Calorimetric Study of Thermal Denaturation of Superoxide Dismutase

The thermal denaturation of superoxide dismutase (SOD) from bovine erythrocytes was studied at various pH values of different buffers and at various concentrations of solutions of two neutral salts by differential scanning calorimetry. The experiments performed indicate that the PIPES is a buffer non-coordinating with the SOD, and that the binding of the anions studied influences more or less the thermal denaturation of SOD, but the effect on the oxidation form of SOD is more apparent. A new conformer of SOD with lower thermostability was discovered by the experiments performed in different buffers at certain pH values higher than the isoelectric point of SOD, or at higher concentrations of neutral salt solutions. The new conformer may be converted irreversibly into the usual conformer with high thermostability during heating. Based on the thermodynamic parameters obtained in distilled water and by thermodynamic analysis using the Ooi's model, it is revealed that the large enthalpy △Hdc contributed by     

Kinetics of Acid Blue 1 Adsorption from Aqueous Solution by Carbonaceous Substrate Produced from Biotic Precursor

Adsorption of acid blue 1 from aqueous solution onto carbonaceous substrate produced from the wood of Paulownia tomentosa was investigated. The samples characterized by FTIR, SEM, EDS and XRD techniques, indicated that the surface functional groups like carboxyl, lactones or phenols and ethers have disappeared at high activation temperature （800 ℃） and as a result porous structure was developed that has a positive effect on the adsorption capacity. Bangham and parabolic diffusion models were applied to the kinetic adsorption data, which show that the adsorption of acid blue 1 was a diffusion controlled process. The reaction rate increased with the increase in temperatures of both the adsorption and activation. Thermodynamic parameters like △E^≠, △H^≠, △S^≠ and △G^≠ were calculated from the kinetic data. The negative values of △S^≠ reflected the decrease in the disorder of the system at the solid-solution interface during adsorption. Gibbs free energy （△G^≠）, representing the driving force for the affinity of dye for the carbon surface, increased with the increase in sample activation and the adsorption temperatures.     

鬼臼毒素及其衍生物热分解反应的动力学研究

The thermal behavior and thermal decomposition kinetic parameters of podophyllotoxin （1） and 4 derivatives, picropodophyllin （2）, deoxypodophyllotoxin （3）, fl-apopicropodophyllin （4）, podophyllotoxone （5） in a temperature-programmed mode have been investigated by means of DSC and TG-DTG. The kinetic model functions in differential and integral forms of the thermal decomposition reactions mentioned above for first stage were established. The kinetic parameters of the apparent activation energy Ea and per-exponential factor A were obtained from analy- sis of the TG-DTG curves by integral and differential methods. The most probable kinetic model function of the decomposition reaction in differential form was （1- a）^2 for compounds 1-3,2/3·a^-1/2 for compound 4 and 1/2（1-a）·[-In（1-a）]^-1 for compound 5. The values of Ea indicated that the reactivity of compounds 1-5was increased in the order： 5〈4〈2〈1〈3. The values of the entropy of activation △S^≠, enthalpy of activation △H^≠ and free energy of activation △G^≠ of the reactions were estimated. The values of △G^≠ indicated that the thermal stability of compounds 1-3 with the samef（a） was increased in the order： 2〈3〈1.     

Synthesis and Thermal Properties of Three Energetic Ion Salts of 3,6-Bis[(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl)-amino]-1,2,4,5-tetrazine

