Catalysis by transition metal ions in oxidation reactions with hydrogen peroxide and alkyl hydroperoxides is a leading topic in the pursuit of more sustainable and selective processes, to obtain compounds with high added value. The most recent achievements concerning the synthesis and characterization, as well as the key aspects of reactivity, of V(V) and Mo(VI) peroxo complexes have been colle...

The molybdenum centre of the periplasmic respiratory nitrate reductase from the denitrifying bacterium Thiosphaera pantotropha has been probed using molybdenum K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The optimum fit of the Mo(VI) EXAFS suggests two ==O, three -S- and either a fourth -S- or an -O-/-N- as molybdenum ligands in the ferricyanide-oxidized enzyme. Three of the -S- ligands are proposed ...

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a chronic disease with growing prevalence worldwide. In addition to the conventional therapy, many T2D patients use phytotherapeutic preparations. present study, chemical composition, antioxidant, and α-glucosidase inhibiting activity of traditional antidiabetics from Croatian ethnomedicine (Achillea millefolium, Artemisia absinthium, Centaurium erythraea, Morusalba, Ph...

biofilm formation in bacteria is an important survival strategy. biofilm of probiotic bacillus subtilis consist of long chains of cells that are covered by a polymeric matrix of exopolysaccharides. this bacterium is known as one of the most effective biocontrol agents against plant pathogens and has a high ability in biofilm formation. this study was aimed to investigate the effect of some envi...

The chemistry of polyoxometalates has been reviewed extensively. Much useful information about the synthesis, study of structures and various applications of heteropoly acids and their salts have been reported in the literature. Thus, POMs inorganic complexes composed of transitional metals mainly Mo, W and V. The present review gives an introduction into the chemistry of these compounds and ov...

Vibrio vulnificus is a pathogenic gram-negative bacterium, endemic to brackish waters, which is often isolated from sediments, from the water column or from shellfish. It is associated with wound infections and septicemia in humans and the virulence of V. vulnificus has been strongly associated with encapsulation. The capsular polysaccharide purified from a virulent strain of V. vulnificus 6353...