Spillover on a Platinum Electrode Modified by MWNTs

The spillover phenomenon is observed on the platinum (Pt) disk electrode modified by multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). The rate of the spillover of oxygen-containing species produced on Pt surface to and from MWNTs is fast. However for hydrogen-adatoms, the spillover is very weak. The selective spillover on the Pt/MWNTs electrode may provide a novel way to design catalysts.     

Preliminary Study on Cordycepin-DNA Interaction by Raman Spectroscopy

The interaction of cordycepin with calf thymus DNA was investigated at physiological pH with drug/DNA molar ratio of 8. The Raman spectroscopy results indicated that the intercalation of high concentration cordycepin and the interaction of cordycepin with PO2 group led to a major reduction of B-form DNA structure in favor of A-form DNA.     

Substituent Effect on N-Benzylideneanilines by DFT Energy Partition

To investigate the substituent effect on x-electron delocalization of the N-benzylideneaniline （NBA）, the vertical resonance energies △E^V（θ） of eleven substituted NBAs were separated into n and a parts at the B3LYP/6-311G（d） level of the Density Functional Theory （DFT）. When substituted with an electron-releasing group --OH, the calculated △E^V（θ） of NBA was increased, indicative of more resonance destabilization than the mother molecule. However, when substituted with an electron-withdrawing group -NO2, the calculated △E^V（θ） values indicated less resonance destabilization. The most destabilizing effect was observed especially when the -OH group located at the ortho-position of the aromatic ring in the fragment -N=CH-Ar. For most of the substituted NBA molecules, it was the destabilized a framework that determined the destabilizing feature of the vertical resonance energy, instead of the stabilized n system. When the -NO2 substituent at the para-position of the aromatic ring of the -N=CH-Ar group, the π system had the highest stabilizing effect while the σ framework exhibited the highest destabilizing effect. While the -NO2 substituent was at the para-position of the left aromatic ring （At-）, the NBA had the least vertical resonance energy value.     

Microcalorimetric Study on Tyrosine Oxidation Catalyzed by Tyrosinase

At present, several methods are available for kinetic studies of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, but study on the reaction of Pseudomonas maltophilia tyrosiase by microcalorimetry has not been reported yet. Tyrosinase, ecoded by mel gene, is copper-containing enzyme, which can catalyze and oxidize tyrosine L-dopa to melanin. It exists in the organism of fungi, actinomycetes, bacteria, gymnosperms, angiosperms, insects, chordata, mammals, and human etc.. Tyrosinase from different source has differ…     

Studies on Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complex by Fluorescence Anisotropy

An equation for determining the equilibrium association constant (KA) of cyclodextrin inclusion complex with fluorescence anisotropy is derived and used to determine KA of pyrene-B-cyclodextrin inclusion complex. The existing forms of cyclodextrin inclusion complex in solution, the interaction type of host with guest, and the possibility of application of B-cyclodextrin in the analysis of metal ions using naphthalene derivative as a ligand are discussed based on the equation derived along with the curve of fluorescence anisotropy versus cyclodextrin concentration of guest/cyclodextrin system.     

Effects of BaCl_2 on slow vacuolar ion channels on radish by patch-clamp

Effects of BaCl2 on slow vacuolar ion channels on radish by patch-clamp YANG Pin (杨 频) & ZHANG Liping (张丽平) Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China Correspondence should be addressed to Yang Pin (email: yangpin@sxu.edu.cn)     

Studies of Self-assembled Monolayers Formed by Imidazoline on Iron Surface by SEM and SECM

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) formed from organic substances can improve the inhibition of metal corrosion, because uniform and closely packed films formed on the metal surface providing an insulating layer1, 2. SAMs on the iron surface are studied so far because iron is one active metal which is easily corroded in the air. In this paper, SECM and SEM have successfully been applied in the study of SAMs inhibition corrosion for iron. SECM has been used to study the electrochemically a…     

Studies of Self-assembled Monolayers Formed by Imidazofine on Iron Surface by SEM and SECM

The self-assembled monolayers （SAMs） of imidazoline （IM） on the iron surface were characterized by scanning electron microscope （SEM） and scanning electrochemical microscopy （SECM）. The results showed that SAMs were an effective inhibition film for iron.     

