Competition of copper and/or calcium in nickel–pectin interaction by potentiometric and voltammetric techniques

The interaction between nickel and pectin extracted from citrus fruit was studied in 0.10 M KNO₃, at pH 5.5 and 25 °C. Differential pulse and/or square wave polarography were used to determine free nickel. For a high coverage degree (θ) of the pectin by the metal ion a good fitting was observed between experimental results and the model that includes both complex species, ML and ML₂ (M for the metal ion and L for the ligand). In the ML₂ species, Ni(II) interacts with two carboxylate groups of different chains, resulting in an inter-chain association. For low θ values, the formation of ML₂ is hindered due to the repulsion between the negative charges of carboxylic groups in two independent segments of pectin. The influence of calcium or copper ions on the free nickel concentration, in the presence of pectin, may lead to a decrease in free nickel concentration, contrary to what would be expected from direct competition between Ca(II) or Cu(II) and Ni(II) for the pectin binding sites. This is due to the partial neutralisation of the negative carboxylic charges by the positive charges of the divalent cations, which favours NiL₂ formation through the association of independent chains.     

Structure Analysis of Pectin SB1-1 from the Root of Panax ginseng

A water-soluble pectin SB1-1 was isolated and purified from the root of Panax ginseng C. A. Mey. The HPLC analysis indicates that SB1-1 is homogenous. Its molecular weight was estimated via gel filtration to be 10000. The GC analysis indicated that it contains the monosaccharides of GalA, Gal, Ara and Rha. Their molar ratio is 2.10 : 1.00 : 0.12 : 0.13. Partial hydrolysis with acid, pectinase treatment, periodate oxidation, Smith degradation, methylation analyses, GC/MS analyses and NMR analyses were used for the structure analyses of SB1-1. The results reveal that SB1-1 has a lower branched structure. The main chain is composed of GalA and Gal; the inner part is a-1,4-linked-GalA; the border is 1,4-linked-Gal. Some of the 1,4-linked-GalA and 1.4-linked-Gal residues are substituted at O6. On an average, there is one branch for every ten hexose residues. The side chain is composed of 1,6-linked-Gal and 1,3,6-linked-Gal. The nonreduced end is composed of Rha, Ara and Gal. The main glycosidic link of SB1-1 has an a configuration.     

树脂吸附法豆腐柴叶果胶提取液脱色的研究(□)D3520树脂对色素的吸附性能

以大孔吸附树脂D3520对豆腐柴叶色素的吸附行为为研究对象,对色素的吸附平衡和吸附动力学进行研究,以Langmuir公式拟合25□下的吸附等温线,结果表明:D3520树脂对色素吸附规律较好的符合Langmuir吸附等温式.