Superoxide dismutases' (SODs) expression is altered in several diseases including Alzheimer, atherosclerosis, cancer and psoriasis. Previously, we reported a marked increase in Mn-SOD and Cu,Zn-SOD functional activity in human dermal psoriatic fibroblasts. As retinoic acid (RA) has been used in the treatment of psoriasis and a mechanism for its beneficial effects is not understood, we investiga...

and theoretical study of a Mn(III)-Cu(II) dimer containing a Jahn-Teller compressed Mn ion' Dalton Transactions, vol 42, no. 1, pp. 207-216. General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal...

STREET R., SZÁKOVÁ J., DRÁBEK O., MLÁDKOVÁ L. (2006): The status of micronutrients (Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn) in tea and tea infusions in selected samples imported to the Czech Republic. Czech J. Food Sci., 24: 62–71. A total of 30 tea samples of different origins, thirteen green tea samples, thirteen black tea samples, two semi-fermented tea samples and one white tea, imported to the Czech Republic, wer...

In the present investigation flocculation of dissolved Cu, Zn, Pb, Ni and Mn in a series of mixtures with salinities ranging from 1.5 to 9.5% during mixing of Talar river water with the Caspian Sea water was studied. The flocculation trend of Zn (87.22%) >Mn (45.31%) >Pb (39.09%) >Cu (36.58%)>Ni (12.70%) indicates that Cu, Zn, Pb and Mn have non-conservative behavior and Ni has relatively conse...

Concentrations and bioconcentration potential of nine elements (Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, and Zn) in ten species of wild edible Boletus and the corresponding underlying soils were analyzed. The analyses were performed using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrophotometer. Boletus showed relative abundant contents of P, K, Fe, Mg, Ca, and Na and less of Zn, Cu, and Mn. Caps comp...

Small-angle neutron scattering ( SANS ) measurements were mainly carried out in order to investigate the structure change during early stage of phase decomposition in Fe-Cu-Ni-Mn quaternary alloy. The fact that the nuclear Guinier radius becomes larger than the magnetic one beyond about 2 nm is attributed to the formation of segregated layer enriched by Ni and Mn around fcc copper-rich precipit...

Six-week-old male Wistar rats were administrated the radioisotopes of five trace elements (iron, zinc, copper, manganese and iodine) intravenously in order to elucidate the significance of their pharmacokinetics by noncompartmental analysis. The mean residence time (MRT) and variance of residence time (VRT) increased in the order Mn, Cu, I, Fe and Zn. Neither MRT nor VRT indicated any statistic...

The activity of pea (Pisum sativum L.) Cu/Zn and Mn superoxide dismutase isoforms was evaluated across a range of temperatures from 10 to 45 degrees C. Maximal activity of the Cu/Zn and Mn superoxide dismutase isoforms was observed at 10 degrees C. Both cytoplasmic and chloroplast Cu/Zn superoxide dismutases exhibit a reduction in staining intensity with increasing temperatures. Mn superoxide d...