Two genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, NTG1 and NTG2, encode proteins with a significant sequence homology to the endonuclease III of Escherichia coli. The Ntg1 and Ntg2 proteins were overexpressed in E.coli and purified to apparent homogeneity. The substrate specificity of Ntg1 and Ntg2 proteins for modified bases in oxidatively damaged DNA was investigated using gas chromatography/isotope-dil...

a new schiff base ligand, 2,2'-{pyridine-2,6-diylbis[nitrilo(e)methylylidene]}bis(4 bromophenol),has been synthesized by reaction of the 2,6-diamino pyridine with 5-bromo salicylaldehyde at ethanolunder refluxing. the structure of the synthesized compound resulted from the ir, 1hnmr, ms anduv spectroscopy and elemental analysis data. formation constant (kf) value of it’s complexes withcu2+, ni2...

It has been shown that 2,4-diamino-6-arylmethylpteridines and 2,4-diamino-5-arylmethylpyrimidines containing an O-carboxylalkyloxy group in the aryl moiety are potent and selective inhibitors of the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) from opportunistic pathogens such as Pneumocystis carinii, the causative agent of Pneumocystis pneumonia in HIV/AIDS patients. In order to understand the structure-act...

Carcinogenesis may involve overproduction of oxygen-derived species including free radicals, which are capable of damaging DNA and other biomolecules in vivo. Increased DNA damage contributes to genetic instability and promote the development of malignancy. We hypothesized that the repair of oxidatively induced DNA base damage may be modulated in colorectal malignant tumors, resulting in lower ...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that one aspect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs induced intestinal damage is due to either uncoupling of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation or inhibition of electron transport. We investigated the latter possibility using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. RESULTS Electron paramagnetic studies of NSAIDS on sub-mitochondrial particles r...

The effectiveness of several antiepileptic, analgesic, and neuroprotective drugs is attributable to state-dependent inhibition of voltage-gated sodium channels. To help characterize their site and mode of action on sodium channels, a member of the lamotrigine family, R-(-)-2,4-diamino-6-(fluromethyl)-5-(2,3,5-trichlorophenyl)-pyrimidine (BW202W92), was radiolabeled and used as a binding ligand ...

The title compound, C(15)H(25)N(5), is an aminalization product between 2,6-diacetyl-pyridine and 1,3-diamino-propane. It crystallizes with two independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit with different conformations. In the first mol-ecule, the methyl groups are cis oriented with respect to the pyridine ring [N-C-C-C torsion angles = 72.5 (1) and 80.3 (1)°], while they are trans oriented in ...