Combining iron with a tetraamido-macrocyclic ligand (Fe-TAML) as catalyst and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) the bulk oxidant is process that has been suggested for oxidative abatement of micropollutants during water treatment. In this study, reactivity Fe-TAML/H2O2 system was evaluated by investigating degradation group electron-rich organic model compounds different functional groups in secondary w...

Parkinson’s disease is a pervasive, ageing-relatedneurodegenerative disease the cardinal motor symptoms of which reflect the loss of a small groupof neurons, the dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). Mitochondrial oxidant stress is widely viewed as being responsible for this loss, but why these particular neurons should be stressed is a mystery. Here we show, using t...

A one-pot synthesis of bulky bis-pocket A₃B-type meso-cyano porphyrin, 5-cyano-10,15,20-tris(2,4,6-triphenylphenyl)porphyrin, has been accomplished via trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) catalyzed condensation of pyrrole and 2,4,6-triphenylbenzaldehyde in an acceptable yield of about 4%. DDQ served as oxidant and the cyanating agent.

A new type of defect-less, layered organo-titanosilicate is synthesized using a simple, template-free, evaporation-induced self-assembly process. The obtained layered material has superhydrophobicity and exhibits promising catalytic activity in the epoxidation of olefins using 30% H(2)O(2) aqueous solution as oxidant at room temperature.

Type-I procollagen, 14C-biosynthetically labelled, was reduced under denaturing and non-denaturing conditions. Reoxidation to disulphide-linked trimers occurred with non-denatured chains in the presence of an oxidant system containing oxidized and reduced glutathione. Dimeric intermediates were not detected. This reoxidation was accelerated by homogeneous beef liver protein disulphide-isomerase.

The palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira-type aerobic oxidative coupling of arylhydrazines with terminal alkynes via C-N bond cleavage has been developed; internal alkynes were afforded with a broad substrate scope. This reaction proceeds under copper- and base-free conditions with molecular oxygen as the sole oxidant and nitrogen and water as the only by-products.

INTRODUCTION Oxidative stress affects clinical outcome in critically ill patients. Although high-density lipoprotein (HDL) particles generally possess anti-oxidant capacities, deleterious properties of HDL have been described in acutely ill patients. The impact of anti-oxidant HDL capacities on clinical outcome in critically ill patients is unknown. We therefore analyzed the predictive value of...

objective(s): methylsulfonylmethane (msm) is a sulfur-containing compound found in a wide range of human foods including fruits, vegetables, grains and beverages. in this study the effect of msm pretreatment on acetaminophen induced liver damage was investigated. materials and methods: male sprague dawley rats were pretreated with 100 mg/kg msm for one week. on day seven rats were received acet...

Catalase plays a major role in cellular antioxidant defense by decomposing hydrogen peroxide, thereby preventing the generation of hydroxyl radical by the Fenton reaction. The degree of catalase deficiency in acatalasemic and hypocatalasemic mice varies from tissue to tissue. They therefore may not be suitable for studying the function of this enzyme in certain models of oxidant-mediated tissue...

What is it about the dopaminergic neurones of the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) and the cholinergic neurones of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMV) that makes them particularly prone to the neurodegenerative changes found in Parkinson’s disease? If mitochondrial oxidant stress is accepted as an important step in the pathogenesis or Parkinson’s disease, are these cell groups inhe...