Synthesis of the Myoglobin Active Site

synthesis and characterization of potentially biological active cyclometallated organoplatinum(ii) complexes

this work is presented in five parts. in the first part preparation of the starting complex [pt(c^n)cl(dmso)], 1, in which c^n = n(1),c(2?)-chelated, deprotonated 2-phenylpyridine, and dmso = dimethylsulfoxide, and its reaction with 1 equiv of the biphosphine ligands bis(diphenylphosphino)amine, dppa, or bis(diphenylphosphino)methane, dppm, to give the complex [pt(c^n)cl(dppa)], 2, or [pt(c^n)c...

comparison of catalytic activity of heteropoly compounds in the synthesis of bis(indolyl)alkanes.

heteropoly acids (hpa) and their salts have advantages as catalysts which make them both economically and environmentally attractive, strong br?nsted acidity, exhibiting fast reversible multi-electron redox transformations under rather mild conditions, very high solubility in polar solvents, fairly high thermal stability in the solid states, and efficient oxidizing ability, so that they are imp...

PROBING THE ACTIVE SITE OF RHODANESE WITH DISULFIDE REAGENTS

Efficient conversion of primary azides to aldehydes catalyzed by active site variants of myoglobin.

The oxidation of primary azides to aldehydes constitutes a convenient but underdeveloped transformation for which no efficient methods are available. Here, we demonstrate that engineered variants of the hemoprotein myoglobin can catalyze this transformation with high efficiency (up to 8,500 turnovers) and selectivity across a range of structurally diverse aryl-substituted primary azides. Mutage...

Synthesis, purification, and active site mutagenesis of recombinant porcine pepsinogen.

In order to carry out studies on structure and function relationships of porcine pepsinogen using site-directed mutagenesis approaches, the cDNA of this zymogen was cloned, sequenced, expressed in Escherichia coli, and the protein refolded, and purified to homogeneity. Porcine pepsinogen cDNA, obtained from a lambda gt10 cDNA library of porcine stomach contains 1364 base pairs. It contains lead...