the interaction between 4, 7, 13, 16, 21, 24 - hexaoxa-1,10 - diazabicyclo [8.8.8] hexacosane (c222) and 7,7,8,8- teracyanoquinodimethane (tcnq) has been studied in chloroform at 25°c. the results indicate a two step mechanism. at the first step, two adducts (assign as p1 and p2) are formed through equilibrium reactions. in continue and through nonequilibrium reactions the adducts are converted...

The interaction between 4, 7, 13, 16, 21, 24 - hexaoxa-1,10 - diazabicyclo [8.8.8] hexacosane (C222) and 7,7,8,8- teracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) has been studied in chloroform at 25°C. The results indicate a two step mechanism. At the first step, two adducts (assign as P1 and P2) are formed through equilibrium reactions. In continue and through nonequilibrium reactions the adducts are conve...

BACKGROUND We have previously proposed triosephosphate isomerase of Giardia lamblia (GlTIM) as a target for rational drug design against giardiasis, one of the most common parasitic infections in humans. Since the enzyme exists in the parasite and the host, selective inhibition is a major challenge because essential regions that could be considered molecular targets are highly conserved. Previo...

Zta, the product of the BZLF1 gene carried by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), is crucial for reactivation of EBV from latency. Zta is a member of the bZIP family of transcription factors, and in common with many of these, Zta possesses a conserved cysteine residue in its basic region (C189) and a further cysteine residue in its ZIP region (C222). We demonstrate that C189 is required to reactivate EBV...

V-ATPases are very complex multi-subunit enzymes which function as proton-pumping rotary nanomotors. The rotary and coupling subunit F (F(1-94)) was crystallized by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. The native crystals diffracted to a resolution of 2.64 Å and belonged to space group C222(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 47.21, b = 160.26, c = 102.49 Å. The selenomethionyl form of the F...

A spectrophotometric study concerning the interactoin between iodine and bromine with tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI), tetrabutyl- ammonium bromide (TBABr) and cryptand 222 (C222) has been performed in dichloromethane solution at 25°C. The results are indicative of the formation of TBA+X3- and  C222X+X3-  t...

The phoN gene of Salmonella enterica sv. Typhimurium strain MD6001 was cloned in the multicopy plasmid pBluescript SK(-). The nucleotide sequence of the cloned gene differs from the corresponding S. typhimurium LT2 sequence at 23 residues, leading to 15 amino-acid differences, but was very close to the S. typhi phoN sequence (only three nucleotide and two amino-acid differences). The recombinan...

a spectrophotometric study concerning the interactoin between iodine and bromine with tetrabutylammonium iodide (tbai), tetrabutyl- ammonium bromide (tbabr) and cryptand 222 (c222) has been performed in dichloromethane solution at 25°c. the results are indicative of the formation of tba+x3- and  c222x+x3-  through equilibrium and formation of c222x+x-  through nonequilibrium reactions. the stab...

The (R)-selective amine transaminase from Aspergillus fumigatus was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. Bright yellow crystals appeared while storing the concentrated solution in the refrigerator and belonged to space group C222(1). X-ray diffraction data were collected to 1.27 Å resolution, as well as an anomalous data set to 1.84 Å resolution that was suitable for S-SAD...

Giardiasis, the infestation of the intestinal tract by Giardia lamblia, is one of the most prevalent parasitosis worldwide. Even though effective therapies exist for it, the problems associated with its use indicate that new therapeutic options are needed. It has been shown that disulfiram eradicates trophozoites in vitro and is effective in vivo in a murine model of giardiasis; disulfiram inac...