Extracellular magnesium ions [Mg2+]o are known to regulate functions of endothelial cells, but whether [Mg2+]o can alter intracellular free ionized magnesium [Mg2+]i in these cells remains unknown. The present studies, using digital imaging microscopy and the Mg2+ fluorescent probe, mag-fura-2, determined effects of elevation of [Mg2+]o on [Mg2+]i in cultured human aortic endothelial cells. Wit...

We investigated in detail the permeation selectivity electro-dialysis of Na+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ both binary quaternary mixtures using a supported liquid membrane (SLM). The SLM consisted organic 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether (NPOE) containing lipophilic anion, i.e. tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate, as cation-exchanging site, which was used to fill pores supporting AccurelR. first dete...

Rubidium hydrogen carbonate, RbHCO3, features an order/disorder phase transition at TC = 245 K from the high-temperature (HT) disordered C2/m modification to the low-temperature (LT) C-1 modification. The crystal structures are characterized by [HCO3]22- pairs of hydrogen carbonate groups connected by strong hydrogen bonding. The [HCO3]22- pairs are connected by Rb+ cations into a three-dimensi...

We previously showed that gonadotropin increases the K+ activity in Xenopus oocytes and that this is a signal for increased translation. However, K+ need not act to control synthesis directly but may act through an unidentified downstream effector. Using microinjection to vary the salt content of oocytes and concomitantly measuring [3H]leucine incorporation, we found that small changes in Mg2+ ...

1. Phosphatidate phosphohydrolase from the particle-free supernatant of rat liver was assayed by using emulsions of phosphatidate as substrate. 2. The inhibition of the phosphohydrolase by chlorpromazine was of a competitive type with respect to phosphatidate. The potency of various amphiphilic cationic drugs as inhibitors of this reaction was related to their partition coefficients into a phos...

The activation of the avian liver phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase catalyzed reversible decarboxylation of oxalacetate by Mn2+ has been studied. The Mn2+ facilitates the interaction of oxalacetate to the enzyme. At saturating ITP and oxalacetate concentrations, Mn2+ has a Km = 2 microM. The cation Mg2+ can substitute for Mn2+ with 50% Vmax in the oxalacetate decarboxylation and 2% Vmax in the ...

Aims: Fluoride-rich groundwater is common in granite aquifers throughout India and the world. The fluoride concentration of tube well water was investigated this study. Also discussion made on fluorides their correlation with other water-quality indicators.
 Place Duration Study: research area i.e. Narasinghpur block fall western half Cuttack district Odisha under lateritic uplands hilly t...

Several divalent cations were studied as agonists of a Ca2+-activated K+ channel obtained from rat muscle membranes and incorporated into planar lipid bilayers. The effect of these agonists on single-channel currents was tested in the absence and in the presence of Ca2+. Among the divalent cations that activate the channel, Ca2+ is the most effective, followed by Cd2+, Sr2+, Mn2+, Fe2+, and Co2...

Aalto University, P.O. Box 11000, FI-00076 Aalto www.aalto.fi Author F. Vinberg and A. Koskelainen Name of the publication Cobalt (Co2+) can mediate dynamic feedback signals driven by calcium (Ca2+) sensor molecules in mouse rod photoreceptors Publisher School of Science Unit Biomedical Engineering and Computational Science (BECS) Series Aalto University publication series SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY ...