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Gold compounds are well known for their neurological and nephrotoxic implications. However, haematological toxicity is one of the most serious toxic and less studied effects. The lack of information on these aspects of Au(III) prompted us to study the structural effects induced on cell membranes, pa...
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PMID: 20580689
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Inkjet printed organic thin films are being used for a variety of electronic and sensor applications with advantages that include ease of fabrication and reproducibility. Construction and use of a low-cost photometer based on a light-emitting diode (LED) light source and a photodiode detector are de...
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PMID: 20370198
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An efficient protocol was developed for the synthesis of fused heterocyclic multiring compounds pyrrolo[1,2-a]quinolin-1(2H)-ones via a AuBr(3)/AgSbF(6)-catalyzed cascade transformation. Significantly, the strategy affords a straightforward and efficient approach to construction of tricyclic lactam...
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PMID: 19778077
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We investigate the nucleation and growth behavior of Au nanocrystals that are mediated by the engineered peptide AYSSGAPPMPPF. Unlike other nanocrystal synthesis schemes, this peptide produces Au nanocrystals from Au(III) ions at very low relative peptide concentrations, at ambient temperature, and...
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PMID: 19630407
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A formal synthesis of swainsonine has been achieved using a highly efficient and diastereoselective gold(III)-catalyzed allene cyclization.
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PMID: 19719203
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In this paper, inhibition of the glutathione peroxidase activity of two synthetic organoselenium compounds, bis[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzyl]diselenide (5) and bis[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzyl]selenide (9), by gold(I) thioglucose (1), chloro(triethylphosphine)gold(I), chloro(trimethylphosphine)gold(I)...
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PMID: 19267501
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The permanent colouring of disfigured corneal scars is known for almost 200 years. Because of improvement in surgical reconstructive techniques, corneal tattoing is used today only with a restricted group on carefully chosen patients, and merely for esthetique reasons.
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PMID: 19697848
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The high-resolution X-ray diffraction analysis and plane-wave density functional theory were applied to the investigation of charge density distribution in the donor-acceptor complex of AuCl with PPh3. The approach allows us to estimate the atomic charges, the charge transfer, the energy of weak int...
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PMID: 18959385
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We describe a 22-year-old patient with FMF who was complicated with protracted arthritis in the knee and shoulder joints and bilateral sacroiliitis. He was successfully treated by intramuscular gold 50 mg weekly. However, gold treatment was discontinued 8 months later because of the development of a...
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PMID: 18592246
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The primary objective of this double-blind, randomised, controlled trial was to determine if implanting gold beads at five acupuncture points around the knee joint improves 1-year outcomes for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Participants were 43 adults aged 18-80 years with pain and s...
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PMID: 18500437
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Nanosized metal and polyaniline (PANi) composite spheres have been prepared via the polymerization of aniline using PdCl(2) or HAuCl(4) as the oxidant in a microemulsion system. The oxidization of aniline and the reduction of metal ion happened together during the reaction, yielding PANi and element...
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PMID: 18674780
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A silver- and Brönsted acid-free protocol for generating the (tricyclohexylphosphine)gold(I) cation from the corresponding azide complexes is disclosed. The gold(I) cations so liberated are trapped by complexation with octaethylporphyrin. The first structurally authenticated gold(I) porphyrin compl...
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PMID: 18780788
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Gold(I) complexes containing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands were synthesized, characterized, and along with the antiarthritic drug, auranofin, tested as inhibitors of the cysteine-dependent protein tyrosine phosphatases, which are implicated in several disease states. These compounds exhibit potenci...
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PMID: 18605719
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A simplified synthesis of hollow gold nanoshells 20-50 nm in diameter via the well-established templated galvanic replacement reaction of silver for gold is presented. The surface plasmon resonance absorbance of the nanoshells is tuned using basic colloid chemistry to control the size of the silver...
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PMID: 18623295
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We now know that secondary degenerative events contribute to delayed cell death, functional impairment and clinical deterioration. In three experiments, we further characterized the long-term maturation of injury in the collagenase model of striatal ICH in rat. First, we quantified the volume of tis...
