In the title dinuclear Cd(II) complex, [Cd(2)(C(2)N(4)O(2))(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)(H(2)O)(2)], each Cd atom is in a slightly distorted octa-hedral coordination by two N atoms and one O atom of two 1H-tetra-zole-5-carboxyl-ate (TZC) ligands, two N atoms of a 2,2'-bipyridyl ligand and one water O atom. The TZC ligand acts in a tridentate N,O-chelating N-bridging mode to two symmetry-equivalent Cd(I...

Photo-controlled metal-ion (Zn(2+) and Cd(2+)) release in aqueous micelle solution (tris-HCl, pH = 7.4) has been described using 2-((2-mercaptophenylimino)methyl) phenol as ligand. It is found that both the ligand-Zn complex (1) and the ligand-Cd complex (2) are stable in micelle solution, and Zn(2+) (Cd(2+)) can be released from the complex with 365 nm light trigger. Accompanying the metal-ion...

It has been a long-lasting controversial issue as to whether or not the male genital organs, such as the testis and prostate, contain metallothioneins (MTs), a group of cysteine-rich heavy-metal-binding proteins that play a role in detoxifying heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd). Earlier studies reported that the rodent testis lacks MTs and concluded that this is why the testis is very susceptibl...

Charged cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives were used as chiral selectors in electrokinetic chromatography (EKC) for the chiral separation of highlyhydrophobic neutral racemates such as atropisomeric polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). -CD-phosphated, -CD sulfated, succinylated-CD (Succ-CD) and succinylated-CD (Succ-CD) were used as anionic CDs. As cationic CD, 6-monodeoxy-6-monoamino-CD ( -CD-NH2) was...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cd(3)(C(8)H(5)N(2)O(2))(2)(SO(4))(2)(H(2)O)(3)](n), contains three Cd(II) ions, two sulfate anions, two 1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxyl-ate (H(2)bic) ligands and three coordinated water mol-ecules. One Cd(II) ion is six-coordinated and exhibits a distorted octa-hedral geometry, while the other two Cd(II) ions are seven-coordinated, displaying a distorted ...

A new two-photon fluorescent Cd(2+) probe APQ is developed by introducing a N(1),N(1)-dimethyl-N(2)-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine binding group and a 4-methoxyphenylvinyl conjugation-enhancing group to the 2- and 6-positions of quinoline. This probe shows a large red shift and good emission enhancement under Cd(2+) binding. It also exhibits a high ion selectivity for Cd(2+) (especially...

The expression of cartilage-derived retinoic acid-sensitive protein (CD-RAP) is initiated at the beginning of chondrogenesis and continues throughout the cartilage development. In chondrocytes, CD-RAP is down-regulated by retinoic acid. To understand the molecular mechanism underlying this regulation and the cell-specific expression, the deletion constructs of the mouse CD-RAP promoter were tra...

The hydro-thermal reaction of cadmium(II) nitrate with 5-amino-2,4,6-triiodo-isophthalic acid and pyridine in DMF solution leads to the formation of the title compound, [Cd(C(8)H(2)I(3)NO(4))(C(5)H(5)N)(2)](n). The structure contains a four-coordinate Cd(2+ )ion in a distorted tetra-hedral geometry, which lies on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis. The Cd(2+ )ion is bonded to two N atoms ...

In the title compound, [Cd(C(10)H(8)O(4))(C(13)H(14)N(2))](n), two symmetry-related Cd atoms are bridged by two carboxyl-ate O atoms into a binuclear Cd(2) subunit around an inversion center. The Cd atom has a distorted penta-gonal-bipyramidal environment, defined by five O atoms from three different 1,3-phenylendiacetate (1,3-pda) ligands and two N atoms from two 1,3-di-4-pyridyl-propane (bpp)...

In the centrosymmetric title compound, [Cd(2)(C(13)H(12)NOS(2))(4)], pairs of dithio-carbamate ligands exhibit different structural functions. Each of the terminal ligands is bidentately coordinated to one Cd(II) atom and forms a planar four-membered CS(2)Cd chelate ring, whereas pairs of the tridentate bridging ligands link two neighbouring Cd(II) atoms, forming extended eight-membered C(2)S(4...