Association of carboxylic acids in aqueous solutions from conductivity data

Using precision conductivity data for aqueous carboxylic acid systems at 25 and 30°C, accurate thermodynamic ion association and dimerization equilibrium constants were determined. The data for formic, acetic, propionic and butyric acids are analyzed with the Fuoss-Hsia conductance equation as modified by Justice and Barthel. The treatment requires that triple ion formation is negligible.     

Complex formation of hydronium ion with several crown ethers in 1,2-dichloroethane,acetonitrile, and nitrobenzene solutions

A conductance study concerning the interaction between hydronium ion and several crown ethers in acetonitrile, nitrobenzene and 1,2-dichloroethane solutions has been carried out at 25°C. The stability constants of the resulting 1:1 complexes in acetonitrile and nitrobenzene solutions were determined from the molar conductance-mole ratio data and found to vary in the order 18C6>DB30C10>DC18C6>DB18C6>DB21C7>DB24C8>B15C5. In 1,2-dichloroethane solution, the complexation process results in the dissociation of ion pairs. There is an inverse relationship between the stabilities of the complexes and the Gutmann donicity of the solvents. In nitrobenzene solution, some evidence for the formation of a 2:1 sandwich adduct between the smaller crowns (i.e., B15C5 and 18-crowns) are observed from the molar conductance-mole ratio data which is supported by the¹H NMR data.     

Specific interactions including imidazolium andN-methylimidazolium lons. I. Interactions with the picrate anion

The conductances of solutions of methylimidazolium and imidazolium picrate (MeImHPic and ImHPic) in nitrobenzene-benzene mixtures (27.2–. These triple ions are highly stabilized by the hydrogen bond between the second NH group of the ion pair and the second picrate ion. Values of the formation constants for the ion pair ImHPic and for the triple ion PicImHPic^– have been calculated and are discussed.     

Effect of channel block on the collective spiking activity of coupled stochastic Hodgkin-Huxley neurons

Toxins, such as tetraethylammonium (TEA) and tetrodotoxin (TTX), can make potassium or sodium ion channels poisoned, respectively, and hence reduce the number of working ion channels and lead to the diminishment of conductance. In this paper, we have studied by numerical simulations the effects of sodium and potassium ion channel poisoning on the collective spiking activity of an array of coupled stochastic Hodgkin-Huxley (HH) neurons. It is found for a given number of neurons sodium or potas- sium ion channel block can either enhance or reduce the collective spiking regularity, depending on the membrane patch size. For a given smaller or larger patch size, potassium and sodium ion channel block can reduce or enhance the collective spiking regularity, but they have different patch size ranges for the transformation. This result shows that sodium or potassium ion channel block might have dif- ferent effects on the collective spiking activity in coupled HH neurons from the effects for a single neuron, which represents the interplay among the diminishment of maximal conductance and the in- crease of channel noise strength due to the channel blocks, as well as the bi-directional coupling be- tween the neurons.     

Conductance of lithium,sodium and potassium nitrates in acetonitrile-water and ethanol-water isodielectric mixtures at 25°C

Precise conductance measurements of solutions of lithium, sodium and potassium nitrates were made at 25°C in acetonitrile-water and ethanol-water isodielectric mixtures, containing up to 15 mole percent organic-solvent, and the data analyzed by the 1978–80 Fuoss conductance equations. Single ion conductances were determined with the help of transference numbers in the case of ethanol-water mixtures. Ion-pair association constants are discussed in terms of contact and solvent-separated ion-pairs and were found to be almost equal to those for the halides. The anion appears more sensitive than the cations to the solvent structure in mixtures rich in water.     

Rod-Cell-Mimetic Photochromic Layered Ion Channels with Multiple Switchable States for Controllable Ion Transport

The controllable ion transport in the photoreceptors of rod cells is essentially important for the light detection and information transduction in visual systems. Herein, inspired by the photochromism-regulated ion transport in rod cells with stacking structure, layered ion channels have been developed with a visual photochromic function induced by the alternate irradiation with visible and UV light. The layered structure is formed by stacking spiropyran-modified montmorillonite 2D nanosheets on the surface of an alumina nanoporous membrane. The visual photochromism resulting from the photoisomerization of spiropyran chromophores reversibly regulates the ion transport through layered ion channels. Furthermore, the cooperation of photochromism and pH value achieves multiple switchable states of layered ion channels for the controllable ion transport mimicking the biological process of the visual cycle. The ion transport properties of these states are explained quantitatively by a theoretical calculation based on the Poisson and Nernst–Plank (PNP) equations.     

