The divergent nag regulon located at 15.5 min on the Escherichia coli map encodes genes necessary for growth on N-acetylglucosamine and glucosamine. Full induction of the regulon requires both the presence of N-acetylglucosamine and a functional cyclic AMP (cAMP)-catabolite activator protein (CAP) complex. Glucosamine produces a lower level of induction of the regulon. A nearly symmetric consen...

Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-modulated (HCN) channels are voltage-gated tetrameric cation channels that generate electrical rhythmicity in neurons and cardiomyocytes. Activation can be enhanced by the binding of adenosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) to an intracellular cyclic nucleotide binding domain. Based on previously determined rate constants for a complex Markovian ...

The EphA4 receptor is highly expressed in the nervous system, and recent findings suggest that its signaling activity hinders neural repair and exacerbates certain neurodegenerative processes. EphA4 has also been implicated in cancer progression. Thus, EphA4 inhibitors represent potential therapeutic leads and useful research tools to elucidate the role of EphA4 in physiology and disease. Here,...

Three dimetallic monoethoxide complexes supported by a binucleating phenoxide ligand, LM2Cl2OEt (M = Zn, Co, or Mg), were prepared and shown by X-ray crystallography to be structurally analogous. Comparative studies of their cyclic ester polymerization reactivity revealed different trends for reactions with epsilon-caprolactone and lactide, however, implicating complicated effects of metal ion ...

The cyclic trinuclear system, [(en)(3)Pd(3)(4,7-phen)(3)](6+), undergoes a ligand exchange reaction with 5-R-2-hydroxypyrimidine derivatives (HRpymo; R = ethynylferrocene, 5-(dimethylamino)-N-(2-propynyl)-1-naphthalene sulfonamide) to give [(en)(3)Pd(3)(4,7-phen)(2)(Rpymo)](5+), functional supramolecular receptors of mononucleotides.

[reaction: see text] An ortho-substituted BIPHEP ligand, o-Ph-hexaMeO-BIPHEP (1), is designed and synthesized. Compared with chiral biaryl phosphines without ortho substituents such as BINAP and MeO-BIPHEP, o-Ph-hexaMeO-BIPHEP shows higher enantioselectivities in Rh-catalyzed hydrogenation of cyclic enamides.

A new tetrathiafulvalene-salphen uranyl complex has been prepared. The system was designed to study the electronic coupling between actinides and a redox active ligand framework. Theoretical and experimental methods--including DFT calculations, single crystal X-ray analysis, cyclic voltammetry, NMR and IR spectroscopies--were used to characterize this new uranyl complex.

Different series of fluorescent agonists and antagonists have been developed and characterized for arginine-vasopressin and oxytocin G protein-coupled receptors. Both cyclic and linear peptide analogs of the neurohypophysial hormones are useful tools for investigating receptor localization and trafficking, analysing receptor structural organization, and developing new receptor-selective high-th...

The preparation of a number of cyclic imide 5-HT(1A) receptor ligand derivatives has been described. Their structures were conformationally constrained by introducing rigid linkers containing unsaturated bonds or aromatic benzene rings. These compounds are expected to possess anxiolytic and antidepressant activity.

A new bidentate phosphoramidite (N-Me-BIPAM) based on Shibasaki's N-linked BINOL was synthesized. This ligand appears to be highly effective for rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric conjugated addition of arylboronic acids to α,β-unsaturated enones. The reaction of ortho-substituted arylboronic acid with acyclic and cyclic enones provides the corresponding products in good yields and enantioselectivities.