An expedient synthesis of the repeating unit of the acidic polysaccharide of the bacteriolytic complex of lysoamidase

The first synthesis of the trisaccharide repeating unit of the acidic polysaccharide of the bacteriolytic complex of lysoamidase is presented. The construction is based on a linear glycosylation strategy that starts from the reducing end and employs thio- and selenoglycosides in a highly stereoselective manner by a single set of activation conditions. The thus-formed trisaccharide is selectively deprotected and oxidised, after which a final deprotection step furnishes the desired repeating unit.     

Using of the Agglomeration-in-liquid for the Technology of the Fine Materials

The content of the fine and ultrafine particles in the raw material results in difficulty of the separation, the loss of the valuable components and ecological contamination. Secondary using of the fine particles is impossible without their granulation. This problem has been solved by the agglomeration-in-liquid method.An agglomeration-in-liquid method is a process to produce agglomerates in a liquid phase from solid particles suspended in the liquid. The surface of solid particles and the binding liquid must be of identical polarity, but the continuous phase must be of the opposite polarity. The water solutions of the surfactant are the binding liquids or the organic liquids.     

An investigation of the reliability of the Galerkin-Petrov method

The Galerkin-Petrov method is applied to the determination of the ground state energy of the beryllium atom. The basis set of the coordinate subspace consists of correlated wavefunctions of the combined configuration-interaction-Hylleraas type. The basis set of the projective subspace is of the configuration-interaction type. The usefulness of a previously proposed way of characterization of pairs of subspaces has been further confirmed. Experience in constructing close pairs of subspaces gathered in the case of two-electron systems is used for the larger system. Two methods for constructing pairs of subspaces are used in the calculations.     

Synthesis of the Stereoisomers of the Sex Pheromones of the Southern Corn Rootworm

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Influence of the degree of ripeness of cotton seeds on the fatty acid composition of the lipids

The total fatty acids of cotton seeds include 31 components. The 18:3 acid that is the main component of the early-ripe seeds is present mostly in the mono-, di-, and triacylglycerides. The distribution of the fatty acids in the triacylglycerides of the early-ripe seeds is not characterized by selectivity.     

Ecotoxicity of the Adipate Plasticizers: Influence of the Structure of the Alcohol Substituent

A significant increase in the production of plastic materials and the expansion of their areas of application contributed to the accumulation of a large amount of waste of polymeric materials. Most of the polymer composition is made up of plasticizers. Phthalate plasticizers have been recognized as potentially hazardous to humans and the environment due to the long period of their biodegradation and the formation of persistent toxic metabolites. It is known that the industrial plasticizer dioctyl adipate is characterized by reduced toxicity and a short biodegradation period. The paper describes the synthesis of a number of new asymmetric esters based on adipic acid and ethoxylated butanol by azeotropic esterification. The receipt of the products was confirmed by IR spectra. The physicochemical properties of the synthesized compounds were investigated. The glass transition temperatures of PVC composites plasticized with alkyl butoxyethyl adipates were determined using DSC analysis. The ecological safety of esters was assessed by the phytotesting method. Samples of adipates were tested for fungal resistance, and the process of their biodegradation in soil was also studied. It is shown that the synthesized esters have good plasticizing properties and are environmentally safe. When utilized under natural conditions, they can serve as a potential source of carbon for soil microorganisms and do not form stable toxic metabolites; therefore, they are not able to accumulate in nature; when the plasticizers under study are disposed of in the soil, toxic substances do not enter.     

The essence of the new approach to the equation of the monolayer state

A new approach to the theory of the equation of state of the adsorption monolayer is elucidated. The approach is based on the excluded surface area. Expressions for the chemical potential are analyzed and the derivation of a master equation, which can be used to obtain equations of state in different approximations, is demonstrated. The constructed hierarchy of approximations includes both the known equations of state (Planck, van der Waals, van Laar, Frumkin) and new, more accurate equations. The new approach consists in the consideration of the three-dimensional aspect related with the orientation of anisometric particles of a monolayer. The influence of the orientational effect on the equation of the monolayer state and phase transitions is discussed.     

