The title compound, {(C(4)H(12)N(2))[Bi(2)(C(7)H(3)NO(4))(4)(H(2)O)]·H(2)O}(n) or {(pipzH(2))[Bi(2)(pydc)(4)(H(2)O)]·H(2)O}(n), where pydcH(2) is pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid and pipz is piperazine, was obtained by reaction of Bi(NO(3))(3)·5H(2)O with (pipzH(2))(pydc-H)(2)·3H(2)O in a 1:2 molar ratio in aqueous solution. There are two independent Bi(III) atoms in the structure, one of which i...

The title compound, (C(4)H(8)N(3)O)(H(3)O)[Co(C(7)H(3)NO(4))(2)]·3H(2)O, contains a protonated creatininium cation, a hydrox-onium (H(3)O)(+) cation, a [Co(pydc)(2)](2-) (pydcH(2) = pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid) complex anion, and three uncoordinated water mol-ecules. The Co(II) atom is coordinated by four O and two N atoms from two pydc ligands in a distorted octa-hedral environment. The str...

A neutral polystyrene resin column, dynamically loaded with dipicolinic acid at a concentration of 0.1 mM in 1 M potassium nitrate eluent, was investigated for the separation characteristics of a number of high valence metal cations over the pH range 0-3. The metal species studied were Th(IV), U(VI), Zr(IV), Hf(IV), Ti(IV), Sn(IV), V(IV) and V(V), Fe(III) and Bi(III), of which Ti(IV), Sn(IV), V...

Spores of Bacillus subtilis spoVF strains that cannot synthesize dipicolinic acid (DPA) but take it up during sporulation were prepared in medium with various DPA concentrations, and the germination and viability of these spores as well as the DPA content in individual spores were measured. Levels of some other small molecules in DPA-less spores were also measured. These studies have allowed th...

Endopores (or spores), which are produced by certain bacteria, are capable of surviving food processing and causing food spoilage and foodborne illness. Dipicolinic acid (DPA), which constitutes about 10% of the spores’ dry weight, plays a major role on wet heat resistance of spores. Current methods like chromatography and fluorometry that are used to quantify DPA are time-consuming, expensive ...

The molecular mobility of 31P and 13C in dormant Bacillus subtilis spore samples with different water concentrations was investigated by high-resolution solid-state NMR. Lowest molecular mobility was observed in freeze-dried preparations. Rehydration to a 10% weight increase resulted in increases in molecular motions and addition of excess water furthered this effect. A spore slurry which had b...

The release of dipicolinic acid (DPA) during the germination of Bacillus subtilis spores by the cationic surfactant dodecylamine exhibited a pH optimum of approximately 9 and a temperature optimum of 60 degrees C. DPA release during dodecylamine germination of B. subtilis spores with fourfold-elevated levels of the SpoVA proteins that have been suggested to be involved in the release of DPA dur...