Three energetic ion salts of 3,6-bis[(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl)-amino]-1,2,4,5-tetrazine(BTATz), namely, methylamine salt(compound 1), ethylenediamine salt(compound 2), and diethylamine salt(compound 3), were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, and ^13C NMR spectroscopy. The crystal structure of compound 1 was determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, and structural analysis revealed that it belonged to the monoclinic system with P21/c space group. In addition, the thermal behavior of the three compounds was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry techniques. The thermal decomposition peak temperatures of the compounds were 574.89, 545.60, and 606.72 K, indicating that the three ion salts exhibited good thermal stability. Tlie kinetic mechanism equations of the main decomposition process and the entropy of activation(△S^≠), enthalpy of activation(△H^≠), and Gibbs free energy of activation(△G^≠) of the three compounds were also obtained. Moreover, the thermal safety of the compounds was evaluated by the values of the self^accelerated decomposition temperature(Tsadt)5 thermal ignition temperature(TTIT), and critical temperature of thermal explosion(7b). The results showed that all the compounds demonstrated good thermal safety, and the thermal safety of compound 3 was better than that of the others.     

CALORIMETRIC STUDY OF COLD AND THERMAL DENATURATION OF BOVINE β-LACTOGLOBULIN B

The denaturational behaviour of bovine β-lactoglobulin B has been studied in solutions containing guanidine hydrochloride by differential scanning calorimetry. The experiments have shown that complete peaks of cold denaturation can be recorded also in high concentration of protein solutions. The cold denaturation and the renaturation of the protein are reproducible, but the thermal denaturation is irreversible. The activation energy of thermal denaturation calculated is about 285 kJ/mol.     

A SPIN LABELING STUDY OF PIG CARDIAC TROPOMYOSIN

Tropomyosin (TM) extracted from pig cardiac muscle was spin-labeled with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-(dichlorotriazin)-aminopiperidine-1-oxyl. The ESR spectra of the product (SL-TM) were of a type of weak immobilization. Effects of three means for the denaturation were observed on the above spectra. The ESR spectrum obtained for SL-TMafter enzymatic degradation was found to be analogous to that for the label itself in a dilute solution and thereby the quantity of labels bound in SL-TM estimated. The Arrhenius plots attained through variable temperature measurement for SL-TM's exhibited two inflexion points (the conformational transition temperatures for TM) around 45℃ and 74-75℃, the latter temperature having not been reported in literature so far. However, the enzymatic degradation product from SL-TM behaved quite differently from it in the response to microwave power saturation and temperature variation.     

TRANSITION IN THE MELT OF FEP COPOLYMER

The nature of the transition in molten FEP copolymer was examined in relation to the enthalpy change, mechanical damping and melt viscosity. For a pre-heat-treated FEP copolymer sample a small endothermic peak appeared at 309—312 ℃in DSC trace with enthalpy change 0.03—0.05 cal/g. A peak was also detected in damping versus temperature curve at the same temperature range. The theological property of FEP copolymer melt was similar to that of liquid crystal, but no birefrigence was viewed in the melt. Therefore the transition was explained as the melting of small crystallites which persist in typical copolymer beyond its melting temperature. These crystallites can act as nuclei for crystallization upon cooling.     

酸碱处理后纳米微晶纤维素的热行为分析

Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) was prepared from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) by acid hydrolysis. It was observed that the diameter of NCC particles mainly distributed over 30-50nm by transmission electron microscope (TEM) . The crystal form and degree of crystallinity were detected by X-Ray diffraction. The results showed that NCC and MCC have the same crystal form of cellulose I, and that the reactions mainly occurred in the amorphous region of MCC during the acid hydrolysis process. The thermal behavior of NCC in different pH conditions was characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) . The consequences indicate that the thermal stability of NCC distinctly decreased by contrast with the thermal stability of MCC, and that the thermal stability of NCCs in alkali conditions was higher than that of NCCs in acid conditions. The specific surface area distinctly increased with sharp decreasing of the particle size of NCC. This induced the end carbons and active groups of surface of NCC to increase sharply, therefore caused the thermal stability of NCC to distinctly abate. That NCC has very strong adsorption affinity is the cause of the obvious difference of thermal behavior of NCC in different pH. In acid conditions the surface of NCC adsorbed a great lot of H^ , which induced the cellulose chains of surface of NCC to decompose at low temperature catalyzed by H^ . When adding sodium hydroxide solution, on one hand the H^ of surface of NCC was neutralized; on the other hand, the cellulose chains of low molecular weight were dissolved in sodium hydroxide solution and the defects of surface of NCC rearranged and stable structure formed. These factors improved the thermal stability of NCC in alkali conditions.     