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PMID: 18691074
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Gold complexes of the type [(AuPEt3)2xspa] were prepared by reacting AuPEt3Cl in basic media with the 3-(aryl)-2-sulfanylpropenoic acids H2xspa [x = p, Clp, -o-mp, -p-mp, -o-hp, -p-hp, diBr-o-hp, f, t, -o-py; p = 3-phenyl, Clp = 3-(2-chlorophenyl)-, -o-mp = 3-(2-methoxyphenyl)-, -p-mp = 3-(4-methoxy...
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PMID: 18563877
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We were able to produce Au nanowires with an average diameter of approximately 1.8 nm and an aspect ratio of >1000 in high yields (approximately 70%)....
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PMID: 18540574
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We report a novel strategy for the synthesis of aqueous stable, carboxylated gold nanoparticles (GNPs) by using glutamic acid as the reducing agent. The ratio of chloroaurate ions, AuCl(-)(4) to glutamic acid was optimized in the reaction medium to obtain monodispersed GNPs. Glutamic acid reduced go...
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PMID: 18486946
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Peripheral facial nerve palsy (FNP) may (secondary FNP) or may not have a detectable cause (Bell's palsy). Three quarters of peripheral FNP are primary and one quarter secondary. The most prevalent causes of secondary FNP are systemic viral infections, trauma, surgery, diabetes, local infections, tu...
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PMID: 18368417
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A diversity-oriented approach for the synthesis of structurally diverse catechins was achieved in good yields via thiourea/AuCl(3)/AgOTf-catalyzed annulations of aryl epoxides under mild conditions. This new protocol provides a highly efficient entry to a library of catechins-derived natural product...
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PMID: 18498193
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Our results suggest that mercury inhibits the P(f) of AQP4 by mechanisms different from those for AQP1 and that AQP4 may be gated by modification of a cysteine residue in cytoplasmic loop D....
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PMID: 18167118
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We compare two matched liver progenitor cell (LPC) lines, one non-tumorigenic [p53-immortalized liver (PIL) 4] and the other tumorigenic (PIL2). Analysis of these cell lines and a p53 wild-type non-tumorigenic cell line [bipotential murine oval liver (BMOL)] revealed an increase in expression of gen...
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PMID: 18413365
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The large-bite bis(phosphite) ligand [{(-OC(10)H(6)(mu-S)C(10)H(6)O-)P{mu-(-OC(10)H(6)(mu-S)C(10)H(6)O-)}P(-OC(10)H(6)(mu-S)C(10)H(6)O-)}] (Pinsertion markP) () was obtained by the reaction of PCl(3) and thiobis(2,2'-naphthol) (). The stoichiometric reactions of with elemental sulfur and selenium af...
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PMID: 18414753
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We employ a combination of experimental and computational investigations into the effect of changes in the phosphine ligand of auranofin on its in vitro inhibition of cathepsin B. Sequential replacement of the ethyl substituents of triethylphosphine by phenyl groups leads to increasing potency in th...
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PMID: 18253767
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We have found that the 6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine derivative, which showed the largest structural deviations with respect to the model compound [Au2(mu-O)2(bipy)2](PF6)2, also had the highest oxidizing power, the least thermal stability, and the greatest cytotoxic activity. The positive correlati...
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PMID: 18314951
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Microbial precipitation of gold was achieved using Escherichia coli and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans provided with H2 as the electron donor. No precipitation was observed using H2 alone or with heat-killed cells. Reduction of aqueous AuIII ions by both strains was demonstrated at pH 7 using 2 mM HAuC...
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PMID: 17969152
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Gold(I) complexes react with 4-allenyl arenes in an exo fashion to furnish vinyl-substituted benzocycles. Phosphite gold(I) monocations were found to be optimal, and the catalyst was tolerant of ethers, esters, and pyrroles. Reactions proceeded in unpurified solvent at room temperature.
