Factors affecting the ultramicro-determination of tryptophan,kynurenine and their derivatives

The factors affecting the ultramicrodetermination of tryptophan and kynurenine were investigated by paper electrophoresis, paper chromatography and spectrophotometry. The electrolyte used in electrophoresis influences the mobility, the separation and the ultraviolet spectra of tryptophan and kynurenine. The pre-treatment of filter paper for chromatography did not influence the R_F of tryptophan and kynurenine, but interfered with their quantitative determination. The effect of ultraviolet irradiation of d-, l-, and dl-tryptophan as well as d-, l-, and dl-kynurenine was studied.     

Determination of chloride at picogram levels by molecular fluorescence in a graphite furnace.

Chloride was determined at nanogram levels by adding excess of indium to the sample introduced into a graphite furnace and measuring the laser induced molecular fluorescence of indium chloride. The diatomic molecules of indium chloride were excited by a pulsed dye laser at 267 nm and fluorescence was measured at 359 nm. The effects of various parameters including amount of indium added, furnace thermal conditions and presence of concomitants were also studied. A linear calibration in the range of 0.025-1.25 ng and a detection limit of 17 pg of chloride were obtained under optimum conditions. The analytical usefulness of the method was checked by determining the chloride content in National Institute of Standards and Technology, Standard Reference Materials 1571a and 1571b Orchard Leaves.     

Volumetric,Viscometric, and Refractive Index Behaviour of Glycine in Aqueous Diols at Different Temperatures

Densities, ρ, viscosities, η, and refractive indices, n_D, of glycine (Gly) (0.1 — 0.5 M) in aqueous 1,2‐ethanediol (1,2‐EtD), 1,2‐propanediol (1,2‐PrD), and 1,3‐butanediol (1,3‐BuD) (30% v/v) were measured at 298, 303, 308, and 313 K. Experimental values of ρ and η were used to calculate partial molar volumes, ?⁰_v, partial molar volumes of transfer of Gly from water to aqueous diol solutions, ?⁰_v(tr), Falkenhagen and Jones ‐Dole coefficients, A and B, respectively, free energies of activation of viscous flow, Δμ⁰*₁ and Δμ⁰*₂, per mole of solvent and solute, respectively, enthalpies, ΔH* and entropies, ΔS* of activation of viscous flow. Large positive values of ?⁰_v, and an increasing value of S_v*, for all the three mixtures at each temperature suggest the presence of strong solute‐solvent interaction, and this interaction decreases as the size of alkyl moiety increases from 1,2‐EtD to 1,3‐BuD. Positive ?⁰_v(tr) values tend to decrease with increasing the number of CH₂ group, thereby indicating that the electrostriction effect in diols follows the sequence; 1,2‐EtD > 1,2‐PrD > 1,3‐BuD. Small A values, with large values of B, are indicative of weak solute‐solute and strong solute‐solvent interactions that operate in the present systems, and that the magnitudes of B are in the sequence: 1,2‐EtD > 1,2‐PrD > 1,3‐BuD and, thus, the sequence represents the strength of interaction between Gly and diol molecules. Moreover, positive SB/ST values suggest the structure‐breaking nature of Gly in diol + water mixtures. The observed values of Δμ⁰*₂ fall in the sequence: 1,2‐EtD > 1,2‐PrD > 1,3‐BuD which, like ?⁰_v and S_v*, reinforce that Gly‐diol interaction decreases with subsequent addition of CH₂ group in diols. The trends in the variation of ΔH* and ΔS* with Gly concentration also reveal the presence of significant solute‐solvent interaction in all three systems. An almost linear increase in RD with an increasing amount of Gly reveals that Gly tends to increase the polarizability of the aqueous‐diol molecules under study. The variation of all these parameters with concentration of Gly and with temperature suggests the presence of strong solute‐solvent interaction, which decreases as the size of alkyl moiety in diols increases from 1,2‐EtD to 1,3‐BuD.     

