactivation of PS II, dark reduction of QA via plastoquinone (PQ) seemed to be related to the Fo increase at high temperatures. In potato leaves or green tobacco cultured cells, a part of the Fo increase was quenched by light, reflecting light-induced oxidation of QA - which had been reduced in the dark at high temperatures. Appearance of the Fo increase due to QA reduction depended on the plant species, and the mechanisms for this are proposed. The reductants seemed to be already present and formed by very brief illumination of the leaves at high temperatures. A ndhB-less mutant of tobacco showed that complex I type NAD(P)H dehydrogenase is not involved in the heat-induced reduction of QA. Quite strong inhibition of the QA reduction by diphenyleneiodonium suggests that a flavoenzyme is one of the electron mediator to PQ from the reductant in the stroma. Reversibility of the heat-induced QA reduction suggests that an enzyme(s) involved is activated at high temperatures and mostly returns to an inactive form at room temperature (25 °C).
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    The IdiA protein of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 functions in protecting the acceptor side of Photosystem II under oxidative stress (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 63 (2000), S. 145-157 
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    Keywords: cyanobacteria ; IdiA ; oxidative stress ; Photosystem II ; PsbO ; Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 and PCC 6301
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    Notes: Abstract Synechococcus sp. strains PCC 7942 and PCC 6301 contain a 35 kDa protein called IdiA (Iron deficiency induced protein A) that is expressed in elevated amounts under Fe deficiency and to a smaller extent also under Mn deficiency. Absence of this protein was shown to mainly damage Photosystem II. To decide whether IdiA has a function in optimizing and/or protecting preferentially either the donor or acceptor side reaction of Photosystem II, a comparative analysis was performed of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 wild-type, the IdiA-free mutant, the previously constructed PsbO-free Synechococcus PCC 7942 mutant and a newly constructed Synechococcus PCC 7942 double mutant lacking both PsbO and IdiA. Measurements of the chlorophyll fluorescence and determinations of Photosystem II activity using a variety of electron acceptors gave evidence that IdiA has its main function in protecting the acceptor side of Photosystem II. Especially, the use of dichlorobenzoquinone, preferentially accepting electrons from QA, gave a decreased O2 evolving activity in the IdiA-free mutant. Investigations of the influence of hydrogen peroxide treatment on cells revealed that this treatment caused a significantly higher damage of Photosystem II in the IdiA-free mutant than in wild-type. These results suggest that although the IdiA protein is not absolutely required for Photosystem II activity in Synechococcus PCC 7942, it does play an important role in protecting the acceptor side against oxidative damage.
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    Investigation of the plastoquinone pool size and fluorescence quenching in thylakoid membranes and Photosystem II (PS II) membrane fragments (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 63 (2000), S. 171-182 
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    Keywords: Chlorophyll fluorescence ; non-photochemical quenching ; Photosystem II ; thylakoid membranes
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    Notes: Abstract The efficiency of oxidized endogenous plastoquinone-9 (PQ-9) as a non-photochemical quencher of chlorophyll fluorescence has been analyzed in spinach thylakoids and PS II membrane fragments isolated by Triton X-100 fractionation of grana stacks. The following results were obtained: (a) After subjection of PS II membrane fragments to ultrasonic treatment in the presence of PQ-9, the area over the induction curve of chlorophyll fluorescence owing to actinic cw light increases linearly with the PQ-9/PS II ratio in the reconstitution assay medium; (b) the difference of the maximum fluorescence levels, Fmax, of the induction curves, measured in the absence and presence of DCMU, is much more pronounced in PS II membrane fragments than in thylakoids; (c) the ratio Fmax(-DCMU)/Fmax(+DCMU) increases linearly with the content of oxidized PQ-9 that is varied in the thylakoids by reoxidation of the pool after preillumination and in PS II membrane fragments by the PQ-9/PS II ratio in the reconstitution assay; (d) the reconstitution procedure leads to tight binding of PQ-9 to PS II membrane fragments, and PQ-9 cannot be replaced by other quinones; (e) the fluorescence quenching by oxidized PQ-9 persists at low temperatures, and (f) oxidized PQ-9 preferentially affects the F695 of the fluorescence emission spectrum at 77 K. Based on the results of this study the oxidized PQ-9 is inferred to act as a non-photochemical quencher via a static mechanism. Possible implications for the nature of the quenching complex are discussed.
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    Inhibition of Photosystem II activity by saturating single turnover flashes in calcium-depleted and active Photosystem II (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 63 (2000), S. 209-216 
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    Keywords: Ca2+-depletion ; charge recombination ; photoinhibition ; Photosystem II ; QA midpoint potential
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    Notes: Abstract Inhibition of Photosystem II (PS II) activity induced by continuous light or by saturating single turnover flashes was investigated in Ca2+-depleted, Mn-depleted and active PS II enriched membrane fragments. While Ca2+- and Mn-depleted PS II were more damaged under continuous illumination, active PS II was more susceptible to flash-induced photoinhibition. The extent of photoinactivation as a function of the duration of the dark interval between the saturating single turnover flashes was investigated. The active centres showed the most photodamage when the time interval between the flashes was long enough (32 s) to allow for charge recombination between the S2 or S3 and QB − to occur. Illumination with groups of consecutive flashes (spacing between the flashes 0.1 s followed by 32 s dark interval) resulted in a binary oscillation of the loss of PS II-activity in active samples as has been shown previously (Keren N, Gong H, Ohad I (1995), J Biol Chem 270: 806–814). Ca2+- and Mn-depleted PS II did not show this effect. The data are explained by assuming that charge recombination in active PS II results in a back reaction that generates P680 triplet and thence singlet oxygen, while in Ca2+- and Mn-depleted PS II charge recombination occurs through a different pathway, that does not involve triplet generation. This correlates with an up-shift of the midpoint potential of QA in samples lacking Ca2+ or Mn that, in term, is predicted to result in the triplet generating pathway becoming thermodynamically less favourable (G.N. Johnson, A.W. Rutherford, A. Krieger, 1995, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1229, 201–207). The diminished susceptibility to flash-induced photoinhibition in Ca2+- and Mn-depleted PS II is attributed at least in part to this mechanism.
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    Primary charge separation in Photosystem II (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 63 (2000), S. 195-208 
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    Keywords: charge separation ; disorder ; exciton interaction ; Photosystem II ; reaction center
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    Notes: Abstract In this Minireview, we discuss a number of issues on the primary photosynthetic reactions of the green plant Photosystem II. We discuss the origin of the 683 and 679 nm absorption bands of the PS II RC complex and suggest that these forms may reflect the single-site spectrum with dominant contributions from the zero-phonon line and a pronounced ∼80 cm−1 phonon side band, respectively. The couplings between the six central RC chlorins are probably very similar and, therefore, a `multimer' model arises in which there is no `special pair' and in which for each realization of the disorder the excitation may be dynamically localized on basically any combination of neighbouring chlorins. The key features of our model for the primary reactions in PS II include ultrafast (〈500 fs) energy transfer processes within the multimer, `slow' (∼20 ps) energy transfer processes from peripheral RC chlorophylls to the RC multimer, ultrafast charge separation (〈500 fs) with a low yield starting from the singlet-excited `accessory' chlorophyll of the active branch, cation transfer from this `accessory' chlorophyll to a `special pair' chlorophyll and/or charge separation starting from this `special pair' chlorophyll (∼8 ps), and slow relaxation (∼50 ps) of the radical pair by conformational changes of the protein. The charge separation in the PS II RC can probably not be described as a simple trap-limited or diffusion-limited process, while for the PS II core and larger complexes the transfer of the excitation energy to the PS II RC may be rate limiting.
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    The primary electron acceptor of green sulfur bacteria, bacteriochlorophyll 663, is chlorophyll a esterified with Δ 2,6-phytadienol (2000)
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    Photosynthesis research 63 (2000), S. 269-280 
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    Keywords: bacteriochlorophyll a epimer ; bacteriochlorophyll 663 ; chlorophyll a ; green sulfur bacteria ; FAB-mass ; NMR ; phytadienol ; primary electron acceptor
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    Notes: Abstract The primary electron acceptor of green sulfur bacteria, bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) 663, was isolated at high purity by an improved purification procedure from a crude reaction center complex, and the molecular structure was determined by fast atom bombardment mass spectroscopy (FAB-mass), 1H- and 13C-NMR spectrometry, double quantum filtered correlation spectroscopy (DQF-COSY), heteronuclear multiple-quantum coherence (HMQC) and heteronuclear multiple-bond correlation (HMBC) spectral measurements. BChl 663 was 2.0 mass units smaller than plant Chl a. The NMR spectra showed that the macrocycle was identical to that of Chl a. In the esterifying alcohol, a singlet P71 signal was observed at the high-field side of the singlet P31 signal in BChl 663, while a doublet peak of P71 overlapped that of P111 in Chl a. A signal of P7-proton, seen in Chl a, was lacking, and the P6-proton appeared as a triplet signal near the triplet P2-proton signal in BChl 663. These results indicate the presence in BChl 663 of a C=C double bond between P6 and P7 in addition to that between P2 and P3. The structure of BChl 663 was hence concluded to be Chl a esterified with 2,6-phytadienol instead of phytol. In addition to BChl 663, two molecules of the 132-epimer of BChl a, BChl a′, were found to be present per reaction center, which may constitute the primary electron donor.
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    Functional analysis of the PsbX protein by deletion of the corresponding gene in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 (2000)
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    Plant molecular biology 44 (2000), S. 815-827 
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    Keywords: 4.1 kDa protein ; low-molecular-mass proteins ; oxygen evolution ; Photosystem II ; PSII ; PsbX
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    Notes: Abstract The psbX gene (sml0002) coding for a 4.1 kDa protein in Photosystem II of plants and cyanobacteria was deleted in both wild type and in a Photosystem I-less mutant of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Polymerase chain reaction and sequencing analysis showed that the mutants had completely segregated. Deletion of the PsbX protein does not seem to influence growth rate, electron transport or water oxidation ability. Whereas a high light induction of the psbX mRNA could be observed in wild type, deletion of the gene did not lead to high light sensibility. Light saturation measurements and 77K fluorescence measurements indicated a minor disconnection of the antenna in the deletion mutant. Furthermore, fluorescence induction measurements as well as immuno-staining of the D1 protein showed that the amount of Photosystem II complexes in the mutants was reduced by 30%. Therefore, PsbX does not seem to be necessary for the Photosystem II electron transport, but directly or indirectly involved in the regulation of the amount of functionally active Photosystem II centres in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
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    Volume dependence of NMR of ordered correlated electron systems (2000)
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    Hyperfine interactions 128 (2000), S. 167-181 
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    Keywords: NMR ; high pressure ; phase transitions ; magnetic materials
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    Notes: Abstract The importance of NMR high pressure studies of ordered magnetic materials for the understanding of the ground and excited states of magnetic conductors is discussed with examples from recent work on the manganese perovskites and the rare earth compounds SmMn2Ge2 and CeIn3. A brief discussion is given of the difference between true pressure experiments and the “chemical pressure” introduced by changing the composition of a material.
