Determination of the lumped mass transfer rate coefficient by frontal analysis

The validity of measurements of the lumped mass transfer rate coefficient (k_m,L) is studied on the basis of experimental data acquired under Langmuir isotherm conditions, in reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Two different methods were used, the perturbation method and frontal analysis. Accurate values of k_m,L can be properly obtained by the perturbation method because, with this method, the chromatographic processes take place under locally linear isotherm conditions. Values of k_m,L can also be derived from the breakthrough curves obtained in frontal analysis. Because the contribution of axial dispersion to band broadening was larger than that of the mass transfer resistances, the apparent axial dispersion coefficient (D_a) was first derived from the breakthrough curve by applying the equilibrium–dispersive model. Then, the value of k_m,L was calculated from D_a. The values of k_m,L determined by the two methods were in close agreement in the range of nondimensional Langmuir equilibrium constants (r=1/[1+K_LC₀]) between 0.32 and 0.85, irrespective of the mobile phase flow velocity. Thus, frontal analysis can be used for kinetic studies of the mass transfer in chromatographic columns.     

Catalase mimics of a manganese(II) complex: The effect of axial ligands and pH

The mononuclear [Mn(indH)Cl₂](CH₃OH) (indH: 1,3-bis(2′-pyridylimino)-isoindoline) complex has been prepared and characterized by various techniques such as elemental analysis, IR, UV–vis, ESR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The title compound in the presence of a base such as 1-methylimidazole, imidazole or pyridine is efficient catalyst for the disproportionation of H₂O₂ in CH₃CN. Among the various nitrogenous bases investigated in this study imidazole and substituted imidazoles with strong π-donating ability show better co-catalytic effect.

In case of aqueous solution the complex [Mn(indH)Cl₂](CH₃OH) shows much higher catalytic activity, and the initial rate of the disproportionation of H₂O₂ increases with increasing pH and goes through a maximum, which was found at pH  9.6. In this pH value the reaction shows first-order dependence on the catalyst, and saturation kinetics on [H₂O₂] with V_max = 8.1 × 10⁻³ Ms⁻¹, K_M = 489 mM, k_cat = 38 ± 2 s⁻¹ and k₂(k_cat/K_M) = 79 ± 4 M⁻¹s⁻¹.     

Kinetic and structural characterization of human manganese superoxide dismutase containing 3-fluorotyrosines

Incorporation of 3-fluorotyrosine and site-specific mutagenesis have been used with stopped-flow spectrophotometry and pulse radiolysis to investigate the catalytic properties of human manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD). All of the nine tyrosine residues in each of the four subunits of the homotetramer of human MnSOD were replaced with 3-fluorotyrosine. Previous studies showed that the crystal structures of the unfluorinated and fluorinated human MnSOD are nearly superimposable with the root-mean-square deviation for 198 -carbon atoms at 0.3 Å. However, the catalytic activity k_cat/K_m of the fluorinated MnSOD at 30 μM⁻¹ s⁻¹ was less than unfluorinated wild type at 800 μM⁻¹ s⁻¹. Comparison of the values of k_cat/K_m for fluorinated and unfluorinated wild-type andY34F MnSOD showed that this decrease for the fluorinated enzyme was in significant part due to 3-fluorotyrosine residues distant (>7 Å) from the active-site metal, not to 3-fluorotyrosine at position 34 close (5 Å) to the metal. Although many rate constants for the catalysis are decreased by this fluorination, the rate of dissociation of the product-inhibited complex appears unchanged by the presence of fluorinated tyrosines. These results suggest that Tyr34 is not a proton donor in the release of the product-inhibited complex, which involves protonation of a peroxo complex of the metal with release of hydrogen peroxide.     

Kinetics and mechanisms of the redox reaction of hexaaquotitanium(III) and the ethylenediamine tetraacetato titanium(III) complex by aqueous solutions of bromine

At 25°C, I = 1.0 M (CF₃SO₃⁻Li⁺+CF₃SO₃H), [H⁺] = 0.034–0.274 M and λ = 453 nm, the rate equation for the oxidation of Ti(H₂O), ₆³⁺ by bromine was found to be: −d/[Br₂]T/dt=kK/[Br₂][Ti^III]/[H⁺]+K+kK/[Br₃⁻][Ti^III]/[H⁺+K, where k = 9.2 × 10⁻³ M ⁻¹ s ⁻¹ and K = 4.5 × 10⁻³ M. At [H⁺] = 1.0 M, [Br⁻] = 0.05–0.4 M, the apparent second-order rate constant decreases as [Br⁻] increases.

