To determine how a substitutionally inert metal can play a catalytic role in the metalloenzyme nitrile hydratase (NHase), a reactive five-coordinate Co(III) thiolate complex ([Co(III)(S(2)(Me2)N(3)(Pr,Pr))](PF(6)) (1)) that resembles the active site of cobalt containing nitrile hydratase (Co NHase) was prepared. This was screened for reactivity, by using low-temperature electronic absorption sp...

Abstract This work addresses the effect of chaotropic anions (thiocyanate and tosylate) on solubility glycine, L-leucine, L-phenylalanine, L-aspartic acid in aqueous solutions at 298.2 K. The salts used were NaSCN, KSCN, NH 4 SCN, NaC 7 H SO 3 (sodium tosylate), with salt concentrations ranging from 0 to 2 molal. pH saturated was registered, solid-phase studies also performed. All thiocyanate s...

In protein crystallography, spherulites are considered the result of a failed crystallization experiment. Understanding the formation of these structures may contribute to finding methods to prevent their formation. Here, we present an in situ study on lysozyme spherulites grown from sodium nitrate and sodium thiocyanate solutions, investigating their morphology and growth kinetics using optica...

A chemical test to distinguish smokers and nonsmokers is important in many epidemiologic studies. We have developed an automated method for determining serum thiocyanate by use of the reaction between thiocyanate and ferric ions to form a colored complex. Our data show that this method distinguishes cigarette smokers and nonsmokers: of 197 healthy individuals studied, 1.8% false-positive and 6....

We have designed and synthesized a new thiocyanate-free sensitizer coded as SPS-01 and used it as the sensitizer in a TiO(2) based nanocrystalline dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). SPS-01 exhibits strong visible absorption properties with maximum peak around at 532 nm. The overall power conversion efficiency (PCE) of a DSSC sensitized with SPS-01 (7.96%) is higher than that of N719 (7.30%) unde...

Atomic resolution STM images of Au( 11 1) treated with solutions of Na2.9, H2S, or NaSCN display patterns of atoms in the shape of squares with nearest-neighbor distances of 0.27 f 0.3 nm. QCM data demonstrate that Au dissolves in aqueous solutions of sulfide and thiocyanate with 02 present. The square pattern observed is ascribed to images of Au atoms on a reconstructed Au( 11 1) surface cause...

The cyanide overload of 40 cassava (gari) processing workers, 25 frequent consumers of cassava foods and 20 cigarette smokers (all Nigerians) were assessed using a new simple kit method for determination of thiocyanate (cyanide metabolite) in urine. The mean thiocyanate measured in the urine of three groups of cassava processing workers were 9.48±2.8, 8.70±2.23, and 7.46±2.57 ppm. The mean thio...

Exposure of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in fresh water to 0.15 mmol l-1 external thiocyanate for 1 h resulted in a significant decrease in chlorine concentration in the branchial mitochondria-rich (MR) cells from 37 mmol l-1 to 22 mmol l-1. The intracellular sodium concentration in these cells decreased by a similar amount, whilst the intracellular phosphorus concentration increased significantl...

A thiocyanate poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) membrane electrode based on [1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]dihalopalladium(II), [(dppe)PdX2, X = Cl (L), X = I (L)] as active sensor has been developed. The diiodopalladium complex, [(dppe)PdI2](L) displays an anti-Hofmeister selectivity sequence: SCN‒ > I‒ > ClO4‒ > Sal‒ > Br‒ > NO2‒ > HPO4‒ > AcO‒ > NO3‒ > H2PO4‒ > CO32‒. The electrode exhibits a Ne...