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    Study of single crystal surfaces with polarized 8Li (2000)
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    Hyperfine interactions 127 (2000), S. 463-468 
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    Keywords: NMR ; surfaces ; Si(1 1 1) (7×7) ; Ru(0 0 1) ; Li adsorption
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    Notes: Abstract NMR experiments on 8Li adsorbed on semiconductor and metallic surfaces are described (Si(1 1 1)−(7×7) and Ru(0 0 1)). They yield detailed information on LDOS (EF), the local density of states at the nucleus and at Fermi energy.
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    An apparatus for NMR of laser polarized 129Xe on single crystal surfaces (2000)
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    Hyperfine interactions 127 (2000), S. 469-474 
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    Keywords: NMR ; single crystal surfaces ; optical pumping of Rb ; hyperpolarized 129Xe ; laser polarized 129Xe
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    Notes: Abstract Due to a lack of at least 2 orders of magnitude in the amount of sample nuclei, single crystal surfaces are out of reach for conventional NMR measurements. Our aim is to prove that highly polarized 129Xe provides a technique to overcome this restriction. Therefore an apparatus for polarizing 129Xe up to 0.7 by spin transfer from optically pumped Rb has been designed as well as an NMR spectrometer in combination with a UHV chamber with sample cleaning, cooling and characterization abilities and a special manifold of glass stopcocks with a liquid nitrogen cooled trap for dosing nitrogen free polarized Xe into the chamber onto the surface.
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    Anisotropy of the Hyperfine Field on 57Fe in Pure and Substituted Yttrium Iron Garnet (2000)
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    Hyperfine interactions 131 (2000), S. 3-19 
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    Keywords: NMR ; hyperfine field ; ferrites
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    Notes: Abstract Using NMR, anisotropy of the hyperfine field on 57Fe nuclei was measured in Y3Fe5O12 with nonmagnetic, trivalent substitutions on d (Ga3+) and a (Y3+ - yttrium antisite defect) sites which are occupied by ferric ions in a pure, stoichiometric system. The measurements were performed by the spin-echo method at liquid helium temperature. Thorough analysis of the hyperfine field anisotropy on the 57Fe nuclei in an ideal environment and in an environment where one of Fe3+ nearest cation neighbours is replaced by the nonmagnetic impurity is given. When the Fe3+ on which the NMR is measured is on the a site and the impurity is Ga3+(d), the results may be interpreted in terms of the superposition model. On the other hand, the results for Fe3+ on the d site and Y3+(a) are in clear disagreement with the predictions of this model.
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    Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis of Nedocromil Hydrates (2000)
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    Pharmaceutical research 17 (2000), S. 619-624 
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    Keywords: NMR ; infrared ; nedocromil ; hydrates ; solvate ; methanol
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    Notes: Abstract Purpose. Nedocromil sodium (NS), which is used in the treatment ofreversible obstructive airway diseases, such as asthma, has been foundto exist in the following solid phases: the heptahemihydrate, thetrihydrate, a monohydrate, an amorphous phase, which contains variableamounts of water, and a recently discovered methanol + water (MW)solvate. Our aim was to apply 13C solid-state nuclear magneticresonance (NMR) spectroscopy and solid-state Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) spectroscopy to the study of specific interactions in the varioussolid forms of NS. Methods. The 13 solid-state NMR and FTIR spectra of the varioussolid forms of NS were obtained and were related to the crystalstructures of NS, the conformations of the nedocromil anion, and theinteractions of the water molecules in these crystals. Results. The 13C solid-state NMR spectrum is sensitive to theconformation of the nedocromil anion, while the solid-state FTIR spectrumis sensitive to interactions of water molecules in the solid state. In NSmonohydrate, for which the crystal structure has not yet been solved,and in the amorphous phase, the information about the conformationsof the nedocromil anion and the interactions of the water moleculesare deduced from the 13C solid-state NMR spectra and solid-state FTIRspectra, respectively. Conclusions. 13C solid-state NMR spectroscopy and solid-state FTIRspectroscopy are shown to be powerful complementary tools forprobing the chemical environment of molecules in the solid state,specifically the conformation of the nedocromil anion and the interactions ofwater-molecules, respectively.
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    The Molecular Complexes of Calix[4]resorcinolarene with Diglycidylmethyl Phosphonate (2000)
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    Journal of inclusion phenomena and macrocyclic chemistry 36 (2000), S. 153-162 
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    Keywords: calix[4]resorcinolarene ; diglycidylmethyl phosphonate ; complexation ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract The formation of strong molecular complexes of calix[4]recorcinolarene with the polyfunctional phosphoorganic compound diglycidylmethyl phosphonate was observed in organic media. Complexes of different compositions were obtained with the ratio of the initial reagents of 1 : 1 and 1 : 4. Three complexes were isolated and characterized by elemental analysis; their 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopic parameters are also discussed.
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    Synthesis and Conformational Studies of an Asymmetrical Dibenzo-16-crown-5 Carboxylic Acid (2000)
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    Journal of inclusion phenomena and macrocyclic chemistry 36 (2000), S. 287-299 
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    Keywords: crown ether ; NMR ; complexation
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    Notes: Abstract Asymmetrical cis-5,6-dimethyl-6-oxyacetoxy-(2,3)(9,10)-dibenzo-16-crown-5 was synthesized by a multi-step sequence and its stereochemistry determined by NOE experiments. Introduction of the 6-methyl group markedly reduces the stability constant for complexation of Na+ and K+ by the ionized form of the lariat ether carboxylic acid.
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    The structure and conformation of the tryptophanyl diketopiperazines cyclo(Trp–Trp)·C2H6SO and cyclo(Trp–Pro) (1999)
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 29 (1999), S. 435-447 
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    Keywords: cyclic dipeptides ; Tryptophan ; Proline ; x-rays ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract The structure and conformation of the cyclic dipeptides [cyclo(L-Trp–L-Trp)·C2H6SO] and cyclo(L-Trp–L-Pro) have been investigated with X-ray crystallographic and spectroscopic methods. Cyclo(L-tryptophanyl-L-tryptophanyl)·DMSO solvate crystallized in the space group P2 12121 with cell dimensions a = 6.193(2), b = 11.545(3), c = 31.117(4) Å. The crystal structure is stabilized by four hydrogen bonds (three intermolecular hydrogen bonds and one intramolecular bond). The first intermolecular bond is between the oxygen of DMSO and the nitrogen of indole ring 2, in contrast to the second intramolecular hydrogen bond between the nitrogen of indole ring 1 and the oxygen of DMSO. The two remaining intermolecular hydrogen bonds are between the nitrogens of the DKP ring and the carbonyl oxygens of the DKP ring. The values of χ1A 1 (−45.764) and χ1A 2 (67.437) indicate an extended side chain conformation for Trp residue 1 (EN) and a folded conformation for Trp residue 2. The DKP ring is more planar than in other cyclic dipeptide compounds (ϕ1 = 11.414, Ψ1 = −7.516, ϕ2 = 12.471, and Ψ2 = −8.256). In cyclo(L-Trp–L-Trp) the Cβ resonance of L-tryptophan (29.88 ppm) is shifted upfield 0.82 ppm when compared with the same resonance in cyclo(L-Trp–L-Gly) (30.7 ppm) and cyclo(L-Leu–L-Trp) (30.7 ppm). Two conformations of cyclo(Trp–Pro) crystallized in the space group P1 with cell dimensions a = 5.422(1), b = 9.902(1), c = 13.443(2) Å, α = 80.42(1), β = 78.61(1), and γ = 89.13(1)°. The conformation of the backbone and the orientation of the aromatic side chains for these conformers are very similar. The DKP rings for both conformers adopt a typical boat conformation in contrast to the flattened chair conformation observed for cyclo(Tyr–Pro) and cyclo(Phe–F-Pro). The tryptophan side chains of these conformers are folded towards the diketopiperazine (DKP) ring. The pyrrolidine ring for conformer 1 can be described as an envelope (Cs–Cβ-endo) conformation in contrast to the pyrrolidine ring symmetry for conformer 2 which is an intermediate between Cs and C2 rather than pure Cs for the proline ring with Cβ-endo and Cγ-exo with respect to C′. The two prolyl rings are puckered at the β-carbon atoms which deviate from the best planes defined by the four remaining atoms. The crystal structures are stabilized by four intermolecular hydrogens bonds. An intermolecular bond between the nitrogen of the indole ring (conformer 1) and the carbonyl oxygen of the DKP ring (conformer 2) was observed. The second hydrogen bond is between the nitrogen of the indole ring (conformer 2) and the carbonyl oxygen of the DKP ring (conformer 1). The last two hydrogens involve the carbonyl oxygens of the DKP rings and the nitrogens of the DKP rings [carbonyl oxygen of DKP ring (conformer 1)––––nitrogen of DKP ring (conformer 2); nitrogen of DKP ring (conformer 1)––––––carbonyl oxygen of DKP ring (conformer 2)].
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    A Direct Carbon-13 and Nitrogen-15 NMR Study of Cerium(III)–Isothiocyanate Complexation in Aqueous Solvent Mixtures (1999)
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    Journal of solution chemistry 28 (1999), S. 193-210 
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    Keywords: carbon-13 ; nitrogen-15 ; chlorine-35 ; NMR ; cerium(III)–isothiocyanate complexes ; water–acetone–Freon ; water–methanol
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    Notes: Abstract A study of lanthanide complexation with isothiocyanate is underway using a multinuclear magnetic resonance technique. For isothiocyanate solutions in water–acetone–Freon mixtures at low temperature, −85–−125°C, ligand exchange is slow enough to permit the observation of 13C and 15N NMR signals for coordinated and free anions. For the Ce3+–NCS− system, four coordinated anion signals, displaced from the free anion signal by about +450 to +550 ppm for 15N and +50 to +80 ppm for 13C, are observed. The 13C and 15N spectral data are complementary, showing a signal area concentration dependence and measured coordination numbers consistent with the formation of Ce(NCS)2+ through Ce(NCS)1- 4. In water–methanol, the extent of complexing is decreased, presumably because of the higher dielectric constant of this medium. In addition, the results of a competitive study of NCS− and Cl− ion binding, carried out using 35Cl NMR, is presented.
