Preparation of apolar glass capillary columns by the barium carbonate procedure

As an extension of previous reports, the barium carbonate procedure has been optimized in detail for the preparation of apolar columns. The aim was to produce optimum overall column characteristics, and to maintain them unchanged under the prolonged influence of the highest possible temperature. The main parameters under optimization were glass variety, leaching of glass surface with aqueous HCl, and amount of barium carbonate deposited, while deactivation and coating were kept constant. The basic column characteristics were adsorption properties and thermostability of deactivation, acid/base behaviour and separation efficiency. They were determined by a new, quantitative testing procedure. Intense leaching was able to eliminate almost totally the differences between glass varieties and to create a well-defined glass surface. While untreated glass, leached glass, and barium carbonate treated glass showed specific weak points in the respective column quality, the combination of leaching and barium carbonate treatment yielded the highest and most stable quality. Some technical modifications of the preparation procedure are described, including deactivation in the gas phase, and use of pentane as a solvent for static coating.     

Comparative studies on a mesophilic and a thermophilic α-amylase

A comparative study was performed on thermal stability of mesophilic and thermophilic α-amylases, and the effects of various denaturing agents, organic solvents, and stabilizers were investigated. As expected, the thermophilic enzyme showed higher resistance toward denaturation in water as its natural medium, but such a difference could not be detected in nonaqueous environments. Furthermore, stability of these molecules was improved by including various stabilizing agents. Of the compounds tested, sorbitol provided the highest degree of protection, which was found to be owing to its effect on increasing T _m and its ability in totally preventing deamidation of amino acid residues in the protein molecules.     

Thermostability of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cromobacterium viscosum</Emphasis> lipase in AOT/isooctane reverse micelle

The thermostability of Cromobacterium viscosum lip ase (EC 3.1.1.3) entrapped in AOT (sodium bis-[2-ethylhexyl] sulfosuccinate) reverse micelles was in creased by the addition of short-chain polyethylene glycol (PEG 400). Two different approaches were considered: (1) the determination of half-life time and (2) the mechanistic analysis of deactivation kinetics. The half-life of lipase entrapped in AOT/isooctane reverse micelles with PEG 400 at 60°C was 28h, ninefold higher than that in reverse micelles without PEG 400. The lip ase entrapped in both reverse micellar systems followed a series-type deactivation mechanism involving two first-order steps. The deactivation constant for the first step at 60°C in PEG containing reverse micelles was 0.055 h¹¹, 11-fold lower than that in reverse micelles without PEG, whereas it remained almost constant for the second step. The inactivation energy of the lip ase entrapped in reverse micelles with and without PEG 400 was 88.12 and 21.97 kJ/mol, respectively.     

Effect of polyvinylalcohols on the thermostability of lipase fromCandida rugosa

Lipase fromCandida rugosa was stabilized against thermal inactivation in the presence of polyvinylalcohols (PVA) of different molecular weights. The apparent rate constant of the lipase inactivation, k_d, at 49°C is 0.049/min and 0.022/min in the absence and in the presence of PVA (mol wt 22,000), respectively. The improvement of the lipase thermostability by adding PVA was confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry. The presence of PVA had also an effect on the hydrolytic activity of the enzyme. Furthermore, lipase was modified by covalent linkage to PVA by means of an original procedure. With respect to the native enzyme, the modified lipase has a slightly lower specific activity, but it is more stable against heat denaturation (k _d 0.032/min at 49°C).     

两个由2,3,5-吡啶三酸构筑的三维网状配位聚合物的合成、晶体结构和性质研究

2,3,5-吡啶三酸在水热条件下分别与Mn(CH3COO)2·4H2O和Co(CH3COO)2·4H2O反应,得到了2种金属有机骨架(MOFs)配合物[Mn1.5(2,3,5-pta)(H2O)4]n(1)和[Co1.5(2,3,5-pta)(H2O)4]n(2),其中2,3,5-H3pta=2,3,5-吡啶三酸。利用元素分析、红外、热重和X-射线单晶衍射分析进行了表征。分析结果表明2个配合物属于同构晶体:晶系为单斜,空间群为P21/c,其中,吡啶三酸配体完全脱去3个质子,并分别与4个六配位的金属离子相连,在空间形成一种三维网络状结构。热重分析表明,配合物1的稳定性要高于配合物2。     

2-乙酰吡嗪缩肼基甲酸甲酯的镍和镉配合物的晶体结构及荧光性质

合成并通过X射线单晶衍射、元素分析及红外光谱表征了配合物[Ni(L)₂] (1)和[Cd(HL)(CH₃OH)(NO₃)₂] (2)的结构(HL为2-乙酰吡嗪缩肼基甲酸甲酯)。单晶衍射结果表明,配合物1中,Ni(Ⅱ)离子与来自2个阴离子配体L-的N₂O电子供体配位,形成扭曲的八面体配位构型。在配合物2中,Cd(Ⅱ)离子拥有双帽三棱柱配位构型,与1个中性配体HL,2个双齿配位硝酸根和1分子甲醇配位。此外还研究了配合物1和2的荧光及热性质。     

1H-3-(3-吡啶基)-5-(3'-吡啶基)-1,2,4-三唑的钴(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、晶体结构、热稳定性及配体的DFT计算

合成了一个多功能的配体1H-3-(3-吡啶)-5-(3'-吡啶)-1,2,4-三唑(3,3'-Hbpt, 1)并得到了配体的晶体结构。运用DFT理论计算了配体的最优构型、优势构象和电荷分布。在此基础上,水热合成了一个配位化合物:[Co(3,3'-Hbpt)₂(H₂O)₄]·(ad)·6H₂O(2)(ad=己二酸), 结构分析表明配合物2是零维单核化合物,它的三维超分子结构是由分子间氢键连接而成,其中包含着由游离的己二酸分子填充的矩形孔道。值得注意的是,配体在配合物中的几何结构和构象与理论计算的结果一致。另外,利用热重分析研究了配合物2的热稳定性。     

1H-3-(3-吡啶基)-5-(3'-吡啶基)-1,2,4-三唑的钴(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、晶体结构、热稳定性及配体的DFT计算

合成了一个多功能的配体1H-3-(3-吡啶)-5-(3'-吡啶)-1,2,4-三唑(3,3'-Hbpt,1)并得到了配体的晶体结构,运用DFT理论计算了配体的最优构型、优势构象和电荷分布。在此基础上,水热合成了一个配位化合物:[Co(3,3'-Hbpt)₂(H₂O)₄]·(ad)·6H₂O(2)(ad=己二酸),结构分析表明配合物2是零维单核化合物,它的三维超分子结构是由分子间氢键连接而成,其中包含着由游离的己二酸分子填充的矩形孔道。值得注意的是,配体在配合物中的几何结构和构象与理论计算的结果一致。另外,利用热重分析研究了配合物2的热稳定性。