Crystallization of mutant forms of the γ subunit of archaeal translation initiation factor 2

Archaeal translation initiation factor 2 (aIF2) is homologous to its eukaryotic counterpart (eIF2). It is a heterotrimeric protein consisting of α, β, and γ subunits. The protein e/aIF2 forms a ternary complex with guanosine 5′-triphosphate and the initiator methionyl-tRNA (Met-tRNA_i) and delivers the latter to the ribosome. In archaea, translation initiation factor 2 has an additional function. The γ subunit of aIF2 binds mRNAs with a triphosphate at the 5′-end and prevents 5′-to-3′ directional mRNA decay. To determine the mRNA-binding site on the surface of aIF2γ, mutations were introduced into the protein sequence at sites of possible interactions with mRNA. The crystals of the mutant forms of aIF2γ were obtained, and X-ray diffraction data sets suitable for structure determination at atomic resolution were collected.     

Thermophysical study of graphene nanoflakes by differential scanning calorimetry

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Combustion heats of graphene nanoflakes (GNFs) of different thicknesses produced by chemical vapor deposition method were measured for the first time...     

Some applications of reverse Hölder inequalities with a boundary integral

We obtain an increase in the exponent of integrability of the derivatives of solutions of two classes of boundary-value problems. We derive estimates of the corresponding norms of the solutions. For a class of quasilinear elliptic systems we establish an L_p-estimate of the gradient of the solutions of class W _m ¹ ,m > 1, p > m, of a boundary-value problem with nonzero condition on the conormal derivative. To solve Signorini's problem we obtain an L_p-estimate, p > 2,of the second derivatives of an L ₂-solution with a nonzero one-sided restriction on the conormal derivative. The proof of both results is based on the application of an reverse Hölder inequality with a surface integral established earlier by the author. Bibliography: 5 titles.Translated fromProblemy Matematicheskogo Analiza, No. 12, 1992, pp. 13–29.     

On the regularity of solutions of boundary-value problem for quasilinear elliptic systems with quadratic nonlinearity

The partial regularity up to the boundary of a domain is established for a solution u ∈ H¹ (Ω) ∩ L_∞ (Ω) to the boundary-value problem for a second-order elliptic system with strong nonlinearity in the case of dimension n≥3. Bibliography: 12 titles. Translated fromProblemy Matematicheskogo Analiza, No. 15, 1995, pp. 47–69.     

Effect of the morphology of structured carbon nanomaterials on their oxidizability

The oxidation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MCNTs), nanofibers (CNFs), and few-layer graphite fragments (FLGFs) with a nitric acid solution was studied. The oxygen content in the functionalized derivatives was determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and thermal analysis. The results were correlated with the structural features of the nanomaterials revealed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The highest content of carboxyl groups was achieved by functionalization of carbon nanotubes with the conical position of graphene layers.     

The interfaces of Au(111) and Au(100) in a hexaalkyl-substituted guanidinium ionic liquid: an electrochemical and in situ STM study

Five hexaalkylguanidinium-based ionic liquids have been synthesised, and based on their cyclic voltammograms the most suited one, N,N-dibutyl-N',N'-diethyl-N',N'-dimethylguanidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, has been chosen for electrochemical studies. The surface interaction of this room-temperature ionic liquid with single crystalline gold surfaces (Au(100) and Au(111)) has been investigated using cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy and in situ scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). The interfacial capacitance was found to be very low; STM measurements revealed the hex-reconstruction and herringbone reconstruction for Au(100) and for Au(111), respectively, at negative potentials; that is, at these potentials no hints for ad-structures of the cation could be found.     

X-ray diffraction study of crystals of the organic luminophore Orlyum White 520T

The crystal and molecular structures of two crystal forms (pale yellow form 1 and yellow form 2) of N-[2-(4-oxo-4H-benzo[d][1,3]oxazin-2-yl)phenyl]naphthalene-2-sulfonamide (Orlyum White 520T), which is an organic luminophore with an anomalously high Stokes shift, were determined. Crystal 2 is a solvate with para-xylene. Crystal 1 is a solvent-free form. The molecular geometry in crystal 1 differs from that in 2 only in the orientation of the SO₂ Ar substituent. The bond-length distribution in the planar moiety of the molecule in crystal 1 is virtually identical to that in 2, but the bonds in the NH-SO₂ Ar-bearing benzene ring in crystal 1 are systematically longer than the corresponding bonds in crystal 2. This fact can be attributed to the crystal-packing effects. In 2 the molecules form stacked dimers with π-stacking interactions between two planar conjugated tricyclic systems. The charge transfer in this system accounts for the intensification of the color of these crystals and the observed difference in the optical properties of 1 and 2.