离子色谱法测定饮用水中痕量溴酸盐

建立一种检测饮用水中痕量溴酸盐的离子色谱方法。利用On GuardⅡAg柱过滤去除水中氯离子,直接进样,电导检测器检测。该方法避免了氯离子对溴酸盐的干扰,测定水质溴酸盐的灵敏度和准确度均有很大提高。溴酸盐的检出限为0.005 mg/L,测定结果的相对标准偏差为7.56%(n=7),加标回收率为92.0%~110.0%。该方法操作简便快速、准确度高,适合于饮用水中痕量溴酸盐的测定。     

Microsecond simulations of DNA and ion transport in nanopores with novel ion–ion and ion–nucleotides effective potentials

We developed a novel scheme based on the grand‐canonical Monte Carlo/Brownian dynamics simulations and have extended it to studies of ion currents across three nanopores with the potential for single‐stranded DNA (ssDNA) sequencing: solid‐state nanopore Si₃N₄, α‐hemolysin, and E111N/M113Y/K147N mutant. To describe nucleotide‐specific ion dynamics compatible with ssDNA coarse‐grained model, we used the inverse Monte Carlo protocol, which maps the relevant ion–nucleotide distribution functions from all‐atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Combined with the previously developed simulation platform for Brownian dynamics simulations of ion transport, it allows for microsecond‐ and millisecond‐long simulations of ssDNA dynamics in the nanopore with a conductance computation accuracy that equals or exceeds that of all‐atom MD simulations. In spite of the simplifications, the protocol produces results that agree with the results of previous studies on ion conductance across open channels and provide direct correlations with experimentally measured blockade currents and ion conductances that have been estimated from all‐atom MD simulations. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

有机酸和有机酸盐的静电离子色谱研究

 以涂敷了两性表面活性剂胆汁酸盐的十八烷基键合硅胶为固定相 ,以去离子水为流动相 ,选用电导检测器 ,研究了有机酸及其盐的同时分离 ;探讨了草酸钠、柠檬酸、苯甲酸钠溶液的色谱分离条件及分离机制 ,并应用于饮料中的苯甲酸钠和柠檬酸的定量测定。实验表明 ,这种以纯水为流动相的色谱过程 ,不仅具有快速简单、检测背景干扰小、重现性好等特点 ,而且有效地克服了二次环境污染 ,是一种对环境友好的分析方法。     

Single-ion and molar conductances. Application to transference number data analysis

Several of the present molar conductance equations have been examined in detail in order to obtain equations for the concentration dependence of the single-ion conductances which, when combined with existing conductance and transference data, permit three independent evaluations of the conductance parameters, in particular the association constant and the distance of closest approach of two ions of opposite charge. In order to make use of existing transference data it was necessary to develop a suitable extrapolation equation. It is shown that the procedures outlined constitute a useful test of the concentration dependence of transference numbers found experimentally.Equipe de recherche associée au C.N.R.S., ERA 310.     

Triazole‐Tailored Guanosine Dinucleosides as Biomimetic Ion Channels to Modulate Transmembrane Potential

A “click” ion channel platform has been established by employing a clickable guanosine azide or alkyne with covalent spacers. The resulting guanosine derivatives modulated the traffic of ions across the phospholipid bilayer, exhibiting a variation in conductance spanning three orders of magnitude (pS to nS). Förster resonance energy transfer studies of the dansyl fluorophore with the membrane binding fluorophore Nile red revealed that the dansyl fluorophore is deeply embedded in the phospholipid bilayer. Complementary cytosine can inhibit the conductance of the supramolecular guanosine channels in the phospholipid bilayers.     

Electrolytic conductance and short-range ionic interactions for aqueous alkali halides

A new conductance formula for the charged square-well model is compared with experimental data. By fitting one potential parameter (the height of the step) for each ion pair and the individual ionic conductivities at infinite dilution the available conductance data are described up to about 1 mol per litre.     

A physicochemical study of reverse transport system based on nonequilibrium thermodynamics

Reverse transport in a liquid membrane system was studied on the basis of nonequilibrium thermodynamics. The electrochemical affinities which drive the ion flux in the system accompanying the chemical reaction were described in the form of the dissipation function. The system was confirmed to be a typical physicohemical system. In addition, using the equations developed in this study, several membrane parameters were estimated and the correlation between the diffusional ion conductance and ion concentration within the liquid membrane was discussed.     