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    Molecular Modeling Study of the PtCl2 Complexes of Unsaturated S2On+1-Coronands: Dynamic Simulations and Investigation of the Ring Interconversion (1999)
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    Journal of molecular modeling 5 (1999), S. 72-77 
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    Keywords: Keywords Thiacrown ether ; NMR ; Pt(II) complexes ; Molecular dynamic simulations ; Ring interconversion
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    Notes: Abstract   Maleonitrile-dithiacrown ethers mn-12S2O2 - mn-21S2O5 (mn = maleonitrile) are preorganized S2On+1-coronands (n = 1–4) which force B, AB and A class metal ions into mixed S/O coordination spheres. Moreover, they form chelate complexes with MX2 salts (M = Pd, Pt; X = Cl, Br), which were studied in this paper. The structures of mn-S2On+1 and [PtCl2(mn-S2On+1)] (n = 2, 3) were investigated theoretically by empirical and semiempirical methods using SYBYL (TRIPOS force field) and MSI/DISCOVER97 (ESFF force field). mn-12S2O2 was investigated experimentally by X-ray analysis and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy in solution and the complex formation was studied by 1H, 13C and 195Pt NMR titration experiments, respectively. S-inversion was also investigated in order to determine the ring corresponding interconversional barriers. Different orientations of the macrocyclic ring system mn-18S2O4 and of its transition states are shown.
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    In situ MAS NMR investigations of molecular sieves and zeolite-catalyzed reactions (1999)
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    Catalysis letters 58 (1999), S. 1-19 
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    Keywords: zeolites ; chemicals ; NMR ; alkane activation ; reaction mechanism ; in situ investigation ; alkylation
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    Notes: Abstract Solid-state MAS NMR is a powerful technique to study heterogeneous catalysts and the way by which they operate. In situ MAS NMR has been demonstrated to be a powerful method to understand reaction mechanisms, to study the nature, dynamics and reactivity of surface intermediates and active sites, and to characterize structural modifications in the catalyst itself, in particular when using 13C strategically labelled substrates. In this paper, three examples selected from our own work are used to illustrate the potential of in situ MAS NMR. They are the formation of cumene and its isomerization to n-propylbenzene on zeolite H-ZSM-11, the activation of propane at low temperature and the alkylation of benzene with propane on zeolite H-ZSM-5, and the characterization of the aluminophosphate molecular sieve VPI-5 structure with temperature. Studies of the alkylation of benzene with propene confirmed that cumene was the primary reaction product. The undesired n-propylbenzene by-product results from the intermolecular reaction between cumene and benzene, enhanced by molecular shape-selective effects in medium pore size zeolites (e.g., H-ZSM-11). It explains why large pore zeolites, e.g., zeolite Beta, are used commercially today for this process. Propane can be activated at low temperature (ca. 573 K) on bifunctional medium pore size zeolites possessing intimately related acidic Brønsted sites and a dehydrogenation function provided by Ga or Zn species. In Ga/H-ZSM-5 catalysts, at 573 K, the activation of propane was shown to occur via a protonated pseudocyclopropane (PPCP) intermediate (or transition state). The latter evolves in a manner that can be formally described by the formation of CH 3 + , C2H 2 + , and C3H 7 + carbenium ion intermediates. These species can react with olefins, alkanes, or other electron-rich molecules such as benzene. The primary reaction products of the reaction of propane with benzene are n-propylbenzene (in small amount), ethylbenzene and toluene. Their subsequent reactions lead eventually to toluene and xylenes as the final products. In the structural characterization of VPI-5, 27Al, 31P, and 27Al nutation MAS NMR spectra show that, at 294 K, fully hydrated VPI-5 contains three equally populated Al and P crystallographic sites and that one-third of Al is 6-coordinate. The VPI-5 structure then belongs to the P63 space group. Above 353 K, VPI-5, fully or partially hydrated, undergoes a structural transformation to a higher framework symmetry, i.e., the P63cm space group. The transformation occurs at nearly the same temperature in both cases, indicating that the breakdown of the hydrogen-bonded helical water structure inside the VPI-5 pores is not a factor in the process.
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    What do we know about the acidity of solid acids? (1999)
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    Catalysis letters 62 (1999), S. 1-13 
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    Keywords: acid catalysis ; zeolites ; temperature‐programmed desorption ; microcalorimetry ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract With a proper understanding of the nature of solid acidity, zeolites and other solid acids have great potential for replacing homogeneous acids in a wide range of catalytic applications. This paper describes results from our laboratory on the characterization and description of the acid sites in high‐silica zeolites, especially H‐MFI. A crucial observation from this work is the identification of stoichiometric adsorption complexes, one molecule per framework Al, for a wide range of adsorbates, including amines, alcohols, nitriles, ketones, and thiols. Examples are given in which temperature‐programmed desorption is used to identify these complexes and characterize their initial chemistries. Calorimetric measurements on the 1:1 complexes have been used to compare the enthalpies of protonation in the zeolite to enthalpies of protonation in the gas phase and in aqueous phase and to demonstrate that a gas‐phase basis provides better predictive capabilities. The issue of carbenium‐ion stabilities is discussed, as well as the unusual catalytic properties of acid sites formed by framework substitution of Fe. The effect of sorption and cavity size on reactions is described. Finally, the problems associated with trying to define or characterize solid acids by using ammonia TPD or 13C NMR isotropic shifts of ketones without proper consideration of the complicated nature of these techniques are discussed.
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    A 31P nuclear magnetic resonance study of phosphate levels in roots of ectomycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal plants of Castanea sativa Mill. (1999)
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    Trees 13 (1999), S. 168-172 
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    Keywords: Key words Castanea sativa ; Pisolithus tinctorius ; Ectomycorrhiza ; Phosphate ; NMR
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    Topics: Biology , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract  31P-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) was used to assess phosphate distribution in ectomycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal roots of Castanea sativa Mill. as well as in the mycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus tinctorius in order to gain insight into phosphate trafficking in these systems. The fungus P. tinctorius accumulated high levels of polyphosphates during the rapid phase of growth. Mycorrhizal and nonmycorrhizal roots accumulate orthophosphate. Only mycorrhizal roots presented polyphosphates. The content in polyphosphates increased along the 3 months of mycorrhiza formation. In mycorrhizal roots of plants cultured under axenic conditions, the orthophosphate pool decreased along the culture time. In nonmycorrhizal roots the decrease in the orthophosphate content was less pronounced. The level of orthophosphate in mycorrhizal roots was significantly lower than in nonmycorrhizal ones, which indicates that this system relies upon the fungal polyphosphates as a major source of phosphate.
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    Solution structure of reduced horse heart cytochrome c (1999)
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    JBIC 4 (1999), S. 21-31 
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    Keywords: Key words Reduced cytochrome c ; Solution structure ; NMR ; Heme proteins ; Electron transfer proteins
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    Notes: Abstract  In the frame of a broad study on the structural differences between the two redox forms of cytochromes to be related to the electron transfer process, the NMR solution structure of horse heart cytochrome c in the reduced form has been determined. The structural data obtained in the present work are compared to those already available in the literature on the same protein and the presence of conformational differences is discussed in the light of the experimental method employed for the structure determination. Redox-state dependent changes are analyzed and in particular they are related to the role of propionate-7 of the heme. Also some hydrogen bonds are changed upon reduction of the heme iron. A substantial similarity is observed for the backbone fold, independently of the oxidation state. At variance, some meaningful differences are observed in the orientation of a few side chains. These changes are related to those found in the case of the highly homologous cytochrome c from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The exchangeability of the NH protons has been investigated and found to be smaller than in the case of the oxidized protein. We think that this is a characteristic of reduced cytochromes and that mobility is a medium for molecular recognition in vivo.
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    Interaction of cis- and trans-RuCl2(DMSO)4 with the nucleotides GpA, d(GpA), ApG, d(ApG) and d(CCTGGTCC): high-field NMR characterization of the reaction products (1999)
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    JBIC 4 (1999), S. 199-208 
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    Keywords: Key words Ruthenium ; Nucleotides ; Dimethyl sulfoxide ; Anticancer ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract  Both cis- and trans-RuCl2(DMSO)4 (cis-Ru and trans-Ru) react with ApG, GpA, d(ApG) and d(GpA) to yield products with bifunctional metal coordination of the bases. For each dinucleotide one major product and several minor species are formed. This is in contrast to previous results on analogous reactions between trans-Ru and d(GpG) where a substantial amount of an intermediate species was found. The rates of reaction between dinucleotides and cis-Ru are approximately 20-fold slower than for trans-Ru. The compounds formed with the two isomers exhibit identical proton NMR spectra, suggesting the same coordination mode for ruthenium in the final product. The two purine bases are coordinated to ruthenium through N7 in a head-to-head conformation with the glycosidic angles being in the anti range. Coupling constants indicate a relatively pure 3′-endo conformation for the 5′-sugar and mainly 2′-endo for the 3′-sugar. The similar bifunctional binding mode of cis- and trans-Ru(II) with dinucleotides as evident from the NMR spectra are in contrast to the different mode of interaction suggested earlier for cis- and trans-Ru complexes with DNA. trans-Ru interacts with the deoxyoctanucleotide d(CCTGGTCC), giving two main products during the first 2 h of incubation time. Four H8 guanine resonances are shifted downfield, characteristic of N7 metal coordination. The products are not analyzed in detail, but it is suggested that the structures may be described as two chiral G(N7/N7) chelates.
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    The interactions of the N-terminal fusogenic peptide of HIV-1 gp41 with neutral phospholipids (1999)
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    European biophysics journal 28 (1999), S. 427-436 
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    Keywords: Key words HIV-1 fusion peptide ; EPR ; NMR ; Solid state NMR ; Circular dichroism
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    Notes: Abstract We have studied the interactions with neutral phospholipid bilayers of FPI, the 23-residue fusogenic N-terminal peptide of the HIV-1LAI transmembrane glycoprotein gp41, by CD, EPR, NMR, and solid state NMR (SSNMR) with the objective of understanding how it lyses and fuses cells. Using small unilamellar vesicles made from egg yolk phoshatidylcholine which were not fused or permeabilised by the peptide we obtained results suggesting that it was capable of inserting as an α-helix into neutral phospholipid bilayers but was only completely monomeric at peptide/lipid (P/L) ratios of 1/2000 or lower. Above this value, mixed populations of monomeric and multimeric forms were found with the proportion of multimer increasing proportionally to P/L, as calculated from studies on the interaction between the peptide and spin-labelled phospholipid. The CD data indicated that, at P/L between 1/200 and 1/100, approximately 68% of the peptide appeared to be in α-helical form. When P/L=1/25 the α-helical content had decreased to 41%. Measurement at a P/L of 1/100 of the spin lattice relaxation effect on the 13C nuclei of the phospholipid acyl chains of an N-terminal spin label attached to the peptide showed that most of the peptide N-termini were located in the interior hydrocarbon region of the membrane. SSNMR on multilayers of ditetradecylphosphatidyl choline at P/Ls of 1/10, 1/20 and 1/30 showed that the peptide formed multimers that affected the motion of the lipid chains and disrupted the lipid alignment. We suggest that these aggregates may be relevant to the membrane-fusing and lytic activities of FPI and that they are worthy of further study.
