The thermochemistry of solution of L-α-alanyl-L-α-alanine in water-alcohol mixtures at 298.15 K

The integral enthalpies of solution of L-α-alanyl-L-α-alanine in water-ethanol, water-n-propanol, and water-isopropanol mixtures were measured calorimetrically at alcohol concentrations x ₂ ranging from 0 to 0.4 mole fractions. The standard enthalpy of peptide solution Δ_sol H ^o and transfer Δ_tr H ^o from water into a mixed solvent were calculated. The effect of the structure and properties of peptides and mixture composition on the enthalpy characteristics is discussed. The enthalpy coefficients of pair interactions h _xy between L-α-alanyl-L-α-alanine and alcohol molecules were calculated; these coefficients were positive and increased in the series ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol. The analysis performed allowed the differences in the thermodynamic characteristics of solution of L-α-alanyl-L-α-alanine and DL-α-alanyl-DL-α-alanine in water-alcohol mixtures to be determined.     

The enthalpies of solution of L-α-alanyl-L-α-alanine in water-organic solvent mixtures at 298.15 K

The integral enthalpies of solution (T = 298.15 K) of L-α-alanyl-L-α-alanine in aqueous-organic solvents (acetonitrile, 1,4-dioxane, acetone, formamide, N-methylformamide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-diethylformamide, and N,N-dimethylsulfoxide) were measured at organic component concentrations x ₂ = 0–0.3 mole fractions. The standard enthalpies of solution (Δ_sol H ^o) and transfer (Δ_tr H ^o) of the peptide from water into mixed solvents were calculated. The influence of the structure and properties of solutes and mixture composition on solute thermochemical characteristics is considered. The enthalpy pair interaction coefficients h _xy between L-α-alanyl-L-α-alanine and organic solvent molecules were calculated. The linear Kamlet-Taft four-parameter equation was used to reveal correlation between the h _xy values and the properties of organic solvents.     

Dosimetric applications of α-alanine

Irradiation of solid polycrystalline alanine creates a free radical, whose concentration can be measured from its ESR signal. The radical CH₃HCOO^– of practically unlimited stability at room temperature shows an electronic absorption spectrum in the UV. Modern methods of diffuse reflectance spectrophotometry allow to measure the radical concentration which is proportional to the absorbed dose of radiation. The alanine dosimeter is prepared in a thin layer, adequate both for the congested isodose curves in the case of accelerated electrons irradiation and the method of measurement. Thus the proposed dosimeter is applicable not only for gamma, but also for EB radiation processing in the range of 0.1 to 50 kGy. The application of the dosimeter does not demand to use the ESR spectrometer, even of the type dedicated to alanine dosimetry only, but may be performed by a UV-VIS spectrophotometer equipped with an integrating sphere, permitting measurements of the Kubelka-Munk function.     

The thermochemical characteristics of solution of DL-α-alanylglycine and DL-α-alanyl-DL-α-alanine in water-organic solvent mixtures at 298.15 K

The integral enthalpies of solution of DL-α-alanylglycine and DL-α-alanyl-DL-α-alanine in water-organic solvent (acetonitrile, 1,4-dioxane, acetone, N,N-dimethylformamide, and N,N-dimethylsulfoxide) mixtures were measured at organic component concentrations x ₂ = 0–0.4 mole fractions and T = 298.15 K. The standard enthalpies of solution (Δ_sol H°) and transfer (Δ_tr H°) of the peptides from water into mixed solvents were calculated. The influence of the structure and properties of solutes and mixture composition on the thermochemical characteristics of the peptides was considered. The enthalpy coefficients of pair interactions (h _xy ) of DL-α-alanylglycine and DL-α-alanyl-DL-α-alanine with organic solvent molecules were calculated. The h _xy values were correlated with the properties of organic solvents using the Kamlet-Taft equation.     

