Nitric oxide (NO) vascular signaling has long been considered an independent, self-sufficient pathway. However, recent data indicate that the novel gaseous mediator, hydrogen sulfide (H2S), serves as an essential enhancer of vascular NO signaling. The current article overviews the multiple levels at which this enhancement takes place. The first level of interaction relates to the formation of b...

A pulsed nozzle Fourier transform microwave spectrometer has been used to obtain the rotational spectra of Ar(H2S)2 and Ar-(D2S)2 trimers. Two states have been observed for each trimer and these are likely to arise due to tunneling/internal rotation of the two H2S monomers within the trimer. The rotational constants for the lower state of Ar-(H2S)2 are: A = 1810.410(6) MHz; B = 1596.199(9) MHz ...

OBJECTIVE To assess bacteriological quality of drinking water in Punjab and to evaluate usefulness of H2S strip test in comparison with multiple tube test. METHOD Samples of water were tested using H2S strips and multiple tube test. RESULTS Maximum bacterial contamination was observed in water from domestic pumps (95.83%). Followed by tap water in rural areas of Punjab (91.30%) and tap wate...

Long recognized as a malodorous and highly toxic gas, recent experimental studies have revealed that hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is produced enzymatically in all mammalian species including man and exerts several critical actions to promote cardiovascular homeostasis and health. During the past 15 years, scientists have determined that H2S is produced by 3 endogenous enzymes and exerts powerful effe...

BACKGROUND Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been implicated in regulating cardiovascular pathophysiology in experimental models. However, there is a paucity of information regarding the levels of H2S in health and cardiovascular disease. In this study we examine the levels of H2S in patients with cardiovascular disease as well as bioavailability of nitric oxide and inflammatory indicators. METHODS ...

Recently, overwhelming evidence has proven that hydrogen sulfide (H2S), which was identified as a gasotransmitter in animals, plays important roles in diverse physiological processes in plants as well. With the discovery and systematic classification of the enzymes producing H2S in vivo, a better understanding of the mechanisms by which H2S influences plant responses to various stimuli was reac...

Porous tungsten oxide nanocrystalline thick film sensors are prepared for the sensitive detection of H2S gas. The sensor characteristics are investigated with respect to H2S sensing over a temperature range 100-225 0 C in air. Optimum operating temperature for H2S sensing is found to be 200 0 C. Sensor response is investigated for various concentrations and the lowest measurable concentration i...

This study aimed to investigate the adsorption of CH4, CO2, H2S at a temperature of 298.15 K and pressurerange of 0.1 to 30 atm, and compare the results with experimental data for MIL-47 using GCMC. Themaximum CH4, CO2 and H2S adsorptions were 3.6, 10.45, and 12.57 mol.kg-1, respectively. In addition, theselectivity for binary mixtures of CH4/CO2 and CH4/H2S was calculated. Th...

We designed and synthesized a highly selective and sensitive fluorescent probe for hydrogen sulfide (H2S) based on the one step nucleophilic addition reaction between H2S and electron-poor C=C double bond. Our proposed probe displayed high selectivity for H2S over other analytes including cysteine (Cys) and glutathione (GSH), which might be because the steric hindrance of H2S is less than other...

Intracellular redox imbalance is mainly caused by overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) or weakness of the natural antioxidant defense system. It is involved in the pathophysiology of a wide array of human diseases. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is now recognized as the third "gasotransmitters" and proved to exert a wide range of physiological and cytoprotective functions in the biological s...