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    The solution structure of a monomeric, reduced form of human copper,zinc superoxide dismutase bearing the same charge as the native protein (1999)
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    JBIC 4 (1999), S. 795-803 
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    Keywords: NMR ; Superoxide dismutase ; Solution structure ; Monomeric mutants ; Structure-function relationship
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    Notes: 2 , has RMSD values with respect to the average structure of 0.94 ± 0.14 Å2 and 1.50 ± 0.14 Å2 for the backbone and the heavy atoms, respectively. The overall folding, which includes the classical eight-stranded Greek-key β-barrel and a short α-helix, is very close to that of the previously characterized monomeric mutant E133QM2SOD and to that of wild-type SOD. The region involved in the subunit-subunit interactions in the dimeric protein is confirmed to be disordered in the monomeric species. It is also observed that a sizable rearrangement of the charged groups of the electrostatic loop and of Arg143 takes place in the monomeric species. The width of the active site channel, both at its entrance and at the bottleneck of the active site, is discussed in the light of the influence on the enzymatic activity and the latter with respect to the overall charge. It is also confirmed that the NH proton of His63 shields the Cu(I) from the bulk solvent, thus supporting the suggestion that superoxide may interact with the reduced metal ion in an outer-sphere fashion.
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    Thermal Dehydration and Miscibility of PHEMA/PMAA Blends (1999)
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    Journal of thermal analysis and calorimetry 56 (1999), S. 1059-1063 
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    Keywords: dehydration ; miscibility ; NMR ; polymer blend ; poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) ; poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) ; TG ; TMDSC
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    Notes: Abstract Miscibility and dehydration of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and poly(methacrylic acid) (PHEMA/PMAA) blends were investigated by temperature modulated DSC (TMDSC), TG and solid-state 13C NMR methods. TMDSC spectra and 1H spin-relaxation times showed that the blends are homogeneous on a scale of 5-10 nm for all compositions. From TG and 13C NMR, we elucidated that the mass loss of the blends at 300°C is ascribed to the dehydration between the hydroxyl group of PHEMA and the carboxyl group of PMAA.
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    An Improved Model for Predicting Proton NMR Shielding by Alkenes Based on Ab Initio GIAO Calculations (1999)
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    Structural chemistry 10 (1999), S. 375-380 
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    Keywords: Magnetic anisotropy ; NMR ; shielding cone ; isotropic shielding ; GIAO ; (de)shielding surface ; alkenes
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    Notes: Abstract In a strong magnetic field, nuclei located over a carbon-carbon double bond experience NMR shielding effects that are the net result of the magnetic anisotropy of the nearby double bond and various other intramolecular shielding effects. We have used GIAO, a subroutine in Gaussian 4, to calculate isotropic shielding values and to predict the proton NMR shielding increment for a simple model system: methane held in various orientations and positions over ethene. The average proton NMR shielding increments of several orientations of methane have been plotted versus the Cartesian coordinates of the methane protons relative to the center of ethene. A single empirical equation for predicting the NMR shielding experienced by protons over a carbon-carbon double bond has been developed from these data. The predictive capability of this equation has been validated by comparing the shielding increments for several alkenes calculated using our equation to the experimentally observed shielding increments. This equation predicts the NMR shielding effects more accurately than a previous model that was based on only one orientation of methane over ethene. Deshielding is predicted by this equation for protons over the center and within about 3 Å of a carbon-carbon double bond. This result is in contrast to predictions made by the long-held “shielding cone” model based on the McConnell equation found in nearly every textbook on NMR, but is consistent with experimental observations.
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    In situ NMR of heterogeneous catalysis: new methods and opportunities (1999)
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    Topics in catalysis 8 (1999), S. 81-86 
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    Keywords: NMR ; zeolite ; mechanism
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    Notes: Abstract In situ NMR has been extensively applied in the past decade to obtain basic mechanistic information about reactions in heterogeneous catalysis. Most studies in the literature have employed either sealed glass ampoules of catalyst and adsorbate that are heated outside of the NMR probe or variable temperature studies of samples sealed in magic‐angle spinning (MAS) rotors. In situ NMR studies of sealed samples fail to duplicate the conditions of temperature, reagent introduction and product removal found in bench‐top microreactor studies of catalysis. Previous attempts to more closely duplicate the conditions in flow reactors have motivated NMR studies using temperature jumps and the development of MAS probes with reagent flow. These methods have not yet achieved the time scales of several seconds or tenths of seconds that are typical of catalytic reactions. The pulse‐quench catalytic reactor has been developed to permit NMR studies of catalyst samples that have been prepared under actual reaction conditions. Pulse‐quench studies have provided evidence in support of a carbon‐pool mechanism for methanol‐to‐gasoline chemistry on HZSM‐5 and led to the identification of a pentamethylbenzenium cation formed in a zeolite by the alkylation of benzene with excess methanol.
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    Synthesis of CIT-6, a zincosilicate with the *BEA topology (1999)
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    Topics in catalysis 9 (1999), S. 35-42 
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    Keywords: CIT-6 ; zincosilicate ; zinc beta ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract A new, large pore zincosilicate denoted CIT-6 with the framework topology of zeolite beta has been synthesized from reaction mixtures containing Li+, Zn2+ and tetraethylammonium hydroxide (TEAOH) as a structure-directing agent (SDA). The effects of the concentrations of Li+, Zn2+ and TEAOH on the preparation of CIT-6 are investigated and it is shown that there are critical ranges in concentration for all three components for the crystallization of pure CIT-6. The incorporation of Zn2+ into the CIT-6 framework is confirmed by 29Si MAS-NMR and ion exchange results. CIT-6 is the first molecular sieve to contain framework zinc sites accessible to organic molecules.
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    Structural Investigation of the First Stages of Pyrolysis of Si-C-O Preceramic Polymers Containing Si–H Bonds (1999)
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    Journal of sol gel science and technology 14 (1999), S. 39-48 
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    Keywords: polysiloxanes ; oxycarbide glasses ; NMR ; mass spectrometry ; pyrolysis
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    Notes: Abstract The polymer-to-glass transformation in the Si-C-O system usually involves cross-linking reactions at the C sites, which transform for example ≡Si– $$\underline {\text{C}} $$ H3 sites into $$\underline {\text{C}} $$ (Si)4 sites, leading to the formation of a silicon oxycarbide network. Identification of the various C sites that form during pyrolysis under inert atmosphere is rather difficult from 13C MAS-NMR spectra, due to strong overlap of resonance lines, which prevents an accurate determination of the chemical shift values. This paper reports on the use of a spectral editing technique called Inversion Recovery Cross Polarization (IRCP), which, when combined with Cross Polarization (CP) technique, allows us to identify and quantify the formation of Si- $$\underline {\text{C}} $$ H2-Si bridges during the early stages of the pyrolytic transformation of a polysiloxane containing Si–CH3 and Si–H groups. Several Si-C-O systems characterized by the same initial number of Si–CH3 bonds but with increasing number of Si–H bonds, have been investigated by MAS-NMR as well as thermogravimetric analysis coupled with mass spectrometry (TG/MS). The Si—H bonds play clearly an active role in the insertion of C atoms within the silica network.
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    Silicon Oxycarbide Glasses (1999)
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    Journal of sol gel science and technology 14 (1999), S. 7-25 
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    Keywords: black glass ; silicon oxycarbide ; Nicalon ; NMR ; Raman ; TEM ; high temperature stability ; surface chemistry ; network carbon ; elemental carbon ; structure ; free carbon ; FTIR ; nanocomposite ; silicon carbide
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    Notes: Abstract The first attempts to introduce carbon into glass date back to 1951. But up until recently, the use of carbon or carbide raw materials, and the oxidation, volatilization and decomposition that accompany high temperature melting, have limited the synthesis of true silicon oxycarbide glasses. Here, the term silicon-oxycarbide refers specifically to a carbon-containing silicate glass wherein oxygen and carbon atoms share bonds with silicon in the amorphous, network structure. Thus, there is a distinction between black glass, which contains only a second-phase dispersion of elemental carbon, and oxycarbide glasses which usually contain both network carbon and elemental carbon. In addition to exploring the unique properties and applications of these glasses, per se, they are also of interest for developing models of the residual amorphous phases in polymer-derived silicon-carbide and silicon-nitride ceramics. The application of sol/gel techniques to glass synthesis has significantly advanced the development and characterization of silicon oxycarbide glasses. In this approach, alkyl-substituted silicon alkoxides, which are molecular precursors containing oxygen and carbon functionalities on the silicon, can be hydrolyzed and condensed without decomposition or loss of the carbon functional group. A low-temperature (〈1000°C) heat-treatment of the gel creates a glassy silicate material whose molecular structure consists of an oxygen/carbon anionic network. In addition, there is always a blackening of the material due to elemental carbon, which forms during pyrolysis and densification of the gel. The nature of the network carbon, and especially the distribution and form of the elemental carbon, are fundamental to the structure and properties of these novel materials. Their chemical and physical characteristics as revealed by NMR, Raman and TEM are discussed in the overview. In addition, the high temperature stability of these glasses (up to 1750°C), and the effect of hot-pressing, are described. It will be shown that the silicon oxycarbide network is stable up to 1000–1200°C. The network carbon is terminated with hydrogen (i.e., CH, =CH2 and –CH3), and with polyaromatic carbon (i.e., nC6Hx) wherein most of the elemental carbon resides. These glasses can be described as molecular composites of polyaromatic graphene-rings dispersed in a silicon oxycarbide network. After heating to temperatures in excess of 1000–1200°C, the oxycarbide network decomposes through the loss of hydrogen, and a two- or three-phase glass-ceramic consisting of nanocrystalline graphite, silicon carbide, and amorphous silica or cristobalite, is created. Some of the properties and applications of these glasses/glass-ceramics for coatings, composites and porous solids are summarized.
