Cations have generally been reported to prevent jellyfish venom-induced hemolysis through multiple mechanisms by spectrophotometry. Little attention has been paid to the potential interaction between cations and hemoglobin, potentially influencing the antagonistic effect of cations. Here, we explored the effects of five reported cations, La3+, Mn2+, Zn2+, Cu2+ and Fe2+, on a hemolytic test syst...

Ferritin has a high capacity as an iron store, incorporating some 4500 iron atoms as a microcrystalline ferric oxide hydrate. Starting from apoferritin, or ferritin of low iron content, Fe2+ and an oxidizing agent, the uptake of iron can be recorded spectrophotometrically. Progress curves were obtained and the reconstituted ferritin was shown by several physical methods to be similar to natural...

As a variety of eukaryotic cells age, the specific activity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (Glu-6-PDH) declines as much as 50%. Because of the central role of this enzyme in metabolism, it is important to define factors responsible for this loss in enzyme activity. We report that Glu-6-PDH from Leuconostoc mesenteroides is rapidly inactivated by micromolar concentrations of Fe2+ and H2O2....

BACKGROUND In diabetes, protein function is altered by glycation, but the impact on the Fe3+ binding and antioxidant functions of transferrin (Tf) is largely unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of glycation on the distribution of Fe3+ on the two Fe3+ -binding sites of Tf. METHODS In vitro glycation of Tf was accomplished by preincubation with glucose for 14 da...

In this study, the effect of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) binder solvent composition on electrical properties sintered 0.98BaTiO3-0.02(Ba0.5Ca0.5)SiO3 ceramics doped with x wt.% Dy2O3 (0.0 ? 0.3) was investigated. absence PVA binder, specimens at 1260 and 1320 °C for 1 h in a reducing atmosphere showed single BaTiO3 phase perovskite structure. The relative densities were higher than 90%, grain morph...

This work considers the hypothetical viability of microbial nitrate-dependent Fe2+ oxidation (NDFO) for supporting simple life in the context of the early Mars environment. This draws on knowledge built up over several decades of remote and in situ observation, as well as recent discoveries that have shaped current understanding of early Mars. Our current understanding is that certain early mar...

Haematococcus pluvialis is a commercial microalga, that produces abundant levels of astaxanthin under stress conditions. Acetate and Fe2+ are reported to be important for astaxanthin accumulation in H. pluvialis. In order to study the synergistic effects of high light stress and these two factors, we obtained transcriptomes for four groups: high light irradiation (HL), addition of 25 mM acetate...

Abstract We show that recalescence, or spontaneous reheating of a cooling material due to rapid release latent heat, can occur during disequilibrium crystallization depolymerized Mg-rich melts. This only happen at fast rates, where the melt becomes undercooled by tens hundreds degrees before begins. Using forward-looking infrared (FLIR) camera, we documented recalescence in pyroxene (Fe, Mg)SiO...

An average of 140 Fe 2 + ions bind to mammalian ferritin that has an average core content of 1876 Fe+ ions per molecule. The Fe2+ ions enter the protein interior and exchange electrons with the core Fe+ ions. A non-homogeneous model for the iron-eontaining core of ferritin is proposed.