The pH-dependence of the oxidation of Ti^III-edta by bromine is interpreted in terms of the change in identity of the Ti^III-edta species as the pH of the reaction medium changes. The second-order rate constants were fitted using a non-linear least-square computer program with (1/k₀^edta)² weighting into an equation of the form: k₀^edta =k₁+k₂K₁[H⁺]⁻¹+k₃K₁K₂[H⁺]^−2/1+K₁[H⁺[H⁺⁻¹+K₁K₂[H⁺]⁻², with K₁ and K₂ fixed as earlier determined at 9.55 × 10⁻³ and 2.29 × 10⁻⁹ M, respectively, for the oxidation of bromine. k₁=k₂=(3.1±0.32)×10³M⁻¹s⁻¹ k₃=(2.3±0.45)×10⁶N⁻¹s⁻¹.

It is proposed that these electron transfer reactions proceed by univalent changes with the production of Br₂^.− as a transient intermediate. An outer-sphere mechanism is proposed for these reactions. The homonuclear exchange rate for Ti^III-edta+Ti^IV-edta is estimated at 32 M⁻¹ s⁻¹.     

重组嗜热β-葡萄糖苷酶转化稀有人参皂苷Rd和CK

利用高效液相色谱(HPLC)法, 对重组嗜热β-葡萄糖苷酶(Fpglu1)转化稀有人参皂苷(Rd和CK)进行研究, 并表征了其催化动力学参数. 利用同源模建和分子动力学模拟等生物信息学技术, 探究了Fpglu1转化人参皂苷的结构基础及其相互作用. 结果表明, Fpglu1能够水解人参总皂苷生成稀有皂苷Rd和CK, 其催化人参皂苷Rb₁, Rb₂和Rc的K_m值分别为0.318, 1.840和5.269 mmol/L; 酶的转换数(k_cat)值分别为144.191, 0.572和0.011 s^-1. 当转化时间分别为6和102 h时, Rd和CK的产率达到最大, 分别为60%和93%. 通过对该酶的结构预测及皂苷分子的对接研究发现, 底物位于由疏水性氨基酸构成的底物口袋中, 氨基酸残基Glu194和Glu367是参与催化作用的关键, 且实验测得的酶促反应动力学参数(K_m)与对接的相互作用能量值存在线性关系.     

A new study of the enzymatic hydrolysis of carboxymethyl cellulose with a bulk acoustic wave sensor

A new bulk acoustic wave (BAW) cellulase sensing technique, which is based on the enzymatic hydrolysis process of sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) by cellulase, was established. The frequency shift curves of BAW sensor indicated that the viscosity of the tested solutions decreased during the hydrolysis process. The hydrolysis rate of CMC by cellulase was calculated from the frequency shift curves. The hydrolysis rate of CMC under different pH conditions at 30°C showed that cellulase had high hydrolysis ability approximately at pH 5.0. Kinetic parameters (the Michaelis constant K_m and the maximum rate V_max) of the process were estimated by using a linear method of Lineweaver–Burk plot. K_m is 1.95±0.25 mg ml⁻¹ and V_max is −(4.25±0.58)×10⁻³ g^1/2 cm^−3/2 cP^1/2 min⁻¹. Also the activation energy (E_a) of the enzymatic hydrolysis, with a value of 51.99±1.26 kJ mol⁻¹, was estimated in this work.     

Kinetic studies on the interactions between glycolipid biosurfactant assembled monolayers and various classes of immunoglobulins using surface plasmon resonance

Kinetic studies on the interactions between self-assembled monolayers of mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs), which are glycolipid biosurfactants abundantly produced by microorganisms, and various classes of immunoglobulins including human IgG, IgA, and IgM were performed using surface plasmon resonance (SPR). The effect of the MEL structure on the binding behavior of HIgG was examined. Assembled monolayers of MEL-A having two acetyl groups on the headgroup gave a high affinity (K_d = 1.7 × 10⁻⁶ M) toward HIgG, while those of MEL-B or MEL-C having only one acetyl group at C-6′ or C-4′ position gave little affinity. Our kinetic analysis revealed that the binding manner of HIgG, HIgA (K_d = 2.4 × 10⁻⁷ M), and HIgM (K_d = 2.2 × 10⁻⁷ M) to the assembled monolayers of MEL-A is not the monovalent mode but the bivalent mode, and both the first and second rate association constants (k_a1, k_a2) increase with an increase in the number of antibody binding sites, while those for dissociation (k_d1, k_d2) changed little. Moreover, we succeeded in directly observing great amounts of HIgG, HIgA, and HIgM bound to MEL-A monolayers using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Finally, we found that MEL-A assembled monolayer binds toward various IgG derived from mouse, pig, rabbit, horse, goat, rat, and bovine as well as human IgG (HIgG), and the only exception was sheep IgG. These results clearly demonstrate that MEL-A assembled monolayers would be useful as noble affinity ligand system for various immunoglobulins.     

