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Bioinorganic and biological inorganic chemistry

Welcome to the Dalton Transactions bioinorganic and biological inorganic chemistry webpage which collects together all the papers published in this field. Communications, Papers, Perspectives and Frontiers are all included, enabling you to see what the present challenges are and what direction the area may take in the future.

A broad range of topics is covered, from enzyme studies to contrast agents and cancer therapy. With links to the RSC's other biologically relevant webpages including discussion groups, this is a unique tool for keeping up to date in your field.

The inducing NO-vasodilation by chemical reduction of coordinated nitrite ion in cis-[Ru(NO₂)L(bpy)₂]⁺ complex
Z�nis Novais da Rocha, Mario S�rgio Pereira Marchesi, Josiane Cristina Molin, Claure N. Lunardi, Katrina M. Miranda, Lusiane Maria Bendhack, Peter C. Ford and Roberto Santana da Silva,�Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b803441a

Nitrogen-15 NMR spectroscopy of N-metallated nucleic acids: insights into ¹⁵N NMR parameters and N�metal bonds
Yoshiyuki Tanaka and Akira Ono,�Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b803510p

Confinement effects on the interaction of native DNA with Cu(II)�5-(triethylammoniummethyl)salicylidene ortho-phenylendiiminate in C₁₂E₄ liquid crystals
Giampaolo Barone, Alessandro Longo, Angela Ruggirello, Arturo Silvestri, Alessio Terenzi and Vincenzo Turco Liveri,�Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b804610g

Fe^II/-ketoglutarate hydroxylases involved in nucleobase, nucleoside, nucleotide, and chromatin metabolism
Jana M. Simmons, Tina A. M�ller and Robert P. Hausinger,�Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b803512a

Oligopyridine ligands derived from amino acid precursors: Their Zn²⁺ complexation and effects on hepatic stellate cell functions
Hiroshi Tsukube, Yuki Noda, Yumiko Kataoka, Hiroyuki Miyake, Satoshi Shinoda, Akiko Kojima-Yuasa, Yoshitake Nishida and Isao Matsui-Yuasa,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 4038
DOI: 10.1039/b806548a

Versatile biomimetic dendrimer templates used in the formation of TiO₂ and GeO₂
Sarah L. Sewell, Ryan D. Rutledge and David W. Wright,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3857
DOI: 10.1039/b802842g

Biomimetic synthesis of titania nanoparticles induced by protamine
Yanjun Jiang, Dong Yang, Lei Zhang, Lin Li, Qianyun Sun, Yufei Zhang, Jian Li and Zhongyi Jiang,�Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b802745e

Interaction of rac-[Cu(diimine)₃]²⁺ and rac-[Zn(diimine)₃]²⁺ complexes with CT DNA: effect of fluxional Cu(II) geometry on DNA binding, ligand�promoted exciton coupling and prominent DNA cleavage
Sethu Ramakrishnan and Mallayan Palaniandavar,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3866
DOI: 10.1039/b801497c

Triethylenetetramine penta- and hexa-acetamide ligands and their ytterbium complexes as paraCEST contrast agents for MRI
Dirk Burdinski, Johan Lub, Jeroen A. Pikkemaat, Diana Moreno Jal�n, Sophie Martial and Carolina Del Pozo Ochoa,�Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b803557a

Versatile biomimetic dendrimer templates used in the formation of TiO₂ and GeO₂
Sarah L. Sewell, Ryan D. Rutledge and David W. Wright,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3857
DOI: 10.1039/b802842g

Studies of nitric oxide interaction with mono- and dinuclear copper(II) complexes of prion protein bis-octarepeat fragments
Raffaele P. Bonomo, Giuseppe Pappalardo, Enrico Rizzarelli, Giovanni Tabb� and Laura I. Vagliasindi,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3805
DOI: 10.1039/b719930a

Double-strand DNA cleavage from photodecarboxylation of (-oxo)diiron(III) L-histidine complex in visible light
Mithun Roy, Tuhin Bhowmick, Suryanarayanarao Ramakumar, Munirathinam Nethaji and Akhil R. Chakravarty,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3542
DOI: 10.1039/b802533a

Double-strand DNA cleavage by copper complexes of 2,2-dipyridyl with guanidinium/ammonium pendants
Juan He, Ping Hu, Yu-Jia Wang, Ming-Liang Tong, Hongzhe Sun, Zong-Wan Mao and Liang-Nian Ji,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3207
DOI: 10.1039/b801549j