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PMID: 18278940
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We hypothesize that these metallodrugs, at variance with classical platinum(II) drugs, produce in most cases their growth inhibition effects through a variety of "DNA-independent" mechanisms. Notably, strong inhibition of the selenoenzyme thioredoxin reductase and associated disregulation of mitocho...
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PMID: 18177942
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Electrospray ionization spectra of potential cyanide-containing gold-drug metabolites revealed additional, weak, unanticipated peaks at approximately twice the mass of the gold(I) and gold(III) cyanide complexes. The exact masses correspond to proton-linked bimetallic complexes, [H[Au(CN)(m)](2)](-)...
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PMID: 18255157
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We have previously shown that analogs of auranofin, a clinically available antiarthritic drug, inhibit cathepsin B. In this study, the extent to which the steric and electronic properties of the phosphine ligand can be modified to obtain enhanced potency against cathepsin B is investigated....
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PMID: 18164406
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It is demonstrated herein that the FAD-dependent enzyme glutathione reductase (GR) catalyzes the NADPH-dependent reduction of AuCl4-, forming gold nanoparticles at the active site that are tightly bound through the catalytic cysteines. The nanoparticles can be removed from the GR active site with th...
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PMID: 18166048
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We developed a method in preparing size-controllable gold nanoparticles (Au NPs, 2-6 nm) capped with glutathione by varying the pH (between 5.5 and 8.0) of the solution before reduction. This method is based on the formation of polymeric nanoparticle precursors, Au(I)-glutathione polymers, which cha...
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PMID: 18154334
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Nanogold-labeled anti-C3 had a marked catalytic effect on the reaction of HAuCl(4) and NH(2)OH to form particles, which exhibit a maximum RS peak at 585 nm. The decrease in RS intensity, DeltaI(RS), of the nanocatalytic system was proportional to C3 concentration from 5.0 to 160.0 ng/L. The detectio...
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PMID: 17998268
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Gold(I) halides, including AuCl and AuBr, were employed for the first time as precursors in the synthesis of Au nanoparticles. The synthesis was accomplished by dissolving Au(I) halides in chloroform in the presence of alkylamines, followed by decomposition at 60 degrees C. The relative low stability...
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PMID: 18058964
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We have investigated gold(III) dithiocarbamates for their anticancer activity and showed that their primary target is the proteasome. Treatment of human breast tumor-bearing nude mice with a gold(III) dithiocarbamate complex resulted in significant inhibition of tumor growth, associated with proteas...
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PMID: 17952862
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We survey here the results of research activities carried out in our "Laboratory of Metals in Medicine" (Department of Chemistry, University of Florence) during the last three years, concerning the molecular characterisation of adducts formed between platinum, ruthenium and gold metallodrugs and a f...
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PMID: 18289690
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This study illustrates a serious health threat to small-scale goldmine in China and indicates an urgent need for environmental control and disease prevention....
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PMID: 17948247
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The novel water soluble bidentate phosphine ligand 1,3-bis(di-2-pyridylphosphino)propane (d2pypp) has been synthesized by a convenient route involving treatment of 2-pyridyllithium with Cl(2)P(CH(2))(3)PCl(2) and isolation in crystalline form as the hydrochloride salt. The synthesis of the precursor...
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PMID: 17992279
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Highly dispersed gold nanocrystals decorating silica spheres were prepared from HAuCl4 and NaOH via a deposition-precipitation (DP) process, in which the isoelectric point (IEP) of the substrate was adjusted during sphere synthesis by interaction of the surface with ammonia molecules. Through the sy...
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PMID: 17915900
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We compared the effects of gold ions with those of Cu(I) and Ag(I) on ethylene binding in exogenously expressed ETR1 receptors and on ethylene growth responses in etiolated Arabidopsis seedlings. We find that gold ions also support ethylene binding but, unlike Ag(I), do not block ethylene action on...
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PMID: 17931631
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A simple method for synthesizing gold nanoparticles stabilized by horse spleen apoferritin (HSAF) is reported using NaBH(4) or 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid (MOPS) as the reducing agent. AuCl(4)(-) reduction by NaBH(4) was complete within a few seconds, whereas reduction by MOPS was much slow...
