In a previous paper, Chapman & Campbell (1957) reported that the addition of relatively large amounts of bone meal to bread diets low in iron retarded haemoglobin regeneration in anaemic rats. In view of the contradictory reports in the literature, mentioned by these authors, about the effect of calcium and phosphorus on the utilization of iron, it was considered desirable to extend this work t...

The title compound, [FePt(C(9)H(9)NO(2)S)(C(18)H(15)P)(C(25)H(22)P(2))(CO)(3)], represents a rare example of an isonitrile-bridged heterobimetallic complex (here Pt and Fe) and is an inter-esting precursor for the preparation of heterodinuclear μ-amino-carbyne complexes, since the basic imine-type N atom of the μ(2)-C=N-R ligand readily undergoes addition with various electrophiles to afford im...

The influence of water on the interaction between iron(III) and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) was studied in different organic solutions using rapid-scan stoppedflow spectrophotometry and rapid-freeze/quench Mössbauer spectroscopy. Measurements were also performed in ethanol– water and acetone–water mixtures. The results showed that the interaction between Fe and IAA resulted in dimeric Fe–IAA com...

The article deals with measurements of linear changes of castings from foliated graphite cast iron and Al-alloys during their solidification. For this purpose the measuring apparatus, which applies a dilatometer of Polish provenience, was built up. Dilatation curves of graphite cast iron and Al-alloys were acquired during the casting process. In the case of Al-alloys the influence of chemical c...

A series of new and known bis(imidazolium) chloride and bromide salts bridged by either a methylene group (1−8, 10a,b) or an ethylene group (9a,b) and bearing different N substituents (Me, Et, Bn, tBu, Mes) have been reacted with [Fe{N(SiMe3)2}2]2 to yield the four-coordinate iron(II) complexes [LFeX2] (11−20; X = Cl, Br; L = chelating bis(imidazolylidene) ligand). Molecular structures of six o...

Deferoxamine (DFO) possesses antiproliferative activity against mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes, several tumor cell lines, and human leukemia and neuroblastoma cells. We have investigated its effects on the human myeloid leukemia lines HL-60, HEL, and U-937. In suspension culture, DFO causes a dose-dependent inhibition of proliferation of each cell line, with maximal inhibition observed at conce...

Bile salts exhibit potent antibacterial properties, acting as detergents to disrupt cell membranes and as DNA-damaging agents. Although bacteria inhabiting the intestinal tract are able to resist bile's antimicrobial effects, relatively little is known about how bile influences virulence of enteric pathogens. Escherichia coli O157:H7 is an important pathogen of humans, capable of causing severe...

Templated mineralization of virus particles provides routes to narrowly dispersed nanoparticles that are not readily prepared by other means. The templated mineralization of metal or metal oxide on the external surface of wild-type cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), a plant virus, is facilitated by increasing the external surface negative charge. This is achieved by the chemical modification of surfac...

The studies include the results and discussion related with reaction of Fe2O3 with Na2SO4 in presence of SO2 (g) at 800 and 900 C. The iron oxides are produced by the oxidation of iron base alloys in many industrial operations. The metal oxide undergoes certain high temperature chemical reactions in presence of a gas (such as SO2) and molten salts (say Na2SO4). The thermo-gravimetric studies h...

The accepted mechanism of absorption of iron by the gastrointestinal tract involves solution and reduction to the ferrous form before its uptake by the mucosal cell (1). Food iron, much of which is bound in organic complex, has been assumed to follow the same pathway with the assistance of the digestive enzymes. Studies supporting this hypothesis have been conducted mainly with iron salts, and ...