Carbon Dioxide/Methane Separation by Adsorption on Sepiolite

In this work,the use of sepiolite for the removal of carbon dioxide from a carbon diox- ide/methane mixture by a pressure swing adsorption(PSA)process has been researched.Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics have been measured in a fixed-bed,and the adsorption equilibrium parameters of carbon dioxide and methane on sepiolite have been obtained.A model based on the LDF approxima- tion has been employed to simulate the fixed-bed kinetics,using the Langmuir equation to describe the adsorption equilibrium isotherm.The functioning of a PSA cycle for separating carbon dioxide/methane mixtures using sepiolite as adsorbent has also been studied.The experimental results were compared with the ones predicted by the model adapted to a PSA system.Methane with purity higher than 97% can be obtained from feeds containing carbon dioxide with concentrations ranging from 34% to 56% with the proposed PSA cycle.These results suggest that sepiolite is an adsorbent with good properties for its employment in a PSA cycle for carbon dioxide removal from landfill gases.     

Strict stereocontrol by 2,4-O-di-tert-butylsilylene group on β-glucuronylations

Strict β-controlled glucuronylations without classical neighboring-group participation were achieved by the assistance of a 2,4-O-di-tert-butylsilylene group. Comparison of activation conditions and conformational analysis indicated that the strict β-selectivity was achieved by steric hindrance of the 2,4-O-di-tert-butylsilylene group and not by complex glycosyl intermediates.     

QSAR Studies on the COX-2 Inhibition by 3,4-Diarylcycloxazolones Based on MEDV Descriptor

Selective inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) might avoid the side effects of current available nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs while retaining their therapeutic efficacy. A novel variable selection and modeling method based on prediction is developed to construct the quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) between the molecular electronegativity distance vector (MEDV) based on 13 atomic types and the biological activities of a set of selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory molecules, 3,4-diarylcycloxazolones (DAA) plus indomethacin,naproxen, and celecoxib. Using multiple linear regression, a 5-variable linear model is developed with the calibrated correlation coefficient of 0.9271 and root mean square error of 0.17 in modeling stage and the validated correlation coefficient of 0.9030 and root mean square error of 0.20 in leave-one-out validation step, respectively. To further test the predictive ability of the model, 20 DAA compounds are picked up to construct a training set which is used to build a QSAR model and then the model is employed to predict the biological activities of the balance compounds. The predicted correlation coefficient and root mean square error are 0.9332 and 0.19, respectively.     

New modified filler obtained by silica formed by sol–gel method on calcium carbonate

This study focus on the modification of the particles of precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) with silica formed in situ by sol–gel method. The new materials were characterized by several spectroscopic, analytical and microscopic techniques. A dense film of highly branched silica was formed at the surface of the scalenohedral PCC crystals. The amount of silica deposited at the PCC surface, as determined by thermogravimetric analysis, reached up to 25 wt% under appropriate experimental conditions. Particle size distributions obtained by laser diffraction spectroscopy of the new modified PCC’s were close to the distribution of the original PCC, even considering that some variation in the average size of the particles was noted. This result is of great interest regarding the application of these materials, for instance, as fillers in the paper industry since the coating of silica may contribute to the fibre-to-fibre bonding, thus improving paper strength.     

Studies on the effect of surfactants on the extraction rate by laser thermal lens spectrometry

The effect of different kinds of surfactants on the extraction process of Nile Blue-I- was investigated by laser thermal lens spectrometry . It was shown that the surfactants could accelerate or decelerate the extraction rate by varying the extractive's solubility and the interfacial tension of the extraction solution. The higher the concentration of surfactants was, the more obvious the effect.     

