Electrode reaction of zinc ions at a dropping mercury electrode in ammonium sulphate solutions

The electrode reaction of Zn(II) at a DME in aqueous solutions of (NH₄)₂SO₄ has been studied by d.c. and square-wave polarography at 25.0±0.1°C. The electrochemical kinetic parameters for the reaction are determined. The appearance of the second wave in the square-wave polarogram has been attributed to the low values of the rate parameter and the transfer coefficient.     

Porous solgel fiber as a transducer for highly sensitive chemical sensing

A novel solgel process for making porous silica fiber and doping the fiber core with sensing material is described. A CoCl(2) -doped solgel fiber was fabricated and was used to construct an active-core optical fiber moisture sensor. Test results show that the sensitivity of the active-core optical fiber sensor is much higher than that of an evanescent-wave-based optical fiber sensor.     

Consequential secondary structure alterations and aggregation during prolonged casein glycation

Non-enzymatic glycosylation (glycation) of casein is a process used not just to ameliorate the quality of dairy products but also to increase the shelf life of canned foods, including baby milk supplements. Incubation of κ-casein with reducing sugars for 15 days at physiological temperature showed the formation of a molten globule state at day 9 and 12 during fructation and glucation respectively. This state exhibits substantial secondary structure and maximum ANS binding. Later on, glycation resulted in the formation of aggregates at day 12 in presence of fructose and day 15 in presence of glucose. Aggregates possess extensive β-sheet structure as revealed by far-UV CD and FTIR. These aggregates showed altered tryptophan environment, decrease ANS binding relative to molten globule state and increase in Thioflavin T fluorescence. Aggregates were also accompanied by the accumulation of AGEs, indicative of structural damage to the protein and formation of potentially harmful species at the physiological level. Fructose was more reactive than glucose and thus caused early and significant changes in the protein. From our studies, we conclude that controlling the extent of the Maillard reaction in the food industry is essential to counter its negative effects and expand its safety spectrum.     

Application of Almost Increasing Sequence for Absolute Riesz $|overline{N}, p_n^{alpha, beta}; delta|_k$ Summable Factor

In this paper, we generate an extended result by Bor and Seyhan concerning absolute Riesz summability factors. Further, we develop some well-known results from our main result.     

17‐Oxo‐16‐(2‐pyridyl­methyl­ene)­androst‐5‐en‐3β‐ol monohydrate

The title compound, C₂₅H₃₁NO₂·H₂O, has the outer two six‐membered rings in chair conformations, while the central ring is in an 8β,9α‐half‐chair conformation. The five‐membered ring adopts a 13,14‐half‐chair conformation. The pyridyl­methyl­ene moiety has an E configuration with respect to the carbonyl group at position 17. The structure is stabilized by intermolecular O—H?N and O—H?O hydrogen bonds.     

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Coherent neutron inelastic scattering intensifies for two low-frequency Γ₄ internal modes in anthracene-d₁₀ have been measured at several different Brillouin zone centres. These intensifies have been used to determine the eigenvectors of the two modes involved. It is shown that the motion in both cases is a combination of a butterfly motion (B) and a twisting motion (T). The energy proportions in these two modes are 0.97B and 0.03T (±0.01) for the mode at 3.16 THz and 0.94T and 0.06B (±0.04) for the mode at 4.60 THz. This experimental result strengthens our reliance on model calculations for the assignment of phonon frequencies measured by neutron coherent inelastic scattering.     

Monte Carlo simulations of gas solubility in the ionic liquid 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate

The Henry's constants of water, carbon dioxide, ethane, ethene, methane, oxygen, and nitrogen are computed in the ionic liquid 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([bmim][PF(6)]) using test particle insertion and expanded ensemble Monte Carlo methods. The partial molar enthalpy and partial molar entropy of solvation are also computed for water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. The results from the simulations are compared against experimental data from the literature. In addition, the accuracy and precision of the two methods in determining the Henry's constant are examined. Local organization of the ionic liquid around a solute molecule is analyzed, and the interactions responsible for the experimentally observed solubility trends are identified.     

On-chip electrochromatography using sol-gel immobilized stationary phase with UV absorbance detection

A chromatography column on a chip was fabricated by immobilizing reversed-phase stationary phase particles (5 microm, C4) using sol-gel technology. Channels were fabricated in quartz using photolithography and wet etching. Localization of the stationary phase was achieved by immobilizing the stationary phase at the desired location in the separation channel prior to bonding of the cover plate. Cross channel design was employed for gated injection. An optical fiber setup was developed for carrying out on-chip UV absorbance detection. The effective optical path length was theoretically determined for the trapezoidal shaped channel and the result was shown to match closely with the experimentally determined value. The effect of applied voltage on velocity was evaluated using thiourea as an unretained marker. Separation performance of the stationary phase was demonstrated by separation of three peptides (Trp-Ala, Leu-Trp and Trp-Trp) under isocratic chromatographic conditions.     

16‐(4‐Cyanobenzylidene)‐3β‐pyrrolidinoandrost‐5‐en‐17β‐ol monohydrate

In the title compound, C₃₁H₄₀N₂O·H₂O, the outer two six‐membered rings are in chair conformations, while the central ring is in an 8β,9α‐half‐chair conformation. The five‐membered ring adopts a 13β‐envelope conformation and the cyano­benzyl­idene moiety has an E configuration with respect to the hydroxyl group at position 17. The steroid nuclei are linked by intermolecular O—H?O and O—H?N hydrogen bonds to form a molecular network. The molecular packing has an interesting feature, with the steroids aligned parallel to the b axis, forming a closed loop through hydrogen bonds linked via water mol­ecules.