M. Bürkle,1,2 J. K. Viljas,3,4 D. Vonlanthen,5 A. Mishchenko,6 G. Schön,1,2,7 M. Mayor,2,5,7,* T. Wandlowski,6,† and F. Pauly1,2,8,‡ 1Institute of Theoretical Solid State Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany 2Center for Functional Nanostructures, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany 3Low Temperature Laboratory, Aalto University, P.O. Bo...

A series of aromatic compounds were prepared bearing two maleimide groups attached directly to the fluorescent cores. The resulting derivatives do not fluoresce until the maleimide groups undergo their typical thiol addition reaction, thus removing their ability to quench fluorescence, as shown by kinetic and spectral characterization studies. In this way, the title compounds serve as fluorogen...

Introduction The assembly of alkane-based molecular layers on metals (e.g. Au, Ag, Pt) and, to a smaller extent, on semiconductors (e.g. GaAs, Si) has been investigated in detail. Such chemistries, although potentially valuable in surface engineering and patterning, cannot facilitate charge transport on the molecular level due to their backbone saturation. On the other hand, π-conjugated system...

The aim of this study was to increase the stability of the thermolabile (ba)8-barrel enzyme indoleglycerol phosphate synthase from Escherichia coli by the introduction of disulfide bridges. For the design of such variants, we selected two out of 12 candidates, in which newly introduced cysteines potentially form optimal disulfide bonds. These variants avoid short-range connections, substitution...

The dithiol-reducing thioredoxin/thioredoxin reductase system normally maintains the reduced state of key enzymes responsible for the cell's anti-oxidant defences. We therefore addressed the question of whether AW 464--a novel thioredoxin inhibitor--as well as broad spectrum dithiol ligands diamide and phenylarsine oxide are able to induce and execute a regular apoptotic sequence of events with...

6-(N-Allyl-1,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluorododecyl)amino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dithiol monosodium (ATP) was used to prepare polymeric thin films on pure aluminum plates to achieve a superhydrophobic surface. The electrochemical polymerization process of ATP on aluminum plates in NaNO(2) aqueous solution and the formation of poly(6-(N-allyl-1,1,2,2-tetrahydroperfluorododecyl)amino-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dit...

Glutathionylation plays a central role in cellular redox regulation and anti-oxidative defence. Grx (Glutaredoxins) are primarily responsible for reversing glutathionylation and their activity therefore affects a range of cellular processes, making them prime candidates for computational systems biology studies. However, two distinct kinetic mechanisms involving either one (monothiol) or both (...

A new assay for 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase (mevalonate:NADP oxidoreductase [acylating CoA], EC 1.1.1.34) is based upon the measurement of released coenzyme A (SH) during the reduction of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA to mevalonate. Coenzyme A was measured in the presence of dithiothreitol, required for activity, by reaction with 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid). Sodium arsenit...