Wrocław University of Technology

About: Wrocław University of Technology is a education organization based out in Wrocław, Poland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Laser & Computer science. The organization has 13115 authors who have published 31279 publications receiving 338694 citations.

Sorption of precious metals from acid solutions by functionalised vinylbenzyl chloride–acrylonitryle–divinylbenzene copolymers bearing amino and guanidine ligands

Abstract: New functional resins with long functional ligands were synthesised by modification of poly(vinylbenzylchloride–acrylonitryle–divinylbenzene) matrix with ethylenediamine, bis(aminopropyl)amine, bis(aminohexyl)triamine or tris(2-aminoethyl)amine. The derivatives were reacted with S -methylthiourea to obtain resins with 2.8–5.0 mmol of amino group per 1 g of dry resin. Sorption efficiency of resin towards Au(III), Pt(IV), Pd(II) chlorocomplexes was determined in a batch mode multicomplexes solutions of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Fe(III) chlorides in 0.1–3 M HCl. The sorption capacity of gold, platinum and palladium from 0.1 M hydrochloric solutions reaches the value of 190, 245 and 280 mg/g, respectively. Recovery of noble metals reveals average of 95% from mulitcomponent solutions.

DeSUMOylating enzymes—SENPs

Abstract: Summary Modification of proteins by ubiquitin and SUMO (small ubiquitin-like modifiers) is a dynamic and reversible process. Similar to the ubiquitin pathway, where the action of deubiquitinating enzymes removes ubiquitin from ubiquitin-adducts, SUMO is also removed intact from its substrates by proteases belonging to the sentrin-specific proteases (SENPs) family. In addition to their isopeptidase activity, SENPs also execute another essential function as endopeptidases by removing the short C-terminal extension from immature SUMOs. The defining characteristics of SENPs are their predicted conserved molecular scaffold—defined as members of peptidase Clan CE, conserved catalytic mechanism, and their reported activity on SUMO or Nedd8 conjugated proteins (or the respective precursors). We discuss recent progress on the human SENPs and their substrates. 2008 IUBMB IUBMB Life, 60(11): 734–742, 2008