Beryllium diffusion across GaAs/(Al,Ga)As heterojunctions and GaAs/AlAs superlattices during MBE growth

Beryllium diffusion during MBE growth of (Al, Ga)As layers, (Al, Ga)As/GaAs heterojunctions and GaAs/AlAs superlattices has been studied by electrochemical C-V and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) concentration profiling, in conjunction with transmission electron microscopy. Diffusion times were comparatively short since they were limited to part of the growth sequence, so non-equilibrium effects had a significant influence. The results are consistent with an interstitial-substitutional mechanism in which lattice site incorporation becomes more difficult with increasing band gap enthalpy. Incorporation involves a kick-out reaction which leads to the observed disordering of the superlattices.     

Selective separations by reactive ion exchange : Part III. Preconcentration and separation of oxo anions

A new procedure for simultaneous preconcentration, separation, and determination of permanganate, chromate and vanadate was developed for aqueous solutions containing p.p.b. levels of these anions (and molybdate). The presence of other (non-complexing) ions in p.p.m. concentrations did not interfere. The procedure consisted of reactive adsorption of all three anions as their reduced cations, on iron(II)-treated resin, followed by elution of vanadium(IV) with 0.01 M HNO₃/H₂O₂, manganese(II) with 0.35 M HCl, and chromium(III) with 4M HCl. Concentration factors of 40 were obtained with 1-l “samples” 10 p.p.b. concentrations were determined with standard deviations of 4–5 % by a.a.s. and conventional spectrophotometry.     

Quantum chemical calculations on thioridazine

Quantum chemical CNDO /2 calculations for the conformational preference of the side chain of thioridazine as a function of angle indicated the crystallographically determined structure gave the lowest energy. There is also a small region of conformational flexibility within the first 90° of rotation of the side chain. This is commensurate with the results which we had obtained previously for our similar calculations for promazine and its Cl and CF₃ derivatives, perazine and its Cl and CF₃ derivatives, and for the hypothetical hitherto unknown N-piperidinopromazine and its Cl and CF₃ derivatives. The conformational profile of thioridazine resembles that of the perazines. The calculated gross atomic populations on the alkyl nitrogen in thioridazine was within the range we had previously found necessary for neuroleptic activity.     

RNA-catalyzed RNA ligation on an external RNA template

Variants of the hc ligase ribozyme, which catalyzes ligation of the 3' end of an RNA substrate to the 5' end of the ribozyme, were utilized to evolve a ribozyme that catalyzes ligation reactions on an external RNA template. The evolved ribozyme catalyzes the joining of an oligonucleotide 3'-hydroxyl to the 5'-triphosphate of an RNA hairpin molecule. The ribozyme can also utilize various substrate sequences, demonstrating a largely sequence-independent mechanism for substrate recognition. The ribozyme also carries out the ligation of two oligonucleotides that are bound at adjacent positions on a complementary template. Finally, it catalyzes addition of mononucleoside 5'-triphosphates onto the 3' end of an oligonucleotide primer in a template-dependent manner. The development of ribozymes that catalyze polymerase-type reactions contributes to the notion that an RNA world could have existed during the early history of life on Earth.     

Production of ethanol from pulp mill hardwood and softwood spent sulfite liquors by genetically engineeredE. coli

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Although lignocellulosic biomass and wastes are targeted as an attractive alternative fermentation feedstock for the production of fuel ethanol, cellulosic...     

The structures of 5-methyl-5-phenyl-5H-dibenzo[b,f] silepin and its saturated analog

The structures of 5-methyl-5-phenyl-5H-dibenzo[b,f] silepin (I) and 5-methyl- 5-phenyl-1O,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo [b,f] silepin (II) have been determined from three-dimensional X-ray data collected by counter methods. I crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pnam with a 7.596(3), b 18.102(5) and c 12.190(2) Å; observed and calculated densities (Z = 4) are 1.17 and 1.18 g cm^?3, respectively. II crystallizes in the monoclinic space group $\text{P}\text{2}{}_1\text{c}$ with a 11.115(3), b 7.920(3), c 20.765(5) Å and β 111.71(2)°; observed and calculated densities (Z = 4) are 1.17 g cm^?3. Anisotropic refinement of nonhydrogen atoms, with hydrogen atoms included at fixed ideal locations, gave conventional R-factors of 4.5% (I) and 5.0% (II). Compound I exhibits the boat conformation for the tricyclic framework and is located on a crystallographically required mirror plane. Com- pound II has the expected folded boat conformation. The torsion angle about the 10,11-bond is 0.0° for I, a crystallographic symmetry requirement, and 89.9° for II. Mean SiC bond distances are 1.863 Å(I) and 1.875 Å(II). The dihedral angles between the planar benzo groups are 129.7° (I) and 137.2° (II); introduc- tion of unsaturation at the 10,11-position decreases the dihedral angle in the tri- cyclic system, i.e., the tricyclic system is more bent.