Photocontrolled binding of cytochrome C to immobilized spiropyran

Agarose gel was modified with polyethyleneimine and β-l-[3,3-dimethyl-6’-nitrospiro-(indoline-2,2’-2H-benzopyran)] propionic anhydride and the binding of cytochrome c was investigated. Cytochrome c was not retained on agarose modified only with polyethyleneimine. However, cytochrome c interacted with the immobilized spiropyran during illumination, but 0only a relatively small amount was bound to the immobilized spiropyran in the dark. The maximum difference of cytochrome c binding was observed at pH 6.8. Forty-six percent of cytochrome c bound on immobilized spiropyran in the column under visible light was released from the gel in the dark. This released cytochrome c showed the same spectrum and properties as those of native cytochrome c.     

Optical reflection spectra of cadmium halides

The reflection spectra have been measured at liquid helium temperature in the region 4–11.5 eV for CdCl₂ and CdBr₂ crystals. Exciton bands observed around the optical gap are associated with the halogen ion excitation under the influence of the strong crystal field. Characteristic sharp lines are also observed in the deep interband energy regions.     

Electrocapillary phenomena at oil-water interfaces

Summary The electrocapillary phenomena at oil-water interfaces, i. e. the change in the interfacial tension with an applied potential difference, take place over a moderate polarization range of ca. 20 to –20 V, when the systems have sufficiently high electric conductance and contain surface active agents. Experiments were carried out in the presence of potassium chloride in the aqueous phase and ionic surface active agents in the oil phase, respectively. It was found that the interfacial tension was suppressed over the cathodic or anodic polarization range, depending on whether the surface active agent used was cationic or anionic, respectively. Here the sign of polarization was conventionally taken as that of the water phase with respect to the oil phase. It was then concluded by the use of theLippmann-Helmholtz equation that the water side of the interface is charged positively or negatively in the respective case mentioned above. It appears that this charge is due to the counter ion layer which is formed corresponding to the adsorption of ionic surface active agents on the oil side.

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Zusammenfassung Die Elektrokapillarität von Öl-Wasser-Grenzflächen mit Kaliumchlorid in den wässerigen und grenzflächenaktiven Ionen in der Ölphase wurde bei geringer Polarisation im Bereich von +20 V bis –20 V untersucht. Dabei wurde beobachtet, daß die Grenzflächenspannung durch kationische bzw. anionische Polarisation erniedrigt wurde, je nachdem, ob die grenzflächenaktiven Stoffe kationisch oder anionisch waren. Die Ergebnisse wurden mit Hilfe derLippmann-Helmholtz-Gleichung gedeutet. Es bildet sich eine elektrische Doppelschicht mit den grenzflächenaktiven Ionen an der Ölschicht und den anorganischen Gegenionen an der wässerigen Seite der Grenzfläche.

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The coalescence of mercury droplets in aqueous solutions in the presence of surface active materials

Colloid and Polymer Science - The range of the electrical potential of coalescence of mercury droplets in solutions of surface active materials was measured by using the twin dropping mercury...     

Continuous neutral lipid determination with lipase-collagen membrane reactor

Lipase (Pseudomonas sp.) was immobilized in collagen membrane and used for the measurement of neutral lipids. The determination system for lipids consisted of a lipase-collagen membrane reactor and glass electrodes. Neutral lipids were hydrolyzed to fatty acids and glycerol by immobilized lipase. The liberated protons were determined potentiometrically by using glass electrodes. A linear relationship was obtained between the logarithm of lipid concentrations and potential differences. The measurement gave results comparable to a conventional assay and was found to be applicable to the assay of neutral lipids in sera. The relative error of the determination by this system was within 4%.