Specific Features of Glucoamylase Immobilization by Adsorption on Fibrous Polyelectrolytes

Some fundamental aspects of the immobilization of a hydrolytic enzyme glucoamylase via adsorption on aminocarboxylic ion-exchangers with fibrous structure were considered. The sorption capacity of amphoteric supports for the enzyme was studied in relation to the time of immobilization, concentration of hydrogen ions and the protein, and the ionic form of a polyelectrolyte. The catalytic properties of free and immobilized enzymes were compared.__________Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, Vol. 78, No. 6, 2005, pp. 1003–1005.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Shkutina, Stoyanova, Selemenev.     

Diffuse-reflectance laser flash photolysis of 16-(1-pyrene)-hexadecanoic acid adsorbed on silica

The absorption and fluorescence of 16-(1-pyrene)-hexadecanoicacid adsorbed on silica have been investigated. Time-resolved transient diffuse reflectance spectra were recorded following pulsed nanosecond laser excitation at 355 nm of pyrene, 1-methylpyrene and 16-(1-pyrene)-hexadecanoicacid adsorbed on silica. In addition to a rapidly decaying transient, absorbing at 420 nm assigned as the triplet state, and of the radical cation, absorbing at 460 nm, another long living transient species absorbing at 420 nm was observed for 16-(1-pyrene)-hexadecanoic acid. The decay is reversible but complete recovery takes several hours. Although no definitive assignment could be made for this transient several possibilities are discussed. The radical cations of the investigated molecules are formed by a biphotonic process. The non-exponential decay of the radical cations could be analyzed in the framework of a Gaussian distribution of free energy barriers.     

Simple Analytical Model Predicting Some Features of the Electrolytic Steel-Pickling Process

Electrolytic pickling of steel with neutral solutions, to remove the surface scale, reduces the need for the use of strong acids as needed in conventional pickling. This study is a step towards a more in-depth understanding of the factors affecting the former process. A theoretical model, sufficiently simplified to allow analytical solution, is developed and evaluated to provide a first approximation of the potential and current distributions in the electrolyte and steel band. To gain knowledge and validate the model, a small electrolytic pickling cell is constructed, and experiments, including bubble generation and motion observation, are conducted. The experimental work has shown the remarkable bubble production and adherence to the surfaces, and its effects on reducing pickling efficiency and uniformity. The pickling efficiency is about 30%, confirming other researchers" results. The analytical model shows trends very similar to those observed in the experiments, and provides very valuable guidance. It shows, for example, that the current efficiency decreases as the electrode–band distance increases, and it increases with the band thickness and the band-to-electrolyte conductivity ratio. The energy efficiency decreases by orders of magnitude faster than the current efficiency with all of the above-mentioned parameters, because of the correspondingly strong drop in the band–surface potential. A large amount of current is lost due to interelectrode short circuiting.     

The kinetics of radical polymerization—XXVII. Investigation of the radical reactivity of 3,3′- and 4,4′-disubstituted azobenzenes in the polymerization of vinylacetate

A study was made on the inhibition by some 3,3′- and 4,4′-disubstituted azobenzenes of the polymerization of vinylacetate initiated by azoisobutyronitrile at 50°. The inhibitory effects of these substances can be attributed to their ability to engage in radical addition giving a less reactive hydrazyl type radical. The mechanism of the inhibition has been established by ESR and kinetic (stoichiometric) measurements. The value of k₅/k₂ (characteristic of the reactivity of an inhibitor) was determined for 9 substituents. The radical reactivity of the aromatic azo group was decreased by electron donor substituents and increased by electron acceptors. The substituent effect can be well interpreted by the Hammett equation; the value of the reaction constant was ? = +0.53.     

Heats of solution of gaseous hydrocarbons in water at 25°C

The heats of solution at 25°C for a number of hydrocarbon gases are reported as measured by a calorimetric method. There is excellent agreement between the standard enthalpy changes of solution measured calorimetrically and those derived from high precision temperature dependent solubility measurements. However the calorimetrically determined standard enthalpies of solution of a number of gases are greatly improved over values obtained from low precision temperature dependent solubility measurements. A method is presented to readily estimate the standard errors in the standard enthalpy change for any process derived from the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constant for the process. Comparison of the standard enthalpies and entropies of solution of hydrocarbon gases in water shows that the standard free energies of solution for all hydrocarbon gases investigated are dominated by unfavorable entropy contributions. A strong linear correlation between the standard entropy of solution and the number of hydrogens in the hydrocarbon molecule is found. This correlation suggests that the hydrocarbon hydrophobic effect is regulated by the number of allowable configurations of a water molecule in contact with each C–H group.     

Synthesis of (+)-2R,3R,11R,12R- and (−)-2S,3S,11S,12S-tetraphenyl-18-crown-6

The synthesis of the title crown ethers starting from optically active hydrobenzoins is described. R(+)-1,in CDCl₃ ,preferentially extracts R(+)-phenylglycine methyl ester hydroperchlorate from an aqueous solution of the racemate with a chiral recognition factor of 1.5 as shown by nmr measurements.     

Gallium-, Indium-Mangan- und Thallium-Rhenium-Carbonylverbindungen

Gallium-, Indium-Manganese-, and Thallium-Rhenium Carbonyl Compounds Compounds of type Na{Cl_4?nM[Mn(CO)₅]_n} (M ? Ga, In; n = 1, 2, 3) were prepared by reaction of the Lewis acids MCl₃ and NaMn(CO)₅. Instead of the sodium salts were obtained the compounds (C₃H₇CO₂)₂InMn(CO)₄L (Indium atom with the coordination number 5) from Indium(III) butyrate with two carboxylate groups bonded as chelate ligands and NaMn(CO)₄L [L ? CO, P(C₆H₅)₃] in the molar ratio 1:1. By reacting TlCl with NaRe(CO)₅ i.r. spectroscopic measurements of the solution pointed out the intermediate product TlRe(CO)₅, which was unstable against a disproportionation reaction into Tl and Tl[Re(CO)₅]₃. The last named compound delivered as a thermal decomposition product Re₂(CO)₈[μ-TlRe(CO)₅]₂. I.r. bands of the new compounds were assigned.     

Chemistry of heteroanalogs of isoflavones

Condensation of 2-pyridylacetonitrile with polyphenols gave the corresponding -(2-pyridyl)-acetophenones, which were converted to the pyridine analogs of natural isoflavones and to 3-pyridylchromones with methyl, trifluoromethyl, and ethoxycarbonyl groups in the 2 position. The antimicrobial activity of 3-pyridylchromones and their reaction with alkylating and acylating agents and phosphorus pentasulfide were investigated.See [1] for communication V.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 9, pp. 1180–1185, September, 1977.     

Calculation of molecular geometries by SCF perturbation theory

An SCF perturbation method for investigating the effects of an arbitrary change in nuclear configuration on the electronic structure of a molecule is reported. Illustrative calculations for CO₂ and CH₃OH are presented. It is found that, when taken to second order, the error in the calculated change in energy which results from a change in nuclear configuration is typically in the range of 0.1 to 7%.     

Esr spectra and magnetic constants of α-Al2O3:Co,H

ESR spectra of the defect α-Al₂O₃:Co²⁺, H⁺ are reported and used to derive the magnetic tensors g and A. This defect is shown to exist in several types, and models in the framework of the α-Al₂O₃ structures are proposed.