Photocatalytic degradation of toluene in the gas phase: comparative study of some TiO2 supports

The Langmuir–Hinshelwood (L–H) kinetic model has been used to describe the degradation of the toluene on three TiO₂-based photocatalysts supports. The determination of the L–H rate constant (k) showed that the UV illumination parameter seems to be more important than the quantity of TiO₂ per unit area. The constant k is the greatest for the less density TiO₂ photocatalyst. The comparison between the Langmuir adsorption constant (K) in the dark and under UV irradiation shows that the adsorption constant for the high kinetic catalyst increases while it decreases for the other two.     

Determination of absorptivity and formation constant of a chalcone association complex

A UV spectrometric method was developed to determine the molar absorptivity (_C) and formation constant (K_c) of the association complex of unsubstituted chalcone in cyclohexane, in the concentration range from 4.00·10⁻⁴ to 2.00·10⁻² mol dm⁻³. The thermodynamic and spectroscopic magnitudes such as K_c and _C contribute to the understanding of the physicochemical behavior of several ,β-unsaturated carbonylic compounds, of low solubility in water, as it is the case of numerous flavonoids of chemical and biological importance. The studied association complex, formed by two chalcone molecules, is characterized by the constants _C (300.8 nm)=4.98·10⁴ dm³ mol⁻¹ cm⁻¹ and K_c=5.58·10³. The method proposed is convenient for the study of solute–solute molecular associations particularly those due to dipole–dipole interactions.     

Dielectric and elastic properties of a nematic phase induced by charge transfer interaction in a binary system containing disc-shaped molecules

The dielectric constants and the elastic coefficients for splay (K₁) and bend (K₃) of the charge transfer induced nematic (N_c) phase of tridecyl pentakis(phenylethynyl)phenyl ether (1) doped with different amounts of 2,4,7-trinitrofluorenone (2) were determined by studying the electric field induced bend deformation using the capacitance method. A negative dielectric anisotropy was observed. For the bend elastic constant K₃ values up to 22 × 10^-12 N are found which are one order of magnitude higher than the respective values of discotic nematic (N_D) phases. Values of 0·6-0·8 are obtained for the ratio K₁/K₃; these show a minimum for the equimolar complex.     

两种多酸型酪氨酸酶抑制剂的性能研究

以H₃PW₁₂O₄₀和H₄SiW₁₂O₄₀(简写为PW₁₂和SiW₁₂)为效应物, 测定其对酪氨酸酶活力的抑制作用. 通过非变性聚丙烯凝胶(Native-PAGE)电泳确定酪氨酸酶是多家族基因编码, 其分子量为3×10⁴~3.4×10⁴, 4.2×10⁴~4.6×10⁴, 6.4×10⁴~6.8×10⁴, 且均具有活性, 测定PW₁₂和SiW₁₂对酪氨酸酶的抑制效果, 并结合酶动力学法研究其抑制机理. 结果表明, 当PW₁₂和SiW₁₂浓度分别达到13和25 mmol/L时, 酪氨酸酶的活力完全被抑制, 即PW₁₂和SiW₁₂对酪氨酸酶二酚酶具有不同程度的抑制效果. 当所加酶量为0.0173 mg/mL时, PW₁₂和SiW₁₂对酪氨酸酶二酚酶活力的半抑制率 (IC₅₀)分别为1.57和2.31 mmol/L, 它们对酪氨酸酶二酚酶的抑制均为可逆过程. 其中, PW₁₂对二酚酶的抑制类型为混合型, 其K_I及K_IS分别为0.34和0.43 mmol/L, SiW₁₂对二酚酶的抑制类型表现为竞争型, 其K_I为0.59 mmol/L. 综合考虑IC₅₀值和抑制常数等参数, PW₁₂对酪氨酸酶二酚酶的抑制能力优于SiW₁₂.     

Solvent extraction of permanganates (Na, K) by 18-crown-6 ether from water into 1,2-dichloroethane: elucidation of an extraction equilibrium based on component equilibria

Ion-pair formation constants (K_MLA mol⁻¹ dm³) of Na⁺– and K⁺–18-crown-6 ether (18C6) complexes with MnO₄⁻ in water (w) were determined potentiometrically at 25 °C. Simultaneously, extraction constants (K_ex mol⁻² dm⁶) of the permanganates with 18C6 from w into 1,2-dichloroethane at 25 °C were obtained from the spectrophotometric determination of distribution ratios of the permanganates. These K_ex values were divided into K_MLA and other three component equilibrium constants and thereby extraction-selectivity and -ability were discussed in comparison with corresponding metal picrate–18C6 extraction systems reported before.     