Di‐μ‐sulfido‐bis[diaqua(18‐crown‐6)­barium(II)]–saccharin (1/2)

The mol­ecule of the title compound {systematic name: di‐μ‐sulfido‐bis[di­aqua(1,4,7,10,13,16‐hexaoxa­cyclo­octade­cane‐κ⁶O)barium(II)] bis­[1,2‐benzisothiazol‐3(2H)‐one 1,1‐dioxide]}, [Ba₂S₂(C₁₂H₂₄O₆)₂(H₂O)₄](C₇H₅NO₃S)₂, lies on an inversion centre. The Ba^II atom encapsulated by the 18‐crown‐6 ring is coordinated by the six O atoms of the crown, two water O atoms and two bridging S atoms. The four‐membered ring composed of the Ba^II atoms and the bridging S atoms makes a dihedral angle of 67.1 (1)° with the crown‐ether ring. The aromatic ring system of the saccharin moiety is essentially planar. The packing is built up from layers of the mol­ecules and is stabilized by three intermolecular O—H?O hydrogen bonds.     

A comparative study of essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus and some members of the genus Citrus

Steam distilled oils of some species of the genus Citrus and Cymbopogon citratus were analyzed by GC-MS. It is observed that citral b was the most common constituent of the oils, which could be a good inhibitor of beta-glucuronidase as all the tested essential oils showed significant inhibition of beta-glucuronidase. IC50 values of a mixture of citral a and b also proved the hypothesis. The same oils also exhibited positive response against tested microbes.     

Ultrasonic and Volumetric Studies of Molecular Interactions in Acetonitrile + 1‐Alkanol (C6, C8, C10) Binary Liquid Mixtures at Different Temperatures

The densities, ρ, and ultrasonic speeds, u, have been measured in the binary liquid mixtures of acetonitrile (ACN) with 1‐hexanol, 1‐octanol and 1‐decanol, and in the pure components, as a function of composition at 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 °C. The deviations in isentropic compressibility, Δκ_s, excess molar volume, V^E, deviations in ultrasonic speed, Δu, apparent molar compressibility, K_?2, apparent molar volume, V_?2, partial molar compressibility, $ {\rm \bar K}^\circ _{\phi,2} $, and partial molar volume, $ {\rm \bar V}^\circ _2 $, of 1‐alkanols in ACN have been calculated from the experimental data of densities and ultrasonic speeds. The variations of these parameters with composition of the mixtures indicate that the structure‐breaking effect dominates over that of the hydrogen‐bonding effect between unlike molecules, suggesting that ACN‐alkanol interaction is weaker than ACN‐ACN and alkanol‐alkanol interactions, and that the interaction (ACN‐alkanol) follows the order: 1‐hexanol > 1‐octanol > 1‐decanol. The excess molar volume data have been analysed by using Flory and Prigogine‐Flory‐Patterson theories. Further, the ultrasonic speeds in these mixtures were theoretically calculated with the help of several theories and empirical relations using the pure component data. The validity and relative merits of these theories and relations have been discussed.     

Potentiometric determination of free acidity and uranium in uranyl nitrate solutions using sulfate as complexing agent

In this paper free acid and uranium present together in the range of 0.05–3.0 meq and 20–250 mg, respectively, have been determined by potentiometric titration, using Na₂SO₄ and (NH₄)₂SO₄ complexants and NaOH and Na₂CO₃ as titrants. The results are presented as percentage recovery of free acidity and uranium over the range studied. It has been shown that percentage recovery of free acidity suggests a bias which varied from –5% to +74% at different free acidity and uranium concentrations for the Na₂SO₄–NaOH, Na₂SO₄–Na₂CO₃ and (NH₄)₂SO₄–NaOH complexant — titrant combinations. The percentage recovery of uranium always showed a positive bias which could be up to +8% for extreme free acidity — uranium ratios in the case of Na₂SO₄–Na₂CO₃ complexant — titrant combination. For the other Na₂SO₄–NaOH and (NH₄)₂SO₄–NaOH complexant — titrant combinations a positive bias of up to only +4% has been noticed.     

Stanley conjecture in small embedding dimension

We show that Stanley's conjecture holds for a polynomial ring over a field in four variables. In the case of polynomial ring in five variables, we prove that the monomial ideals with all associated primes of height two, are Stanley ideals.     

Atomic charges of cerbinal

The mol­ecule of the title compound, methyl 1-formyl-6-oxa-6H-indene-4-carboxyl­ate, C₁₁H₈O₄, is planar. There are weak C—H⋯O intramolecular interactions and an intermolecular hydrogen bond in the structure, and these influence the crystal packing.