Isothiocyanates (ITCs) are organosulfur compounds derived from cruciferous plants. An electrophilic ITC group (-N=C=S) reacts with some functional groups such as a hydroxyl ion, thiol and amine in proteins. It is known that ITCs decomposed easily by the addition of ion to aqueous solutions. In intracellular behavior, primary target group, which results formation their dithiocarbamate conjugates...

Mild catalytic oxidation of thioethers and thiophenes is an important reaction for the synthesis molecules with pharmaceutical interest, as well development efficient processes able to remove sulfur-containing pollutants from fuels wastewater. With respect green chemistry principles, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) ideal oxidant Me-containing porous materials (Me = Ti, V, Mo, W, Zr) are among best het...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi can be beneficial for horticultural crops due to their nutrient acquisition properties and stimulation of the plant metabolism. The present work focuses on the prospects of AM fungi a) to solve plant nutritional problems, b) to induce flower development of ornamental plants, and c) to improve the health potential of crop plants for humans. Contribution of AM fu...

Abstract Organonitrogen and organosulfur compounds are abundant in the natural environment. To understand biological redox pathways properly, it is important for learners to be able count oxidation number of organic carbons. However, process counting not always easy. In addition, organonitrogen molecules seldom studied. compensate these problems, this paper explores bond-dividing method, which ...

Sulfur is an essential element for the entire biological kingdom because of its incorporation into amino acids, proteins and other biomolecules. Sulfur atoms are also important in the iron-containing flavoenzymes. Unlike humans, plants can use inorganic sulfur to synthesize sulfur-containing amino acids. Therefore, plants are an important source of sulfur for humans. Sulfur-containing compounds...

Pseudomonas putida S-313 can utilize a broad range of aromatic sulfonates as sulfur sources for growth in sulfate-free minimal medium. The sulfonates are cleaved monooxygenolytically to yield the corresponding phenols. miniTn5 mutants of strain S-313 which were no longer able to desulfurize arylsulfonates were isolated and were found to carry transposon insertions in the ssuEADCBF operon, which...

The concerns about disease-causing bacteria that can live on skin, reside on food, and invade the body are ever increasing. The common and immediate reaction to these ’germs’ is to increase the dose of antibiotics and other drugs. However, as more cases of multidrug-resistant bacteria are occurring, the search for new compounds that can target these pathogens becomes more urgent. One place thes...