双波长分光光度法同时测定溶液中的硝酸根和碘离子

食品和环境样品中往往同时含有硝酸根和碘离子,用紫外分光光度法直接测定硝酸根或碘离子时,二者相互干扰。为此建立了主、次波长分别为220.0、231.5 nm的等吸收点双波长紫外分光光度法测定溶液中的硝酸根和共存的碘离子。当溶液中硝酸根的浓度在0~0.12 mmol/L的范围内,碘离子的浓度在0~0.10 mmol/L的范围内时,主、次波长下的吸光度差值A220-231.5与溶液中硝酸根的浓度 呈良好线性关系,线性方程为A220-231.5 = 2.9958 0.0016（R2 = 0.99994）;其中A220 (NO3-) = 3.6099 0.0084（R2 = 0.99994）,利用吸光度的加和性：A220 (I-) = A220 - A220 (NO3-) = 10.7394 0.0029（R2 = 0.99994）,间接得到碘离子含量 。硝酸根和碘离子的平均相对标准偏差分别为0.6%、0.2%,回收率分别为99.5~102%、99.9~100%。方法简便快捷,可用于溶液中微量硝酸根和碘离子的同时测定。     

Ionic conductance of synthetic channels: analysis, lessons, and recommendations

Synthetic ion channels have been known for nearly three decades, but it is only in the past decade that analysis of the currents these ionic conductors carry has become a standard technique. A broad range of structural types have been explored and these reports have produced a very diverse collection of ion channel conductance behaviours. In this critical review we describe a notational method to extract salient information from reported ion channel experiments. We use an activity grid to represent quantitative information on conductance and opening duration with a five-level colour code to represent qualitative information on the nature of the conductance-time profile. Analysis of the cumulative dataset suggests that the reported conductance data can reflect the structural features of the compounds prepared, but does also reflect the energetic landscape of the bilayer membrane in which synthetic ion channels function (143 references).     

扫描离子电导显微镜的原理及应用

扫描离子电导显微镜(SICM)是一种扫描探针显微技术,通过测定超微玻璃管探针的离子电流,它能够非接触地扫描样品表面,进而研究样品的形貌及性质。SICM具有成像分辨率高、探针易于制备和对被成像物体无损伤等特点,特别适用于研究生理条件下的活体细胞,是一种与扫描电化学显微镜及原子力显微镜互补的扫描探针显微镜技术。SICM能够对软界面及表面,如活细胞表面的显微结构,进行高分辨率成像;并能够与其它技术联用,研究细胞形貌与功能的关系;还能控制沉积特定分子,实现纳米尺度的显微操作与加工。本文对SICM的发展历史、仪器构造、基本原理及应用进行了综述。     

Mean spherical approximation-mass action law theory of equilibrium and conductance in ionic solutions

An improved Bjerrum theory obtained by combining the mean spherical approximation with the mass action law (MSA&MAL) is used to calculate the fraction of ions unpaired over the full range of states of a primitive model electrolyte. It is combined with a new theory for the electrical conductance of the primitive model under the MSA to yield the conductance of an electrolyte over a wide range of concentrations and Bjerrum parameters with only two parameters A_o and R, the distance of closest approach, adjusted to fit the conductivity data. The theory fits the data for aqueous alkali halides over a wide concentration range with A_o values in good agreement with those deduced by more conventional theories and with reasonable small ion pairing constants deduced from the data. It fits the data for LiBr in octanol without the need for invoking triple ion formation. It leads to reasonable predictions for the conductance curves for 1:1 electrolytes even up to the molar region for solvents with dielectric constant from 10 to 80.     

Equilibrium constants of ion exchange reactions between fatty acid monolayers and dissolved counterions

Equations for equilibrium constants of ion exchange between fatty acid monolayers and subsolution counterions are derived. The approach of Matsubara et al. [4], where the monolayer is considered as a two-dimensional regular mixture is employed, but the different molar volumes of its components are taken into account. Using the equations obtained theK _ex values are calculated on the basis of published data on the monolayer composition in the systems Cd²⁺/HArch, Ba²⁺/HArch, Ca²⁺/HSt, Pb²⁺/ HSt and Cu²⁺/HSt. The stability constants of the corresponding soaps formed in the monolayer are also obtained.     

In situ Surface Charge Density Visualization of Self-assembled DNA Nanostructures after Ion Exchange

The charge density of DNA is a key parameter in strand hybridization and for the interactions occurring between DNA and molecules in biological systems. Due to the intricate structure of DNA, visualization of the surface charge density of DNA nanostructures under physiological conditions was not previously possible. Here, we perform a simultaneous analysis of the topography and surface charge density of DNA nanostructures using atomic force microscopy and scanning ion conductance microscopy. The effect of in situ ion exchange using various alkali metal ions is tested with respect to the adsorption of DNA origami onto mica, and a quantitative study of surface charge density reveals ion exchange phenomena in mica as a key parameter in DNA adsorption. This is important for structure-function studies of DNA nanostructures. The research provides an efficient approach to study surface charge density of DNA origami nanostructures and other biological molecules at a single molecule level.