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    Topological structures of tetrahedral (Td and T) fullerenes with hexagonal and triangular faces and their vibration and NMR spectra (1999)
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    Theoretical chemistry accounts 102 (1999), S. 72-77 
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    Keywords: Key words: Fullerenes ; Tetrahedral symmetry ; IR active ; Raman active ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract. On analyzing the topological structures of the three types of tetrahedral fullerenes (which consist only of triangles and hexagons), (1) C n (T d ,n=12h 2; h=1,2,…), (2) C n (T d ,n=4h 2;h=1,2,…), and (3) C n (T,n=4(h 2+hk+k 2);h〉k,h,k=1,2,…), we have obtained theoretically the Infrared and Raman active modes by means of the derived formulas for the decomposition of their nuclear motions into irreducible representations, and the 13C NMR spectra with natural abundance for 13C by using the distribution functions for all of the tetrahedral (T d and T) fullerenes, respectively.
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    A novel cytokine-inducing glycolipid isolated from the lipoteichoic acid fraction of Enterococcus hirae ATCC 9790: A fundamental structure of the hydrophilic part (1999)
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    Glycoconjugate journal 16 (1999), S. 213-221 
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    Keywords: acetolysis ; IL-6 ; MALDI-TOF-MS ; mannan ; NMR ; poly(glycerophosphate) structure
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    Notes: Abstract Previously, we showed that quantitatively minor several glycolipids only less than 5% of the lipoteichoic acid (LTA) fraction from Enterococcus hirae ATCC 9790 possessed cytokine-inducing activity, whereas the major component (over 90%) did not [Suda et al. (1995) FEMS Immun Med Microbiol 12:97–112]. The major inactive component was shown to have the chemical structure as was proposed for the LTA by Fischer [Hashimoto et al. (1997) J Biochem 121:779–86], suggesting that so-called LTA is not a cytokine-inducing component in the Gram-positive bacteria. In the present paper, the structure of the hydrophilic part of one of the cytokine-inducing glycolipid tentatively named GL4 is elucidated. GL4 was first subjected to hydrolysis with aqueous HF to give a polysaccharide and a mixture of low molecular weight products. The polysaccharide was composed mainly of highly branching mannan as concluded from NMR and MS analyses of its acetolysis products. The low molecular weight products consisted of phosphate and glycerol, suggesting the presence of a poly(glycerophosphate) structure in the original GL4. From these observations, the hydrophilic part of GL4 was shown to consist of mannose-rich polysaccharide and poly(glycerophosphate), the latter being bound to the former by a phosphodiester linkage.
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    Three-dimensional structure of scorpion toxins: Towards a new model of interaction with potassium channels (1999)
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    Perspectives in drug discovery and design 15-16 (1999), S. 41-60 
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    Keywords: dipole moment ; neurotoxin ; NMR ; potassium channel ; scorpion ; structure
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    Notes: Abstract Scorpion venom contains various toxins which block ion-channels, responsible for either sodium, potassium, calcium or chloride membrane permeation. This review focuses on the three-dimensional structure of scorpion toxins specific for potassium channels, and on their structure–activity relationships. The overall fold of all these toxins is similar, despite their various specificities towards different types of potassium channels. Fine studies of the influence of punctual mutations of both toxins and channels have converged on a precise description of the scorpion toxins functional maps. From this knowledge, it now becomes possible to predict the specificity of a newly described scorpion toxin. The way is thus now open that leads to the design of new potent synthetic potassium channel blockers which in turn could be used as therapeutic drugs.
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    NMR Studies of Retinoid-Protein Interactions: The Conformation of [13C]-β-Ionones Bound to β-Lactoglobulin B (1999)
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    Pharmaceutical research 16 (1999), S. 651-659 
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    Keywords: 13C-edited ; NMR ; retinol ; retinoic acid ; β-lactoglobulin
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    Notes: Abstract Purpose. Vitamin A (retinol) and its metabolites comprise the natural retinoids. While the biological action of these molecules are thought to be primarily mediated by ca. 55 kDa nuclear retinoic acid receptors, a number of structurally similar 15-20 kDa proteins are involved in the transport, and possibly metabolism, of these compounds. The milk protein β-lactoglobulin B (β-LG) is an 18 kDa protein which binds retinol and may be involved in oral delivery of retinol to neonates. β-LG also binds drugs and other natural products and is of potential interest as a protective delivery vehicle. Methods. To examine the conformation of the model retinoid β-ionone both in solution and when bound to β-LG, NMR and computational methods have been employed. Results. Taken together, NMR studies of β-ionone in solution measuring scalar and dipolar coupling, as well as CHARMm calculations, suggest β-ionone prefers a slightly twisted 6-s-cis conformation. Isotope-edited NMR studies of l3C-labeled β-ionones bound to β-LG, primarily employing the HMQC-NOE experiment, suggest β-ionone also binds to β-LG in its 6-s-cis conformation. Conclusions. The methods employed here allow estimates of protein-bound ligand conformation. However, additional sites of ligand labeling will be necessary to aid in binding site localization.
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    Random mutagenesis in the large extrinsic loop E and transmembrane α-helix VI of the CP 47 protein of Photosystem II (1999)
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    Plant molecular biology 39 (1999), S. 381-386 
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    Keywords: Photosystem II ; CP 47 ; random mutagenesis ; XL-1 Red ; mutator strains
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    Notes: Abstract The intrinsic chlorophyll-protein CP 47 is a component of Photosystem II which functions in both light-harvesting and oxygen evolution. Using the Escherichia coli mutator strain XL-1 Red, we introduced mutations at 14 sites in the large extrinsic loop E of CP 47 and its adjacent transmembrane α-helix VI. Four mutant cell lines were recovered in which the histidyl residues 455H, 466H and 469H were altered. The cell lines H455T, H455Y, H469Y, and the double mutant F432L,H466R exhibited phenotypes that supported the identification of the histidyl residues 455H, 466H and 469H as chlorophyll ligands. Four additional mutant cell lines were recovered which contained mutations at positions 448R in the large extrinsic loop of CP 47. These mutants, R448K, R448Q, R448S, and R448W, exhibited variable phenotypes ranging from moderate alteration of photoautotrophic growth and oxygen evolution rates to a complete inhibition of these parameters. Those mutants exhibiting photoautotrophic growth and oxygen evolution capability under standard conditions were unable to grow photoautotrophically or evolve oxygen when grown at low chloride concentrations. Finally, a mutant cell line exhibiting a substitution at position 342G was recovered. The mutant G342D exhibited moderate alterations of photoautotrophic growth and oxygen evolution. In addition to these alterations, mutants were recovered in which deletions and insertions (leading to frame shifts) and stop codons were introduced. These mutants uniformly lacked the ability to either grow photoautotrophically or evolve oxygen.
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    The effect of copper on chlorophyll organization during greening of barley leaves (1999)
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    Photosynthesis research 62 (1999), S. 165-174 
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    Keywords: chlorophyll fluorescence ; oxygen evolution ; photoacoustic ; photodamage ; Photosystem II
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    Notes: Abstract The effect of copper on chlorophyll organization and function during greening of barley was examined, using chlorophyll fluorescence and photoacoustic techniques. Copper was found to inhibit pigment accumulation and to retard chlorophyll integration into the photosystems, as evident from low temperature (77 K) fluorescence spectra. Resolution of the minimal fluorescence (F0) into active and inactive parts, indicated a higher inactive fraction with copper treatment. This was attributed to chlorophyll molecules which failed to integrate normally, a conclusion supported by the longer fluorescence lifetime observed in copper treated plants. A lower ratio of chlorophyll a to b and fluorescence induction transients, showing accelerated Photosystem II closure, both indicate that copper treatment resulted in a larger light-harvesting antenna. Another effect of copper treatment was the suppression of oxygen evolution, indicating a decrease in photosynthetic capacity. We suggest that the non-integrated chlorophyll fraction sensitizes photodamage in the membrane, contributing to disruption of electron flow and pigment accumulation.
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    Dark reoxidation of the plastoquinone-pool is mediated by the low-potential form of cytochrome b-559 in spinach thylakoids (1999)
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    Photosynthesis research 62 (1999), S. 273-279 
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    Keywords: plastoquinone ; cytochrome b-559 ; thylakoid membrane ; Photosystem II ; chlororespiration
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    Notes: Abstract We have found that in isolated spinach thylakoids, plastoquinone-pool (PQ-pool), after its photoreduction, undergoes dark-reoxidation with the half-time of τ1/2 = 43 ± 3 s. To explain the observed rates of PQ-pool reoxidation, a nonenzymatic plastoquinol (PQH2) autoxidation under molecular oxygen and an enzymatic oxidation by the low-potential form of cytochrome b-559 (cyt. b-559LP), as the postulated PQ-oxidase in chlororespiration, were investigated. It was found that the autoxidation rate of PQH2 in organic solvents and liposomes was too low to account for the observed oxidation rate of PQH2 in thylakoids. The rate of cyt. b-559LP autoxidation in isolated Photosystem II was found to be similar (τ1/2 = 26 ± 5 s) to that of the PQ-pool. This suggests that the LP form of cyt. b-559 is probably responsible for the PQ-oxidase activity observed during chlororespiration.
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    Effects of anaerobiosis as probed by the polyphasic chlorophyll a fluorescence rise kinetic in pea (Pisum sativum L.) (1999)
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    Photosynthesis research 62 (1999), S. 67-83 
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    Keywords: anaerobiosis ; chlorophyll fluorescence ; chlororespiration ; fluorescence induction ; Photosystem II ; Pisum sativum
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    Notes: Abstract We analysed the changes of the chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence rise kinetic (from 50 μs to 1 s) that occur when leaves or chloroplasts of pea ( Pisum sativum L.) are incubated under anaerobic conditions in the dark. In control leaves, Chl a fluorescence followed a typical O-J-I-P polyphasic rise [Strasser et al. (1995) Photochem Photobiol 61: 32–42]. Anaerobiosis modified the shape of the transient with the main effect being a time-dependent increase in the fluorescence yield at the J-step (2 ms). Upon prolongation of the anaerobic treatment (〉 60 min), the O-J-I-P fluorescence rise was eventually transformed to an O-J (J = P) rise. A similar transformation was observed when pea leaves were treated with DCMU or sodium dithionite. Anaerobiosis resulted in a 10–20% reduction in the maximum quantum yield of the primary photochemistry of Photosystem II, as measured by the ratio of the maximal values of variable and total fluorescence (FV/FM). When the leaves were returned to the air in the dark, the shape of the fluorescence transient showed a time-dependent recovery from the anaerobiosis-induced change. The original O-J-I-P shape could also be restored by illuminating the anaerobically treated samples with far-red light but not with blue or white light. Osmotically broken chloroplasts displayed under anaerobic conditions fluorescence transients similar to those observed in anaerobically treated leaves, but only when they were incubated in a medium comprising reduced pyridine nucleotides (NADPH or NADH). As in intact leaves, illumination of the anaerobically treated chloroplasts by far-red light restored the original O-J-I-P transient, although only in the presence of methyl viologen. The results provide additional evidence for the existence of a chlororespiratory pathway in higher plant cells. Furthermore, they suggest that the J-level of the fluorescence transient is strongly determined by the redox state of the electron carriers at the PS II acceptor side.