掺杂剂对聚乙炔性质影响的理论研究

以多烯烃模拟聚乙炔链,用CNDO/2方法讨论了各种掺杂剂对聚乙炔性质的影响,掺杂剂使孤子宽度收缩变窄,且p型掺杂剂比n型掺杂剂的影响更大,掺杂剂影响聚乙炔链中的电荷密度波,使电荷主要集中分布于掺杂剂附近的碳原子上。掺杂碱金属时,掺杂剂原子的最高占据轨道与聚乙炔中孤子自旋轨道之间的作用由Li到K依次增强,解释了ESR实验结果。     

稀酸溶液中氯离子对工业纯铁的腐蚀机理研究

关于铁在酸性溶液中的腐蚀电化学行为，对不合特性吸附离子的体系而言，溶液PH值的改变对铁的阳极溶解起着重要作用，表明0＊一参与了钱的阳极溶解过程k’］．当向体系中引入具有特性吸附能力的执离子时，可以引起腐蚀中铁的腐蚀电位、Tdel斜率以及腐蚀电流密度和反应级教等诸多数的变化问，表明CI一也参与了铁腐蚀的电化学过程问．由于介质体系、电板材料及实验条件的差异，不同的研究者所获得的实验结果也不同卜和．然而，这些机理所讨论的均为把高于对阳极过程的影响，对氛离子存在时是否影响阴极析氢过程较少有实验证明．并且，对阳极…     

On the application of the modeling of the relaxation spectrum to the prediction of linear viscoelastic properties of surfactant systems

 In this work, the linear viscoelastic properties of cetyl-trimethylammonium tosilate–water system are predicted by the modeling of the relaxation spectrum. The modeled spectrum of relaxation times is of the “wedge-box” type where the “wedge” portion is located at the short-time scale of relaxation times and the “box” part covers the long-time scale. The linear viscoelastic properties are calculated through the exact relationships with the suggested spectrum. Agreement between the calculated expressions and experimental data of the moduli and the stress relaxation function is found. Comparison is also made with predictions of the empirical expressions of the Cole–Cole and the Williams–Watts models. Received: 17 December 1996 Accepted: 1 July 1997     

Investigation of the kinetics of the nitration of thiophene derivatives

The kinetics of the nitration of thiophene derivatives with nitric acid in acetic anhydride were investigated. The nitration of 2-substituted thiophenes is a second-order reaction. The rate constants and activation parameters of the reaction were calculated. The possibility of the use of the Hanmett and Yukawa-Tsuno equations for this reaction series is demonstrated. An isokinetic dependence is observed.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 2, pp. 167–170, February, 1982.     

Simulation of the condenser of the seawater greenhouse

A theoretical model is developed in Part I of this study to simulate the physical process of condensation of the humid air in the condenser of an existing seawater greenhouse that is located in Muscat, Oman. Application is conducted in this part to validate the theoretical developments. Comparisons are made between the predictions and the existing experimental results. The results indicate that the comparison is well consistent. The effect of the relative humidity, the dry bulb temperature and the solar radiation are also discussed to see their effects on the condensate values.     

丁基橡胶阻尼材料相容性的DSC与DMA研究

高聚物力学阻尼材料是一种能消除振动和噪声以聚合物为基质的功能材料。当聚合物处于玻璃化转变温度(Tg)区域时,其链段运动不能完全跟上振动的速度而产生分子链内摩擦,吸收一部分振动能,再以“热”的形式而耗散,这样就起到减少振幅或降低振幅的作用。     

The energy pump and the origin of the non-equilibrium flux of the dynamical systems and the networks

The global stability of dynamical systems and networks is still challenging to study. We developed a landscape and flux framework to explore the global stability. The potential landscape is directly linked to the steady state probability distribution of the non-equilibrium dynamical systems which can be used to study the global stability. The steady state probability flux together with the landscape gradient determines the dynamics of the system. The non-zero probability flux implies the breaking down of the detailed balance which is a quantitative signature of the systems being in non-equilibrium states. We investigated the dynamics of several systems from monostability to limit cycle and explored the microscopic origin of the probability flux. We discovered that the origin of the probability flux is due to the non-equilibrium conditions on the concentrations resulting energy input acting like non-equilibrium pump or battery to the system. Another interesting behavior we uncovered is that the probabilistic flux is closely related to the steady state deterministic chemical flux. For the monostable model of the kinetic cycle, the analytical expression of the probabilistic flux is directly related to the deterministic flux, and the later is directly generated by the chemical potential difference from the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) hydrolysis. For the limit cycle of the reversible Schnakenberg model, we also show that the probabilistic flux is correlated to the chemical driving force, as well as the deterministic effective flux. Furthermore, we study the phase coherence of the stochastic oscillation against the energy pump, and argue that larger non-equilibrium pump results faster flux and higher coherence. This leads to higher robustness of the biological oscillations. We also uncovered how fluctuations influence the coherence of the oscillations in two steps: (1) The mild fluctuations influence the coherence of the system mainly through the probability flux while maintaining the regular landscape topography. (2) The larger fluctuations lead to flat landscape and the complete loss of the stability of the whole system.     