Determination of the rates of formation and hydrolysis of the Schiff bases formed by pyridoxal 5′-phosphate and hydrazinic compounds

The macroscopic rate constants of formation (k₁) and hydrolysis (k₂) for the reactions of pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) with hydrazine (PLP-HY system), carbidopa (-hydrazino--methyl-β-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propionic acid, PLP-CD system), hydralazine (1-hydrazinophthalazine, PLP-HL system) and isoniazid (4-pyridinecarboxylic acid hydrazide, PLP-ISO system) were fitted to a kinetic scheme that considers the different ionic species present in the medium, their protonation constants, and their individual rates of formation (k₁ⁱ) and hydrolysis (k₂ⁱ). The results obtained for the molecules bearing the hydrazine group are compared with those for the reactions of PLP with n-hexylamine (PLP-NHA system) and poly- -lysine (PLP-LYS system). Some structural effects on the individual rate constants are also examined.     

Radiation inactivation study of aminopeptidase: probing the active site

Ionizing radiation inactivated purified chicken intestinal aminopeptidase in media saturated with gases in the order N₂O>N₂>air. The D₃₇ values in the above conditions were 281, 210 and 198 Gy, respectively. OH radical scavengers such as t-butanol and isopropanol effectively nullified the radiation-induced damage in N₂O. The radicals (SCN)₂^•−, Br₂^•− and I₂^•− inactivated the enzyme, pointing to the involvement of aromatic amino acids and cysteine in its catalytic activity. The enzyme exhibited fluorescence emission at 340 nm which is characteristic of tryptophan. The radiation-induced loss of activity was accompanied by a decrease in the fluorescence of the enzyme suggesting a predominant influence on tryptophan residues. The enzyme inhibition was associated with a marked increase in the K_m and a decrease in the V_max and k_cat values, suggesting an irreversible alteration in the catalytic site. The above observations were confirmed by pulse radiolysis studies.     

Kinetic study of gas-phase Lu(D3/2) with O2, N2O and CO2

The second-order rate constants of gas-phase Lu(²D_3/2) with O₂, N₂O and CO₂ from 348 to 573 K are reported. In all cases, the reactions are relatively fast with small barriers. The disappearance rates are independent of total pressure indicating bimolecular abstraction processes. The bimolecular rate constants (in molecule⁻¹ cm³ s⁻¹) are described in Arrhenius form by k(O₂)=(2.3±0.4)×10⁻¹⁰exp(−3.1±0.7 kJmol⁻¹/RT), k(N₂O)=(2.2±0.4)×10⁻¹⁰exp(−7.1±0.8 kJmol⁻¹/RT), k(CO₂)=(2.0±0.6)×10⁻¹⁰exp(−7.6±1.3 kJmol⁻¹/RT), where the uncertainties are ±2σ.     

Quenching of the excited singlet state of acridine and 10-methylacridinium cation by thio-organic compounds in aqueous solution

In this work, the lowest excited singlet states of acridine (Acr), acridinium (AcrH⁺) and 10-methylacridinium (AcrMe⁺) are quenched by sulfur-containing amino acids and carboxylic acids in aqueous solution. Both steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence techniques were used to monitor the quenching of fluorescence. Stern–Volmer plots of the fluorescence intensity showed a static component (K_S) to the quenching. The experimental K_S values were compared to theoretical K_S values for outer-sphere complexes based on Debye–Hückel theory and the Fuoss equation. The general agreement between experimental and theoretical K_S values indicate that the static quenching can be attributed to non-fluorescing ion pairs associated as simple outer-sphere complexes. The computed values of the interionic distances of the ion pairs are consistent with the ion pairs of the Z_AZ_Q=−1 and −2 cases being solvent-separated ion pairs while those of the Z_AZ_Q=−3 case are contact ion pairs. The effect of the reactants’ charges on the quenching rate constants (dynamic component) was observed for the reactions of AcrMe⁺ with the anionic forms of the quenchers (having charges Z_Q=−1, −2 and −3). The rate constants (extrapolated to ionic strength, μ=0) for the quenching processes were determined to be 0.3–5.3×10¹⁰ M⁻¹ s⁻¹ depending on the ionic charge (Z_Q) of the quencher used. These trends in the quenching rate constants are rationalized with a quenching scheme for electron transfer. Analogous quenching rate constants for alanine and glycine were found to be at least an order of magnitude lower. Photoinduced electron transfer from the sulfur atom of the quencher molecule to the acridine excited singlet state is suggested to be the most likely mechanism of the process under discussion.     