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    NMR Investigations of the Inclusion of Thyroxine and Derivatives in Natural Cyclodextrins (1999)
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    Journal of inclusion phenomena and macrocyclic chemistry 33 (1999), S. 307-319 
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    Keywords: cyclodextrins β and γ ; thyroxine ; thyroid hormones ; inclusion complex ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract Thyroxine T4 and its derivatives (T3, T2) are very sparingly soluble in aqueous solutions even in the form of salts. In the presence of β or γ-cyclodextrins and in buffered basic solution, their solubilities are increased by inclusion in the cavity. The inclusion of these hormones in cyclodextrins was investigated by 1H-NMR in order to derive the influence of the number and position of the iodine atoms, and of the ionization state of the phenol group on the inclusion geometries.
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    A Quantum Chemical and Electrostatic Study of Alkyl and Substituted Benzenonium Cations and Related Molecules: The Effect of Atomic Charge Distribution on Carbocation Energy and Geometry (1999)
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    Structural chemistry 10 (1999), S. 121-127 
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    Keywords: NPA ; CHELPG ; MK ; AIM ; atomic charge ; NMR ; carbocation ; benzenonium ; electrostatic
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    Notes: Abstract Geometries, NMR chemical shifts, atomic charges, and bond orders were calculated at the MP2/6-31G* level of theory for the isopropyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, benzenonium, and six methyl- and trifluoromethyl-substituted benzenonium ions. The NPA charges correlate better than the CHELPG, MK, and AIM charges with the experimental and calculated carbon chemical shifts. The electrostatic energies of isomeric ions, calculated by treatment of the NPA charges as point charges, are comparable to their MP2 energy differences. The electrostatic calculations, although classical approximations, provide a qualitative understanding of the coulombic basis of the methyl and trifluoromethyl substituent effects. It is apparent that these species are stabilized by having adjacent, oppositely charged atoms (for example, having the negatively charged carbon of a methyl group bonded to a positive carbon). It is proposed that a methyl group be termed a nucleophilic (rather than electron-donating) substituent and that a trifluoromethyl group be termed an electrophilic substituent. In the benzenonium ions and in toluene, fluoromethylbenzene, difluoromethylbenzene, and benzotrifluoride, the endocyclic angle at the substituent increases with increasing electrophilicity of the substituent. An electrostatic calculation again provides some insight into the coulombic basis of these changes.
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    Isolation and characterization of chloroplast Photosystem II antenna of spinach by reversed-phase liquid chromatography (1999)
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    Photosynthesis research 61 (1999), S. 281-290 
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    Keywords: antenna system ; chlorophyll–proteins ; HPLC ; LHC II ; Photosystem II ; spinach
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    Notes: Abstract The protein components of the Photosystem II antenna system, isolated from spinach thylakoids, have been resolved by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) using a butyl-silica stationary phase packed either into analytical or semi-preparative columns. Peak identification has been accomplished by a combination of various SDS–PAGE systems employing either Comassie (or silver) staining or immunological detection using polyclonal antibodies raised against LHC II and against CP29, CP26 and CP24 proteins and by aminoacid microsequence. Moreover, peak identification is consistent with the molecular masses determined by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS). The developed RP-HPLC method allows the resolution of all the protein components of the Photosystem II major Light Harvesting Complex (LHC II) and minor PS II antenna complex (CP24, CP26 and CP29) from grana membranes (BBY) and estimation of their relative stoichiometry in natural and stressed conditions, avoiding the expensive and time consuming separation procedure by sucrose-gradient ultracentrifugation and isoelectrofocusing.
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    Hg2+, Cu2+, and Pb2+ -induced changes in Photosystem II photochemical yield and energy storage in isolated thylakoid membranes: A study using simultaneous fluorescence and photoacoustic measurements (1999)
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    Photosynthesis research 59 (1999), S. 167-174 
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    Keywords: cyclic electron transport ; fluorescence ; metal ions ; Photosystem II ; thermal dissipation
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    Notes: Abstract Simultaneous fluorescence and photoacoustic measurements have been used to study the effects of metal ions (copper, lead, and mercury) during dark incubation of thylakoid membranes. The values of the chlorophyll fluorescence parameters Fo (initial fluorescence yield with the reaction centers in the open state), Fm (maximal fluorescence yield), Ft (steady state fluorescence yield) and the calculated parameters, Φo (maximal quantum yield of Photosystem II photochemistry) and Φt (actual quantum yield of Photosystem II photochemistry), strongly decreased in the presence of the metal ions coinciding with an increase in the non-photochemical deexcitation rate constant k(N). It was observed that photosynthetic energy storage measured by photoacoustic spectroscopy also decreased but a large portion of energy storage remained unaffected even at the highest metal ion concentrations used. A maximal inhibition of photosyntheti c energy storage of 80% and 50% was obtained with Hg2+ and Cu2+-treated thylakoids, respectively, while energy storage was insensitive to Pb2+. The results are consistent with the known predominant inhibition of the donor side of Photosystem II by the metal ions. The insensitive portion of energy storage is attributed to the possible recurrence of cyclic electron transport around Photosystem II that would depend on the extent of inhibition produced on the acceptor side by the metal ion used.
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    Structural predictions on the 33 kDa extrinsic protein associated to the oxygen evolving complex of photosynthetic organisms (1999)
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    Photosynthesis research 61 (1999), S. 11-21 
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    Keywords: manganese-stabilizing protein ; oxygen evolution ; Photosystem II ; protein structure prediction ; PsbO protein
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    Notes: Abstract Modern computational methods for protein structure prediction have been used to study the structure of the 33 kDa extrinsic membrane protein, associated to the oxygen evolving complex of photosynthetic organisms. A multiple alignment of 14 sequences of this protein from cyanobacteria, algae and plants is presented. The alignment allows the identification of fully conserved residues and the recognition of one deletion and one insertion present in the plant sequences but not in cyanobacteria. A tree of similarity, deduced from pair-wise comparison and cluster analysis of the sequences, is also presented. The alignment and the consensus sequence derived are used for prediction the secondary structure of the protein. This prediction indicates that it is a mainly-beta protein (25–38% of β-strands) with no more than 4% of α-helix. Fold recognition by threading is applied to obtain a topological 2D model of the protein. In this model the secondary structure elements are located, including several highly conserved loops. Some of these conserved loops are suggested to be important for the binding of the 33 kDa protein to Photosystem II and for the stability of the manganese cluster. These structural predictions are in good agreement with experimental data reported by several authors.
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    Correlations between chlorophyll fluorescence quenching parameters and photosynthesis in a segregating Lycopersicon esculentum × L. peruvianum population as measured under constant conditions (1999)
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    Photosynthesis research 61 (1999), S. 145-156 
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    Keywords: chilling ; Photosystem II ; quantum efficiency
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    Notes: Abstract Chl fluorescence of mature leaves in low-temperature treated plants was studied under identical measuring conditions in a segregating population of the F3 offspring of a cross between a chilling-tolerant and a chilling-sensitive tomato species. Through recombination of genes involved in photosynthesis, the population revealed a wide, continuous variability of photosynthetic capacity from plants performing much worse to those performing better than the parental lines of the cross. In the parental species, a nearly linear correlation was observed between photochemical chl fluorescence quenching (qP) and O2 evolution over a wide temperature range. Across the F3 generation, still a weak correlation between the two parameters was found at 20 °C, but not at 10 °C, when measured under identical conditions. This indicates that the fraction of open reaction centres could at least in part be adjusted to the photosynthetic capacity of the individual genotype. However, the correlation was so weak, that the previously suggested use of qP as a selection criterion for chilling tolerance of photosynthesis in breeding programs is regarded as doubtful, as long as photosynthesis rates are not measured in addition. Quantum efficiency of Photosystem II (ΦPSII) was strongly dependent on qP both at 20 and at 10 °C measuring temperature and depended on the quantum efficiency of open reaction centres (F′v/F′m) at 20, but not at 10 °C. F′v/F′m, in turn, correlated negatively with the processes of energy dissipation by the mechanisms of non-photochemical quenching (qN), i.e. its fast-relaxing component (qF) and photoinhibitory quenching (qI).
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    NMR studies of interfaces, strain and anisotropy in Co/Cu multilayers (1999)
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    Hyperfine interactions 120-121 (1999), S. 23-30 
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    Keywords: NMR ; Co/Cu ; multilayers ; anisotropy ; 59Co
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    Notes: Abstract 59Co NMR studies of multilayers are able to give three direct pieces of information: (i) the crystal phase of Co, fcc (217.4 MHz), hcp (220–228 MHz) and in exotic cases bcc (198 MHz) for films measured at T= 4.2 K, (ii) the nature of the interfaces from low frequency satellite lines, and (iii) the strain state deduced from small changes in the line positions. Extensive studies of Co/Cu multilayer interfacial structures as a function of deposition technique, layer thickness, substrate/buffer layer structure and annealing temperature have been undertaken. This work has shed new light on the relationship between interfacial structure and magnetoresistance and in particular has demonstrated that flat, atomic scale, interfaces lead to greater magnetoresistance. The difference between the Co and Cu lattice constant results in an extensive, tensile in-plane strain developing in Co layers provided that some epitaxial registry is present. Information on strain effects can be obtained from the position and width of the NMR lines. The magnetic anisotropy field can be determined by measuring the field dependence of the enhancement effect due to electronic magnetisation. This provides unique insight into the distribution of magnetic anisotropy within the Co layers, as the enhancement can be investigated independently for each NMR line and, hence, provides environment specific information on magnetic anisotropy at the interfaces and in the interior of the layers.
