Photodynamic Crosslinking of Proteins. III. Kinetics of the FMN- and Rose Bengal-sensitized Photooxidation and Intermolecular Crosslinking of Model Tyrosine-containing N-(2-Hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide Copolymers

As part of a study on the role of Tyr residues in the photosensitized intermolecular crosslinking of proteins, we have surveyed the kinetics of the rose bengal- and flavin mononucleotide (FMN)-sensitized photooxidation and crosslinking of a water-soluble N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide copolymer with attached 6-carbon side chains terminating in tyrosinamide groups (thus the -OH group of the Tyr is free, but both the amino and carboxyl groups are blocked, simulating the situation of a nonterminal Tyr in a protein). The intermolecular photodynamic crosslinking of the Tyr copolymer can result only from the formation of Tyr-Tyr (dityrosine) bonds, because the copolymer itself is not photooxidizable. Rose bengal, primarily a Type II (singlet oxygen) sensitizer, sensitized the rapid photooxidation of the Tyr residue in the Tyr copolymer only at high pH, where the Tyr phenolic group is ionized; crosslinking did not occur with rose bengal under any of the reaction conditions used. In contrast, FMN, which can sensitize by both Type I (free radical) and Type II processes, sensitized the photooxidation of the Tyr copolymer over the pH range 4-9.5. Also, significant photocrosslinking occurred, but only from pH 4 to 8, with a maximum rate at pH 6. Crosslinking required the presence of oxygen. Studies with inhibitors, D2O as solvent, catalase and superoxide dismutase indicated that the photooxidation and photocrosslinking of the Tyr copolymer with FMN at pH 6 were not mediated by singlet oxygen, superoxide or hydrogen peroxide. It appears that crosslinking involves the abstraction of an H atom from the Tyr phenolic group to give Tyr and FMN radicals. The Tyr radical in one Tyr copolymer can then react with a Tyr radical in another Tyr copolymer to give an intermolecular dityrosine crosslink.     

Primary intermediates of oxygen photoevolution reaction on TiO2 (Rutile) particles, revealed by in situ FTIR absorption and photoluminescence measurements

Primary intermediates of oxygen photoevolution (water photooxidation) reaction at the TiO2 (rutile)/aqueous solution interface were investigated by in situ multiple internal reflection infrared (MIRIR) absorption and photoluminescence (PL) measurements. UV irradiation of TiO2 in the presence of 10 mM Fe3+ in the solution caused the appearance of a new peak at 838 cm(-1) and a shoulder at 812 cm(-1). Detailed investigations of the effects of solution pH, the presence of methanol as a hole scavenger, and isotope exchange in water (H2(16)O-->H2(18)O) on the spectra have shown that the 838- and 812-cm(-1) bands can be assigned to the O-O stretching mode of surface TiOOH and TiOOTi, respectively, produced as primary intermediates of the oxygen photoevolution reaction. The results give strong support to our previously proposed mechanism that the oxygen photoevolution is initiated by a nucleophilic attack of a H2O molecule on a photogenerated hole at a surface lattice O site, not by oxidation of surface OH group by the hole. The conclusion is supported by PL measurements. A plausible reaction scheme is proposed for the oxygen photoevolution on TiO2 (rutile) in aqueous solutions of pH less than about 12.     

Effect of polyethylenimine, a cell permeabilizer, on the photosensitized destruction of algae by methylene blue and nuclear fast red

The present study reports the effect a cell permeabilizer, polyethylenimine (PEI) has on the photodynamic effect of methylene blue (MB) and nuclear fast red (NFR) in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The photosensitized destruction of the algae Chlorella vulgaris under irradiation with visible light is examined. The photodynamic effect was investigated under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The presence of a permeabilizer during the photosensitized destruction of C. vulgaris does not enhance the activity of the MB, MB/H2O2 system or the NFR, NFR/H2O2 system under aerobic conditions. However under anaerobic conditions we have determined that when a cell permeabilizer was added to the MB/H202 system, the photosensitized destruction of C. vulgaris proceeded via a combination of Type I and Type II mechanisms. The presence of PEI enforces MB/H2O2 to be active toward the destruction of C. vulgaris whether oxygen is present or absent. Under aerobic and anaerobic conditions the activity of NFR was suppressed in the presence of PEI as a result of electrostatic interactions between the photosensitizer and the cell permeabilizer. The decrease in fluorescence recorded is indicative of destruction of the chlorophyll a pigment.     

