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Positron Emission Tomography Using 64-Copper as a Tracer for the Study of Copper-Related Disorders
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2023
The present protocol describes how to perform 64Cu PET/CT and PET/MRI imaging in humans to study copper-related disorders, such as Wilson disease, and the treatment effect on copper metabolism.
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A Caenorhabditis elegans Nutritional-status Based Copper Aversion Assay
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2017
Here, we present a Caenorhabditis elegans-specific assay designed to evaluate changes in copper aversion behavior and the ability to locate a common food source, as the organism progresses from a well-fed to starved nutritional state.
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The Equilibrium Binding Constant and Binding Strength
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2020
The equilibrium binding constant (Kb) quantifies the strength of a protein-ligand interaction. Kb can be calculated as follows when the reaction is at equilibrium: where P and L are the unbound protein and ligand, respectively, and PL is the protein-ligand complex. As the amount of bound ligand is also related to the rate of ligand binding, experiments can also determine Kb by examining the rates of protein-ligand association (kon) and dissociation (koff) using the following ratio: Thus,...
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Exfoliation of Egyptian Blue and Han Blue, Two Alkali Earth Copper Silicate-based Pigments
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2014
The preparation and exfoliation of CaCuSi4O10 and BaCuSi4O10 are described. Upon stirring in hot water, CaCuSi4O10 spontaneously exfoliates into monolayers, whereas BaCuSi4O10 requires ultrasonication in organic solvents. Near infrared (NIR) imaging illustrates the NIR emission properties of these materials, and aqueous dispersions of these nanomaterials are useful for solution processing.
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Ligand Binding Sites
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2020
Proteins are dynamic macromolecules that carry out a wide variety of essential processes; however, the activities of most proteins depend on their interactions with other molecules or ions, known as ligands. Protein-ligand interactions are quite specific; even though numerous potential ligands surround a cellular protein at any given time, only a particular ligand can bind to that protein. Moreover, a ligand binds only to a dedicated area on the surface of the protein, known as the...
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Copper oxidation state can alter both the strength and geometry of a complex because Cu(I) and Cu(II) present different metal states to the ligand environment. The surrounding donor atoms and their arrangement therefore influence how the ion is coordinated. Comparing these variables helps chemists relate a complex’s structure to its binding behavior in inorganic and biological chemistry.
Nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur donor atoms influence binding because their lone pairs are the electron sources shared with copper in coordinate covalent bonds. The identity and arrangement of these donors help determine the resulting coordination environment, rather than treating all ligands as equivalent. This principle helps explain why copper complexes differ in structure and binding strength.
Chelation can stabilize a copper complex when a single ligand attaches through multiple donor sites. These linked interactions create a more strongly supported coordination arrangement than an attachment involving only one donor site. Evaluating chelation is therefore important when comparing ligand designs and predicting which molecular environments may maintain copper coordination more effectively.
Copper-binding studies reveal how oxidation state, donor atoms, ligand arrangement, and chelation affect complex strength and geometry. That information can guide the selection or design of molecular environments for catalysts and sensors. In practice, understanding these relationships helps connect a complex’s coordination behavior with its intended chemical function without treating copper as an isolated component.
In biological chemistry, copper binding helps clarify how copper is transported and how its reactivity is controlled within biological systems. Studying the ligands and coordination environments associated with Cu(I) or Cu(II) provides a chemical framework for relating metal binding to transport and reactivity. This context is distinct from designing copper complexes for nonbiological uses.
Copper-binding principles support the design of separation methods and metal-based medicines by showing how ligand interactions can control copper coordination. Chelation, donor-atom identity, oxidation state, and complex geometry provide the relevant variables for developing such approaches. The same coordination chemistry can therefore inform both practical metal separation strategies and medicinal compound design.