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    Mammalian Exocrine Secretions. XII: Constituents of Interdigital Secretions of Bontebok, Damaliscus dorcas dorcas, and Blesbok, D. d. phillipsi (1999)
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    Journal of chemical ecology 25 (1999), S. 2057-2084 
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    Keywords: Damaliscus dorcas ; mammalian semiochemicals ; mammalian pheromones ; exocrine secretions ; interdigital secretions ; chemical communication ; mass spectrometry ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract In addition to the nine compounds identified in the interdigital secretion of the bontebok, Damaliscus dorcas dorcas, in a previous study, 76 compounds belonging to different compound types, were identified in the interdigital secretions of the bontebok and the blesbok, D. d. phillipsi. These compounds include alkanes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, fatty acids, terpenoids, γ-lactones, an isopropyl ester, long-chain hydroxyesters, 2-substituted pyridines, phenols, steroids, and dimethylsulfone. No qualitative differences were found between secretions from the two sexes or from animals from different habitats. Although no attempt was made to correlate territorial behavior or other behavioral phenomena with the qualitative composition of interdigital secretions from individual animals, available information seems to indicate that quantitative differences probably do not have a major semiochemical function. Only two species of bacteria, Bacillus brevis and Planococcus citreus, were found in the interdigital pouches of male and female members of the two subspecies, regardless of the habitat of the animals. B. brevis synthesized, among other unidentified constituents, (Z)-3-penten-2-ol, 2-hexanone, 2-octanone, 2-nonanone, tetradecanoic acid, pentadecanoic acid, heptadecanoic acid, octadecanoic acid, (Z)-9-hexadecenoic acid, and isopropyl hexadecanoate in vitro, while P. citreus produced, among others, the γ-lactones dodecan-4-olide and (Z)-6-dodecen-4-olide, which is one of the major constituents of the interdigital secretions of both subspecies. Some components of the interdigital secretions are not present in the interdigital glandular tissue, and the possibility is discused that these compounds could be produced by microbiological activity in the interdigital pouch.
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    Molecular Complex Formation between Some Azacrown Ethers and 2,4,6-Trinitrophenol (1999)
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    Journal of inclusion phenomena and macrocyclic chemistry 34 (1999), S. 431-443 
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    Keywords: 2,4,6-trinitrophenol ; aza-crown ethers ; molecular complexes ; spectrophotometry ; IR ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract The formation of molecular complexes with 1 : 1 stoichiometry between 2,4,6-trinitrophenol and aza-12-crown-4, aza-15-crown-5 and aza-18-crown-6 in chloroform solution was investigated spectrophotometrically. The resulting complexes were isolated and characterized by microchemical analysis, IR and NMR spectroscopy. The equilibrium constants of the 1 : 1 adducts were evaluated from the non-linear least-squares fitting of the absorbance-mole ratio data. The overall stability of the 2,4,6-trinitrophenol complexes was found to vary in the order aza-15-crown-5 〉 aza-18-crown-6 ≈ aza-12-crown-4. The kinetics of complex formation between 2,4,6-trinitrophenol and the aza-substituted crown ethers used were investigated and in all cases the results showed the occurrence of an oscillating chemical reaction in solution.
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    Structure of 2-acetoxy-3-(3-methoxy-4-acetoxy-5-chlorophenyl)-propenoic acid (1998)
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 28 (1998), S. 139-143 
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    Keywords: X-ray ; NMR ; enol acetate ; phenylpropenoic acid ; azlactone
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    Notes: Abstract 2-Acetoxy-3-(3-methoxy-4-acetoxy-5-chlorophenyl)-propenoic acid 2 was synthesized from the azlactone of 5-chlorovanillin and its structure confirmed by X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance methods. Compound 2 crystallized with a molecule of acetic acid in the P-1(#2) space group (Z = 2) and with cell dimensions a = 6.303(2), b = 9.779(1), c = 15.528(3) Å, α = 101.46(2), β = 100.71(2) and γ = 90.21(2)°. This study reveals the formation of an α-acetoxy propenoic acid with a trans extended side acid side chain conformation. The 1H and 13C NMR spectral values of 2 also show the existence of the enolic ester in solution.
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    Enol tautomer of the acetate ester of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid: Crystallographic and NMR spectroscopic evidence (1998)
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 28 (1998), S. 193-196 
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    Keywords: x-ray ; NMR ; tautomerism ; enolate ; phenylpyruvic acid ; vanillin
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    Notes: Abstract The para acetate ester azlactone of vanillin 2 was synthesized from vanillin 1 and hydrolyzed with sodium hydroxide. The yielded product 3 was investigated with X-ray Crystallographic and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. Compound 3 crystallized in the orthorhombic Pbca space group (Z = 8) and with cell dimensions a = 14.732(2), b = 12.756(3), c = 12.747(6)Å revealing the enolate tautomer and not the keto form of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid as the acetate ester. The structure exhibited the pyruvic acid side chain in the trans extended conformation. A single proton on the benzylic carbon atom further suggested the existence of the enolate tautomer form of 3 in solution. The chemical shift values and peak integration in the NMR spectra add additional support to this finding.
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    Structure of 4-(2-chloro-4,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)-2-methyl-5-oxazolone. X-ray and NMR study (1998)
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    Journal of chemical crystallography 28 (1998), S. 811-814 
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    Keywords: X-ray ; NMR ; Z-isomer ; azlactone ; veratraldehyde
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    Notes: Abstract The azlactone of 6-chloroveratraldehyde 3 (4-(2-chloro-4,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)-2-methyl-5-oxazolone) was synthesized from 6-chloroveratraldehyde 2 and its structure investigated using X-ray crystallographic and nuclear magnetic resonance methods. Compound 3 crystallized in the P21/c (#14) space group (Z = 4) with cell dimensions a = 9.148(2), b = 22.938(2), c = 6.707(1) Å, and β = 111.50(2)°. The X-ray study shows that azlactone 3 exists as the Z-isomer and crystallizes as a planar structure, i.e., both the phenyl and azlactone ring systems, as well as the functional groups attached to them, lie in the same plane. The 1H and 13C NMR spectral values also support the formation of the Z-isomer only, during the synthesis of 4-(2-chloro-4,5-dimethoxybenzylidene)-2-methyl-5-oxazolone.
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    Formation of Platinum–Tin Bond by Tin(II)Chloride Insertion (1998)
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    Journal of cluster science 9 (1998), S. 321-328 
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    Keywords: NMR ; tin(II)chloride ; insertion ; platinum ; platinum–tin bond
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    Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Abstract The first 119Sn NMR evidence for the presence of direct platinum–tin bond in solution has been obtained for PtCl(SnCl3)(bdpp) complex (bdpp = (2S,4S)-2,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)pentane). Various PtCl2(L2) complexes (L2 = heterobidentate P−P, P−O, P−N, P−S chelating ligands) have been reacted with tin(II)chloride resulting in the formation of the corresponding PtCl(SnCl3)(L2) derivatives. Tin(II)chloride has been inserted into the Pt−Cl bond transto the harder donor atom of the L2 ligand.
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    Interaction of Cu(II) 3,5-diisopropylsalicylate with human serum albumin - an evaluation of spectroscopic data (1998)
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    BioMetals 11 (1998), S. 21-26 
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    Keywords: copper(II) 3,5-diisopropylsalicylate ; EPR ; human serum albumin ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract The copper(II) complex of 3,5-diisopropylsalicylate is a lipophilic water-insoluble binuclear complex, Cu(II) (3,5-DIPS) , that has attracted interest because of a wide range of pharmacological activities. This study was undertaken to examine bonding interactions between the complex and human serum albumin (HSA) to help elucidate the mode of transport of the complex in vivo. Electron paramagnetic resonance, numerical magnetic resonance and UV-visible absorption spectroscopic studies were performed using 200 μM aqueous solutions (pH 7.5) of HSA to which had been added up to three molar equivalents of CuCl , CuSO , or Cu(II) (3,5-DIPS). Both EPR and UV-visible spectra demonstrated the presence of more than one copper bonding site on HSA, and proton NMR spectra showed that the 3,5-DIPS ligand is also bonded to HSA. These results indicate that there is no observable direct coordination of the ligand to copper in the presence of HSA, and that the majority of the copper and 3,5-DIPS bond to HSA at separate sites. Addition of solid Cu(II) (3,5-DIPS) to HSA at pH 7.5 similarly resulted in spectra that suggest that there are no ternary Cu(II)(3,5-DIPS), Cu(II)(3,5-DIPS) , or Cu(II) (3,5-DIPS) complexes formed with HSA. It is concluded that any ternary complexes formed in the presence of HSA are below the spectroscopic detection limits and represent less than 5% of the total copper. © Rapid Science 1998.
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    Interaction of aluminum ion with ATP. Mechanism of the aluminum inhibition of glycerol kinase and its reversal by spermine (1998)
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    BioMetals 11 (1998), S. 63-67 
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    Keywords: aluminum ion ; glycerol kinase ; NMR ; spermine ; yeast
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    Notes: Abstract Aluminum ion inhibited yeast glycerol kinase competitively with respect to the substrate MgATP. The K value of the enzyme for aluminum ion was about 3 μM. Spermine at physiological concentrations prevented glycerol kinase from the inhibition by aluminum ion. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed the specific elimination by spermine of aluminum from the metal-ATP complex, but no dissociation of MgATP complex by spermine. Inhibition by aluminum ion of glycerol kinase as well as hexokinase can reduce the utilization of energy fuel in yeast. Change in polyamine concentration may control energy production in vivo, and is responsible for the development of age-related aluminum toxicity. © Rapid Science 1998.
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    1H-NMR Relaxation of Water Molecules in the Aqueous Microcrystalline Cellulose Suspension Systems and Their Viscosity (1998)
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    Cellulose 5 (1998), S. 231-247 
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    Keywords: microcrystalline cellulose ; water ; bound water ; particle ; suspension ; spin-spin relaxation time ; NMR ; viscosity
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    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract An intensive study for aqueous microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) suspensions was carried out in view of the relationship between a viscosity and a 1H spin-spin relaxation time (T2) of water. An investigation was carried out for four suspension systems with the different particle size distributions. The proton mole ratio (α) of bound water against MCC particles and T2 of bound water (T2,b) were evaluated from the T2 values obtained by Carr-Purcell- Meiboom-Gill (C.P.M.G) method and those by solid echo method, respectively. As a result of these analyses, the T2,b value for the aqueous MCC suspension was evaluated as 5 × 10−3 s and it was found that the system having a larger α tended to show a higher viscosity. By relating the above results to the observation of the suspensions by an optical microscope, it was concluded that a network formed by MCC particles plays an important role in generating a high viscosity of MCC suspension, and that an averaged mobility of water molecules is sensitively affected by the network structure.
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    Multinuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II) Complexing with Isothiocyanate (1998)
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    Journal of solution chemistry 27 (1998), S. 331-359 
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    Keywords: Hydrogen-1 ; carbon-13 ; nitrogen-15 ; cadmium-113 ; NMR ; infrared ; zinc(II) ; cadmium(II) ; isothiocyanate ; complexation
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    Notes: Abstract A study of zinc(II) and cadmium(II) complexes with isothiocyanate ion has been completed, using a low-temperature, multinuclear magnetic resonance technique that permits the observation of separate resonance signals for bound and free ligand, and Cd(II) metal ion. The Zn2+–NCS− complexes were studied by 1H, 13C, and 15N NMR spectroscopy. In the 1H spectra, the intensity of the coordinated water signal, corresponding to a Zn(II) hydration number of six in the absence of NCS−, decreases dramatically as this anion is added, indicating the complexing process involves more than a simple 1:1 ligand replacement. The 13C and 15N NMR spectra reveal signals for four species, most reasonably assigned to a series of tetrahedrally coordinated Zn2+–NCS− complexes. In the Cd2+–NCS− solution spectra, the 13C and 15N signals for four complexes also are observed and they are three line patterns, corresponding to a doublet from 113Cd J-coupling, and a dominant central peak, resulting from bonding to magnetically inactive Cd isotopes. The 113Cd spectra, showing signals for four complexes, correlate well in all respects with the 13C and 15N results, including coupling in specific cases. The spectral results for both metal ions reflect binding at the nitrogen atom of NCS−, with the complexes changing from an octahedral to a tetrahedral configuration when doing so. Confirming evidence for these conclusions also was provided by several infrared measurements of these metal–ion systems.
