Three large negatively charged organic host molecules; β-cyclodextrin sulphate, para-sulphonato-calix[6]arene and para-sulphonato-calix[8]arene have been shown to be effective inhibitors of endonuclease in the low micromolar range, additionally para-sulphonato-calix[8]arene is a partial inhibitor of rhDNase I.

The solid-state structure of the complex para-sulphonato-calix[8]arene – dimethylammonium – dimethylformamide shows the para-sulphonato-calix[8]arene anion in a pleated cone conformation with the inclusion of four dimethylammonium cations and the dimethylformamide positioned exo to the macrocycle.

The use of tetraammonium tetrakis(4-sulphonato)phenyl porphyrin (TPPS), a water-soluble anionic compound, as a stain to analyse bacterial cells using fluorescent microscopy was investigated. TPPS was effectively used to analyse two different bacteria: Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus cereus. The variation in brightness with varying concentrations of TPPS was studied. The patterns of variatio...

Silver nanoparticles capped with nine different sulphonated calix[n]arenes were tested for their anti-bacterial effects against B. subtilis and E. coli at an apparent concentration of 100 nM in calix[n]arene. The results show the para-sulphonato-calix[n]arenes are active against Gram positive bacteria and the derivatives having sulphonate groups at both para and alkyl terminal positions are act...

A series of transition metal sulphonato-Schiff base complexes were intercalated into Mg–Al layered-double hydroxides (LDHs). The obtained catalysts were characterized by FTIR, XRD, N2 sorption, SEM and elemental analysis, and then were used in the selective oxidation of glycerol (GLY) using 3% H2O2 as an oxidant. It was found that their catalytic performances were closely related to the loading...

A series of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) –hosted sulphonato-salen Cr(III) complexes were prepared and characterized by various physico-chemical measurements, such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and elemental analysis. Addit...

interaction of meso — tetrakis (p-sulphonato phenyl) porphyrin (hereafter abbreviated to tspp)with na+ has been examined using hf level of theory with 6-31g* basis set. counterpoise (cp)correction has been used to show the extent of the basis set superposition error (bsse) on thepotential energy curves. the numbers of na+ have a significant effect on the calculated potentialenergy curve (includ...

A new kinetic method is described for the determination of ultramicro amounts of Cu(II) based on its catalytic effect on the oxidation of trisodium-2-hydroxy-1-(4-sulphonato-1-naphthylazo)naphthalene-6,8-disulphonato (red artificial color PONCEAU 4R) by hydrogen peroxide in borate buffer (B.B.) The detection limit given by Perez-Bendito is 0.8 ng/cm3, but the detection limit that we experimenta...