Nucleobase-containing transition metal complexes as building blocks for biological markers and supramolecular structures
Jason M. Lynam,�Dalton Trans., 2008
DOI: 10.1039/b802347f

Rhenium and technetium complexes bearing quinazoline derivatives: progress towards a ^99mTc biomarker for EGFR-TK imaging
C�lia Fernandes, Isabel C. Santos, I. Santos, Hans-Jurgen Pietzsch, Jens-Uwe Kunstler, Werner Kraus, Ana Rey, Nikos Margaritis, Athanasia Bourkoula, Aris Chiotellis, Maria Paravatou-Petsotas and Ioannis Pirmettis,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3215
DOI: 10.1039/b802021c

O₂ Reduction to H₂O by the multicopper oxidases
Edward I. Solomon, Anthony J. Augustine and Jungjoo Yoon,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3921
DOI: 10.1039/b800799c

The coordination chemistry of nitrosyl in cyanoferrates. An exhibit of bioinorganic relevant reactions
Jos� A. Olabe,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3633
DOI: 10.1039/b803153c

Interaction of uranium(VI) with lipopolysaccharide
Astrid Barkleit, Henry Moll and Gert Bernhard,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2879
DOI: 10.1039/b715669c

Structural and functional mimic of galactose oxidase by a copper complex of a sterically demanding [N₂O₂] ligand
Alex John, Mobin M. Shaikh and Prasenjit Ghosh,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2815
DOI: 10.1039/b801496e

A technetium intermediate specifically promotes deprotection of trifluoroacetyl HYNIC during radiolabelling under mild conditions
M. Bashir-Uddin Surfraz, Stefano C. G. Biagini and Philip J. Blower,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2920
DOI: 10.1039/b805110k

Effect of adenine moiety on DNA binding property of copper(II)�terpyridine complexes
Qin Jiang, Zhengyi Wu, Yangmiao Zhang, Anna C. G. Hotze, Michael J. Hannon and Zijian Guo,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3054
DOI: 10.1039/b719010g

Design, syntheses, and characterization of dioxo-molybdenum(VI) complexes with thiolate ligands: effects of intraligand NHS hydrogen bonding
Raghvendra S. Sengar, Jonathan J. Miller and Partha Basu,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2569
DOI: 10.1039/b714386a

Substitution behaviour of amine-bridged dinuclear Pt(II) complexes with bio-relevant nucleophiles
Hakan Ert�rk, Joachim Maigut, Ralph Puchta and Rudi van Eldik,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2759
DOI: 10.1039/b718177a

Dinickel complexes of disubstituted benzoate polydentate ligands: mimics for the active site of urease
Way-Zen Lee, Huan-Sheng Tseng, Meng-Yu Ku and Ting-Shen Kuo,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2538
DOI: 10.1039/b803094b

Water-soluble cyclodiphosphazanes: synthesis, gold(I) metal complexes and their in vitro antitumor studies
D. Suresh, Maravanji S. Balakrishna, Krishnan Rathinasamy, Dulal Panda and Shaikh M. Mobin,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2812
DOI: 10.1039/b804026p

Gadolinium(III) complexes as MRI contrast agents: ligand design and properties of the complexes
Petr Hermann, Jan Kotek, Vojtch Kub�ek and Ivan Luke,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3027
DOI: 10.1039/b719704g

N-heterocycle chelated oxomolybdenum(VI and V) complexes with bidentate citrate
Zhao-Hui Zhou, Can-Yu Chen, Ze-Xing Cao, Khi-Rui Tsai and Yuan L. Chow,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2475
DOI: 10.1039/b717452g

Perspectives in paramagnetic NMR of metalloproteins
Ivano Bertini, Claudio Luchinat, Giacomo Parigi and Roberta Pierattelli,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 3782
DOI: 10.1039/b719526e

Cellular confocal fluorescence studies and cytotoxic activity of new Zn(II) bis(thiosemicarbazonato) complexes
Sofia I. Pascu, Philip A. Waghorn, Timothy D. Conry, Bonita Lin, Helen M. Betts, Jonathan R. Dilworth, Robert B. Sim, Grant C. Churchill, Franklin I. Aigbirhio and John E. Warren,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2107
DOI: 10.1039/b802806k