Thermal-induced Unfolding of β-Crystallin and Disassembly of its Oligomers Revealed by Temperature-Jump Time-Resolved Infrared Spectroscopy

β-Crystallins are the major structural proteins existing in the vertebrate lens, and their conformational stability is critical in maintaining the life-long transparency and refraction index of the lens. Seven subunits of β-crystallins naturally assemble into various heteroge- neous oligomers with different sizes. Here, we systematically investigated the thermal sta- bility of the different secondary structures present in β-Crystallins and then the dynamic process for the thermal-induced unfolding of β-crystallins by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-monitored thermal titration and temperature-jump nanosecond time-resolved IR difference absorbance spectra. Our results show that the N-terminal anti-parallel β-sheets in β-crystallin are the most unstable with a transition midpoint temperature at 36.0-2.1℃, leading to the formation of an intermediate consisting vastly of random coil structures. This intermediate structure is temporally assigned to that of the monomer generated by the thermal-induced disassembly of β-crystallin oligomers with a transition midpoint tempera- ture of 40.4-0.7℃. The global unfolding of β-crystallins that leads to denaturation and aggregation indicated by the formation of intermolecular anti-parallel β-sheets has a transi- tion midpoint temperature determined as 72.4-0.2 ℃. Temperature-jump time-resolved IR absorbance difference spectroscopy analysis further reveals that thermal-induced unfolding of β-crystallins occurs firstly in the anti-parallel β-sheets in the N-terminal domains with a time constant of 50 ns.     

Reversible phase transition of the 1:1 complex between 18-crown-6 and n-propylammonium triiodide

Solid-state structure of the crystalline 1:1 complex [C 3 H 10 N(18-crown-6)] + [I 3 ](1) between 18-crown-6 and n-propylammonium triiodide has been determined at 293 and 93 K,respectively,showing a change from monoclinic P2 1 /m to monoclinic P2 1 /a.Crystal structural analysis shows that in addition to van der Waals’ forces,conventional N-H···O hydrogen bonds are the key interactions.Measurements of unit cell parameters versus temperature show that the values of one of the three axes and the crystal volume change abruptly and remarkably at 220 K,indicating a first-order phase transition.The lack of the mirror plane in the low temperature structure is the most important differences between the two structural forms.Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) measurement confirms that 1 undergoes a reversible phase transition at about 220 K with a thermal hysteresis of 3.5 K.The relatively large latent heat makes 1 a good candidate for phase change materials.The phase transition is accompanied by an anomaly of dielectric constant during heating and cooling process near the phase transition temperature.     

Adsorption of Zinc and Cyanide from Cyanide Effluents on Anionic Ion-exchange Resin

The adsorption of zinc and cyanide from cyanide effluents onto strong and weak basic anion exchange resins was studied in a batch adsorption system. Factors influencing the adsorption rates such as resin selection, resin amounts, contact time and temperature were studied and scanning electron microscopy-energy disperse spectroscopy(SEM-EDS) was used in the analysis. The present study shows that the adsorption capacity of resin 201×7 is better than that of resin 301. The adsorption process was relatively fast and came to equilibrium after 60 min. The kinetic data were analyzed with three models and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model was found to agree with the experimental data well. The equilibrium data could also be described well by Langmuir isotherm model. Thermodynamic parameters such as enthalpy change(ΔH⁰), free energy change(ΔG⁰) and entropy change(ΔS⁰) were calculated and the adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic.     

