We report a high-resolution gas-phase UPS spectrum of zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) together with a detailed analysis of the vibronic structure of the first ionization band, showing that presents the lowest value of the intramolecular reorganization energy experimentally reported for a molecular organic semiconductor.

Local structures around metal atoms in Hi and Zn substituted 132-hydroxy-bacteriochlorophyll a (Ni-HOB, and Zn-HOB) with and without insertion into the accessory bacteriochlorophyll a (BChla) sites in Rhodobacter sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers (RC) are studied using X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The penta-coordination of Ni-HOB and Zn-HOB in the RC is similar to that of BChl a in ...

The crystal structure of a putative dipeptidase (Phdpd) from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 was solved using X-ray data at 2.4 A resolution. The protein is folded into two distinct entities. The N-terminal domain consists of the general topology of the alpha/beta fold, and the C-terminal domain consists of five long mixed strands, four helices, and two 3(10) helices. The structure of Phdpd is quite ...

Corresponding Author Tel: +385 51 651 150 Fax: +385 51 675 699 E-mail: [email protected] BACKGROUND: Peptidoglycan monomer (PGM), which was originally prepared by biosynthesis from culture fluids of penicillin-treated Brevibacterium divaricatum, is an immunostimulator, the activities of which might be improved by addition of zinc (Zn) to the basic molecule. Methods: To test the possible cytotoxic...

background: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the levels of zinc (zn), copper (cu), iron (fe) and zinc/ cop­per ratio in the serum of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis in qom province, center of iran. methods: serum levels of zinc and copper were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer and serum iron concentration was measured by using an auto analyzer. the study gro...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the chemical form and localization of zinc (Zn) in plant leaves and their Zn accumulation capacity. An interspecific cross between Arabidopsis halleri sp. halleri and Arabidopsis lyrata sp. petrea segregating for Zn accumulation was used. Zinc (Zn) speciation and Zn distribution in the leaves of the parent plants and of selec...

A new concept in multifunctional anticancer agents is demonstrated. Tetrakis-(diisopropyl-guanidino) zinc phthalocyanine (Zn-DIGP) exhibits excellent properties as a photodynamic therapy (PDT) agent, as well as potential anti-metastatic activities in vivo. Zn-DIGP exhibits good cellular uptake and low toxicity in the dark (EC50 > 80 μM) and is well tolerated upon its intravenous injection into ...

The Dirac spin liquid ground state of the spin 1/2 Heisenberg kagome antiferromagnet has potential instabilities. This has been suggested as the reason why it does not emerge as the ground state in large-scale numerical calculations. However, previous attempts to observe these instabilities have failed. We report on the discovery of a projected BCS state with lower energy than the projected Dir...

Using structure-directing agents, pore space partitions of a Zn-phosphonocarboxylate framework have been achieved. Selective adsorption of CO(2) over N(2) has been greatly improved from ca. 9 : 1 to 94 : 1.

Fixed angle surface plasmon coupled fluorescence (SPCF) from iron thin films is demonstrated for the first time. The optimum thickness of the iron thin films was determined to be 15 nm using Fresnel calculations. The angles of minimum reflectivity for light at 496-814 nm were predicted to occur at a fixed and broad range of angles of 60-70°. Experimental corroboration of these predictions were ...