N2O活化的Fe/ZSM-5表面活性氧的表征(英)

Temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR) was employed to quantitatively characterize the active oxygen species generated from a high Fe-loading Fe/ZSM-5 catalyst exposed to N₂O at 250 ℃. [Fe-O-Fe]²⁺ dimer was determined as the active iron complex for N₂O decomposition to produce the active oxygen. Reduction of Fe³⁺ to Fe²⁺ by H₂ in the dimer and removal of OH^- groups from Fe²⁺ dimer by heating Fe/ZSM-5 to 700 ℃ were the prerequisites for the formation of this active Fe complex. A linear correlation with a slope of 1.0 between the amount of [Fe-O-Fe]²⁺ and that of active oxygen species was observed. Maximum amount of active oxygen species can be generated by reducing Fe/ZSM-5 catalyst with H₂ at the temperatures over 500 ℃ and then heating the resulting product in Ar to 700 ℃, followed by N₂O exposure at 250 ℃. The ratio of the total number of oxygen atoms (Ode) deposited by interaction of [Fe-O-Fe]²⁺ with N₂O to the amount of [Fe-O-Fe]²⁺ was 2. However, not all the deposited oxygen atoms were active oxygen (O_a); the ratio of O_a and O_de was 0.5. The iron dimer complex composing active oxygen is a five-atom ion [Fe₂O₃]²⁺; the most probable structure is as follows:     

SELECTIVE PHOTOOXIDATION OF THIOLS SENSITIZED BY AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS OF CADMIUM SULFIDE

-Finely powdered cadmium sulfide in aqueous, air-saturated, phosphate buffered suspension sensitizes the photooxidation of cysteine to cystine with good efficiency; several additional thiols and inorganic sulfides are also photooxidized. The other amino acids (histidine, methionine, tryptophan, tyrosine) known to be rapidly photooxidized with typical organic photosensitizers are photooxidized only very slowly. The quantum yield of oxygen uptake during cysteine photooxidation is pH dependent with a maximum (0.021) at pH 9.5; the yield is not increased in D₂O and is not decreased appreciably by sodium azide, suggesting that singlet oxygen is not involved in the photooxidation process. The slow rate of photooxidation of histidine, which is known to react efficiently with singlet oxygen, also suggests that little if any singlet oxygen is produced by illuminated cadmium sulfide. Superoxide dismutase inhibits the yield of cysteine photooxidation to a maximum of approximately 50%, suggesting the partial involvement of superoxide in the reaction mechanism. The quantum yields of the photooxidation of cysteine, ethylenediaminetetraacetate and inorganic sulfides decrease as the wavelength of the exciting light is increased. Yeast alcohol dehydrogenase, a sulfhydryl enzyme, is inactivated by photodynamic treatment with cadmium sulfide; lysozyme, which has no free sulfhydryl groups, is not.     

丹参素自氧化与促氧化机理

采用过氧化氢电极与电子自旋共振(ESR)技术对不同pH值条件下丹参素的自氧化及Cu2+对丹参素的促氧化反应机理进行了研究.实验结果发现:在碱性条件下(pH=8.5),丹参素自氧化作用异常显著,氧化首先生成O2-·,随后可歧化为H2O2,并且Cu2+对H2O2信号增强也起着显著的促进作用;在弱酸性条件下(pH=6.5),丹参素自氧化过程受到抑制,主要表现为少许Cu2+的促氧化作用;而在生理条件下(pH=7.4),丹参素的自氧化过程缓慢,有少量H2O2生成,并且Cu2+的促氧化作用非常有限.因此,当丹参素作为一种高效抗氧化剂药用时,其自身的自氧化与金属离子促氧化作用都应有所考虑,尤其在偏碱性体液中,更易产生大量的超氧阴离子自由基,并对生物机体造成某种损害.     

