Abstract The weak intramolecular magnetic interactions within a series of CuII3 complexes based on the trinucleating 2,4,6-tris(di-2-pyridylamino)-1,3,5-triazine (dipyatriz) ligand were investigated via Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. X- and Q-band EPR spectroscopy in powders and frozen solutions were recorded and the Q-band spectra were interpreted by a multispin Hamiltonian...[En savoir plus]
Abstract The chelator diacetyl-bis(N4-methylthiosemicarbazone) (ATSM) and its complexes with CuII and ZnII are becoming increasingly investigated for medical applications such as PET imaging for anti-tumour therapy and the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. However, the solubility in water of both the ligand and the complexes presents certain limitations for in vitro studies. Moreover,...[En savoir plus]
Abstract Specialized metabolite (SM) diversification is a core process to plants’ adaptation to diverse ecological niches. Here, we implemented a computational mass spectrometry–based metabolomics approach to exploring SM diversification in tissues of 20 species covering Nicotiana phylogenetics sections. To markedly increase metabolite annotation, we created a large in silico fragmentation...[En savoir plus]
Abstract The equivalence in one-electron quantum baths between the practical implementation of density matrix embedding theory (DMET) and the more recent Householder-transformed density matrix functional embedding theory has been shown previously in the standard but special case where the reference full-size (one-electron reduced) density matrix, from which the bath is constructed, is idempotent...[En savoir plus]
Abstract Upon treatment with TBAF, CF3-substituted N-allenamides were transformed into γ-sultams. Cyclic sulfonamides bearing an ene-gem-difluorinated tether could be obtained by addition of acetic acid to the ammonium salt whereas TBAF alone provided the correspondingtrifluorinated ethyl sultams. A combined experimental and computationnal mechanistic study suggested that this transformation...[En savoir plus]
Abstract Cu chelation in biological systems is of interest as a tool to study the metabolism of this essential metal or for applications in the case of diseases with a systemic or local Cu overload, such as Wilson's or Alzheimer's disease. The choice of the chelating agent must meet several criteria. Among others, affinities and kinetics of metal binding and related metal selectivity are...[En savoir plus]
Abstract Copper (Cu) is essential for most organisms, but it can be poisonous in excess, through mechanisms such as protein aggregation, trans-metallation and oxidative stress. Latter could implicate the formation of potentially harmful Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS: O2•–, H2O2 and HO•) via the redox cycling between Cu(II)/Cu(I) states in the presence of dioxygen and physiological reducing agents...[En savoir plus]