Polyelectrolyte adsorption on charged surfaces: study by electrokinetic measurements

In order to describe the influence of cationic polyelectrolytes on flocculation of disperse systems the adsorption of poly (diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) onto silica, mica and acidic polymer latex was investigated. The plateau value of the adsorption isotherms grows with increasing surface charge density of the substrates and electrolyte concentration. The adsorbed layer of the polycation was characterized by zeta potential measurements with KCl solutions of constant ionic strength and varied pH. The zero point of the charge as well as the shape of the zeta potential–pH plot depends on the coverage of the surface with polycations. For fully covered substrates the zero point of the charge as well as the pK_A and pK_B values calculated by a stochastic search programme are independent of the substrate. Maximum flocculation was observed at about 30% of the plateau value of the adsorption isotherms.     

The electrostatic field of B-DNA

The electrostatic field associated with one complete turn of B-DNA is presented. Two base sequences poly (dG) · poly (dC) and poly (dA) · poly (dT) are studied and the effects of sodium counterions bound to the nucleic acid are investigated. The contrasts between the electrostatic potential and the electrostatic field of the macromolecules are discussed and the possible applications of the field are considered.     

Properties of protein adsorption onto pore surface during microfiltration: Effects of solution environment and membrane hydrophobicity

Properties of bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorption onto pore surface during the filtration of BSA containing solution with the Sirasu porous glass membrane with a pore size of 0.1 μm were studied. The effects of pH, ionic strength, and surface modification on the flux decline and breakthrough curves were observed. The adsorption properties of BSA were estimated quantitatively by using the internal fouling model, which relates the filtration performance to the adsorption interaction, the adsorption capacity, and the thickness of the adsorption layer. The electrostatic interaction between BSA and pore surface was estimated by the streaming potential measurement. The BSA adsorption involved a rapid adsorption in the early stage of filtration followed by a slow multilayer adsorption that dominates the long-term filtration performance. The electrostatic repulsive force reduced the overall adsorption interaction but the electrostatic attractive force did not affect the adsorption interaction. The effect of ionic strength on the BSA adsorption could be explained in terms of the shift of the IEP of BSA toward lower pH with the increase in ionic strength. The hydrophobicity of membrane did not affect the adsorption properties except for the adsorption interaction in the early stage of the filtration.     

The electrostatical molecular potential — A tool for the prediction of electrostatic molecular interaction properties

Starting from the molecular potential we get, by using elementary electrostatics, information about energetically favoured regions for interaction with ions and dipoles around H₂O and H₂CO. The molecule-dipole interaction is represented by the electric field patterns.     

金属硫蛋白聚合中阳离子作用机制的研究

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Nonexistence of local maxima in molecular electrostatic potential maps

It has been rigorously established by means of classical electrostatic arguments, that molecular electrostatic potential maps are devoid of local maxima. This forms a generalization of the earlier works of Politzer and co-workers which were restricted to the case of atoms.     

Attractive interactions in critical scattering from non-ionic micelles

We have studied the temperature-dependent critical scattering of both light and neutrons from aqueous solutions ofn-octyl pentaoxyethylene glycol monoether (C₈E₅). We show that the assumption of a short-ranged temperature-dependent attractive pair potential between approximately spherical micelles of constant size permits a quantitative analysis of the neutron scattering data. The analysis, which is undertaken using current liquid-state theory and is in analytic form, contains only one free parameter, the depth of the attractive potential. We find that a potential with a range of only a fraction of a nm is sufficient to generate spatial correlations over tens of nm as the attractive potential deepens on approaching the critical temperature. The analysis also provides a semi-quantitative understanding of the light scattering data as a function of concentration and temperature, and leads to a qualitative prediction of the form of the phase diagram. Numerical values obtained are consistent with the hypothesis that the primary effect of raising the temperature is to lower the degree of structure of water near the micelle surface, allowing increased van der Waals attraction due to closer contact.     

Approximation of the molecular electrostatic potential in a gaussian density functional method

The recently developed Asymptotic Density Model (ADM) [6, 9] is here implemented in the density functional framework using the program deMon-KS [13]. While the original implementation divided the atoms into a core shell and a valence shell, the present version allows for an arbitrary number of shells making it therefore more flexible and, as shown with benzene, potentially more accurate. Moreover, since this method is derived through Poisson's equation, an expression for the electronic charge density is also obtained. However, the present discussion will restrict itself to the electrostatic potential. Finally, even though this method requires parametrization, it is shown that the parameters obtained for homonuclear diatomic species, and used as is in molecular calculations, yield satisfactory results. Indeed, the ADM reproduces almost all basic features of the MEP for all molecules presented here, (water, ammonia, ethylene, acetylene, hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, benzene, nitrous acid). Received: 5 July 1996 / Accepted: 12 November, 1996     

The effect of screening the electrostatic potentials of reactive sites within B-DNA by metal cations

The effect of screening the backbone phosphates by Mg²⁺ ions, in various ways, on the negative electrostatic potential minima associated with the nucleic acid bases in B-DNA is investigated. The results are compared to screening by Na⁺ ions and to the corresponding potential minima in unscreened B-DNA.     