磺化酞菁类染料光敏氧化胆固醇及L-半胱氨酸的反应

本文合成了磺化酞菁、磺化酞菁镓和磺化酞菁铝,研究了它们光敏氧化胆固醇及L-半胱氨酸的反应。染料的聚集态和溶液的pH值对反应速率有不同程度的影响。D₂O加速反应而NaN₃猝灭反应的结果表明,光敏氧化反应主要通过Ⅱ型(涉及¹O₂)机制进行。     

Oxygen photoevolution on a tantalum oxynitride photocatalyst under visible-light irradiation: how does water photooxidation proceed on a metal-oxynitride surface?

The mechanism of water photooxidation (oxygen photoevolution) on a TaON photocatalyst was studied on the basis of our previous studies on the mechanism of this reaction on TiO(2) and N-doped TiO(2). We have confirmed that photocatalytic O(2) evolution occurs from an aqueous TaON suspension in the presence of Fe(3+), as reported. In-situ MIR-IR experiments have indicated that the TaON surface is slightly oxidized under visible-light irradiation, indicating that the oxygen photoevolution on TaON actually occurs on a thin Ta-oxide overlayer. The in-situ MIR-IR experiments have also shown that a certain surface peroxo species, tentatively assigned to adsorbed HOOH, is formed as an intermediate of the O(2) photoevolution reaction. Studies on the effect of addition of reductants to the electrolyte on the IPCE have shown that photogenerated holes at the TaON surface cannot oxidize reductants such as SCN(-), Br(-), methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol, and acetic acid, though they can oxidize H(2)O into O(2). Detailed considerations of these results have strongly suggested that the water photooxidation reaction on TaON proceeds by our recently proposed new mechanism, that is, the reaction is initiated by a nucleophilic attack of a water molecule (Lewis base) on a surface-trapped hole (Lewis acid).     

Superoxide anion radical generation in the NaOH/H(2)O(2)/Fe(III) system: a spin trapping ESR study

Formation of free radical intermediates in a NaOH/H(2)O(2)/Fe(III) system has been studied by ESR spectroscopy in the presence of the spin trap 5,5-dimethy-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO). DMPO/O(2(*) ) (-) and DMPO/(*)OH signals were simultaneously detected in this system, but only the DMPO/(*)OH signal could be observed in the absence of Fe(III). Effects of pH values and Fe(III) concentrations on the ESR signal intensities were investigated in detail. Formation of DMPO/O(2(*) ) (-) adduct was inhibited by the addition of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase or nitro blue tetrazolium (NBT), and by chelating the Fe(III) with some chelators, including ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), and desferrioxamine (DFO). Deoxygenation from the NaOH/H(2)O(2)/Fe(III) mixture had a slight effect on the formation of DMPO/O(2(*) ) (-). DMPO/O(2(*) ) (-) signal was also detected from the NaOH/H(2)O(2)/Fe(II) mixture, but it can be totally suppressed under anaerobic conditions. Considering the hydrolysis of Fe(III) into polymerization iron species with oxide phases in the alkaline medium, Fe(2)O(3) was directly suspended into a mixture of NaOH/H(2)O(2) for comparison. Fortunately, the presence of Fe(2)O(3) suspension was found to be of benefit to the production of DMPO/O(2(*) ) (-). Influence of aging time of hydrolytic iron species on the superoxide anion radical generation was also studied. These results suggest that the generation of O(2(*) ) (-) from the NaOH/H(2)O(2)/Fe(III) system was probably caused by the heterogeneous surface catalysis initiated by hydrolytic iron species.     

Photochemical behavior of 6-methylpterin in aqueous solutions: generation of reactive oxygen species

