The Thermal Teleportation of a Qutrit in the Two-qutrits xxz chain

International Journal of Theoretical Physics - We study the effect of temperature, magnetic field and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction on the fidelity of thermal teleportation in the xxz...     

Structural and functional alterations in major peanut allergens caused by thermal processing

The majority of foods that we eat are subjected to some type of processing either at home or by the manufacturer. The biochemical reactions that occur in foods as a result of thermal processing can be both beneficial and harmful. Here, we briefly review the effects of thermal processing and some of the effects of the Maillard reaction on the allergenicity of food proteins. Specifically, we focus on the known effects of roasting on the allergenic properties of peanut proteins and the contribution of Maillard reaction products or advanced glycation end products to these observed effects. The most thorough understanding of the effects of thermal processing on allergenicity involves the peanut proteins. Thermal processing alters specific biophysical and immunological properties of peanut proteins, such as structure, function, solubility, digestibility, immunoglobulin E (IgE) binding, and T-cell responses. A better understanding of the effects of thermal processing-induced biochemical and immunological alterations is of utmost importance for proper risk assessment of existing and newly introduced proteins in the food source, as well as development of effective diagnostic tools and therapeutic treatments for food allergy.     

Electro‐driven extraction of inorganic anions from water samples and water miscible organic solvents and analysis by ion chromatography

A simple electromembrane extraction (EME) procedure combined with ion chromatography (IC) was developed to quantify inorganic anions in different pure water samples and water miscible organic solvents. The parameters affecting extraction performance, such as supported liquid membrane (SLM) solvent, extraction time, pH of donor and acceptor solutions, and extraction voltage were optimized. The optimized EME conditions were as follows: 1‐heptanol was used as the SLM solvent, the extraction time was 10 min, pHs of the acceptor and donor solutions were 10 and 7, respectively, and the extraction voltage was 15 V. The mobile phase used for IC was a combination of 1.8 mM sodium carbonate and 1.7 mM sodium bicarbonate. Under these optimized conditions, all anions had enrichment factors ranging from 67 to 117 with RSDs between 7.3 and 13.5% (n = 5). Good linearity values ranging from 2 to 1200 ng/mL with coefficients of determination (R²) between 0.987 and 0.999 were obtained. The LODs of the EME‐IC method ranged from 0.6 to 7.5 ng/mL. The developed method was applied to different samples to evaluate the feasibility of the method for real applications.     

Biguanidine‐functionalized chitosan to immobilize palladium nanoparticles as a novel,efficient and recyclable heterogeneous nanocatalyst for Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reactions

Biguanidine‐functionalized chitosan was synthesized and combined with palladium nanoparticles to yield a recyclable, environmentally benign, heterogeneous catalytic system for the Suzuki–Miyaura C–C coupling reaction. The catalyst was characterized using various techniques. The catalyst was used in Suzuki cross‐coupling reactions of various aryl halides, including less reactive chlorobenzenes, with phenylboronic acid to give biaryls without any additive or ligand. A reusability test demonstrated that the catalyst was highly efficient even after six runs. Solid‐phase poisoning and leaching tests indicated that the catalyst has a heterogeneous nature. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A theoretical thermochemical study of solute-solvent dielectric effects in the displacement of codon-anticodon base pairs

Quantum-chemical solvent effect theories describe the electronic structure of a molecular subsystem embedded in a solvent or other molecular environment. The solvation of biomolecules is important in molecular biology, since numerous processes involve proteins interacting in changing solvent-solute systems. In this theoretical study, we focus on mRNA-tRNA base pairs as a fundamental step in protein synthesis influenced by hydrogen bonding between two antiparallel trinucleotides, namely, the mRNA codon and tRNA anticodon. We use the mean reaction field theories, which describe electrostatic and polarization interactions between solute and solvent in the AAA, UUU, AAG, and UUC triplex sequences optimized in various solvent media such as water, dimethylsulfoxide, methanol, ethanol, and cyclopean using the self-consistent reaction field model. This process depends on either the reaction potential function of the solvent or charge transfer operators that appear in solute-solvent interaction. Because of codon and anticodon biological criteria, we performed nonempirical quantum-mechanical calculations at the BLYP and B3LYP/3-21G, 6-31G, and 6-31G* levels of theory in the gas phase and five solvents at three temperatures. Finally, to obtain more information, we calculated thermochemical parameters to find that the dielectric constant of solvents plays an important role in the displacement of amino acid sequences on codon-anticodon residues in proteins, which can cause some mutations in humans.     

Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrite by Phosphotungstic Heteropolyanion. Application for Its Simple and Selective Determination

Three couples of reversible redox peaks of the PW₁₂O₄₀^3? (PW₁₂) anion, which are composed of two one‐electron and one two‐electron processes occur in the potential range from +0.25 to ?0.7 V in aqueous solutions. The electrocatalytic reduction of nitrite has been studied by the first redox couple of the PW₁₂ anion at the surface of a carbon paste electrode. Cyclic voltammetric and chronoamperometric techniques were used to investigate the suitability of PW₁₂ anion as a mediator for nitrite electrocatalytic reduction in aqueous solution with strongly acidic concentration of H₂SO₄. Results showed that H₂SO₄ 1.00 M is the best medium for this purpose. In the optimum concentration of H₂SO₄, the electrocatalytic ability about 500 mV can be seen and the homogeneous second‐order rate constant (k_s) for nitrite coupled catalytically to PW₁₂ anion was calculated as 2.52×10³ M^?1 s^?1 using the Nicholson–Shain method. According to our voltammetric experiments, the catalytic reduction peak current was linearly dependent on the nitrite concentration and the linearity range obtained was 3×10^?5 to 1.00×10^?3 M. The detection limit has been found to be 2.82×10^?5 M (2σ). This method has been applied as a selective, simple, and precise method for determination of nitrite in real samples.     

Adsorption of 4‐Chloro‐2‐methylphenoxy Acetic Acid (MCPA) from Aqueous Solution onto Cu‐Fe‐NO3 Layered Double Hydroxide Nanoparticles

The nanoparticles of Cu‐Fe‐NO₃ layered double hydroxide (LDH) were prepared with Cu/Fe molar ratio of 2:1 by a thermal process and co‐precipitation method at pH 9 and were characterized by X‐ray powder diffraction (XRPD), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), atomic adsorption spectroscopy (AAS) and fourier infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR). The size and morphology of nanoparticles were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Cu‐Fe‐NO₃‐LDH was studied as a potential adsorbent of the acid herbicide MCPA [(4‐chloro‐2‐methylphenoxy) acetic acid] as function of pH, contact time and temperature. The results showed high and rapid adsorption of MCPA on the LDH. The characterization of the adsorption products by XRD indicates that the intercalation of MCPA between the LDH layers has not occurred and surface adsorption has happened. The adsorption kinetic was tested for pseudo‐first‐order, pseudo‐second‐order, elovich and intra‐particle diffusion kinetic models and rate constants were calculated. Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models were applied to experimental equilibrium data obtained from the measurements of pesticide adsorption. Langmuir isotherm slightly better fitted to the experimental data than that of Freundlich. In the adsorption experiments, the Gibbs free energy ΔG⁰ values, the enthalpy ΔH⁰, and entropy ΔS⁰ were determined.     

Calix[4]arene‐Phosphine Dimers: Precursors of Flexible Metallo‐Capsules and Self‐Compacting Molecules

The first diphosphines based on a double calixarene, namely 1,4 (or 1,3)‐bis‐(5‐diphenylphosphino‐25,26,27,28‐tetrapropoxycalix[4]aren‐17‐yl)benzene ( L² , L³ ) were each prepared in four steps starting from 5,17‐dibromo‐25,26,27,28‐tetrapropoxycalix[4]arene. Upon reaction of L² with [Au(tht)(thf)]BF₄, (tht=C₄H₈S) a rigid metallo‐capsule was quantitatively formed, which adopts an oblique form owing to the distinct nature of the spacers linking the two calixarene half‐spheres. In the solid state, the 1,4‐substituted phenylene linker is turned towards the gold ion, suggesting the existence of weak bonding interactions between two aromatic CH protons of this ring and the metal centre (Au???H=2.67 Å). In contrast to this gold complex, the related silver complex shows dynamic behaviour in solution, the exchange between two enantiomeric oblique forms being facilitated by the greater stereochemical flexibility of Ag^I vs. Au^I. A heteronuclear ¹⁰⁹Ag{¹H} HMQC experiment established strong correlations between the CH protons of the phenylene linker and the ¹⁰⁹Ag ion. Dynamic behaviour similar to that observed for the silver complex was further observed in trans‐[PtCl₂? L² ], a chelate complex that could be obtained quantitatively from L² and [PtCl₂(PhCN)₂]. The intended formation of a chelate complex leading to a capsule with an endo‐oriented metal centre was achieved by reacting L³ with [Pd(allyl)(thf)₂]BF₄. The complex thus formed constitutes the first organometallic transition metal complex embedded in a cavity with large portals. Binding of [RuCl₂(p‐cymene)] to L² and L³ resulted in self‐compacting bimetallic complexes in which each calixarene basket entraps a Ru(p‐cymene) unit, thereby forming molecules occupying a minimal volume.     

Synthesis and Dehydration of Oxadithia and Trithiadioxime Crown Compounds

The reaction of 2,2‐oxydiethanethiol and 2‐[2‐mercaptoethyl) thio] ethanethiol with dichloroglyoxime (DCGO) in absolute EtOH led to crown compounds, oxadithia (5Z,6Z)‐1,4,7‐oxadithiadiononane‐5,6‐dionedioxime (1) and trithia (2Z,3Z)‐1,4,7‐trithionane‐2,3‐dionedioxime (2), respectively. The compounds 5,6,8,9‐tetrahydro [1,4,7]oxadithionine[5,6‐c][1,2,5]oxadiazole (3) and 5,6,8,9‐tetrahydro[1,4,7]trithionino[2,3‐c][1,2,5]oxadiazole (4) were prepared by dehydration of 1 and 2 in aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide at 170–180°C, respectively.