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Cross-Talks Between Sulfane Sulfur and Thiol at a Zinc(II) Site.
Sahana, Tuhin; Kakkarakkal, Dhanusree C; Kundu, Subrata.
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  • Sahana T; School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-Tvm), 695551, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
  • Kakkarakkal DC; School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-Tvm), 695551, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
  • Kundu S; School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER-Tvm), 695551, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
Chemistry ; 28(37): e202200776, 2022 Jul 01.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35470499
Transformations of sulfane sulfur compounds (e. g. organic polysulfides (R-Sn -R, n>2) and elemental sulfur (S8 )) play pivotal roles in the biochemical landscape of sulfur, and thus supports signaling activities of H2 S. Although a number of previous reports illustrate amine mediated reactions of S8 and thiol (RSH) yielding R-Sn -R, this report illustrates that a tripodal [ZnII ] complex [(Bn3 Tren)ZnII -OH2 ](ClO4 )2 (1) facilitates the reactions of sulfane sulfur and thiol (RSH), thereby offering an amine-free biologically relevant complementary route. UV-vis monitoring of the reactions and a set of control experiments underline the definitive role of [ZnII ] coordination motif in the reactions of sulfane sulfur (e. g. S8 and R-Sn -R) with RSH. Detailed investigations (UV-vis, NMR, ESI-MS, intermediate trapping, and TEMPO radical interference experiments) disclose the key differences in the [ZnII ] versus previously known amine mediated routes. Moreover, the persulfide (RSS- ) trapping experiments using 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (F-DNB) reveal the intermediacy of RSS- species in the [ZnII ] mediated reactions of sulfane sulfur and thiol, thereby demonstrating [ZnII ] assisted persulfidation of thiol in the presence of sulfane sulfur species. Of broader impact, this study underscores the feasible influence of biologically relevant [ZnII ] coordination motifs (e. g. carbonic anhydrase) on the sulfane sulfur chemistry in biology.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sulfhydryl Compounds / Zinc Language: En Journal: Chemistry Journal subject: QUIMICA Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: India Country of publication: Germany

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sulfhydryl Compounds / Zinc Language: En Journal: Chemistry Journal subject: QUIMICA Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: India Country of publication: Germany