Water-DMF-L-α-alanine and water-carbamide-L-α-alanine systems. Thermodynamic properties, solvation, and interspecies interactions at 273–333 K

Thermal effects of dissolution of L-α-alanine in water-N,N-dimethylformamide mixtures (0–0.1 molar parts of DMF) at 283–318 K were measured calorimetrically. Standard enthalpies and heat capacities of dissolution of the amino acid and also thermal variations in entropies and free energies were calculated. The comparison with previously obtained data on the thermodynamics of dissolution of L-α-alamine in the carbamide water solution was performed. Temperature variations in the reduced Gibbs energy in the course of dissolution of L-α-alanine in water-DMF and water-carbamide mixtures have negative values originating from the prevalence of the entropy component. At the increase in temperature both mixtures become less structured. The interaction of L-α-alanine with hydrophilic and hydrophobic amides differs fundamentally: In the first case it is enthalpy-attractive and does not depend on temperature, while in the second case it is repulsive and decreases with the increase in temperature.     

Thermochemical study of the temperature effect on the l-α-alanine-l-α-alanine interactions in aqueous solutions of urea and ethylene glycol

The dilution enthalpies of l-α-alanine (Ala) solutions in aqueous solutions of urea and ethylene glycol were measured at 298.15 and 313.15 K. The enthalpy (h _xx ) and heat capacity (c _xx ) coefficients of pair interaction were used for characterization of the Ala-Ala interaction in solutions. The h _xx values are presented by the sum of contributions from the interactions of the nonpolar side chains (h _R-R) and polar groups (h _FG-FG) of the amino acid. The h _xx value of Ala in water increases with the temperature increase due to an increase in the contribution of h _R-R. The increase in h _xx of Ala in an aqueous-carbamide solvent with an increase in the urea concentration is determined by an increase in the contribution of h _FG-FG. The temperature rise and urea additives exert various denaturing effects. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1364–1368, July, 2008.     

Synthesis of phosphorylated derivatives of furoylglycine and furoyl-β-alanine

Chloromethylfuroyl chlorides react with alkyl glycinates and β-alanates to form the corresponding chloromethylfuroyl amides. The compounds obtained are phosphorylated with triethyl phosphite under the conditions of the Arbuzov reaction to give (diethoxyphosphorylmethylfuroyl amides. Alkaline hydrolysis of these compounds proceeds only at the carboxy group leading to (diethoxyphosphorylmethyl)furoylglycine and furoyl-β-alanine. Selectivity of hydrolysis does not depend on the position of carboxamide and diethoxyphosphorylmethyl groups in the furan ring.     

Effect of the composition of a water-alcohol solvent on the thermodynamics of dissolution of DL-α-alanyl-β-alanine at 298.15 K

Enthalpies of solution for DL-α-alanyl-β-alanine in H₂O-ethanol, H₂O-1-propanol, and H₂O-2-propanol mixed solvents with the alcohol mole fraction x ₂ = 0–0.3 are measured at 298.15 K. Standard enthalpies of solution (Δ_sol H ^°), standard enthalpies of transfer of DL-α-alanyl-β-alanine from water to binary solvent (Δ_tr H ^°), and coefficients of enthalpies of pair interactions with alcohol molecules (h _xy ) are calculated. The effect the structure and properties of alcohols and the composition of a water-alcohol mixture have on the enthalpy of dissolution for DL-α-alanyl-β-alanine are discussed. The h _xy values for dipeptides of the alanine series in water-alcohol binary solvents are compared.     

Effect of sodium caproate on the volumetric and viscometric properties of glycine,dl-α-alanine,and dl-α-amino-n-butyric acid in aqueous solutions

The apparent molar volumes (V_m,2) and relative viscosities (η_r) at T=(298.15 and 308.15) K have been obtained for glycine, dl-α-alanine, and dl-α-amino-butyric acid in aqueous sodium caproate solutions from measurements of density and the flow time. The standard partial molar volumes (V^∘_m,2), standard volumes of transfer (Δ_tV^∘), the viscosity B-coefficients, and the activation thermodynamic quantities (Δμ₂^∘≠ and ΔS₂^∘≠) of viscous flow have been calculated for the amino acids. It is shown that the standard partial molar volumes, viscosity B-coefficients, and activation free energies for viscous flow increase with increasing number of carbon atoms in the alkyl chain of the amino acids. An increase in V^∘_m,2 and Δ_tV^∘ with increasing electrolyte concentrations have been explained due to the interactions of sodium caproate with the charged center of zwitterions for the amino acids. A comparison of the V^∘_m,2 values for glycine, dl-α-alanine, and dl-α-aminon-n-butyric acid in different aqueous salts solutions showed that carboxylate ions have stronger interactions with amino acid than chloride, thiocyanate, and nitrate ions. Results of viscosity are discussed in terms of changes in solvent structure.     

