The thermal diffusion factor of Ar-CO2 mixtures: New measurements and comparison with quantum calculations

New measurements for the thermal diffusion factor and for the diffusion coefficient derived from it are reported for the Ar-CO2 gaseous mixture at different temperatures and for various concentrations of the CO2 molecule. Several of the interaction potentials between the partners which have been suggested in the literature are examined, and quantum dynamics calculations are carried out to compare their performances using the infinite order sudden dynamic decoupling scheme. The present results are compared with other experiments and show clearly that, although one of the empirical potentials turns out to be the most realistic for describing such properties, a unique form of a multiproperty-tested potential energy surface for this system is still lacking.     

The K5 capsular polysaccharide of the bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii SDF with the same K unit containing Leg5Ac7Ac as the K7 capsular polysaccharide but a different linkage between the K units

Russian Chemical Bulletin - The K5 capsular polysaccharide (CPS) was isolated from the bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) SDF and studied by 1D and 2D 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy...     

Nanosecond Calibration of a Piezo Transducer by Comparing Thermoacoustic and Vaporization Pressure Signals at Pulsed Laser Irradiation of a Metal Target

Physics of Wave Phenomena - A possibility of calibrating a piezo transducer by comparing thermoacoustic and vaporization pressure signals generated in a metal (liquid mercury) irradiated with...     

Bi4V2O11/石墨烯异质结光催化剂的制备及其在降解抗体污染物中应用

发展和设计高效、廉价和稳定的光催化剂用于抗生素污染物降解仍然存在巨大的挑战。 本文通过一种便捷的水热方法制备了Bi₄V₂O₁₁/石墨烯复合材料并用于可见光下抗生素污染物光催化降解。 通过自由基追踪实验,确认了光催化降解过程中活性物质为h⁺和·OH基团。 根据实验结果,提出了相应的反应机理。 石墨烯的引入可以有效地促进光生电子-空穴对的分离,从而增强光催化活性。 该复合催化剂展现出良好的活性和稳定性。 该方法以石墨烯为载体制备了光催化降解材料,为高性能光催化剂的制备提供了参考。     

Polysaccharides of Algae 71*. Polysaccharides of the Pacific brown alga <Emphasis Type="Italic">Alaria marginata</Emphasis>

The polysaccharide composition in sporophylls of the brown alga Alaria marginata enriched with laminaran and sulfated polysaccharides was studied. It was shown that laminaran molecules had an average degree of polymerization about 30 and consisted mainly of 3-linked β-D-glucopyranose residues, having no more than 10% of 1→6 linkages. The majority of chains (about 60%) were terminated at "reducing" end by mannitol residue. Alginic acid of sporophylls contained mannuronic (M) and guluronic (G) acids residues distributed along the linear polymer molecules as MM, MG, and GG blocks at a ratio of 4: 1: 1. Fucoidan was found to be composed of fucose, galactose, and sulfate as the major constituents, while xylose, mannose, glucuronic acid, and acetate were the minor components. It was shown that fucoidan contained two major components: fucan sulfate, molecules of which are built up of 3-linked fucopyranose residues with branches and sulfate groups at different positions, and fucogalactan, also containing chains of 3-linked fucopyranose residues with branches at positions 4 together with highly branched galactan chains terminated by fucose residues. The fucoidan contained also sulfated glucuronomannan and sulfated glucuronan as minor components.     

Cutting Element LiF–LiVO<Subscript>3</Subscript>–LiKMoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>–KBr of the Quinary Reciprocal System Li,K||F,Br, VO<Subscript>3</Subscript>, MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript>

The cutting element LiF–LiVO₃–LiKMoO₄–KBr of the quinary reciprocal system Li, K||F, Br, VO₃, MoO₄ was studied by differential thermal analysis. The composition and melting point of the alloy corresponding to a quaternary eutectic were determined (7.0 mol % LiF, 32.0 mol % LiVO3, 47.7 mol % Li2MoO4 + K2MoO4, 12.3 mol % KBr, 410°С).     

Stable tetrahedron of lithium bromide,metavanadate, and molybdate and potassium bromide in the Li,K || Br,VO<Subscript>3</Subscript>, MoO<Subscript>4</Subscript> quaternary reciprocal System

Phase equilibria in the LiBr–LiVO₃–Li₂MoO₄–KBr quaternary system (the stable tetrahedron of the quaternary reciprocal system Li, K || Br, VO₃, MoO₄) were studied by differential thermal analysis. The composition and melting point of a quaternary eutectic were determined: 56.7 mol % LiBr, 1.5 mol % LiVO₃, 4.9 mol % Li₂MoO₄, 36.9 mol % KBr, 321°C.     

Structure of the N-acetylpseudaminic acid-containing capsular polysaccharide of Acinetobacter baumannii NIPH67

Capsular polysaccharide (CPS) was isolated from a nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) NIPH67 and studied by sugar analysis, Smith degradation, and ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The CPS was found to contain 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-l-glycero-l-manno-non-2-ulosonic acid (di-N-acetylpseudaminic acid, Pse5Ac7Ac), and the structure of the linear trisaccharide repeating unit of the CPS was established as →4)-α-Psep5Ac7Ac-(2→6)-β-d-Galp-(1→3)-α-d-GalpNAc-(1→. The genetic content of the capsule biosynthesis cluster of A. baumannii NIPH67, designated KL33, is consistent with the established CPS structure, and thus the capsule of the investigated strain was assigned to K33 group. Functions of proteins including two glycosyltransferases encoded by the genes of the K33 locus were assigned based on the structure of CPS and by the comparison with related proteins of other capsular types of A. baumannii.     

Polysaccharides of algae 68. Sulfated polysaccharides from the Kamchatka brown alga Laminaria bongardiana

Several fucoidan fractions were isolated from the biomass of the Kamchatka brown alga Laminaria bongardiana by hot water extraction followed by anion-exchange chromatography. Fucoidans were found to be composed of l-fucose, d-galactose, and sulfate as the major components, whereas d-xylose, d-mannose, d-glucuronic acid, and acetate were detected as the minor constituents. Highly sulfated fucoidan fractions F-2 and F-3 were solvolytically desulfated by heating in dimethyl sulfoxide in the presence of pyridine. The structures of native and desulfated polysaccharides were investigated by the methylation analysis and NMR spectroscopy. It was shown that F-2 contains fucan sulfate, the backbone of which is made of 1→3-linked α-l-fucopyranose residues with single α-l-Fucp branches at positions 2 and sulfate groups predominantly at positions 4. Sulfated fucoglucuronomannan, fucoglucuronan, and fucogalactan were detected in F-2 as concomitant polysaccharides. Fucan sulfate and sulfated fucogalactan were the major components of the fraction F-3. The anticoagulant properties of fucoidan fractions were assessed. It was demonstrated that the activity of the fraction F-3 is comparable with that of low-molecular-weight heparin (enoxaparin), whereas the activity of total fucoidan F and the fraction F-2 is ~2/3 and ~1/2, respectively, of the activity of F-3, which is in accordance with the lower sulfate content in these samples. Desulfated preparations F-2deS and F-3deS were completely devoid of anticoagulant activity.