Large-bite bis(phosphite) ligand containing mesocyclic thioether moieties: synthesis, reactivity, group 11 (Cu^I, Au^I) metal complexes and anticancer activity studies on a human cervical cancer (HeLa) cell line
D. Suresh, Maravanji S. Balakrishna, Krishnan Rathinasamy, Dulal Panda and Joel T. Mague,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2285
DOI: 10.1039/b719904j

Inclusion complexes of the antitumour metallocenes Cp₂MCl₂ (M = Mo, Ti) with cucurbit[n]urils
Damian P. Buck, P. Manohari Abeysinghe, Carleen Cullinane, Anthony I. Day, J. Grant Collins and Margaret M. Harding,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2328
DOI: 10.1039/b718322d

Gd-complexes of DTPA-bis(amide) conjugates of tranexamic acid and its esters with high relaxivity and stability for magnetic resonance imaging
Sujit Dutta, Ji-Ae Park, Jae-Chang Jung, Yongmin Chang and Tae-Jeong Kim,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2199
DOI: 10.1039/b719440d

Influence of an electron-deficient bridging o-carborane on the electronic properties of an [FeFe] hydrogenase active site model
Lennart Schwartz, Lars Eriksson, Reiner Lomoth, Francesc Teixidor, Clara Vi�as and Sascha Ott,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2379
DOI: 10.1039/b802908n

Non-covalent DNA binding and cytotoxicity of certain mixed-ligand ruthenium(II) complexes of 2,2-dipyridylamine and diimines
Venugopal Rajendiran, Mariappan Murali, Eringathodi Suresh, Mallayan Palaniandavar, Vaiyapuri Subbarayan Periasamy and Mohammad Abdulkader Akbarsha,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2157
DOI: 10.1039/b715077f

Synthesis, characterization and electrochemistry of 4-functionalized 2,2:6,2-terpyridine ruthenium(II) complexes and their biological activity
Arockiam Anthonysamy, Sengottuvelan Balasubramanian, Vellasamy Shanmugaiah and Narayanasamy Mathivanan,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2136
DOI: 10.1039/b716011a

Selenium-bridged diiron hexacarbonyl complexes as biomimetic models for the active site of Fe�Fe hydrogenases
Shang Gao, Jiangli Fan, Shiguo Sun, Xiaojun Peng, Xing Zhao and Jun Hou,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 2128
DOI: 10.1039/b717497g

Dinuclear iron complexes based on parallel -diiminato binding sites: syntheses, structures and reaction with O₂
Maurice Frederic Pilz, Christian Limberg, Serhiy Demeshko, Franc Meyer and Burkhard Ziemer,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1917
DOI: 10.1039/b715376g

Electron density controlled carbamate ligand binding mode: towards a better understanding of metalloenzyme activity
C. Neuh�user, D. Domide, J. Mautz, E. Kaifer and H.-J. Himmel,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1821
DOI: 10.1039/b800687n

Biologically relevant O,S-donor compounds. Synthesis, molybdenum complexation and xanthine oxidase inhibition
S�lvia Chaves, Marco Gil, S�nia Can�rio, Ratomir Jelic, Maria Jo�o Rom�o, Jos� Trinc�o, Eberhardt Herdtweck, Joana Sousa, Carmen Diniz, Paula Fresco and M. Am�lia Santos,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1773
DOI: 10.1039/b717172b

Why is the amyloid beta peptide of Alzheimer's disease neurotoxic?
Arvi Rauk,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1273
DOI: 10.1039/b718601k

A benzene-core trinuclear Gd^III complex: towards the optimization of relaxivity for MRI contrast agent applications at high magnetic field
Jo�o Bruno Livramento, Lothar Helm, Ang�lique Sour, Conlin O'Neil, Andr� E. Merbach and �va T�th,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1195
DOI: 10.1039/b717390c

Evaluation of 2-methyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyridinecarboxylic acid as a possible chelating agent for iron and aluminium
Annalisa Dean, Maria Grazia Ferlin, Paola Brun, Ignazio Castagliuolo, Denis Badocco, Paolo Pastore, Alfonso Venzo, G. Giorgio Bombi and Valerio B. Di Marco,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1689
DOI: 10.1039/b717269a

Coordination properties of Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions towards the C-terminal peptide fragment -TYTEHA- of histone H4
T. Karavelas, G. Malandrinos, N. Hadjiliadis, Piotr Mlynarz, Henryk Kozlowski, M. Barsam and I. Butler,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1215
DOI: 10.1039/b716863b