A practical procedure for the determination of electrostatic charges of large molecules

Summary A practical procedure for the precise determination of electrostatic charges, which are evaluated by fitting the rigorous quantum mechanical molecular electrostatic potential to a monopole-monopole expression, is presented. The proposal of this procedure arises from the study of the minimum requirements necessary to obtain reliable electrostatic charges. Such a study is focused on: (i) the dependence of the electrostatic charges on the set of points where the quantum mechanical and the monopole-monopole molecular electrostatic potentials are fitted; thus, both the influence of the number of points and their distribution in layers located out of the van der Waals radii of the atoms are examined, and (ii) the reliability of the use of fractional models for the evaluation of electrostatic charges of large molecules. Results point out that the optimum number of points is defined by a density of points ranging from 0.45 to 0.60 points/Ų when four layers (separated by 0.2 Å) are considered. Nevertheless, the use of only two layers (separated by 0.4 Å) for large molecules is recommended, thus enabling one to obtain reliable charges at a reduced computational cost. Moreover, results justify the use of fractional models for the determination of electrostatic charges of extremely large molecules, even when aromatic structures exist.     

Zeta potential of dodecyltrimethylammonium hydroxide micelles in water

 The electrophoretical mobility of dodecyltrimethyl-ammonium hydroxide micelles has been measured at two different concentrations giving values similar to that determined in other surfac-tants. There is a good agreement between micelle ionization degrees computed from zeta potential measurements and those from ion-selective electrodes experiments. This demonstrates that electrophoresis experiments may be replaced by the simpler ion-selective electrode measurements to determine micelle surface potential. It has also been concluded that ion-selective electrodes detect only the non-micellised ions, that only free ions contribute to the intermicellar solution ionic strength, and micelles do not affect the result, and that the dependence of the electrophoretic mobility on the soap concentration is due to the reduction of the micelle net charge when the ionic strength of the intermicellar solution arises. Received: 2 December 1996 Accepted: 24 February 1997     

Hydrophobic and electrostatic cell surface properties of blastospores of the entomopathogenic fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus

The physicochemical surface properties of blastospores of the entomopathogenic fungus Paecilomyces fumosoroseus were examined. Contact angle measurements were performed on microbial lawns composed of blastospores of P. fumosoroseus to quantify their cell surface energy components. In addition, suspensions of the blastospores were characterized with the microbial adhesion to solvents assay. Zeta potential measurements were used to quantify the surface charge and determine the zero potential of the blastospores. The results show blastospores of P. fumosoroseus are best described as having a basic monopolar surface and classified as hydrophilic. Blastospores are also negatively charged under neutral conditions with an isoelectric point of 3.4.     

Electrostatic potentials of molecules and prediction of the lewis acid-base properties of solvents,part II. Application of electrostatic parameters

Summary Electrostatic parameters,UN andUP, introduced previously, have been applied to predict solvent acid and base properties. TheUN parameter correlates well with the electrostatic component of solvent basicity. This parameter also significantly improves correlations between Koppel-Paju, Kamlet-Taft and Gutmann basicity scales. TheUP parameter combined with Mullikan charges at hydrogen atoms of the solvent molecules allows an estimation of solvent acidity parameters in the frame of the two-parameter similarity model. The results show that parameters computed with the MNDO method for isolated molecules are suitable for molecules of nonaqueous solvents in liquid state.

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Elektrostatische Potentiale von Molekülen und Voraussage von Lewis-Säure-Base-Eigenschaften von Lösungsmitteln, 2. Mitt.: Anwendung elektrostatischer Parameter

Zusammenfassung Die in der vorhergehenden Arbeit eingeführten elektrostatischen ParameterUN undUP wurden zu Vorhersagen von Säure- und Base-Eigenschaften von Lösungsmitteln angewandt. DerUN-Parameter korreliert gut mit der elektrostatischen Komponente der Lösungsmittelbasizität und verbessert auch signifikant Korrelationen zwischen der Koppel-Paju, Kamelt-Taft und Gutmann'schen Basizitätsskala. DerUP-Parameter, in Kombination mit Mullikan-Ladungen an den Wasserstoffatomen der Lösungsmittelmoleküle, erlaubt die Abschätzung von Solvens-Aciditäts-Parametern im Rahmen eines Zweiparameter-Vergleichsmodells. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß die über die MNDO-Methode für isolierte Moleküle berechneten Parameter zur Beschreibung von nichtwäßrigen Lösungsmitteln geeignet sind.