Improvement of the Method for the Reduction of the Sets of Differential Equations in Chemical Kinetics

The method for reducing differential equations, which is applicable to any kinetic model, is improved. The improvement consists in taking into account only those steps of the process whose rates are higher than a certain value of a significance threshold at each moment of time. The error due to the approximation of the initial model by the reduced solution is estimated. It is shown that, at a sufficiently low value of the significance threshold, this error can be as small as desired. Examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of using the refined reduction method.     

Comments on the Japanese study of the radiation resistance of the bioburden of medical devices

The findings obtained in an extensive study of the radiation resistance of microbes forming the bioburden of a number of medical devices has been carried out by Takehisa et al. and reported in this number of this Journal. The following paper reviews the expected behaviour of the reported populations under the conditions specified in ISO Standard 11137 Method 1, which is widely used in the determination of the radiation sterilization dose required for sterilization of medical devices. The populations reported for “dry” devices contain a higher proportion of more radiation resistant microbes than that found in the standard distribution of resistance (SDR) that is used for setting the sterilization dose in Method 1. A possible alternative dose setting method for more resistant microbial populations is introduced and discussed.     

Investigation of the mechanism of the polarographic reduction of the sydnoneimmonium cation

The polarographic reduction of the sydnoneimmonium cation (I) was investigated in the case of 3--phenylisopropylsydnoneimine hydrochloride (sydnophen). The effect of the pH, alcohol concentration, ionic strength, and surface-active substances was studied, and the electrolysis was carried out at a controllable potential under various conditions. The cyclic voltampefograms were recorded. A mechanism for the reduction of I is proposed. Cleavage of the ring of I in the near-electrode space is observed in unbuffered media. The first direct proof of the existence of the unstable sydnoneimine base was obtained.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 8, pp. 1042–1048, August, 1975.     

Importance of the diamine reactant in the production of polyphosphonamides by the interfacial technique

The stirred interfacial polycondensation of phenylphosphonic dichloride and 1,6-hexanediamine has been studied as a function of several reaction variables. The reaction is rapid, being completed in less than 1 min. When organic solvent is varied and reactant molar ratio is varied with an excess of the acid chloride, yield is constant. When reactant molar ratio is varied polymer yield increases with increase in amine concentration. When reactant concentration is increased yield increases. With the addition of a soluble salt in the aqueous phase yield is increased. The above indicates that the diffusion of the amine to the reaction zone is of primary importance in determining polymerization rate and that the diffusion of the acid chloride is relatively unimportant. Polymer yield was found to be dependent on the pH of the amine in the aqueous phase. The observed trend is related to the apparent solubility of the amine in the aqueous phase such that the greater the apparent solubility of the amine, the less the polymer yield. Polymer molecular weight is found to be independent of reaction variables tested. Polymer was also formed from the condensation of phenylphosphonic dichloride with p-phenylenediamine, H₂N-D-NH₂ (where D is a 36-carbon hydrocarbon chain), 1,3-di-4-piperidylpropane, and 4-aminomethylpiperidine; phenyl phosphorodichloridate with 1,6-hexanediamine; chloromethyl phosphonic dichloride with 1,6-hexanediamine.     

Determining the parameters of the potential of intermolecular interaction by the Zeno line

The method of determination of intermolecular interaction potential parameters by the Zeno line is proposed. The intermolecular interaction of ethane, propane, ethylene, and propylene is described using a model of site-site interactions and Karr-Konowalow potential. It is shown that the parameters of intermolecular interaction for this potential can be determined from a small number of experimental data in the single-phase area. It is noted that the final parameters allow us to describe the thermodynamic properties over a broad range of gas and liquid states with precision acceptable for practical use.     

西印度蔗螟聚集信息素次要组份合成方法的改进

2-甲基-4-庚醇和2-甲基-4-辛醇是西印度蔗螟(Metamasiushemipterus)聚集信息素的次要组份，本文以天然产物(S)-亮氨酸为原料合成出了2-甲基-4-庚醇及2-甲基-4-辛醇的所有对映异构体，其关键步骤是由(2S)-4-甲基-1,2-戊二醇合成出(2S)和(2R)-4-甲基-1,2-环氧戊烷两种重要中间体，目标产物光学纯度可达95%以上。