Coconut water (Cocos Nucifera) is shown to be a source of essential elements present in the form low-molecular weight stable complexes known for their bio-availability. The total element concentrations were range 0.2–2.7, 0.3–1, 3–14 and 0.5–2 ppm Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, respectively, varied as function origin nut its maturity. Speciation was investigated by size-exclusion chromatography - inductively ...

We report on the synthesis and crystal structure of solvent-free coordination polymer CoII(2,5-DMT) (1) with 2,5-DMT ≡ 2,5-dimethoxyterephthalate which is isostructural to already reported MnII ZnII congeners (C2/c, Z = 4). In contrast, for M MgII, a MOF DMF-filled pores obtained, namely Mg2(2,5-DMT)2(DMF)2 (2) (P1¯, 2). Attempts remove these solvent molecules record gas sorption isotherm did n...

Four new NiII, CoII, ZnII, and CuII complexes with the promising anti-tuberculosis drug (E/Z)-N′-((5-Hydroxy-3,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)-6-methylpyridin-2-yl)methylene)-isonicotino-hydrazide (LH) were synthesized characterized by structural methods: single-crystal X-ray diffraction, vibrational spectroscopy, mass spectrometry. The ZnII metal ions form only amorphous phases various morphologies accor...

Resistance to β-lactam antibiotics mediated by metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs) is a growing problem. We describe the use of protein-observe 19 F-NMR (PrOF NMR) to study the dynamics of the São Paulo MBL (SPM-1) from β-lactam-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Cysteinyl variants on the α3 and L3 regions, which flank the di-ZnII active site, were selectively 19 F-labeled using 3-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoroa...