This is a selection of articles from the February 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Chemistry headlines.
Versatile polyketide enzymatic machinery for the biosynthesis of complex mycobacterial lipids
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Source: RSC - Nat. Prod. Rep. latest articles - February 28, 2007 Authors: Rajesh S. GokhalePriti Saxena Tarun Chopra Debasisa Mohanty Source Type: news
Intermolecular Ene Reactions Utilizing Oxazolones and Enol Ethers
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Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society - February 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Nanoscale Segregation in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry B - February 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Monodisperse nanocrystals: general synthesis, assembly, and their applications
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Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles - February 28, 2007 Authors: Xun WangYadong Li Source Type: news
Quantum Chemical and Statistical Rate Investigation of the CF2(a3B1) + NO(X2) Reaction: A Fast Chemical Quenching Process
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry A - February 28, 2007 Source Type: news
Oxide ion conduction in Ba, Ca and Sr doped apatite-type lanthanum silicates
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Source: RSC - J. Mater. Chem. latest articles - February 28, 2007 Authors: S. Beaudet-SavignatA. Vincent S. Lambert F. Gervais Source Type: news
Total Structure and Inhibition of Tumor Cell Proliferation of Laxaphycins
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Source: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry - February 27, 2007 Source Type: news
Ln14Na3Ru6O36 (Ln = Pr, Nd): Two New Complex Lanthanide-Containing Oxides of Ruthenium
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Source: Inorganic Chemistry - February 27, 2007 Source Type: news
Atomic XAFS as a Tool To Probe the Reactivity of Metal Oxide Catalysts: Quantifying Metal Oxide Support Effects
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Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society - February 27, 2007 Source Type: news
[Technical Briefs] High-Dose {alpha}-Tocopherol Therapy Does Not Affect HDL Subfractions in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease on Statin Therapy
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Source: Clinical Chemistry - February 27, 2007 Authors: Singh, U., Otvos, J., Dasgupta, A., de Lemos, J. A., Devaraj, S., Jialal, I. Tags: Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Technical Briefs Source Type: news
Investigation of a dual set of driving forces (hydrophobic + electrostatic) for the two-step fabrication of defined block copolymer micelles
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Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 27, 2007 Authors: Jean-Francois LutzSophie Geffroy Hans von Berlepsch Christoph Bottcher Sebastien Garnier Andre Laschewsky Source Type: news
[Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine and Test Utilization] Technical and Diagnostic Performance of 6 Assays for the Measurement of Citrullinated Protein/Peptide Antibodies in the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Source: Clinical Chemistry - February 27, 2007 Authors: Coenen, D., Verschueren, P., Westhovens, R., Bossuyt, X. Tags: Evidence Based Laboratory Medicine and Test Utilization, Proteomics and Protein Markers Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine and Test Utilization Source Type: news
[Letters to the Editor] Monitoring Blood Glucose with Microdialysis of Interstitial Fluid in Critically Ill Children
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Source: Clinical Chemistry - February 27, 2007 Authors: Vlasselaers, D., Schaupp, L., van den Heuvel, I., Mader, J., Bodenlenz, M., Suppan, M., Wouters, P., Ellmerer, M., Van den Berghe, G. Tags: Endocrinology and Metabolism Letters to the Editor Source Type: news
[Letters to the Editor] Use of Intraoperative Samples to Optimize Efficacy of Central Laboratory Parathyroid Hormone Analyses
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Source: Clinical Chemistry - February 27, 2007 Authors: Barassi, A., Porreca, W., De Pasquale, L., Bastagli, A., d'Eril, G. V. M. Tags: Endocrinology and Metabolism Letters to the Editor Source Type: news
Serum macrophage-colony stimulating factor levels in colorectal cancer patients correlate with lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis.
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - February 27, 2007 Authors: Mroczko B, Groblewska M, Wereszczyńska-Siemiątkowska U, Okulczyk B, Kędra B, Laszewicz W, Dąbrowski A, Szmitkowski M Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: news
[Cancer Diagnostics] Processing-Independent Quantitation of Chromogranin A in Plasma from Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors and Small-Cell Lung Carcinomas
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Source: Clinical Chemistry - February 27, 2007 Authors: Borglum, T., Rehfeld, J. F., Drivsholm, L. B., Hilsted, L. Tags: Cancer Diagnostics (since 2002) Source Type: news
Halogen-Induced Cyclization
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Source: Chemical and Engineering News - February 26, 2007 Source Type: news
Linear silver isonicotinamide complex extended by arenedisulfonate via hydrogen bonds and weak AgO interactions
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Source: RSC - CrystEngComm latest articles - February 26, 2007 Authors: Zhao-Xun LianJiwen Cai Cai-Hong Chen Hai-Bin Luo Source Type: news
Synthesis of para-methoxybenzyl (PMB) ethers under neutral conditions
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Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles - February 26, 2007 Authors: Ernest O. NwoyeGregory B. Dudley Source Type: news
Kinetics of 2,4-dichlorophenol and 4-Cl-m-cresol degradation by Pseudomonas sp. cultures in the presence of glucose.
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Source: Chemosphere - February 26, 2007 Authors: Ziagova M, Liakopoulou-Kyriakides M Tags: Chemosphere Source Type: news
New d10 metal-organic coordination polymers with 9,10-bis(triazol-1-ylmethyl)anthracene (L): Syntheses, crystal structures, and luminescent properties
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Source: RSC - CrystEngComm latest articles - February 26, 2007 Authors: Duo-Zhi WangChun-Sen Liu Jian-Rong Li Lei Li Yong-Fei Zeng Xian-He Bu Source Type: news
Synthesis and alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist activity of derivatives and isosters of the furan portion of (+)-cyclazosin.
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Source: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry - February 25, 2007 Authors: Sagratini G, Angeli P, Buccioni M, Gulini U, Marucci G, Melchiorre C, Leonardi A, Poggesi E, Giardinà D Tags: Bioorg Med Chem Source Type: news
Cell-penetrating autoantibody induces caspase-mediated apoptosis through catalytic hydrolysis of DNA.
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Source: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry - February 25, 2007 Authors: Lee EJ, Jang EJ, Lee E, Yu J, Chung HY, Jang YJ Tags: Bioorg Med Chem Source Type: news
Synthesis, pharmacological evaluation and electrochemical studies of novel 6-nitro-3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-N-acylhydrazone derivatives: Discovery of LASSBio-881, a new ligand of cannabinoid receptors.
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Source: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry - February 25, 2007 Authors: Duarte CD, Tributino JL, Lacerda DI, Martins MV, Alexandre-Moreira MS, Dutra F, Bechara EJ, De-Paula FS, Goulart MO, Ferreira J, Calixto JB, Nunes MP, Bertho AL, Miranda AL, Barreiro EJ, Fraga CA Tags: Bioorg Med Chem Source Type: news
Synthesis and antimycobacterial evaluation of benzofurobenzopyran analogues.
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Source: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry - February 25, 2007 Authors: Prado S, Janin YL, Saint-Joanis B, Brodin P, Michel S, Koch M, Cole ST, Tillequin F, Bost PE Tags: Bioorg Med Chem Source Type: news
QSAR analysis of 1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-1-(2-thiazolyl)-1,8-naphthyridines with anticancer activity.
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Source: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry - February 25, 2007 Authors: Atanasova M, Ilieva S, Galabov B Tags: Eur J Med Chem Source Type: news
Synthesis and biological activity of imidazopyridine anticoccidial agents: Part I.
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Source: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry - February 25, 2007 Authors: Scribner A, Dennis R, Hong J, Lee S, McIntyre D, Perrey D, Feng D, Fisher M, Wyvratt M, Leavitt P, Liberator P, Gurnett A, Brown C, Mathew J, Thompson D, Schmatz D, Biftu T Tags: Eur J Med Chem Source Type: news
Dropping cells in it
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Source: Chemistry World | Latest News - February 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Effects of Fixative and Fixation Protocols on Assessment of Her-2/neu Oncogene Amplification Status by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization.
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Source: Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology - February 24, 2007 Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (81 K) Source Type: news
Geometry Optimization of a Ru(IV) Allyl Dicationic Complex: A DFT Failure?