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    A Direct Carbon-13 and Nitrogen-15 NMR Study of Samarium(III)–Isothiocyanate Complexation in Aqueous Solvent Mixtures (1998)
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    Journal of solution chemistry 27 (1998), S. 581-600 
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    Keywords: Carbon-13 ; nitrogen-15 ; chlorine-35 ; NMR ; samarium(III) ; isothiocyanate ; Sm3+ − NCS− complexes ; water–acetone–Freon ; water–methanol
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    Notes: Abstract Multinuclear magnetic resonance studies of trivalent lanthanide inner-shell ion-pairing with nitrate and isothiocyanate are continuing. For NCS− solutions in water–acetone–Freon mixtures at low temperature, generally −100 to −125°C, ligand exchange is slow enough to permit the observation of 13C and 15N NMR signals for coordinated and free anions. For samariuni(III) solutions, four coordinated NCS−signals, displaced about +35 ppm and +250 ppm from free anion, are observed in the 13C and 15N NMR spectra, respectively. The 13C and 15N NMR data are complementary, showing a signal area concentration dependence and measured coordination numbers consistent with the formation of Sm(NCS)2+ through Sm(NCS) 4 1 . The coordination numbers reach a maximum of about three moles of NCS− per mole of Sm(III) with both nuclides, a result confirmed by spectral appearance showing the dominance of Sm(NCS)3 at the highest concentration studied. An analysis of the chemical shifts indicates that binding occurs at the nitrogen atom of NCS−. In water–methanol, due to the higher dielectric constant of such mixtures, coordination was less extensive. A competitive binding study with Ci− by 35Ci NMR demonstrated conclusively the superior coordinating ability of NCS−.
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    High resolution NMR techniques in catalysis (1998)
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    Topics in catalysis 5 (1998), S. 133-147 
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    Keywords: NMR ; catalysis ; high pressure ; dynamic equilibria ; magnetization transfer ; sapphire tube ; gas phase ; kinetics
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    Notes: Abstract High resolution NMR techniques are applicable to a variety of aspects of catalysis. Methods for studying homogeneously-catalyzed systems under high gas pressure are described along with approaches for obtaining mechanistic and dynamic information. Many of the same techniques may be applied to heterogeneous catalysis by following the reaction chemistry by gas phase NMR.
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    Metal ion binding to calmodulin: NMR and fluorescence studies (1998)
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    BioMetals 11 (1998), S. 213-222 
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    Keywords: calmodulin ; fluorescence spectroscopy ; metal ions ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract Calmodulin is an important second messenger protein which is involved in a large variety of cellular path-ways.Calmodulin is sensitive to fluctuations in the intracellular Ca levels and is activated by the bindingof four Ca ions. In spite of the important role it plays in signal transduction pathways, it shows a surpris-inglybroad specificity for binding metal ions. Using 15N-Gly biosynthetically-labelled calmodulin, we havestudied the binding of different metal ions to calmodulin, including K+, Na+, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cd, Pb, Hg, Sr, La and Lu, by 1H, 15N HMQC NMR experiments. The effects of these ions on the substrate-bindingability of calmodulin have also been studied by fluorescence spectroscopy of the single tryptophan residue in a 22-residue synthetic peptide encompassing the skeletal muscle myosin light chain kinase calmod-ulin-binding domain. Most of these metal ions can activate a calmodulin target enzyme to some extent,though they bind to calmodulin in a different manner. Mg, which is of direct physiological interest, has adistinct site-preference for calmodulin, as it shows the highest affinity for site I in the N-terminal domain,while the C-terminal sites III and IV are the high affinity binding sites for Ca (as well as for Cd ). At ahigh concentration of Mg and a low concentration of Ca, calmodulin can bind Mg in its N-terminallobe while the C-terminal domain is occupied by Ca; this species could exist in resting cells in which the Mg level significantly exceeds that of Ca. Moreover, our data suggest that the toxicity of Pb-which,like Sr, binds with an equal and high affinity to all four sites-may be related to its capacity to tightlybind and improperly activate calmodulin.
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    Room-temperature formation of thermally stable aluminium-rich mesoporous MCM-41 (1998)
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    Catalysis letters 52 (1998), S. 21-23 
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    Keywords: RT synthesis ; thermal analysis ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract The room-temperature (RT) synthesis of MCM-41 mesoporous compounds with high substitution levels of aluminium (Si / Al = 1.5) is achieved in a minimum time of synthesis. The compound shows similar characteristics to hydrothermally synthesized materials. 27Al NMR study confirms the presence of tetrahedral aluminium in as-synthesized material as well as in the calcined material without observing the presence of octahedral aluminium after calcination.
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    Biological, thermal and photochemical transformation of 2-trifluoromethylphenol (1998)
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    Biodegradation 9 (1998), S. 487-499 
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    Keywords: Bacillus ; biotransformation ; NMR ; thermophilic ; trifluoromethylphenol
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    Topics: Biology , Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract This is the first report on the metabolism of trifluoromethyl aromatics in a thermophilic bacterium, Bacillus thermoleovorans A2. Enzymes of the phenol degradation pathway are induced when cultivating Bacillus thermoleovorans A2 on complex medium. Direct measurements of fluorinated xenobiotics in cell suspensions using 19F-NMR made it possible to follow quantitatively the biotransformation routes. During the biotransformation of 2-CF3-phenol by B. thermoleovorans A2, a fluorinated metabolite, 2-hydroxy-6-oxo-7,7,7,-trifluorohepta-2,4-dienoate (7-TFHOD), accumulated. This metabolite is transformed non-enzymatically when exposed to sunlight. The accumulation of 7-TFHOD as an intermediate in the 2-CF3-phenol pathway was rationalized by calculating molecular properties of a series of meta-cleavage products.
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    On the detection of environmental effects on complex matrices combining off-line liquid chromatography and 1H-NMR (1998)
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    Biodegradation 9 (1998), S. 513-525 
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    Keywords: automation ; environment ; fingerprinting ; GLP ; LC ; NMR ; statistics
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    Topics: Biology , Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract An off-line combination of 400 MHz proton (1H)-NMR spectroscopy and liquid chromatography (LC) has been used for the multi-component comparison of low-molecular weight compounds (i.e., chemical fingerprinting) in model fluid broths and (processed) tomato. The focus of the research described is on (i) devising GLP-like methods for sample handling and NMR measurements that will ensure reproducibility, (ii) an automated handling of data, (iii) validity of the designed methodology and (iv) the interpretation of large amounts of data.
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    Modulation of Bacillus pasteurii cytochrome c 553 reduction potential by structural and solution parameters (1998)
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    JBIC 3 (1998), S. 371-382 
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    ISSN: 1432-1327
    Keywords: Key words Bacillus pasteurii ; cytochrome c553 ; electrochemistry ; NMR
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    Notes: Abstract  Direct cyclic voltammetry and 1H NMR spectroscopy have been combined to investigate the electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of cytochrome c 553 isolated from the alkaliphilic soil bacterium Bacillus pasteurii. A quasi-reversible diffusion-controlled redox process is exhibited by cytochrome c 553 at a pyrolitic graphite edge microelectrode. The temperature dependence of the reduction potential, measured using a non-isothermal electrochemical cell, revealed a discontinuity at 308 K. The thermodynamic parameters determined in the low-temperature range (275–308 K;ΔS°′=–162.7±1.2 J mol–1 K–1, ΔH°′=–53.0±0.5 kJ mol–1, ΔG°′=–4.5±0.1 kJ mol–1, E°′=+47.0±0.6 mV) indicate the presence of large enthalpic and entropic effects, leading, respectively, to stabilization and destabilization of the reduced form of cytochrome c 553. Both effects are more accentuated in the high-temperature range (308–323 K;ΔS°′=–294.1±8.4 J mol–1 K–1, ΔH°′=–93.4±3.1 kJ mol–1, ΔG°′=–5.8±0.6 kJ mol–1, E°′=+60.3±5.8 mV), with the net result being a slight increase of the standard reduction potential. These thermodynamic parameters are interpreted using the compensation theory of hydration of biopolymers as indicating the extrusion, upon reduction, of water molecules from the hydration sphere of the cytochrome. The low-T and high-T conformers differ by the number of water molecules in the solvation sphere: in the high-T conformer, the number of water molecules extruded upon reduction increases, as compared to the low-T conformer. The ionic strength dependence of the reduction potential at 298 K, treated within the frame of extended Debye-Hückel theory, yields values of E °′ (I=0) =–25.4±1.4 mV, z red=–11.3, and z ox=–10.3. The pH dependence of the reduction potential at 298 K shows a plateau in the pH range 7–10 and an increase at more acidic pH, allowing the calculation of pK O=5.5 and pK R=5.7, together with the estimate of the reduction potentials of completely protonated (+71 mV) and deprotonated (+58 mV) forms of cytochrome c 553. 1H NMR spectra of the oxidized paramagnetic cytochrome c 553 indicate the presence of a His-Met axial coordination of the low-spin (S=1/2) heme iron, which is maintained in the temperature interval 288–340 K at pH 7 and in the pH range 4.8–10.0 at 298 K. The temperature dependence of the hyperfine-shifted signals shows both Curie-type and anti-Curie-type behavior, with marked deviations from linearity, interpreted as indicating the presence of a fast equilibrium between the low-T and high-T conformers, having slightly different heme electronic structures resulting from the T-induced conformational change. Increasing the NaCl concentration in the range 0–0.2 M causes a slight change of the 1H NMR chemical shifts of the hyperfine-shifted signals, with no influence on their linewidth. The calculated lower limit value of the apparent affinity constant for specific ion binding is estimated as 5.2±1.1 M–1. The pH dependence of the isotropically shifted 1H NMR signals of the oxidized cytochrome displays at least one ionization step with pK O=5.7. The thermodynamic and spectroscopic data indicate a large solvent-derived entropic effect as the main cause for the observed low reduction potential of B. pasteurii cytochrome c 553.
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