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PMID: 17723241
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Gold nanoparticles of variable sizes have been prepared by reducing HAuCl(4) with trisodium citrate by Frens' method. It has been found that the gold particles under consideration produce well-ordered aggregates upon interaction with a biomolecule, glutathione in variable acidic pH condition and exh...
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PMID: 17540397
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While maintaining anatomical integrity, matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) has allowed researchers to directly probe tissue, map the distribution of analytes and elucidate molecular structure with minimal preparation. MALDI-ion mobility (IM)-orthogonal time-of-f...
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PMID: 17621389
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Incipient-wetness impregnation of gamma-Al(2)O(3) with HAuCl(4) and subsequent removal of chlorine with NaOH, and deposition-precipitation of HAuCl(4) on TiO(2) at pH 7 resulted in supported Au(3+) species. Time-resolved in situ XAS at the Au L(3) edge showed that the Al(2)O(3)-supported oxidic or h...
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PMID: 17579741
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Gold nanoparticles are reported and evaluated as probes for the detection of anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil (5FU). The nature of binding between 5FU and gold nanoparticles via complexation is investigated using ultraviolet visible spectrophotometry, cyclic voltammetry, transmission electron microsco...
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PMID: 17287098
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Lichen planus is one of the most common mucocutaneous conditions seen in dental practice. A variety of other conditions known as lichenoid reactions can simulate lichen planus either clinically or histologically. This paper will discuss the more common lichenoid reactions seen in clinical practice a...
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PMID: 17849968
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We immunolabeled the membrane proteins caveolin-1 and connexin 43 in mouse cell lines as well as the membrane attached protein tetrachloroethene reductive dehalogenase (PceA) in bacterial cells at freeze-fracture replicas generated by different evaporation parameters. The labeling experiments for ca...
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PMID: 17415584
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Potassium N-isopropyl-2-(isopropylamino)troponiminate, K{(iPr)2ATI}, and potassium N-cyclohexyl-2-(cyclohexylamino)troponiminate, K{(Cy)2ATI}, were synthesized by treatment of the neutral ligands with an excess of KH in THF. Reaction of the potassium reagents with [AuClPPh3] resulted in the gold com...
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PMID: 17480072
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X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy (XANES) was successfully employed to determine the gold valence in the metal-reducing bacterium Shewanella algae after exposure to a 1 mM aqueous HAuCl4 solution for 10-120 min. XANES spectra revealed the oxidation state of gold in the bacterial cell...
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PMID: 17630130
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We have investigated extracellular biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using Sargassum wightii and have achieved rapid formation of gold nanoparticles in a short duration. The UV-vis spectrum of the aqueous medium containing gold ion showed peak at 527 nm corresponding to the plasmon absorbance of go...
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PMID: 17350236
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This paper proposes an alternative solution to multimetal deposition (MMD) for the development of latent fingermarks on non-porous and porous surfaces. MMD offers a good sensitivity, however it is very time-consuming and requires many reagents to be carried out. Single-metal deposition (SMD) replace...
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PMID: 17275233
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Toluidine blue and gold chloride stains are both well-known for staining nervous tissue. Toluidine blue is a general method to stain neurons and glia, used because of the speed of action. Gold sublimate is a delicate procedure that requires extreme purity of reagents and materials, and it stains ast...
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PMID: 17381706
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We monitored both morphological and spectral changes as the molar ratio of HAuCl4 to Ag was increased. The details of reaction were different from previous observations on single-crystal Ag nanocubes and cuboctahedrons. Because Au and Ag form alloys rapidly within small MTPs rich in vacancy and grai...
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PMID: 17243691
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We suggest that the CFTR pore has at least two anion binding sites at which Au(CN)2(-) and Pt(NO2)4(2-) block Cl- permeation. The T-338A mutation decreases a barrier for Au(CN)2(-) movement between different sites, leading to significant changes in its blocking action. Our finding that apparent bloc...
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PMID: 17142267
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