Hydration numbers of α-alanine in an aqueous urea solution

Literature data on the apparent molar volumes ϕ of alanine in water and aqueous urea solutions at 298 K are analyzed. It is shown that the slope of the ϕ dependence on the alanine concentration is not dependent on the urea concentration. The standard partial volume of alanine increases linearly with the increase in the urea concentration (wt.%). The structural characteristics of hydrated complexes of alanine (hydration number, molar volume of water inside and outside the hydration sphere, and proper volume of alanine in solution) are given. The hydration number of alanine decreases by a factor of two in passing from water to a saturated (20m) urea solution. The effects of urea additions on the hydration numbers of alanine and glycine are compared.     

Sorption Catalytic Determination of Copper(II) and L-α-alanine on Mg-, Al-Layered Double Hydroxides

Mg-, Al and Mg-, Cu-, Al-layered double hydroxides well-known synthetic hydrotalcite-like sorbents, were used for the first time as carriers for indicators in the sorption catalytic determination of copper(II) and L-α-alanine. Mg-, Al and Mg-, Cu-, Al-layered double hydroxides were synthesized by coprecipitation and characterized using infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. The adsorption of 0.50?mg?L^?1 copper(II) solution by Mg-, Al-layered double hydroxides followed a pseudo-second-order model with an equilibrium sorption capacity of 24.2?×?10^?3?mg?g^?1 (3.8?×?10^?4?mmol g^?1) and a reaction rate constant of 4.2?g mg^?1?min^?1. Mg-, Al-layered double hydroxide tablets were prepared and used for sorption concentration and subsequent sensitive and selective sorption catalytic determination of 5.5?×?10^?3 to 1.0?mg?L^?1 copper(II) at the sorbent phase. The method was used for the analysis of natural water. A method was developed for the determination of α-alanine in Mg-, Cu-, Al-layered double hydroxide tablets with a limit of detection of 4.0?×?10^?3 mol?L^?1. In addition, thin layers of Mg-, Cu-, Al-layered double hydroxide were used to separate α-alanine and determine α-amino acids by thin-layer chromatography.     

Specific features of the reaction of l-cysteine with pyridoxal and N-pyridoxylidene-β-alanine

The mechanisms of condensation of l-cysteine, l-methionine, and l-serine with pyridoxal and of transaldimination of N-pyridoxylidene-??-alanine with l-cysteine were studied by the kinetic method. Unlike methionine and serine, the condensation of cysteine with pyridoxal and transaldimination with Npyridoxylidene-??-alanine involves intermediate formation of stable product having a thiazolidine ring. Its structure was determined by elemental analysis, UV, and IR spectroscopy, and quantum-chemical calculations. The thiazolidine fragment in the pyridoxal condensation product with l-cysteine is turned through an angle of ??90° with respect to the pyridine ring plane due to mutual repulsion of the negatively charged oxygen atom in the ortho position of the pyridine ring and sulfur and nitrogen atoms in the thiazolidine ring.     

Molar heat capacities and volumes of transfer of cytosine,thymine, caffeine and 1,3-diethylthymine to aqueous solutions of glycyl-glycine and L-α-alanyl-L-α-alanine at 25°C

Densities and specific heat capacities of ternary aqueous systems containing dipeptides (glycyl-glycine or L--alanyl-L--alanine) and nucleic acid bases (cytosine or thymine) or their alkyl derivatives (1,3-diethylthymine or caffeine) were determined at 25°C by flow calorimetry and flow densimetry. The partial molar volumes and heat capacities of transfer at infinite dilution of the different nucleic acid bases from water to water+dipeptide solutions were obtained therefrom. Except for the case of the transfer of cytosine to aqueous glycyl-glycine solutions where a small positive dependence of the transfer quantities was observed with the dipeptide concentration, the values of the heat capacities of transfer were in general low, positive or negative, depending on the compensation of hydrophobic-hydrophilic interactions between the dipeptide and the base. The volumes of transfer of most of the bases are very small, within the limit of the experimental error.     