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Source: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation - February 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Structure, Spectra, and Rearrangement Mechanism of PH2F3: Revisiting a Classic Problem in Structural Inorganic Chemistry
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry A - February 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Nature of Dynamic Processes Associated with the SN1 Reaction Mechanism
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Source: Chemical Reviews - February 24, 2007 Source Type: news
[Glycobiology and Extracellular Matrices] XT-II, the Second Isoform of Human Peptide-O-xylosyltransferase, Displays Enzymatic Activity
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 23, 2007 Authors: Voglmeir, J., Voglauer, R., Wilson, I. B. H. Tags: Glycobiology and Extracellular Matrices Source Type: news
[Mechanisms Of Signal Transduction] Chemical Interference of Pathogen-associated Molecular Pattern-triggered Immune Responses in Arabidopsis Reveals a Potential Role for Fatty-acid Synthase Type II Complex-derived Lipid Signals
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 23, 2007 Authors: Serrano, M., Robatzek, S., Torres, M., Kombrink, E., Somssich, I. E., Robinson, M., Schulze-Lefert, P. Tags: Mechanisms Of Signal Transduction Source Type: news
[Molecular Basis Of Cell and Developmental Biology] Rapid Turnover of Mcl-1 Couples Translation to Cell Survival and Apoptosis
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 23, 2007 Authors: Adams, K. W., Cooper, G. M. Tags: Molecular Basis Of Cell and Developmental Biology Source Type: news
[Molecular Basis Of Cell and Developmental Biology] Conditional Activation of MET in Differentiated Skeletal Muscle Induces Atrophy
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 23, 2007 Authors: Crepaldi, T., Bersani, F., Scuoppo, C., Accornero, P., Prunotto, C., Taulli, R., Forni, P. E., Leo, C., Chiarle, R., Griffiths, J., Glass, D. J., Ponzetto, C. Tags: Molecular Basis Of Cell and Developmental Biology Source Type: news
[Enzyme Catalysis and Regulation] {alpha}-Ketoglutaric Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Isozymes Involved in Metabolic Pathways of D-Glucarate, D-Galactarate, and Hydroxy-L-proline: MOLECULAR AND METABOLIC CONVERGENT EVOLUTION
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 23, 2007 Authors: Watanabe, S., Yamada, M., Ohtsu, I., Makino, K. Tags: Enzyme Catalysis and Regulation Source Type: news
[Accelerated Publications] Chromatin Remodeling of Interleukin-17 (IL-17)-IL-17F Cytokine Gene Locus during Inflammatory Helper T Cell Differentiation
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 23, 2007 Authors: Akimzhanov, A. M., Yang, X. O, Dong, C. Tags: Accelerated Publications Source Type: news
[Metabolism and Bioenergetics] Synergistic Potent Insulin Release by Combinations of Weak Secretagogues in Pancreatic Islets and INS-1 Cells
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 23, 2007 Authors: MacDonald, M. J. Tags: Metabolism and Bioenergetics Source Type: news
Mellitic Trianhydride, C12O9: The Aromatic Oxide of Carbon
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Source: Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Reactions of Large Water Cluster Anions with Hydrogen Chloride: Formation of Atomic Hydrogen and Phase Separation in the Gas Phase
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Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Miniaturizing chemistry and biology in microdroplets
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Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles - February 23, 2007 Authors: Bernard T. KellyJean-Christophe Baret Valerie Taly Andrew D. Griffiths Source Type: news
Detailed Chemical Kinetic Modeling of Cyclohexane Oxidation
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry A - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Hydrogen Bonding between Formic Acid and Water: Complete Stabilization of the Intrinsically Unstable Conformer
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry A - February 23, 2007 Source Type: news
Shire Acquires New River
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Source: Chemical and Engineering News - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Rheological fingerprinting of gastropod pedal mucus and synthetic complex fluids for biomimicking adhesive locomotion
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Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - February 22, 2007 Authors: Randy H. EwoldtChristian Clasen A. E. Hosoi Gareth H. McKinley Source Type: news
The Conformations of 13-Vertex ML2C2B10 Metallacarboranes: Experimental and Computational Studies
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Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Determining Chemical Activity of (Semi)volatile Compounds by Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction
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Source: Analytical Chemistry - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Polarizability of Small Carbon Cluster Anions from First Principles
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry A - February 22, 2007 Source Type: news
Analog Parallel Processing of Molecular Sensory Information
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Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
A novel three-dimensional heterometallic compound: templated assembly of the unprecedented planar "Na[subset or is implied by][Cu4]" metalloporphyrin-like subunits
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Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles - February 21, 2007 Authors: Yan-Feng YueBing-Wu Wang En-Qing Gao Chen-Jie Fang Cheng He Chun-Hua Yan Source Type: news
Enzymes in feces: Useful markers of chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - February 21, 2007 Authors: Angriman I, Scarpa M, D'Incà R, Basso D, Ruffolo C, Polese L, Sturniolo GC, D'Amico DF, Plebani M Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: news
Constrained Equilibrium as a Tool for Characterization of Deformable Porous Media
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry B - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Physicochemical Studies on Pepsin-CTAB Interaction: Energetics and Structural Changes
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry B - February 21, 2007 Source Type: news
Partitioning of hydrogen peroxide between the gas and liquid phases in the presence of surfactant.
