Oxygen reduction catalyzed by cofacial metalloporphyrins at the 1,2-dichlorobenzene-water interface was studied with two lipophilic electron donors of similar driving force, 1,1'-dimethylferrocene (DMFc) and tetrathiafulvalene (TTF). The reaction produces mainly water and some hydrogen peroxide, but the mediator has a significant effect on the selectivity, as DMFc and the porphyrins themselves ...

hydrogen peroxide, an oxidizing agent used in surgery for its antiseptic properties, has been associated with life-threatening complications. we report a case of suspected gas embolism following irrigation of a tibial bone cyst with hydrogen peroxide in a five year-old boy under general anesthesia, who died despite resuscitative measures and a long stay in the intensive care unit.

The vanadate anion in the presence of pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (PCA) was found to effectively catalyze the oxidation of isopropanol to acetone with hydrogen peroxide. The electronic spectra of solutions and the kinetics of oxidation were studied. The conclusion was drawn that the rate-determining stage of the reaction was the decomposition of the vanadium(V) diperoxo complex with PCA, and the...

As a peroxidase mimic, cupric oxide nanoparticles were found to enhance the chemiluminescence (CL) of luminol-H(2)O(2) system up to 400 folds. The CL spectra and radical scavengers were conducted to investigate the possible CL enhancement mechanism. It was suggested that the enhanced CL could be attributed to the peroxidase-like activity of CuO nanoparticles, which effectively catalyzed the dec...

Oxidation characteristics of natural pyrite were investigated in phosphoric acid solutions. Using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant, the effect of particle size, reaction temperature, and hydrogen peroxide concentration were examined. The oxidation process can be described by the heterogeneous kinetic model in which the surface decomposition reaction is the rate-determining step. An activation en...

Reactivities of Fe3+ chelates of aminopolycarboxylic acids with DNA were investigated by the DNA-sequencing technique using 32P 5'-end-labeled DNA fragments obtained from the human c-Ha-ras-1 protooncogene, and the reaction mechanism was studied by electron spin resonance spectroscopy. Ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe3+-NTA) plus hydrogen peroxide caused strong DNA cleavage in the presence of album...

two groups of olive cultivars were characterized as showing low (tokhmkabki) and high (roghani) rooting percentage after application of iba treatment. semi-hard wood cuttings were dipped in h 2 2 o 2 (0-3.5% w/v) and iba (4000 mg.l -1 ) and also they were investigated in combination. h 2 o 2 alone did not stimulate rooting of olive cuttings and there were no significant differences between this...

Although the importance of prosthetic groups to the activity of certain enzymes has been much studied, the part played by the protein portion of the molecule has received little attention. Haemoglobin, catalase and peroxidase all have the same prosthetic group, namely, protohaematin, yet the attachment of different proteins gives them distinct and characteristic properties. Thus haemoglobin is ...

A monopropellant powered free piston hydraulic pump (FPHP) was designed as a human scale (1.0 to 3.0 kW) mobile robotics power supply. The FPHP utilized high concentration hydrogen peroxide, which decomposes into hot gas when exposed to a catalyst, as the monopropellant energy source. Energy was extracted from the hydrogen peroxide and transferred directly to hydraulic fluid by expanding the ho...