Influenza virus A/Hong Kong/483/97 (H5N1) (HK483-K) has the PB2 with lysine at position 627 (PB2-627K) and is highly pathogenic in chickens and mice. On the other hand, the pathogenicity of mutant virus (HK483-E), which was generated by substituting lysine with glutamic acid at the position of the PB2, is lower than that of HK483-K in mice, but is highly pathogenic in chickens. The PB2 is one o...

Although the cyclo-P6 complex [(Cp*Mo)2 (μ,η(6) :η(6) -P6 )] (1) was reported 30 years ago, little is known about its chemistry. Herein, we report a high-yielding synthesis of 1, the complex 2, which contains an unprecedented cyclo-P10 ligand, and the reactivity of 1 towards the "naked" cations Cu(+) , Ag(+) , and Tl(+) . Besides the formation of the single oxidation products 3 a,b which have a...

UNLABELLED Mutations in the polymerase genes are known to play a major role in avian influenza virus adaptation to mammalian hosts. Despite having avian origin PA and PB2, the 2009 pandemic H1N1 virus (pH1N1) can replicate well in mammalian respiratory tracts, suggesting that these proteins have acquired mutations for efficient growth in humans. We have previously shown that PA from the pH1N1 v...

Silver(I) aluminiun tricobalt(II) penta-kis-[tetra-oxidomolybdate(VI)], Ag0.90Al1.06Co2.94(MoO4)5, was synthesized using a solid-state reaction at 845 K. The structure can be described as a three-dimensional framework formed from dimeric M 2O10 (M = Co/Al) and trimeric M 3O14 units linked to MoO4 tetra-hedra by sharing corners, with the cavities occupied by disordered Ag(+) cations. It is shown...

In the title mononuclear complex, [Ag(C(10)H(6)N(4))(2)]BF(4), the Ag(I) atom adopts a square-planar N(4 )coordination geometry and is surrounded by two 5-(2-pyrid-yl)pyrazine-2-carbonitrile ligands. The tetra-fluorido-borate anions link the mononuclear cations through inter-molecular C-H⋯F hydrogen-bonding inter-actions, forming an infinite tape structure along [110]. Other weak inter-actions ...

The spectral properties of several azulene-oxazolone derivatives containing a phenyloxazolone moiety linked to substituted azulene ring via C=C double bond were studied in different solvents varying polarity. solvatochromism and the ability recognize heavy metal ions investigated. In order estimate contribution non-specific specific solute–solvent interactions, multiple linear regression analys...

Lead (Pb) has been shown to perturb Ca-mediated cellular processes. However, to date, a direct effect of Pb on intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) has not been demonstrated. 19F NMR in combination with 1,2-bis(2-amino-5-fluorophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (5F-BAPTA) was used to simultaneously measure [Ca2+]i and intracellular free Pb2+ concentration ([Pb2+]i) in the rat ...

in this work, a novel method is described for the preconcentration of pb2+, cd2+ and zn2+ ions in environmental samples using uniform silanized mesopor (lus-1) functionalized by ethylenediamine groups as a new extractant. the determination of ions is done by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (icp-oes). the extraction time and efficiency, ph and amount of adsorbent, minimu...

In the title compound, {(NH4)[Ag(C5HN2O6)2(H2O)]} n , the Ag(I) cation is seven-coordinated and is surrounded by four oxo O atoms of the 2,3,5,6-tetra-oxo-4-nitro-pyridin-4-ide species [Ag-O = 2.3848 (19), 2.4931 (18), 2.5361 (18) and 2.573 (2) Å], two nitro O atoms [Ag-O = 2.644 (2) and 2.661 (2) Å], and one water mol-ecule [Ag-O = 2.3133 (19) Å]. The pyridin-4-ide mono-anions act as polydenta...