Cation-exchange chromatographic isolation of the methionine-bound sulfur in casein hydrolysates for stable-isotope-ratio analysis

Summary A chromatographic method is described for the isolation of the methionine-bound sulfur in casein for stable-isotope-ratio analysis. Casein is cleaved by acid hydrolysis and the high-molecular-weight secondary products formed are removed by adsorption on octadecyl-silica. Methionine is separated from the bulk of the polar amino acids by cation-exchange chromatography and subsequently oxidized to methionine sulfone by performic and peracetic acid. In a further step the methionine is isolated from the accompanying nonpolar amino acids by cation-exchange chromatography with a mobile phase of very low eluent strength.     

Developing expertise: how enactivism re-frames mathematics teacher development

In this article, we present a re-framing of teacher development that derives from our convictions regarding the enactive approach to cognition and the biological basis of being. We firstly set out our enactivist stance and then distinguish our approach to teacher development from others in the mathematics education literature. We show how a way of working that develops expertise runs through all mathematics education courses at the University of Bristol, and distil key principles for running collaborative groups of teachers. We exemplify these principles further through analysis of one group that met over 2 years as part of a research project focused on the work of Gattegno. We provide evidence for the effectiveness of the group in terms of teacher development. We conclude by arguing that the way of working in this group cannot be separated from the history of interaction of participants.     

Untersuchung von Butter, Margarine, Tran und anderen Fetten

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Syntheses and structures of sterically congested linear and branched cobalta[n]triangulanes

Treatment of {eta(5):eta(1)[2-(di-tert-butylphosphanyl-P)ethyl]cyclopentadienyl}cobalt(I) chloride (5) with methylenecyclopropane (3) or bicyclopropylidene (4), as well as with their spirocyclopropanated analogues methylenespiropentane (7), cyclopropylidenespiropentane (10), or 7,7'-bi(dispiro[2.0.2.1]heptylidene) (15) in the presence of sodium amalgam at -50 degrees C, furnished the stable cobalt complexes 6, 9, 8, 11, and 16, respectively, in 72, 83, 84, 86, and 54 % isolated yield, respectively. The complexes 14 and 16 were also obtained by ligand exchange of the ethene complex {eta(5):eta(1)[2-(di-tert-butylphosphanyl-P)ethyl]cyclopentadienyl}(eta(2)-ethene)cobalt(I) (12) with 13 and 15 in 79 and 52 % yield, respectively. The X-ray crystal-structure analyses of complexes 9, 14, and 16, as well as the NMR-spectroscopic data of all complexes, reveal that they can be regarded as linear and branched cobalta[n]triangulanes. The thermal stability of complexes 6, 8, and 9 up to 109, 145, and 160 degrees C was determined by differential thermal analysis-thermogravimetry (DTA-TG) analysis.     

Extension of molecular electronic structure methods to the solid state: computation of the cohesive energy of lithium hydride

We describe a simple strategy for calculating the cohesive energy of certain kinds of crystal using readily available quantum chemistry techniques. The strategy involves the calculation of the electron correlation energies of a hierarchy of free clusters, and the cohesive energy E(coh) is extracted from the constant of proportionality between these correlation energies and the number of atoms in the limit of large clusters. We apply the strategy to the LiH crystal, using the MP2 and CCSD(T) schemes for the correlation energy, and show that for this material E(coh) can be obtained to an accuracy of approximately 30 meV per ion pair. Comparison with the experimental value, after correction for zero-point energy, confirms this accuracy.     

Simultaneous Calorimetric and Potentiometric Investigations on Some Uncatalyzed Bromate Oscillators (UBOs)

Simultaneous calorimetric and potentiometric/thermometric measurements were performed on three uncatalyzed bromate oscillators (UBOs) showing distinct temporal structures. The following UBOs were chosen: a) the gallic acid (3,4,5-trihydroxy benzoic acid)—bromate; b) the 1-hydroxy-4-[(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino)ethyl] benzene (HME)—bromate; and c) the 1,4-cyclohexanedione (CHD)—bromate system. Their oscillating reactions were monitored by an isoperibolic batch calorimeter of the Calvet-type at 20°C and with a quasi-adiabatic Dewar setup at room temperature, and in addition by platinum/calomel potentiometry and thermometry. Shape of the calorimetric curves, number and duration of the oscillations and their frequencies varied considerably between these three UBOs. The underlying chemical reaction schemes are discussed in connection with the energetic background.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.