Molybdenum (Mo), a bcc metal with a melting point of 2,610°C and a density of 10.22 g/cm, is an important refractory metal. The refractory properties of molybdenum reflect the high strength of interatomic bonding resulting from the overlap of the 4d-orbitals and the number of bonding electrons available (1). The melting point of molybdenum is exceeded only by those of tungsten and tantalum, amo...

The molybdenum nitrogenase, present in a diverse group of bacteria and archea, is the major contributor to biological nitrogen fixation. The nitrogenase active site contains an iron-molybdenum cofactor (FeMo-co) composed of 7Fe, 9S, 1Mo, one unidentified light atom, and homocitrate. The nifQ gene was known to be involved in the incorporation of molybdenum into nitrogenase. Here we show direct b...

A new spot test has been developed for the detection of dithiocarbamate fungicides such as mancozeb, propineb and zineb at nkg level in soil and water. The colour formation is based on the decomposition of dithiocarbamate to carbon disulphide which reacts with plumbite i ' alkaline medium to form a brown complex that finally converts to black lead sulphide. The coloured product exists as a brig...

Thirty clinical isolates of Candida albicans and 10 other Candida species were tested for susceptibility to 6 substituted dithiocarbamates and one dimercaptosuccinate. Dimethyldithiocarbamate, sodium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, and sodium diethyldithiocarbamate showed dose-dependent antifungal activity which was par­ tially reversed by the addition of zinc, copper, or iron sulfate with greates...

Introduction The class of dithiocarbamate fungicides (DTCs) is widely used in agriculture. They are non-systemic and both the formulation and their break-down products typically remain at the site of application. DTCs are characterized by a broad spectrum of activity against various plant pathogens, low acute mammal toxicity, and low production costs . The dithiocarbamate moiety is highly react...

A simple and rapid flow-injection method is reported for the determination of dithiocarbamate fungicides (maneb, nabam and thiram) based on chemiluminescence detection. The method involves the photodegradation of dithiocarbamate fungicides via UV light in an alkaline medium. Photoproducts are then reacted with luminol in the absence of an oxidant. Linear calibration graphs were obtained in the ...

Background: Molybden, as a vital and essential micronutrient is directly involved in the metabolism of other elements including carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen. Molybdenum alone is not biologically active unless it binds to specific cofactors. Except for the bacterial nitrogenase, which contains molybdenum-Iron complex, molybdenum cofactor (Moco) is considered as the bioactive component placed in ...

the reduction mechanism of molybdenum-methyl thymol blue (mtb)-chlorate system has been investigated in water on a mercury electrode. as this system is very sensitive for ultratrace determination of molybdenum, the actual mechanism involved was studied. electrochemical techniques, including dc tast polarography and cyclic voltammetry were employed. it is shown that, the cathodic wave of molybde...

Selenium and molybdenum are essential trace elements. Considering the characteristics of selenium and molybdenum, our research had the following purposes for both elements: Considering Se the uptake of selenium was investigatein maize and sunflower seedling, moreover the different effect of two selenium species (selenite and selenite) for the examined plants (a monocotyledon (maize, Zea mays L....