The acid-base chemistry that drives catalysis in pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzymes has been the subject of intense interest and investigation since the initial identification of PLP's role as a coenzyme in this extensive class of enzymes. It was first proposed over 50 years ago that the initial step in the catalytic cycle is facilitated by a protonated Schiff base form of the holoe...

A potency assay for Bordetella bronchiseptica bacterins has been developed using mice. The immunogenicities of three bacterins, B, C, and D, were evaluated for ability to prevent death in mice as compared with a reference standard bacterin (RSB-A). Bacterins RSB-A, B, and C were evaluated for ability to prevent death in mice as compared with a reference standard bacterin (RSB-A). Bacterins RSB-...

Different Schemes for the synthesis of Schiff bases have been discussed. Solvent free synthesis by microwave irradiation technique is observed to be rapid, more efficient and more economical and at the same time may play a pivotal role in the progress of Schiff base synthesis. Mechanism for the synthesis of Schiff bases at controlled pH range has been studied. Biological functions of metal comp...

Rimantadine is a synthetic antiviral agent used in prophylaxis and in treating the early stages of uncomplicated influenza A illness. We describe a stable isotope-dilution assay involving capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. We used 200 ng of d3-rimantadine, added to 1 mL of plasma, as the internal standard. The rimantadine was extracted from the plasma with a Bond-Elut CN column, th...

Two new symmetrical Schiff bases have been prepared by the condensation of ethylenediamine and two benzaldehyde derivatives, 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 2,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde. The electronic transitions within these Schiff bases molecules in chloroform solvent have been investigated by UV-Vis spectroscopy. The 1H NMR and IR spectra were studied and assigned to related groups. Furthermore,...

The structures of 5-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase complexed with two irreversible inhibitors (4-oxosebacic acid and 4,7-dioxosebacic acid) have been solved at high resolution. Both inhibitors bind by forming a Schiff base link with Lys 263 at the active site. Previous inhibitor binding studies have defined the interactions made by only one of the two substrate moieties (P-side substrate) whi...

The action of the antiviral drug rimantadine on the structure of bilayer lipid membranes (BLM) and RBC membranes was investigated. Structural changes in BLM were recorded by ionophore conductivity changes and by changes in the third harmonic of capacity current signal due to lateral compression of BLM in an electric field. It was shown that the adsorption of rimantadine on BLM results in an inc...

Schiff bases bearing an intramolecular hydrogen bond are known to undergo excited-state intramolecular proton transfer and E-Z isomerization, which are related to their thermochromism and solvatochromism properties. In this study, we explored these ultrafast photoinduced processes for two doubly hydroxylated Schiff bases, salicylidene-2-aminophenol and 2-hydroxynaphthylmethylidene-2-aminophenol...

Some Copper(II)-Manganese(II) trinuclear complexes of Schiff bases derived from 2aminobenzaldehyde and diamines are reported and characterized based on their elemental analyses, conductivity studies, IR, UV-Visible, ESR spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetric studies. The complexes are found to have the formula [Mn(CuL)2](CH3COO)2. The elemental analyses data confirms the formation of trinuclear c...

Bacterial Panicle Blight (BPB) is a seedand residue-borne disease caused by the pathogens Burkholderia glumae and B. gladioli. In recent years, the incidence and severity of BPB appears to be correlated with the increases in abundance of insect pests of rice in Arkansas, notably rice stink bug [Oebalus pugnax (F.); RSB]. The objective of this study was to investigate the extent to which the BPB...