The thiosemicarbazone of 9-anthraldehyde, (9-ATSC) and its group 12 metal complexes have been synthesized. The four compounds have been characterized by IR, electronic and NMR spectrometries, molar conductivity, melting points and elemental analysis. In all the complexes, the 9-ATSC coordinates through the sulfur and the azomethinic nitrogen. The zinc (II) complex shows a 1:2 metal to ligand st...

In the presence of metal stress, plants can resort to a series of tolerance mechanisms. Therefore field studies should be undertaken in order to evaluate the real role of these mechanisms in stress coping. The aim of this paper was to clarify the biochemical processes behind mercury tolerance in Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen (Caryophyllales: Chenopodiaceae) collected in a mercury contamin...

In recent years we have observed photoluminescence from tetrameric Cu(1) [1], Ag(I) [2], and Au(I) [ 31 clusters in solution or low-temperature glasses. In addition, emission from dimeric Au(I) complexes was reported by other groups [ 4,5 1. We assigned the luminescence of the tetramers to metalcentered s-d transitions which are modified by metal-metal interaction in these d’O clusters [ l-31. ...

Mercury toxicity mediated by different forms of mercury is a major health problem, however, the molecular mechanisms underlying toxicity remains elusive. We analyzed effects of mercuric chloride (HgCl2) and monomethylmercury (MeHg) on the proteins of the mammalian thioredoxin system, thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) and thioredoxin (Trx), and of the glutaredoxin system, glutathione reductase (GR) a...