Pterins are a family of heterocyclic compounds present in a wide range of living systems that participate in relevant biological functions and are involved in different photobiological processes. 6-Methylpterin (MPT) was investigated for its efficiency of singlet-oxygen (1O2) production and quenching in aqueous solution. The quantum yields of 1O2 production (phi(delta)) was determined by measurements of the 1O2 luminescence in the near-infrared upon continuous excitation of the sensitizer. Values of phi(delta) were found to be 0.10 +/- 0.02 and 0.14 +/- 0.02 in acidic and alkaline media, respectively. Studies of the photooxidation of MPT in acidic (pH = 5.0-6.0) and alkaline (pH = 10.2-10.8) aqueous solutions at 350 nm and room temperature have been performed. The photochemical reactions were followed by UV-visible spectrophotometry, high-performance liquid chromatography and an enzymatic method for H2O2 determination. MPT is not light sensitive in the absence of oxygen, but it undergoes a photooxidation reaction in the presence of oxygen, yielding several nonpteridinic products. The quantum yields of MPT disappearance were determined and values of 2.4 (+/-0.5) x 10(-4) and 8.1 (+/-0.8) x 10(-4) were obtained in acidic and alkaline media, respectively. H2O2 was detected and quantified in irradiated solutions of MPT. The rate constant of the chemical reaction between 1O2 and MPT (k(r)) was determined to be 4.9 x 10(6) M(-1) s(-1) in alkaline medium and the role of 1O2 in the photooxidation of MPT is discussed.     

乙烷部分氧化超细Fe－Mo－O催化剂的研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了Fe－Mo－O催化剂，用XRD、TEM、BET、IR、TPR、TPD和微反等技术研究了催化剂晶体结构、表面构造、晶格氧活泼性、化学吸附和乙烷部分氧化反应性能。Fe－Mo－O复合氧化物催化剂是由超细微粒组成，微粒粒径约10 nm～20 nm，比表面积为48.1 m2/g。催化剂表面由Lewis碱位（Mo=O键的端氧和Fe－O－Mo键中的桥氧）及Lewis酸位构成。乙烷能以甲基中的H原子吸附在催化剂表面Lewis碱位Mo=O的端氧上形成分子吸附态，其部分氧化产物主要是C2H4和少量的CH3CHO。     

碘化四(4-三甲胺苯基)卟啉铁(II)配合物的聚合及其轴向配位的研究

本文通过元素分析、磁化率、红外光谱、紫外可见光谱进一步确定了碘化四(4-三甲胺苯基)卟啉铁(III)配合物的组成和结构. PH滴定曲线证明它在不同PH水溶液中存在单体和二聚体平衡. 通过PH光度法求出在恒定离子强度下(μ=0.1FNaNO3)聚合物的聚合度、聚合平衡常数及其热力学参数. 用分光光度法测定了该二聚体与生物轴向配体(咪唑、1-甲咪唑、L-组氨酸及吡啶)反应平衡常数及热力学参数, 其配位能力大小顺序为:咪唑>1-甲基咪唑>L-组氨酸>吡啶. 还求出上述反应在水-二氧六圜混合溶剂中的平衡常数, 得出lgK与1/8呈线性关系(8为介电常数), 并对热力学参数进行了讨论.     

Metal-catalyzed anaerobic disproportionation of hydroxylamine. Role of diazene and nitroxyl intermediates in the formation of N2, N2O, NO+, and NH3

The catalytic disproportionation of NH(2)OH has been studied in anaerobic aqueous solution, pH 6-9.3, at 25.0 degrees C, with Na(3)[Fe(CN)(5)NH(3)].3H(2)O as a precursor of the catalyst, [Fe(II)(CN)(5)H(2)O](3)(-). The oxidation products are N(2), N(2)O, and NO(+) (bound in the nitroprusside ion, NP), and NH(3) is the reduction product. The yields of N(2)/N(2)O increase with pH and with the concentration of NH(2)OH. Fast regime conditions involve a chain process initiated by the NH(2) radical, generated upon coordination of NH(2)OH to [Fe(II)(CN)(5)H(2)O](3)(-). NH(3) and nitroxyl, HNO, are formed in this fast process, and HNO leads to the production of N(2), N(2)O, and NP. An intermediate absorbing at 440 nm is always observed, whose formation and decay depend on the medium conditions. It was identified by UV-vis, RR, and (15)NMR spectroscopies as the diazene-bound [Fe(II)(CN)(5)N(2)H(2)](3)(-) ion and is formed in a competitive process with the radical path, still under the fast regime. At high pH's or NH(2)OH concentrations, an inhibited regime is reached, with slow production of only N(2) and NH(3). The stable red diazene-bridged [(NC)(5)FeHN=NHFe(CN)(5)](6)(-) ion is formed at an advanced degree of NH(2)OH consumption.     

