The hydro-thermal reaction of CoCl(2)·6H(2)O, 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and K(3)[Fe(CN)(6)] in deionized water yielded the title cyanide-bridged trinuclear cluster, [Co(2)Fe(CN)(8)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(4)]·4H(2)O or [{Co(III)(phen)(CN)(4)}(2){Fe(II)(phen)(2)}]·4H(2)O, which contains two Co(III) centers and one Fe(II) center linked by cyanide bridges. The combination of coordinative bonds, O-H⋯N and ...

A rapid technique for the determination of iron in serum, after the intravenous injection of iron-dextran, is presented. Dithionite is used for the reduction of ferric to ferrous iron. The use of a detergent solution enables protein precipitation to be omitted. The iron reagent, 4: 7-diphenyl-1: 10-phenanthroline, and its ferrous complex are both soluble in the dilute detergent solution. Lipaem...

The title compound, [Fe(C(12)H(8)N(2))(3)](C(6)H(5)N(2)O(2))(2), consists of one [Fe(phen)(3)](2+) cation (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) and two 1,1-dicyano-2-eth-oxy-2-oxoethanide anions. Five atoms of the anion are disordered over two positions [site occupancy = 0.521 (13) for the major component]. In the complex cation, the Fe(II) atom is coordinated by six N atoms from three phen ligands in a...

The involvement of metal in oxidation and coupled phosphorylation by cell-free preparations of Mycobacterium phlei was examined. The oxidation of succinate was inhibited by metal-chelating agents, but with /3-hydroxybutyrate, chelating agents exhibited an uncoupling effect. The site of inhibition was found to be between the flavoprotein and the cytochrome b regions of the electron transport cha...

An improved microprocedure for the determination of tocopherol in blood serum is reported. Tocopherol is oxidized by ferric chloride and the pink complex of ferrous ions with 4,7-diphenyl10,10-phenanthroline (bathophenanthroline) is determined spectrophotometrically. The test is more sensitive than colorimetric methods using 2,2’,2” -tripyridine,2,2’-bipyridine (bipyridyl) or 2,4,6tripyridyl-s-...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Fe(C(9)H(4)O(6))(C(12)H(8)N(2))(H(2)O)](n), contains one Fe(II) cation, one 5-carboxy-benzene-1,3-dicarboxyl-ate dianion (Hbtc), one 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligand and one water mol-ecule. The Fe(II) centre displays a distorted octa-hedral geometry, being surrounded by one phen ligand, two μ(2)-O atoms of two carboxyl-ate groups from two Hbtc ligan...

Slow (zero field)paramagnetic relaxation is reported for undiluted tetrahedral ferrous monomers for the first time. The Mossbauer spectra of Fe(2,9 di-CH3-phenanthroline)(NCS)2 and Fe(2,9 di-CH3 4,7 di-(j>-phenanthroline) (NCS)2 exhibit magnetic hyperfine splitting in the range 20 K to 1.6 K while the corresponding chlorides are rapidly relaxing paramagnets at all temperatures in zero field. Lo...

Cytochrome c was reduced by ferrous EDTA over the pH range 0.7 to 5.5, but not by ferrous ions alone. A typical hemochromogen of the low spin type was observed between pH 2.2 and 5.5, but spectra of the high spin type were seen between pH 0.7 and 2.1. CO-Ferrocytochrome c was obtained over the pH range of 1.6 to 3.2 by this method. The spectrum was similar to that of alkaline CO-ferrocytochrome...

Extracts of human articular cartilage contain proteases capable of degrading the proteoglycan component of cartilage matrix at neutral and acid pH. These enzymes have been partially purified by ion exchange chromotography and characterized by disc electrophoresis, inhibition patterns, and action of proteoglycan. Three distinct metalloproteases are described. A neutral protease that digests prot...