Natural Jordanian sorbent (consisting of primary minerals, i.e., quartz and aluminosilicates and secondary minerals, i.e., calcite and dolomite) was shown to be effective for removing Zn(II), Pb(II) and Co(II) from aqueous solution. The major mineral constitutions of the sorbent are calcite and quartz. Dolomite was present as minor mineral and palygorskite was present as trace mineral. The sorb...

The main objective in this paper is to report stability constant values of transition metals like Cu (II), Ni(II), co(II) and Zn(II) with schiff's base ligand. Schiff's ligands were synthesized by the condensation reaction -Naphtaldehyde 7-Hydroxy naphthalene 2-amine. Stability for given ligand found be order cu(II)>Ni(II), co(II)>Zn(II).

Earthworms express, as most animals, metallothioneins (MTs)-small, cysteine-rich proteins that bind d(10) metal ions (Zn(II), Cd(II), or Cu(I)) in clusters. Three MT homologues are known for Lumbricus rubellus, the common red earthworm, one of which, wMT-2, is strongly induced by exposure of worms to cadmium. This study concerns composition, metal binding affinity and metal-dependent protein fo...

Mutations in the metalloprotein Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) cause approximately 20% of familial cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disease for which effective therapeutics do not yet exist. Transgenic rodent models based on over-expression of mutant SOD1 have been developed and these have provided opportunity to test new therapeutic strategies and to s...

Calcareous soils are characterized by low nutrient contents, high bicarbonate (HCO3-) content, and high alkalinity. The effects of HCO3- addition under zinc-sufficient (+Zn) and zinc-deficient (-Zn) conditions on the growth and photosynthetic characteristics of seedlings of two Moraceae species (Broussonetia papyrifera and Morus alba) and two Brassicaceae species (Orychophragmus violaceus and B...

ICP-MS analysis of Streptococcus pneumoniae reveals a high cell-associated Mn(II) concentration that is comparable to that of Zn(II). Stressing these cells with 100–200 μM Zn(II) leads to a slow-growth phenotype and a total Mn(II) concentration that is reduced, with no decrease of other metal ions. Supplementation of the growth media with as little as 10 μM Mn(II) fully restores the growth defe...

Singly and doubly charged atomic ions of zinc and copper have been complexed with pyridine and held in an ion trap. Complexes involving Zn(II) and Cu(I) (3d(10)) display a strong tendency to bind with H(2)O, whilst the Zn(I) (3d(10)4s(1)) complexes exhibit a strong preference for the attachment of O(2). DFT calculations show that this latter result can be interpreted as internal oxidation leadi...

The putative copper binding domain from the copper-transporting ATPase implicated in Wilson disease (ATP7B) has been expressed and purified as a fusion to glutathione S-transferase. Immobilized metal ion affinity chromatography revealed that the fusion protein is able to bind to columns charged with different transition metals with varying affinities as follows: Cu(II)>>Zn(II)>Ni(II)>Co(II). Th...

Glyoxalase pathway plays an important role in stress adaptation and many clinical disorders. The first enzyme of this pathway, glyoxalase I (GlxI), uses methylglyoxal as a substrate and requires either Ni(II)/Co(II) or Zn(II) for activity. Here we have investigated the origin of different metal ion specificities of GlxI and subsequent pattern of inheritance during evolution. Our results suggest...