Quantum mechanical calculations of different energies components of 1,10-phenanthroline in ground state were carried out by DFT method , in isolated state and in various solvents to study the effects of solvents on various energy components and global properties. The solvation energy, chemical potential, hardness, electrophilicity of 1,10-phenanthroline were calculated with the help of computed...

We report new divalent osmium complexes that feature strong red metal-to-ligand-charge-transfer (MLCT) phosphorescence and electrophosphorescence. The general formula of the complexes is Os(II)(N-N)(2)L-L, where N-N is either a bipyridine or a phenanthroline and L-L is either a phosphine or an arsine. New polypyridyl ligands synthesized are 4,4'-di(biphenyl)-2,2'-bipyridine (15) and 4,4'-di(dip...

Formation of magnetite nanocrystals by magnetotactic bacteria is controlled by specific proteins which regulate the particles' nucleation and growth. One such protein is Mms6. This small, amphiphilic protein can self-assemble and bind ferric ions to aid in magnetite formation. To understand the role of Mms6 during in vitro iron oxide precipitation we have performed in situ pH titrations. We fin...

The tolerance of volunteer patients to various ferrous salt preparations, administered orally in equivalent doses of elemental iron, has been compared. The palatability of ferrous sulphate tablets, BP, given before meals was not improved by administration after meals, by sustained release formulation, or by substituting other ferrous salts. Intolerance was related to the number of tablets rathe...

background: since 1984 mri gel dosimetry has been introduced as a potential technique for 3d dosimetry. most of the studies have measured r1 (1/t1) or r2 (1/t2) properties of the gel depending on the gel type. we have studied image intensity change in the fricke gel by different mri protocols. materials and methods: gel dosimeters contain 0.4 mm ferrous sulphate, 1 mm nacl, 50 mm h2so4 and 1% b...

Solutions of tannic (digallic) acid at concentrations of 5 or 50 parts per million reduce dissolved ferric iron to the ferrous state when the pH is less than 4. In solutions with a pH of 4 or more, a black material containing ferric iron and tannic acid is precipitated. In a solution containing 500 parts per million of tannic acid, a ferrous complex forms at a pH of more than 5. This complex is...

The regulation of the expression of the rus operon, proposed to encode an electron transfer chain from the outer to the inner membrane in the obligate acidophilic chemolithoautroph Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, has been studied at the RNA and protein levels. As observed by Northern hybridization, real-time PCR and reverse transcription analyses, this operon was more highly expressed in ferrou...

Copper complexes of [Cu(phen)(tda)].2H2O(1) and [(phen)2Cu(µ-tda) Cu(phen)](ClO4)2.1.5H2O (2) (where phen is 1,10-phenanthroline and tda2- is thiodiacetate) have been synthesized. Both complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV–Vis spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. Their solid state struct...