Itaconic acid, a C5-dicarboxylic acid, is a potential biobased building block for the polymer industry. It is obtained from the citric acid cycle by decarboxylation of cis-aconitic acid. This reaction is catalyzed by CadA in the native itaconic acid producer Aspergillus terreus. Recently, another enzyme encoded by the mammalian immunoresponsive gene 1 (irg1), was found to decarboxylate cis-acon...

Two novel vanadium(III) complexes: V(dipic)(Hbdc)(H2O)2 (1) and [V2(dipic)2(H2btec)(H2O)4]·2H2O (2) (H2dipic = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, H2bdc = 1,3-benzene-dicarboxylic acid, H4btec = 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid) are synthesized by the reaction of V2(SO4)3, 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid and 1,3-benzene-dicarboxylic acid (for 1) or 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid (for 2) under ...

Previous work has indicated that much of the biochemical maturation of the mammalian liver takes place around the time of birth (l-6). In the present study of this critical period, we have investigated the mode of pyruvate utilization in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Pyruvate enters the tricarboxylic acid cycle in two ways, as acetyl coenzyme A and as a dicarboxylic acid. In the following exper...

In this paper, we show that dilute maleic acid, a dicarboxylic acid, hydrolyzes cellobiose, the repeat unit of cellulose, and the microcrystalline cellulose Avicel as effectively as dilute sulfuric acid but with minimal glucose degradation. Maleic acid, superior to other carboxylic acids reported in this paper, gives higher yields of glucose that is more easily fermented as a result of lower co...

L-bifunctional enzyme (Ehhadh) is part of the classical peroxisomal fatty acid β-oxidation pathway. This pathway is highly inducible via peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) activation. However, no specific substrates or functions for Ehhadh are known, and Ehhadh knockout (KO) mice display no appreciable changes in lipid metabolism. To investigate Ehhadh functions, we used a bio...

Quinolinic acid (pyridine-cr , /3-dicarboxylic acid) has been isolated from rat urine after administration of tryptophan to rats (1). It has been suggested that quinolinic acid is formed via 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid by oxidative cleavage of the benzene ring in the 3-4 position, followed by closure incorporating the amino nitrogen in a pyridine ring (1). In this paper are reported the results o...

Organic monolayers at the surfaces of aqueous aerosols play an important role in determining the mass, heat transfer rate and surface reactivity of atmospheric aerosols. They can potentially contribute to the formation of cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) and are involved in a series of chemical reactions occurring in atmosphere. Recent studies even suggest that organic-coated interfaces could ha...

2-Pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylate hydrolase was purified from 4-hydroxybenzoate-grown Pseudomonas testosteroni. Gel filtration and electrophoretic measurements indicated that the preparation was homogeneous and gave a molecular weight of 37,200 for the single subunit of the enzyme. Hydrolytic activity was dependent upon a functioning sulfhydryl group(s) and was freely reversible; the equilibrium posit...

An immunological precipitation system, with rabbit dipicolinyl antibody, was developed for the purpose of evaluating the role of spore dipicolinic acid as a specific haptenic determinant.