Sorption of Am(Ⅲ) on Na-bentonite:Effect of pH,ionic strength,temperature and humic acid

Sorption of Am(Ⅲ) on Na-bentonite as a function of contact time,pH,ionic strength,humic acid(HA) and temperature was investigated under ambient conditions.The results showed that the sorption was strongly dependent on pH and ionic strength. Am(Ⅲ) sorption can be described well by pseudo-second-order model.The presence of HA takes a positive effect at low pH;but a negative influence under high pH range.Enthalpy,entropy and Gibbs free energy(i.e.,△H~0,△S~0 and△G~0) calculated from sorption isotherms suggested that sorption process of Am(Ⅲ) was spontaneous and endothermic.     

Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Adsorption of VB12 onto Mesoporous Carbon Coated with PMMA

Ordered mesoporous carbons CMK-3, CMK-1 coated with poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)(CMK-3- PMMA and CMK-1-PMMA) and pristine mesoporous carbons CMK-3, CMK-1 were employed to adsorb vitamin B12(VB12) from water solution. Adsorption isotherm and kinetics of adsorption were investigated via batch experi- ments. It was found that the adsorption capacity of VB12 at 30, 40 and 50 °C can reach 688.2, 572.4 and 428.7 mg/g, respectively. The adsorption isotherm can be described by Langmuir model. The pseudo first- and second-order kinetic models were employed to fit the dynamic adsorption. It was found that the dynamic adsorption follows the pseudo second-order model. The thermodynamic equilibrium coefficients obtained at different temperatures were used to evaluate the thermodynamic constants ΔG0, ΔH0 and ΔS0. The negative value of Gibbs free energy, ΔG0 indicates that the adsorption occurred via a spontaneous process. The increase in the value of –ΔG0 with increasing temperature indicates that higher temperatures were favourable to the sorption process. The enthalpy values of ΔH040 kJ/mol(66.36 kJ/mol and 56.43 kJ/mol) for CMK-3-PMMA and CMK-1-PMMA confirm that chemisorption were involved in the adsorption process. This is consistent with the IR spectra and is another evidence for the formation of hydrogen bond between PMMA in the pore of CMK-3 and VB12.     

磁性多壁碳纳米管吸附水中双氯芬酸的热力学与动力学

研究了磁化多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)对于水中非甾体抗炎药双氯芬酸的吸附过程.结果表明,双氯芬酸的吸附量随磁性MWCNTs投加量的增加而增大,而且吸附剂量增加到一定阶段后,双氯芬酸的吸附量达到平衡.在磁性MWCNTs的量为0.7g·L-1时,水溶液中双氯芬酸被磁性MWCNTs吸附的量达到最大,为33.37mg·g-1,对应的双氯芬酸去除率为98.1%.双氯芬酸的去除率随溶液pH的增加先增大后下降,随温度的升高而下降.用准一级、准二级模型进行了动力学分析.回归结果表明,准二级模型更准确地反映了吸附动力学.通过实验确定了Langmuir和Freundlich等温线的线性相关系数与标准偏差,结果揭示出Langmuir等温线与实验数据有很好的拟合度.对热力学参数的计算表明,ΔG00,意味着磁性MWCNTs对双氯芬酸的吸附是自发的;ΔH00,指明吸附是一个放热的物理吸附过程,温度低对吸附有利;ΔS00,代表该吸附是熵增过程.     

蛋白质在合成阳离子交换剂上的色谱特性研究

用国产材料按间接法合成了螯合型弱阳离子交换剂,详细研究了合成填料的色谱性能,并与商品柱的分离效能进行了比较;在宽温度范围内研究了蛋白质在弱阳离子交换系统中的色谱热力学,测定了蛋白质在色谱过程变性时的热力学参数 (△H0和△S0) 和补偿温度β,提出用标准熵变△S0判断蛋白质的构象变化和用△H0与△S0的补偿关系鉴定蛋白质各变体在色谱系统保留机理的同一性。考察了螯合型弱阳离子交换剂与金属离子的作用,研究了蛋白质在金属螯合色谱中的保留机理。     

