Using EXAFS, we investigated the changes in the local structure of Cd(II) complexes formed with a series of low-molecular-weight thiols at different thiol/cadmium stoichiometries. For dilute solutions, a comparison of theoretical and experimental standards proved the latter approach superior. The number of bound oxygen atoms decreased while the number of sulfur atoms increased as the thiol/cadm...

Protein cysteine residues are central to redox signaling and to protection against oxidative damage through their interactions with reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, and electrophiles. Although there is considerable evidence for a functional role for cysteine modifications, the identity and physiological significance of most protein thiol alterations are unknown. One way to identify candida...

Non-stoichiometry and isostructurality in a set of chiral phosphorus compounds as a result of lone pair/oxygen exchange, substantiated by the combined use of 31P NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography, is described.

Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide, which has many biological roles including protection against reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. The primary goal of this paper is to characterize the principal mechanisms of the protective role of GSH against reactive species and electrophiles. The ancillary goals are to provide up-to-date knowledge of GSH biosynthesis, hydrolysis, and utilization; intracel...

The epoxidation of alkenes was carried out over a CuO/Al(2)O(3) catalyst using cumene as an oxygen carrier, through a one-pot reaction, giving high conversion and selectivity with different substrates. Trans-β-methylstyrene gave the corresponding epoxide in 95% yield after 3 h.

A new, oxygen-stabilized intermetallic compound was identified in sintered, pre-alloyed rare-earth iron powder samples. Its composition corresponds to formula R.-Fe^Oj, and its crystal structure belongs to space group Imjnu The presence of these compounds has been observed, so far, in several K-Fe-0 systems, with R = Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho* Er and Y.

O XYGEN IS combined in many solid chemical forms, but only a few of these have the capa,city to readily release pure oxygen. One such group is composed of t,he alkali and alkaline earth peroxides, sup.eroxides and o,zonides. A second group is composed of the chlorates and perchlorates of the same metals. The former group releases oxygen upon reaction with water or cartoon dioxide and can be cla...