Preparation of Amorphous Film on Ni-S Alloy by Electroplating Method

IntroductionRecently,amorphousalloyshaveattTactedconsiderableattentionasnewfunctionalmaterial.Theycanbeattainedbyelectroplating,suchasplatingNi-P,Ni-B,Fe-W,Ni-Mo,Fe-P,etc..ThestructureofcodepositednickelandsulfurwasfirststudiedbyBrilllwithXRD.He,however,didnotdiscussthemethodofcodepositingnickelandsulfur.Afterwards,thereweresomereportsonNi-Sdeposit.Ingeneral,aNi-SdepositcanbeobtainedbyelectroplatingfromaWattsbathcontainingsuchsulfursourcesasthiocyanateKCNS',thioureaNH,CSNH,',andso…     

Effect of Chemical Treatment on TiO2 Particles by IMPS

The photodegradation reaction rate of CHCl3 in TiO2 particulate suspension was imperoved significantly by HCl-treatment.The effect of HCl-treatment on the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 was strdied in a PEC cell by using Intensity-Modulated Photocurrent Spectroscopy(IMPS).The magntude of photocurrent response and the characteristic frequencies of the upper and lower semicircles in the complex plane of IMPS response were analyzed,and the ccathodic and anodic reaction processes of photogenerated holes and electrons were discussed.The increases in the cathodic and anodic photocurrent response and in the time constants of both cathodic and anodic reaction processes of photogenerated holes and electrons were discussed.The increases in the cathodic and anodic photocurrent response and in the time constants of both cathodic and anodic reaction processes indicate that HCl-treatment leads to the improvement of the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 and a change of the photocatalytic kinetic mechanism.     

Studies on Chromatography Fingerprint of Hongqi by High-performance Liquid Chromatography

Chromatography fingerprint (CFP) of 10 samples of hongqi were studied. 23 commonpeaks were analyzed, their average similarity was 97.29%. CFP were positioned with main indexcomposition such as formononetin, calycosin and then the contents of index composition weredetermined. The character and exclusive of CFP of 10 samples of hongqi were clear. CFP andcontent determination of index composition of hongqi could be used to evaluate the quality of hongqicomprehensively.     

Immobilization of Lipase by Covalent Binding on Crosslinked Allyl Dextran

TowhomcorrespodenceshouldbeaddressedReceivedJanuary15,1998##D1NTRODUCTIONDespitealltheirpotentialadvantages,theuseofenzymesinorganicsynthesisisstillverylimited.Amongthedrawbacksthathaverestrictedtheiruseasorganiccatalystswasthegeneralbeliefthatenzymesonlyworkinaqueoussolutions,whereasorganicsolventsaregenerallyusedasreactionmediainorganicsynthesis.Immobilizationhasbeensuccessfullyusedtostabilizeenzymesworkinginorganic..di.[1--3J,becauseitfixestheconformationofthecatalyticallyactiveenzyme…     

High Production of β-Glucosidase by Aspergillus niger on Corncob

Using low-cost raw material is an effective approach for reducing the cost of cellulolytic enzymes. The farmland waste corncob was found in this study to be the best carbon source for the production of β-glucosidase by Aspergillus niger. The maximum yield of β-glucosidase activity was 48.7 IU ml(-1) by using 50 g?l(-1) of corncob powder as the substrate. It was found that the water-soluble components of the corncob could increase β-glucosidase production significantly only when mixed with Avicel or wheat bran. The soluble components could not enhance the biomass and β-glucosidase production when used alone. On the other hand, the water-insoluble components of the corncob still produced high level of β-glucosidase (30 IU ml(-1)) although lower than that of using whole corncob. The results suggested that the water-insoluble components of corncob were beneficial for β-glucosidase production. It was further demonstrated that the xylan in the water-insoluble parts of corncob was the important factor in producing β-glucosidase by A. niger.     

Studies on Artificial Imitation of Glutathione Peroxidase by Chemical Mutation

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