Effect of temperature on the thermodynamic characteristics of the protolytic equilibria of DL-α-alanyl-β-alanine in aqueous solutions in the range of 298 to 318 K

Protolytic equilibria in aqueous solutions of DL-α-alanyl-β-alanine are studied by calorimetry. Measurements are performed at temperatures of 298.15, 308.15, and 318.15 K; and at ionic strengths of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 (against a background of potassium nitrate). Thermodynamic characteristics (pK, ΔG, ΔH, and ΔS) of the stepwise dissociation of dipeptides both in water-salt and standard solutions are obtained for the first time.     

Crystal structures of layered zirconium pentafluorides of methylammonium,glycinium, and β-alanine

For the first time, new hybrid organic-inorganic layered zirconium pentafluorides of methylammonium, glycinium, and β-alanine with the composition (CH₃NH₃)ZrF₅·0.5H₂O, (H₃NCH₂COOH)ZrF₅·2H₂O, and (H₃N(CH₂)₂COOH)ZrF₅ are synthesized and their structures are analyzed. In the studied compounds, CN of the Zr atom is 8, and its coordination polyhedron represents a dodecahedron sharing its 6 vertex with three neighboring Zr polyhedra. The Zr dodecahedra are joined with each other in planar netlike anion layers of the composition _∞²[ZrF₅]⁻. The anion layers are hydrogen bonded into a three-dimensional structure by H₂O cations and molecules.     

Optical activity,solvation state,and conformations ofL-α-alanine in water-organic solvents

The solvation effect on the conformational equilibrium ofL--alanine in binary water-organic solvents (H₂O-acetonitrile, H₂O-DMF) was studied. This manifests itself in changes in the optical activity and CD intensity. Equilibrium constants for the substitution of water molecules by organic solvent molecules were determined.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1054–1057, June, 1993.     

N-Fmoc-α-sulfo-β-alanine: a versatile building block for the water solubilisation of chromophores and fluorophores by solid-phase strategy

An easy and efficient solid-phase synthesis strategy to obtain rapidly water-soluble chromophores/fluorophores in highly pure form has been developed. This first successful use of N-Fmoc-α-sulfo-β-alanine as a SPPS building block opens the way to the future development of promising direct "on-resin" peptide labelling and water-solubilising methods.     

Surface electrochemistry of the oxidation reactions of α- and β-alanine at a platinum electrode

The electrochemical oxidation reactions of α- and β-alanine at a Pt electrode were investigated in aqueous solutions at pH 1, 7, and 13 using steady-state current-potential measurements, cyclic voltammetry, and open circuit potential decay. The capacitance behaviour and the high Tafel slopes suggest the production of free radicals at the surface of the electrode accompanied by a second reaction involving loss of CO₂ which is the rate determining step. In the surface electro-oxidation of α-alanine, it appears that the adsorbed intermediate species is either hydrolyzed anodically to acetaldehyde and ammonia, or is oxidized to a carbonium ion which is subsequently hydrolyzed to acetaldehyde and ammonia in solution, analogous to the behaviour observed for glycine [D.G. Marangoni, R.S. Smith and S.G. Roscoe, Can. J. Chem., 67 (1989) 921]. The mechanisms for β-alanine would be similar except carbonium ion formation would probably be accompanied by a hydride transfer to form acetaldehyde. No dimerized products were detected by gas chromatography. These mechanisms differ from the dimerization process typical of the radical reactions associated with the Kolbe mechanism.     

Protonation constants of α-alanine in electrolyte mixtures at constant ionic strength

The stoichiometric acid-base equilibrium constants for -alanine in tetraethylamonium iodide-potassium nitrate solutions were determined at a constant ionic strength of 1.4 m at 25°C. The results obtained are discussed on the basis of the Friedman and the Pitzer model for electrolyte mixtures.