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Source: Chemosphere - February 20, 2007 Authors: An YJ, Lee JH, Jeong SW Tags: Chemosphere Source Type: news
From Cd-Rich to Se-Rich - the Manipulation of CdSe Nanocrystal Surface Stoichiometry
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Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
A Record Anisotropy Barrier for a Single-Molecule Magnet
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Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society - February 20, 2007 Source Type: news
On the use of electrokinetic phenomena of the second kind for probing electrode kinetic properties of modified electron-conducting surfaces
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Source: RSC - Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. latest articles - February 19, 2007 Authors: Jerome F. L. DuvalEstelle Sorrenti Yves Waldvogel Tatiana Gorner Philippe De Donato Source Type: news
Quantitative Measurements of the Strength of Adhesion of Human Neutrophils to a Substratum in a Microfluidic Device
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Source: Analytical Chemistry - February 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Electrophoresis of Two Identical Rigid Spheres in a Charged Cylindrical Pore
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry B - February 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Structures and Large NLO Responses of New Electrides: Li-Doped Fluorocarbon Chain
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Source: Journal of the American Chemical Society - February 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Multiple Steps and Critical Behaviors of the Binding of Calcium to Alginate
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry B - February 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Complexation of Phosphine Ligands with Peracetylated -Cyclodextrin in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Spectroscopic Determination of Equilibrium Constants
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry B - February 17, 2007 Source Type: news
Analysis of Amino Acid Isotopomers Using FT-ICR MS
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Source: Analytical Chemistry - February 17, 2007 Source Type: news
[Molecular Basis Of Cell and Developmental Biology] Regulation of Apoptosis and Differentiation by p53 in Human Embryonic Stem Cells
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 16, 2007 Authors: Qin, H., Yu, T., Qing, T., Liu, Y., Zhao, Y., Cai, J., Li, J., Song, Z., Qu, X., Zhou, P., Wu, J., Ding, M., Deng, H. Tags: Molecular Basis Of Cell and Developmental Biology Source Type: news
[Mechanisms Of Signal Transduction] Phosphorylation of Human CTP Synthetase 1 by Protein Kinase A: IDENTIFICATION OF Thr455 AS A MAJOR SITE OF PHOSPHORYLATION
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 16, 2007 Authors: Choi, M.-G., Carman, G. M. Tags: Mechanisms Of Signal Transduction Source Type: news
[Molecular Basis Of Cell and Developmental Biology] Impact of Salt Bridges on the Equilibrium Binding and Adhesion of Human CD2 and CD58
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 16, 2007 Authors: Bayas, M. V., Kearney, A., Avramovic, A., van der Merwe, P. A., Leckband, D. E. Tags: Molecular Basis Of Cell and Developmental Biology Source Type: news
[Protein Synthesis, Post-Translation Modification, and Degradation] Two Novel Ubiquitin-fold Modifier 1 (Ufm1)-specific Proteases, UfSP1 and UfSP2
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 16, 2007 Authors: Kang, S. H., Kim, G. R., Seong, M., Baek, S. H., Seol, J. H., Bang, O. S., Ovaa, H., Tatsumi, K., Komatsu, M., Tanaka, K., Chung, C. H. Tags: Protein Synthesis, Post-Translation Modification, and Degradation Source Type: news
[Protein Structure and Folding] Elucidation of the Role of Peptide Linker in Calcium-sensing Receptor Activation Process
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 16, 2007 Authors: Ray, K., Adipietro, K. A., Chen, C., Northup, J. K. Tags: Protein Structure and Folding Source Type: news
[Mechanisms Of Signal Transduction] Iron Causes Interactions of TAK1, p21ras, and Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase in Caveolae to Activate I{kappa}B Kinase in Hepatic Macrophages
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - February 16, 2007 Authors: Chen, L., Xiong, S., She, H., Lin, S. W., Wang, J., Tsukamoto, H. Tags: Mechanisms Of Signal Transduction Source Type: news
Isothermal crystallization kinetics of in situ photo and thermo aged poly(ethylene oxide) using photoDSC
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