     

Colouring mechanism of dyed KDP crystal by quantum chemistry

Dye adsorption mechanism, in particular, colouring mechanism of KDP (KH₂PO₄) crystal was investigated by quantum chemistry in this study. Phenomena, such as different preferentially coloured faces of KDP when co-crystallised with different dyes, are explained by the minimum and maximum values of electrostatic potential (ESP). Furthermore, it is found that the ESP distribution of a dye molecule may not necessarily be the single mechanism affecting the dye adsorption in a crystal structure; and that the degree of protonation, crystal surface condition, steric exclusion of dye and the orientation of dye molecules situating on the crystal surface may as well be important factors for the dye adsorption.     

The electrostatic molecular potential of yeast tRNAPhe. III. The molecular potential and the steric acessibility associated with the phosphate groups

The molecular electrostatic potential of yeast tRNA^Phe is calculated at sites bridging the anionic oxygens of each of the 76 phosphate groups of the molecule. A quantitative measure of the steric accessibility of the anionic oxygens of the phosphates toward a spherical cation is presented. Both the resulting potentials and accessibilities are discussed in terms of the molecular and electronic structure of tRNA.     

基于表面静电排斥/反相混合模式色谱的黄连生物碱分析方法

建立了基于表面静电排斥/反相混合模式色谱的黄连生物碱分析方法。选用实验室自制的C18HCE柱,以乙腈和水为流动相,考察了甲酸、乙酸两种流动相添加剂及其在流动相中的体积分数对黄连生物碱的保留、峰形及选择性的影响。最终确定0.1%（v/v）乙酸作为添加剂能实现黄连生物碱的良好分离,结合质谱和文献对其主要色谱峰进行了识别,分别为黄连碱、表小檗碱、非洲防己碱、药根碱、小檗碱、巴马汀。参考2015版《中国药典》对黄连生物碱的含量测定方法,以盐酸小檗碱进行方法学考察,结果表明,在0.5~100 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,相关系数为0.9996,平均加标回收率为93.74%。利用所建立的方法测定了湖北和重庆两个产地不同批次的黄连样品中各生物碱的含量。该方法简便,重复性好,精密度高,可为其他碱性化合物的分离分析提供参考。     

Modeling the folding and hydrogen production of Clostridium acetobutylicum and Clostridium saccharobutylium mutants using electrostatic potential surfaces and molecular dynamics

Electrostatic potential surfaces (EPS) were used with molecular dynamics to model the folding mechanisms and kinetics of hydrogenase mutants from wild types Clostridium acetobutylicum and Clostridium saccharobutylium. The purpose of the EPS approach was to incorporate long range electrostatic forces between widely separated regions of the mutants which contain 575 amino acids. Also, it was demonstrated that the ratio of positive to negative EPS of unfolded mutants could be used to predict the production of molecular hydrogen from the folded mutants. Using the prediction model, mutant compositions were determined that should yield hydrogen of up to 40 times that obtainable from the wild type C. acetobutylicum. It is expected that the developed EPS techniques can be used to study the folding of other proteins and to predict the reactivity of the folded protein structures.     

Electrokinetic study of adsorption of ionic surfactants on titania from organic solvents

The electrokinetic potential of titania was studied as a function of concentration of SDS, DOSS and CTMABr in a series of solvents. In water and 50–50 water–methanol mixture, which are the most polar studied solvents, the organic ion is adsorbed on titania and the small inorganic ion remains in solution. In hexane the adsorption behavior is reversed, that is, the organic ion remains in solution and the small inorganic ion is adsorbed on titania. The borderline between these two types of behavior corresponds to solvent dielectric constant of about 25. In solvents, which have a dielectric constant in this range (methanol and 1-propanol) the adsorption preferences vary from one surfactant to another. The affinities of the organic ion and of the small inorganic ion to the surface are often similar, and then none of the ionic components is preferentially adsorbed, and the electrokinetic potential is not affected. In such cases, ionic surfactants are not suitable as agents for regulation of zeta potential.     

Negative adsorption and liquid chromatography of polystyrene on silica

The main factors that determine negative adsorption of polymers have been considered. These are the preferred (positive) adsorption of the solvent molecules and the sieve effect during the interaction of macromolecules with a porous adsorbent. Modification of the silica surface, solvent polarity, and the size of the macromoleculer coils of polystyrene favor the negative sorption of polystyrene by porous silica and size-exclusion chromatography separation of macromolecules. The relations between the partition coefficient of a substance between the bulk and the adsorption phases and the excess values of retention, the capacity factor, and the adsorption coefficient (the Henry constant) are analyzed.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2204–2208, September, 1996.