垃圾渗沥液中难降解有机污染物的Fenton混凝处理

垃圾渗沥水;上流式厌氧污泥床;废水处理;垃圾渗沥液中难降解有机污染物的Fenton混凝处理     

MgFe2O4纳米粉体的水热合成及其表征(英)

MgFe₂O₄ nanoparticles were hydrothermally synthesized at 150 ℃ using iron nitrate [Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O], magnesium nitrate [Mg(NO₃)₂·6H₂O] and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) as starting materials by carefully controlling the reaction conditions. The influences of several factors such as presence or absence of Na⁺, molar ratio of Fe³⁺ / Mg²⁺, concentration of mental ions, temperature and reaction time on resultant products were investigated in the hydrothermal process. The sample was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and its magnetic properties were measured using vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM).     

Photo-dynamic biocidal action of methylene blue and hydrogen peroxide on the cyanobacterium Synechococcus leopoliensis under visible light irradiation

Biofilm growth on stone surfaces is a significant contributing factor to stone biodeterioration. Current market based biocides are hazardous to the environment and to public health. We have investigated the photo-dynamic effect of methylene blue (MB) in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on the destruction of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus leopoliensis (S. leopoliensis) under irradiation with visible light. Data presented in this paper illustrate that illumination of S. leopoliensis in the presence of a photosensitiser (MB) and H2O2 results in the decomposition of both the cyanobacterium and the photosensitiser. The presence of MB and H2O2 affects the viability of the photosensitiser and the cyanobacterium with the fluorescence of both decreasing by 80% over the irradiation time investigated. The photo-dynamic effect was observed under aerobic and anaerobic conditions indicating that oxygen was not necessary for the process. This novel combination could be effective for the remediation of biofilm colonised stone surfaces.     

Molecular and electronic structures of iron(II)/(III) complexes containing N,S-coordinated,closed-shell o-aminothiophenolato(1-) and o-iminothiophenolato(2-) ligands

The coordination chemistry of the ligands o-aminothiophenol, H(abt), 4,6-di-tert-butyl-2-aminothiophenol, H[L(AP)], and 1,2-ethanediamine-N,N'-bis(2-benzenethiol), H(4)('N(2)S(2')), with FeCl(2) under strictly anaerobic and increasingly aerobic conditions has been systematically investigated. Using strictly anaerobic conditions, the neutral, air-sensitive, yellow complexes (mu-S,S)[Fe(II)(abt)(2)](2) (1), (mu-S,S)[Fe(II)(L(AP))(2)](2).8CH(3)OH (2), and (mu-S,S)[Fe(II)('H(2)N(2)S(2'))](2).CH(3)CN (3) containing high spin ferrous ions have been isolated where (abt)(1-), (L(AP))(1-), and ('H(2)N(2)S(2'))(2-) represent the respective N,S-coordinated, aromatic o-aminothiophenolate derivative of these ligands. When the described reaction was carried out in the presence of trace amounts of O(2) and [PPh(4)]Br, light-green crystals of [PPh(4)][Fe(II)(abt)(2)(itbs)].[PPh(4)]Br (4) were isolated. The anion [Fe(II)(abt)(2)(itbs)](-) contains a high spin ferrous ion, two N,S-coordinated o-aminophenolate(1-) ligands, and an S-bound, monoanionic o-iminothionebenzosemiquinonate(1-) pi radical, (itbs)(-). Complex 4 possesses an S(t) = 3/2 ground state. In the absence of [PPh(4)]Br and presence of a base NEt(3) and a little O(2), the ferric dimer (mu-NH,NH)[Fe(III)(L(AP))(L(IP))](2) (5a) and its isomer (mu-S,S)[Fe(III)(L(AP))(L(IP))](2) (5b) formed. (L(IP))(2-) represents the aromatic o-iminothiophenolate(2-) dianion of H[L(AP)]. The structures of compounds 2, 4, and 5a have been determined by X-ray crystallography at 100(2) K. Zero-field M?ssbauer spectroscopy of 1, 2, 3, and 4 unambiguously shows the presence of high spin ferrous ions: The isomer shift at 80 K is in the narrow range 0.85-0.92 mm s(-1), and a large quadrupole splitting, |DeltaE(Q)|, in the range 3.24-4.10 mm s(-1), is observed. In contrast, 5a and 5b comprise both intermediate spin ferric ions (S(Fe) = 3/2) which couple antiferromagnetically in the dinuclear molecules yielding an S(t) = 0 ground state.     

