Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

ATP Driven Pumps III: V-type Pumps

ATP Driven Pumps III: V-type Pumps

V-type pumps are ATP-driven pumps found in the vacuolar membranes of plants, yeast, endosomal and lysosomal membranes of animal cells, plasma membranes of a few specialized eukaryotic cells, and some prokaryotes. They are also known as the V1Vo-ATPase, that couple ATP hydrolysis to transport protons against a concentration gradient.
The peripheral or cytosolic V1 domain with eight subunits is involved in ATP hydrolysis. The integral or transmembrane V0 domain containing at least five subunits...

ATP Driven Pumps II: P-type Pumps

ATP Driven Pumps II: P-type Pumps

The P-type pumps are a large family of integral membrane transporter ATPases. They are divided into five major types based on substrate specificity, from I to V.
A typical P-type pump has three cytosolic domains: nucleotide-binding (N), phosphorylation (P), and activator (A) domains. These domains are connected to the membrane-spanning helices by short amino acid segments. ATP hydrolysis and covalent phosphoenzyme intermediate formation are crucial parts of the catalytic cycle. At the highly...

ATP Synthase: Mechanism

ATP Synthase: Mechanism

In animals, the mitochondrial F1F0 ATP synthase is the key protein that synthesizes ATP molecules through a complex catalytic mechanism. While the nuclear genome encodes the majority of ATP synthase subunits, the mitochondrial genome encodes some of the enzyme's most critical components. The formation of this multi-subunit enzyme is a complex multi-step process regulated at the level of transcription, translation, and assembly. Defects in one or more of these steps can result in decreased ATP...

ATP Synthase: Structure

ATP Synthase: Structure

ATP synthase or ATPase is among the most conserved proteins found in bacteria, mammals, and plants. This enzyme can catalyze a forward reaction in response to the electrochemical gradient, producing ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate. ATP synthase can also work in a reverse direction by hydrolyzing ATP and generating an electrochemical gradient. Different forms of ATP synthases have evolved special features to meet the specific demands of the cell. Based on their specific feature, ATP...

ATP Driven Pumps I: An Overview

ATP Driven Pumps I: An Overview

ATP-driven pumps, also known as transport ATPases, are integral membrane proteins. They have binding sites for ATP located on the membrane's cytosolic side and the ion-conducting domain in the transmembrane region. These pumps use the free energy released from ATP hydrolysis to move the solutes across cell membranes against an electrochemical gradient.
There are four main types of ATP-driven pumps - P-type, V-type, F-type, and ABC transporter. All these pumps are of varying complexities and are...

Turbine-Governor Control

Turbine-Governor Control

Turbine-governor control is crucial for maintaining power system stability by balancing turbine mechanical power output with electrical load demand. This mechanism ensures that generator frequency and rotor speed are within acceptable limits during load variations. Turbine-generator units store kinetic energy due to their rotating masses; this energy is released to meet the load requirement when the load increases. The electrical torque of turbines rises to meet the demand, whereas the...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Solid-solid phase transitions across orientationally disordered phases: The case of tetrachloro-m-xylene.

Physical review. E·2026

Same author

Multifunctional Guest-Hosting Triple-Stranded Helicates: From Anion Recognition to Quantum Information Applications.

Accounts of chemical research·2026

Same author

On-chip EPR spectrometry of metalloproteins using superconducting lumped element resonators.

Nanoscale·2025

Same author

Self-Cooling Molecular Spin Qudits.

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)·2025

Same author

Encapsulation Enhances the Quantum Coherence of a Solid-State Molecular Spin Qubit.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)·2025

Same author

On-the-Fly Synthesis of Freestanding Spin-Crossover Architectures With Tunable Magnetic Properties.

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)·2025

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 9, 2026

Photodiode-Based Optical Imaging for Recording Network Dynamics with Single-Neuron Resolution in Non-Transgenic Invertebrates

Photodiode-Based Optical Imaging for Recording Network Dynamics with Single-Neuron Resolution in Non-Transgenic Invertebrates

Published on: July 9, 2020

A new type of paddle-wheel coordination complex.

Leoní A Barrios¹, Ivana Borilovic, Jorge Salinas Uber

¹Departament de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.

Dalton Transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)

|July 11, 2013

Summary

New coordination complexes with a novel paddle-wheel structure were synthesized using manganese and cobalt salts with a specific ligand in the presence of sodium ions. Their magnetic properties and behavior in solution were investigated.

More Related Videos

The Swimmeret System of Crayfish: A Practical Guide for the Dissection of the Nerve Cord and Extracellular Recordings of the Motor Pattern

The Swimmeret System of Crayfish: A Practical Guide for the Dissection of the Nerve Cord and Extracellular Recordings of the Motor Pattern

Published on: November 25, 2014

A Robotic Platform to Study the Foreflipper of the California Sea Lion

A Robotic Platform to Study the Foreflipper of the California Sea Lion

Published on: January 10, 2017

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 9, 2026

Photodiode-Based Optical Imaging for Recording Network Dynamics with Single-Neuron Resolution in Non-Transgenic Invertebrates

Photodiode-Based Optical Imaging for Recording Network Dynamics with Single-Neuron Resolution in Non-Transgenic Invertebrates

Published on: July 9, 2020

The Swimmeret System of Crayfish: A Practical Guide for the Dissection of the Nerve Cord and Extracellular Recordings of the Motor Pattern

The Swimmeret System of Crayfish: A Practical Guide for the Dissection of the Nerve Cord and Extracellular Recordings of the Motor Pattern

Published on: November 25, 2014

A Robotic Platform to Study the Foreflipper of the California Sea Lion

A Robotic Platform to Study the Foreflipper of the California Sea Lion

Published on: January 10, 2017

Area of Science:

Coordination Chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
Materials Science

Background:

The synthesis of novel coordination complexes is crucial for developing new materials with unique properties.
Ligand design plays a pivotal role in directing the self-assembly of complex structures.
Investigating metal-organic frameworks with specific ion incorporation can lead to materials with tailored functionalities.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize and characterize novel coordination complexes of manganese (Mn) and cobalt (Co) incorporating sodium (Na) ions.
To explore the structural features, specifically a new paddle-wheel architecture, of these complexes.
To investigate the magnetic properties and solution behavior of the newly formed compounds.

Main Methods:

Reaction of the ligand 2-hydroxy-1,3-bis-(3-oxo-3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-propionyl)-benzene (H5L4) with M(AcO)2 salts (M = Mn, Co) in the presence of Na(+) ions.
Crystallization and structural analysis of the resulting coordination complexes.
Magnetic property measurements and solution behavior studies.

Main Results:

Successful synthesis of two new coordination complexes, (NBu4)3[M2Na2(H2L4)3] (M = Mn(II) 1 and Co(II) 2).
These complexes exhibit a previously unreported paddle-wheel structural motif.
Preliminary investigations into their magnetic properties and behavior in solution were conducted.

Conclusions:

The study successfully demonstrates the assembly of novel coordination complexes with a unique paddle-wheel structure through the strategic use of a specific ligand, metal salts, and sodium ions.
The findings contribute to the understanding of self-assembly processes in coordination chemistry and the formation of new supramolecular architectures.
Further research into these complexes could reveal potential applications based on their magnetic and solution properties.