Direct kinetic studies of the reactions of 2-butoxy radicals with NO and O2

This Letter reports the first kinetic study of 2-butoxy radicals to employ direct monitoring of the radical. The reactions of 2-butoxy with O₂ and NO are investigated using laser-induced fluorescence (LIF). The Arrhenius expressions for the reactions of 2-butoxy with NO (k₁) and O₂ (k₂) in the temperature range 223–311 K have been determined to be k₁=(7.50±1.69)×10⁻¹²×exp((2.98±0.47) kJmol⁻¹/RT) cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹ and k₂=(1.33±0.43)×10⁻¹⁵×exp((5.48±0.69) kJmol⁻¹/RT) cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹. No pressure dependence was found for the rate constants of the reaction of 2-butoxy with NO at 223 K between 50 and 175 Torr.     

Micellar-catalyzed alkaline hydrolysis of 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene in a cationic gemini surfactant

Micellar-catalyzed alkaline hydrolysis of 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) in the presence of a conventional cationic surfactant CTAB or a cationic gemini surfactant 1,2-ethane bis(dimethyldodecylammonium bromide) (12-2-12) were studied spectrophotometrically at 25 °C. It was found that both CTAB and 12-2-12 micelles accelerated the alkaline hydrolysis of DNCB, and the binding constant of the substrate to the micelle, K_S, for 12-2-12 (K_S = 310 M⁻¹) was larger than that for CTAB (85 M⁻¹), which suggested that DNCB molecules bound with gemini micelles more easily than with CTAB. However, the second-order rate constant in micellar pseudophase (k_M = 1.22 × 10⁻³ s⁻¹) for 12-2-12 was lower than k_M for CTAB (4.01 × 10⁻³ s⁻¹) because the substrate may enter the interior of the 12-2-12 micelles. It was found also that 12-2-12 had a similar catalysis mechanism to CTAB when the concentration of 12-2-12 was relatively low (ca. <5 mM). However, above this concentration, higher microviscosity and significant increases in aggregation number and micelle size with increased surfactant concentration may remarkably influence the hydrolysis reaction.     

Kinetics study of the gas-phase reactions of C2F5OC(O)H and n-C3F7OC(O)H with OH radicals at 253–328 K

The rate constants, k₁ and k₂ for the reactions of C₂F₅OC(O)H and n-C₃F₇OC(O)H with OH radicals were measured using an FT-IR technique at 253–328 K. k₁ and k₂ were determined as (9.24 ± 1.33) × 10⁻¹³ exp[−(1230 ± 40)/T] and (1.41 ± 0.26) × 10⁻¹² exp[−(1260 ± 50)/T] cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹. The random errors reported are ±2 σ, and potential systematic errors of 10% could add to the k₁ and k₂. The atmospheric lifetimes of C₂F₅OC(O)H and n-C₃F₇OC(O)H with respect to reaction with OH radicals were estimated at 3.6 and 2.6 years, respectively.     

重组β-木糖苷酶转化人参皂苷Rb3及C-Mx

从Aspergillus niger NG1306菌株中扩增得到β-木糖苷酶基因anxyl, 与pPICZαA连接构建了表达载体pPICZαA-anxyl, 进一步在毕赤酵母KM71H中诱导表达获得了目的酶蛋白重组β-木糖苷酶(Anxyl); 并将其用于人参皂苷Rb₃及C-Mx的生物转化及催化动力学参数表征. 研究结果表明, Anxyl可将人参皂苷Rb₃和C-Mx分别转化为人参皂苷Rd和C-K. 酶学性质研究表明, 该酶最适反应pH=2.5, 最适反应温度为35 ℃; 在pH=2.0~5.0, 20和30 ℃条件下其具有较好的稳定性, Mg²⁺对酶活具有促进作用. Anxyl对葡萄糖和乙醇有较好的耐受性, 其催化对硝基苯基-β-D-吡喃木糖苷(pNPX)、 人参皂苷Rb₃和C-Mx水解的米氏常数(K_m)值分别为3.1, 1.55和1.04 mmol/L, 酶的最大反应速率(V_max)分别为1.9×10², 0.8×10³和8×10³ mmol/min, 酶的转换数(K_cat)值分别为5.55, 0.17和1.85 s^-1, 表明该酶对天然底物Rb₃和C-Mx具有更高的亲和力.