Chromatographic behaviors of proteins on cation-exchange column

A weak cation-exchanger (XIDACE-WCX) has been synthesized by the indirect method. The chromatographic characteristics of the synthesized packing was studied in detail. The standard protein mixture and lysozyme from egg white were separated with the prepared chromatographic column. The chromatographic thermodynamics of proteins was studied in a wide temperature range. Thermodynamic parameters standard enthalpy change (deltaH0) and standard entropy change (deltaS0) and compensation temperature (beta) at protein denaturation were determined in the chromatographic system. By using obtained deltaS0, the conformational change of proteins was judged in the chromatographic process.The linear relationship between deltaH0 and deltaS0 can be used to identify the identity of the protein retention mechanism in the weak cation-exchange chromatography. The interaction between weak cation-exchanger and metal ions was investigated. Several metal chelate columns were prepared. The effects of introducing metal ion into the naked column on protein retention and the retention mechanism of proteins in the metal chalet affinity chromatography were discussed.     

Exchange constants of Al(III) and Fe(III) on Dowex 50W-X8

The exchange constants tor Al³⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions on the cation-exchange resin Dowex 50W-X8 (H⁺-form) are reported. A batch method of equilibrium at room temperature was used to determine these constants, which are Al³⁺ + 3HR AIR₃ + 3H⁺, K = 1·66 Fe³⁺ + 3HR FeR₃ + 3H⁺, K = 2·19 R denoting the resin.     

VOCs在吸附剂上吸附性能的热力学研究

采用色谱法与热重(TG)法,测量了正己烷、甲苯和乙酸乙酯在活性炭、5A、NaY、13X、ZSM-5 (SiO_2/Al_2O_3=27、300)、Hβ以及M CM-41等吸附剂上不同温度下的吸脱附行为,并基于反相气相色谱法测得的数据,计算了其吸附热力学参数ΔH、ΔS和ΔG,分析了上述VOCs分子与吸附剂之间的作用机制,并借助FT-IR验证了吸附质在分子筛表面的吸附机制。结果表明,上述吸附过程存在物理吸附和化学吸附两种方式,其中,物理吸附的作用力大小与吸附剂的孔径分布和分子直径相关,而化学吸附的作用力大小依赖于分子筛硅铝比和Ca~(2+)、Na~+、H~+等阳离子及吸附质分子的偶极矩,且强的化学吸附使得部分吸附质分子的脱附温度高于200℃。     

微量热法研究漆酶和3,4,5-三羟基苯甲酸的反应

用LKB－2107型微量热系统,在不同的温度(pH＝7.4)条件下,测定了3,4,5－三羟基苯甲酸与漆酶反应的摩尔反应烙、米氏常数、反应速率常数、漆酶的活性并计算了结合能、活化自由能、活化能和活化烟等.在此基础上,应用过渡态理论,从能量变化的角度,对其催化过程进行了分析.由活化摘(△S_≠^T＜0)得出酶－底物过渡态的结构较酶－底物复合物更为有序的结论.     

Simultaneous determination of anions and cations by ion-exclusion chromatography–cation-exchange chromatography with tartaric acid/18-crown-6 as eluent

Ion-exclusion chromatography–cation-exchange chromatography was developed for the simultaneous separation of common inorganic anions and cations (Cl⁻, NO₃⁻ and SO₄²⁻; Na⁺, NH₄⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺) on a weakly acidic cation-exchange column by elution with weak acid. Generally, the resolution among these monovalent cations was only moderate, thereby hindering the determination of these analytes in natural-water samples. Therefore, 18-crown-6 was added to the eluent to improve the resolution. A good separation of these anions and cations on a weakly acidic cation-exchange column was achieved in 30 min by elution with 5 mM tartaric acid/6 mM 18-crown-6/methanol–water (7.5:92.5). The ion-exclusion chromatography–cation-exchange chromatography method developed here was successfully applied to the separation of major anions and cations in an environmental water sample.