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  • Pyridine-2,6-bis(thiocarboxylic acid) (pdtc) is an iron-regulated metabolite produced by certain pseudomonads that is highly reactive towards metals by virtue of a pair of thiocarboxylate groups and ring nitrogen that combine to form a non-specific, high affinity, tri-dentate ligand (Figure 1) [ 1 2 ] . The formation constants for Co, Cu, and Fe complexes of pdtc were determined to be greater than 10 33 [ 3 ] . Uptake studies using 59Fe showed that addition of pdtc to the growth medium of two different pdtc-producing pseudomonads increased the efficiency of iron uptake by 20% [ 1 ] . The contribution of pdtc to iron uptake may be due to the fact that the copper complex of pdtc (Cu:pdtc) has the ability to reduce both soluble and mineral forms of ferric iron) [ 1 ] . Not surprisingly, in light of its high affinity for essential metals, pdtc also exhibits antimicrobial activity [ 4 ] .

  • Nor, at the other end of the scale, can we match the Spanish superlative suffix - ísimo , e.g., grandísimo, altísimo, bellísimo (rendered in English as the `biggest,' the `highest,' the `most beautiful,' although for an exact equivalency one would use the other superlative form in Spanish, más grande, más alto, más bello ). Nothing I have ever heard in English can match the breadth of lighthearted insult expressed by a Spanish wit some years ago who used the suffix with reference to the notoriously pampered, well-connected, well-heeled, well-placed brother-in-law ( cu ñado ) of Francisco Franco.

  • These include genes for both forms of SOD, the Cu/ZnSOD found in the cytoplasm and outer mitochondrial space, and MnSOD found in the inner mitochondrial space [ 23, 24, 25].

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  • Labs Cu(mg/L)4 SD CV(%)3


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