-The objective of this study was to characterize the effects of exogenous, drug-induced and cAMP-adenosine pathway-derived adenosine on collagen synthesis by and hypertrophy of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs). Confluent vascular SMCs were stimulated with 2.5% fetal calf serum in the presence and absence of adenosine receptor agonists [adenosine, 2-chloroadenosine, N6-cyclopentyladenosine, 5...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(16)H(23)ClN(2)O, comtains two independent mol-ecules in which the fused-ring systems are essentially planar, the largest deviation from the mean plane of each mol-ecule being 0.011 (2) Å and 0.016 (2) Å. The benzimidazole rings of the two mol-ecules make a dihedral angle of 66.65 (7)°. The nonyl substituents are almost perpendicular to the benzimidaz...

Double-stranded oligonucleotides with +1 interstrand zipper arrangements of intercalator-functionalized nucleotides are energetically activated for recognition of mixed-sequence double-stranded DNA. Incorporation of nonyl (C9) bulges at specific positions of these probes, results in more highly affine (>5-fold), faster (>4-fold) and more persistent dsDNA recognition relative to conventional Inv...

Dialkyl phthalate esters (DPEs) are widely used chemicals, with over 4 million tonnes being produced worldwide each year. On the basis of their octanol-water partition coefficients (Kow), which range from 10(1.61) for dimethyl phthalate to 10(9.46) for di-iso-decyl phthalate, certain phthalate esters have the potential to bioconcentrate and biomagnify in aquatic food webs. However, there are no...

N-Trimethylsilylaminotitanium trichlorides, Me3Si(R)N-TiCl3 [R = ‘Bu (2a), SiMe3 (2b), 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1 ]nonyl (9-BBN) (2c)] react with the corresponding plumbylenes la c or with the lithium amides LiN(R)SiMe3 to give the bis(amino)titanium dichlorides 3a c, and 4 6. The titanium dichlorides 4-6 are the first examples, in which the titanium atom bears two different amino groups. The compound...

A locally isolated Acinetobacter sp. Strain AQ5NOL 1 was encapsulated in gellan gum and its ability to degrade phenol was compared with the free cells. Optimal phenol degradation was achieved at gellan gum concentration of 0.75% (w/v), bead size of 3 mm diameter (estimated surface area of 28.26 mm(2)) and bead number of 300 per 100 ml medium. At phenol concentration of 100 mg l(-1), both free a...

The soil yeast Trichosporon cutaneum, which is distinguished by having a strictly oxidative metabolism, can be induced to utilize phenol as a sole carbon source. The present paper shows that such phenol-induced cells contain a specific, energy-dependent uptake system for phenol. Phenol uptake is not directly linked to its o-hydroxylation inside the cell, the first step of phenol metabolism. The...

In the title compound, C(18)H(26)N(4)OS, the imine C=N bond has a Z configuration, whereas the N-N-C=S unit has an E conformation. In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected through N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming zigzag chains running along the b axis. The nonyl chain adopts an extended zigzag conformation.