Mussel shell (MS) and biochar (BC) are commonly used for the remediation of metal
contaminated soil. However, less research has been focused to examine the efficacy of their …

Metal coordination with proteinaceous ligands has greatly expanded the chemical toolbox of
proteins and their biological roles. The structure and function of natural metalloproteins have …

Human overexposure to nickel (Ni) emanating from the increasing application of Ni
compounds in modern technology is a major public health concern. Nickel has been shown …

Urease is a Ni (II)-containing enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea to yield ammonia
and carbamate at a rate 10 15 times higher than the uncatalyzed reaction. Urease is a …

Screening of 25 analogs of Ebselen, diversified at the N-aromatic residue, led to the
identification of the most potent inhibitors of Sporosarcina pasteurii urease reported to date …

The active sites of metalloenzymes that catalyze O 2-dependent reactions generally contain
iron or copper ions. However, several enzymes are capable of activating O 2 at manganese …

The nickel-dependent enzyme urease is a virulence factor for a large number of human
pathogens, as well as a negative element for the efficiency of soil nitrogen fertilization for …

Combating several pathological conditions associated with ureolytic enzyme (urease)
remains a formidable challenge because of the lack of effective and safe drug therapies. In …

The mechanochemical reaction of urea and catechol affords the quantitative formation of a
1: 1 urea· catechol (URCAT) cocrystal that can act simultaneously as a urease inhibitor and …

The nickel-dependent enzyme urease is a virulence factor for a large number of pathogenic
and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, as well as a negative factor for the efficiency of soil nitrogen …