Work from the Kurtz group at the University of Texas at San Antonio published in Biochemistry described the process by which Zn(II) protoporphyrin IX (ZnPP) complexes were generated and loaded with iron to determine both the photophysical and photochemical properties of the complex. The X-ray crystal structures obtained depicted a six-coordinate zinc in the ZnPP […]
Work from the Chen group at Shanghai University published in Microchimica Acta described the development of a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor using pyridinium porphyrin-mediated gold nanoparticle composites to amplify SPR signal when detecting B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP). The determination range for the sensor was shown to be broad and the experimental execution simple and easily performed. Thanks for
Recent work from the Doctorovich group at the University of Buenos Aires published in JACS identified the first biomimetic water-soluble FeII-porphyrin nitroxyl complexes. A pKa was calculated for the complex and reaction kinetics measured. DFT calculations implied the formation of a phlorin radical intermediate for the investigated reaction. Thanks for using our meso-tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphine, T40699.Â
Recent work from the Vesselli group at the University of Trieste published in Topics in Catalysis demonstrated both experimental and computational results for the metal-organic framework (MOF) structure of 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-pyridyl)21H,23H-porphyrin cobalt(III) chloride assembled on a Au(111) surface. The generated MOF was able to mimic O2 stabilization and activation mechanisms typically observed in proteins and enzymes. Thanks for using our cobalt tetrapyridylporphyrin, T40892.Â