Transition metal complexes provide a promising avenue for the design of therapeutic and diagnostic agents, but the limited understanding of their cellular uptake is a roadblock to their effective application. Here, we examine the mechanism of cellular entry of a luminescent ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complex, Ru(DIP) 2dppz (2+) (where DIP = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline and dppz = dipyridophe...

We have synthesized five novel Ru(ii) phenanthroline complexes with an additional aryl sulfonate ligating substituent at the 5-position [Ru(L)(bpy)2](BF4)2 (1), [Ru(L)(bpy)(SCN)2] (2), [Ru(L)3](BF4)2 (3), [Ru(L)2(bpy)](BF4)2 (4) and [Ru(L)(BPhen)(SCN)2] (5) (where L = 6-one-[1,10]phenanthroline-5-ylamino)-3-hydroxynaphthalene 1-sulfonic, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, BPhen = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanth...

To ascertain the relationship between the physical properties of polymer supports and the observed response of luminescence-based oxygen sensors, a quenching-based method was developed to measure oxygen diffusion in polymers. The method offers advantages over existing quenching-based techniques since it allows a simple correction for films of high optical density, and the computations do not as...

A relatively simple spectrophotometeric method has been developed for the determination of alpha tocopherol in human plasma. Method is modification of a previous micromethod base on oxidation of alpha tocopherol by ferric chloride. The complex of ferrous ions (generated in this reaction) with bathophenanthroline is determined spectrophotometrically at 536 nm. The absorbance of this colored comp...

The Pt(II) complex, PtCl(2)(DIP) (DIP = chelating dinitrogen ligand: 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline), was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis (CHN) and (1)H NMR and UV-vis techniques. The binding of this complex to calf thymus DNA was investigated using various physicochemical methods such as spectrophotometric, circular dichroism, spectrofluorometric, melting temperature, and...

Changes in plasma cystatin C after renal transplantation and acute rejection in adults. Clin Chem 1999;45:2243–9. 22. Le Bricon T, Thervet E, Froissart M, Benlakehal M, Bousquet B, Legendre C, Erlich D. Plasma cystatin C is superior to 24-h creatinine clearance and plasma creatinine for estimation of glomerular filtration rate 3 months after kidney transplantation [Letter]. Clin Chem 2000;46:12...

The recent proposal of Tipton and Thowsen (Plant Physiol 79: 432-435) that iron-deficient plants reduce ferric chelates in cell walls by a system dependent on the leakage of malate from root cells was tested. Results are presented showing that this mechanism could not be responsible for the high rates of ferric reduction shown by roots of iron-deficient bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. var Prélude) ...

A strategy for clustering of native lipid membranes is presented. It relies on the formation of complexes between hydrophobic chelators embedded within the lipid bilayer and metal cations in the aqueous phase, capable of binding two (or more) chelators simultaneously Fig. 1. We used this approach with purple membranes containing the light driven proton pump protein bacteriorhodopsin (bR) and sh...

Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is an iron-overload disorder caused by a C282Y mutation in the HFE gene. In HH, plasma nontransferrin-bound iron (NTBI) levels are increased and NTBI is bound mainly by citrate. The aim of this study was to examine the importance of NTBI in the pathogenesis of hepatic iron loading in Hfe knockout mice. Plasma NTBI levels were increased 2.5-fold in Hfe knockout mi...