Laser flash photolysis study of the photocatalytic step of the photo-fenton reaction in saline solution

The photo-Fenton reaction (Fe2+/Fe3+, H2O2, UV light) is strongly inhibited by high concentrations of added chloride ion. In this work, the effect of added chloride ion on the photocatalytic step that converts Fe(III) back to Fe(II) is studied by nanosecond laser flash photolysis over a wide range of pH (1.0-3.3) and concentrations of Fe(III) (0.1-1.0 mM) and chloride ion (0.05-0.75 M). An explicit mechanistic model based on the preferential formation of the less-reactive Cl2*- radical anion via two routes (competitive photolysis of the iron(III)-chloride complex to chlorine atoms instead of the desired hydroxyl radical and pH-dependent scavenging of the hydroxyl radical by chloride ion) is proposed. This model, which fits the laser flash photolysis data for the production and decay of Cl2*- over the entire range of conditions investigated, suggests that inhibition of the photocatalytic step of the photo-Fenton process in the presence of chloride ion can be circumvented by maintaining the pH of the medium at or slightly above 3.0 throughout the reaction.     

Molecular recognition between protein and nicotinamide dinucleotide in intact, proton-translocating transhydrogenase studied by ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy

Nicotinamide dinucleotide binding to transhydrogenase purified from Escherichia coli was investigated by attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy. Detergent-free transhydrogenase was deposited as a thin film on an ATR prism, and spectra were recorded during perfusion with buffers in the presence and absence of dinucleotide (NADP(+), NADPH, NAD(+), or NADH) in both H(2)O and D(2)O media. IR spectral changes were attributable to the bound dinucleotides and to changes in the protein itself. The dissociation constant of NADPH was estimated to be approximately 5 muM from a titration of the magnitude of the IR changes against the nucleotide concentration. IR spectra of related model compounds were used to assign principle bands of the dinucleotides. This information was combined with IR data on amino acids and with protein crystallographic data to identify interactions between specific parts of the dinucleotides and their binding sites in the protein. Several IR bands of bound nucleotide were sharpened and/or shifted relative to those in aqueous solution, reflecting a restriction to motion and a change in environment upon binding. Alterations in the protein secondary structure indicated by amide I/II changes were distinctly different for NADP(H) and for NAD(H) binding. The data suggest that NADP(H) binding leads to perturbation of a deeply buried part of the polypeptide backbone and to protonation of a carboxylic acid residue.     

Tuning of inter- versus intrachain magnetic interactions in cyano-bridged Ni(II)/M(III) (M = Cr, Fe, Co) chain complexes

The reaction of [M(CN)6]3- (M = Cr3+, Fe3+, Co3+) with the nickel(II) complex of 2,4-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-6-yl-{3-(1,3,5,8,12-pentaazacyclotetradecane)} ([NiL]2+) in excess of ANO3 or ACl (A = Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+, NH4+) leads to the cyano-bridged dinuclear assemblies A{[NiL][M(CN)6]}.xH2O (x = 2-5). X-ray structures of Li{[NiL][Cr(CN)6]}.5H2O, NH4{[NiL][Cr(CN)6]}.3.5H2O, K{[NiL][Cr(CN)6]}.4H2O, K{[NiL][Fe(CN)6]}.4H2O, Rb{[NiL][Fe(CN)6]}.3.5H2O, and Cs{[NiL][Fe(CN)6]}.3.5H2O, as well as the powder diffractometry of the entire Fe(III) series, are reported. The magnetic properties of the assemblies are dependent on the monocation A and discussed in detail. New efficient pathways for ferromagnetic exchange between Ni(II) and Fe(III) or Cr(III) are demonstrated. Field dependencies of the magnetization for the Fe(III) samples at low temperature and low magnetic field indicate a weak interchain antiferromagnetic coupling, which is switched to ferromagnetic coupling at increasing magnetic field (metamagnetic behavior). The interchain magnetic coupling can be tuned by the size of the A cations.