The title Cd(II) coordination polymer, catena-poly[[{1,4-bis-[1-(2-pyridylmeth-yl)benzimidazol-2-yl]butane}cadmium(II)]-μ-benzene-1,3-dicarboxyl-ato], [Cd(C(8)H(4)O(4))(C(30)H(28)N(6))](n), was obtained by reaction of CdCO(3), benzene-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (H(2)btc) and 1,4-bis-[1-(2-pyridylmeth-yl)benzimidazol-2-yl]butane (L). The Cd(II) cation is six-coordinated by an N(2)O(4)-donor set. L ac...

Food chain contamination by cadmium (Cd) is the most important pathway of Cd exposure to the general population, excluding smokers. Factors affecting transfer of Cd from soil and air to plants are reviewed. The direct deposition of airborne Cd in the plants has only a marginal influence on the crop Cd concentrations in rural areas with low atmospheric Cd deposition, i.e. < 2 g Cd ha(-1) y(-1). ...

Photochemical single-crystal to single-crystal transformation of one 1D polymer [Cd(bpe)(CBA)(2)](n) afforded a new 1D polymer [Cd(rctt-tpcb)(0.5)(CBA)(2)](n) which underwent hydrothermal reaction in strong acidic solution to form a 3D coordination polymer {[Cd(rtct-tpcb)Cl(2)]·2H(2)O}(n).

Cadmium (Cd) is highly toxic to all organisms. Soil contamination by Cd has become an increasing problem worldwide due to the intensive use of Cd-containing phosphate fertilizers and industrial zinc mining. Phytolacca americana L. is a Cd hyperaccumulator plant that can grow in Cd-polluted areas. However, the molecular basis for its remarkable Cd resistance is not known. In this study, the effe...

The complex formation between Cd(II) ions and N-acetylcysteine (H(2)NAC) in aqueous solution was investigated using Cd K- and L(3)-edge X-ray absorption and (113)Cd NMR spectroscopic techniques. Two series of 0.1 M Cd(II) solutions with the total N-acetylcysteine concentration c(H2NAC) varied between 0.2-2 M were studied at pH 7.5 and 11.0, respectively. At pH = 11 a novel mononuclear [Cd(NAC)(...

E-cadherin (E-CD) is an epithelial-specific cell adhesion molecule, whose expression is lost in invasive lobular (ILC) but not in invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast. This cell adhesion system can be disrupted by tyrosine kinase c-erbB-2/HER-2/neu. We examined 106 cases of high-grade invasive breast cancer, including 91 IDCs, 12 ILCs and 3 pleomorphic lobular carcinomas (PLCs). We det...

An efficient protocol for selective and sensitive detection of Cd(2+) was first developed based on photocurrents obtained at CdSe clusters which are in situ electrodeposited on TiO(2) nanotubes with the gradual addition of Cd(2+), with theoretical and technical simplicity, and further successfully applied to an assay of Cd(2+) in tap and lake water samples.

Two series of Cd(II) coordination polymers (CPs), {[Cd(bimm)2(H2O)2][(3,4-tdc)2][H2O]2}n (1a), [Cd(3,4-tdc)(bimb)]n (2a), [Cd(3,4-tdc)(bimpy)(H2O)]n (3a) and [Cd(2,3-Htdc)2(bimm)2]n (1b), {[Cd(2,3-tdc)(bimb)](H2O)}n (2b), [Cd(2,3-tdc)(bimpy)(H2O)]n (3b) where H2tdc = thiophenedicarboxylic acid, bimm = 1,2-bis(imidazol-1'-yl)methane, bimb = 1,2-bis(imidazol-1'-yl)butane and bimpy = 3,5-bis(imida...

Characterization of calcium binding protein 1 (CaBP1/CD) expression and localization in the mouse brain." MS has been approved by the Examining Committee for the thesis requirement for the Master of Science degree in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at the May 2013 graduation. ii To Mom, Joe and the birds. ABSTRACT Ca 2+-binding proteins (CaBP) alter Ca 2+ signals, triggering cellular proces...

The reaction of 2-(2-oxo-2,3-di-hydro-1,3-benzo-thia-zol-3-yl)acetic acid (NBTA) and tri-ethano-lamine (TEA) with Cd(CH3OO)2 resulted in the formation of the title salt, [Cd(C6H15NO3)2](C9H6NO3S)2. In its crystal structure, the complex cation [Cd(TEA)2](2+) and two independent NBTA(-) units with essentially similar geometries and conformations are present. In the complex cation, each TEA mol-ec...