Redox modulation of oxidative stress by Mn porphyrin-based therapeutics: The effect of charge distribution
J�lio S. Rebou�as, Ivan Spasojevi, Daryono H. Tjahjono, Arlette Richaud, Francisco M�ndez, Ludmil Benov and Ines Batini-Haberle,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1233
DOI: 10.1039/b716517j

Towards the rational design of platinum(II) and gold(III) complexes as antitumour agents
Xiaoyong Wang and Zijian Guo,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1521
DOI: 10.1039/b715903j

A comparison of the binding of metal complexes to duplex and quadruplex DNA
Jihan Talib, Charlotte Green, Kimberley J. Davis, Thitima Urathamakul, Jennifer L. Beck, Janice R. Aldrich-Wright and Stephen F. Ralph,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1018
DOI: 10.1039/b715458e

Differential effects of Mg(II) and N-4-tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride on the recognition and catalysis in ATP hydrolysis
Yanqing Ma and Gongxuan Lu,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1081
DOI: 10.1039/b714667a

Products of Cu(II)-catalyzed oxidation of -synuclein fragments containing M¹-D² and H⁵⁰ residues in the presence of hydrogen peroxide
Teresa Kowalik-Jankowska, Anna Rajewska, Elbieta Jankowska and Zbigniew Grzonka,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 832
DOI: 10.1039/b714440g

Kinetic studies on the reactions of [Pd(dach)(X�Y)] complexes with some DNA constituents
Biljana Petrovi, ivadin D. Bugari and Rudi van Eldik,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 807
DOI: 10.1039/b714329j

Symmetrical and unsymmetrical dizinc complexes as models for the active sites of hydrolytic enzymes
Martin Jarenmark, Sascha Kappen, Matti Haukka and Ebbe Nordlander,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 993
DOI: 10.1039/b713664a

Modelling NiFe hydrogenases: nickel-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen production
Sigol�ne Canaguier, Vincent Artero and Marc Fontecave,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 315
DOI: 10.1039/b713567j

Synthesis, structure, magnetism and nuclease activity of tetranuclear copper(II) phosphonates containing ancillary 2,2-bipyridine or 1,10-phenanthroline ligands
Vadapalli Chandrasekhar, Ramachandran Azhakar, Tapas Senapati, Pakkirisamy Thilagar, Surajit Ghosh, Sandeep Verma, Ramamoorthy Boomishankar, Alexander Steiner and Paul K�gerler,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 1150
DOI: 10.1039/b712876b

Antitumour metal compounds: more than theme and variations
Michael A. Jakupec, Markus Galanski, Vladimir B. Arion, Christian G. Hartinger and Bernhard K. Keppler,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 183
DOI: 10.1039/b712656p

H-atom abstraction reaction for organic substrates via mononuclear copper(II)-superoxo species as a model for DM and PHM
Tatsuya Fujii, Syuhei Yamaguchi, Shun Hirota and Hideki Masuda,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 164
DOI: 10.1039/b712572k

Monohydroxamic acids and bridging dihydroxamic acids as chelators to ruthenium(III) and as nitric oxide donors: syntheses, speciation studies and nitric oxide releasing investigation
Darren Griffith, Krystyna Krot, Jedd Comiskey, Kevin B. Nolan and Celine J. Marmion,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 137
DOI: 10.1039/b711863e

Synthesis and cytotoxicity of dinuclear complexes containing ruthenium(II) bipyridyl units linked by a bis(pyridylimine) ligand
Ursula McDonnell, Jessica M. C. A. Kerchoffs, Rosa P. M. Castineiras, Matthew R. Hicks, Anna C. G. Hotze, Michael J. Hannon and Alison Rodger,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 667
DOI: 10.1039/b711080d

Mixed ligand ruthenium(II) complexes of bis(pyrid-2-yl)-/bis(benzimidazol-2-yl)-dithioether and diimines: Study of non-covalent DNA binding and cytotoxicity
Venugopal Rajendiran, Mariappan Murali, Eringathodi Suresh, Sarika Sinha, Kumaravel Somasundaram and Mallayan Palaniandavar,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 148
DOI: 10.1039/b710578a

A combined computational and experimental study on DNA-photocleavage of Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes [Ru(bpy)₂(L)]²⁺ (L = pip, o-mopip and p-mopip)
Lian-Cai Xu, Shuo Shi, Jun Li, Si-Yan Liao, Kang-Cheng Zheng and Liang-Nian Ji,�Dalton Trans., 2008, 291
DOI: 10.1039/b710546k