... 2.73 K), and this leads to prevent drying out of the membrane and excessive thermal stresses that may result in rupture of the membrane, and therefore less thermal management problems, and achieve ... 2.69 K), and this leads to prevent drying out of the membrane and excessive thermal stresses that may result in rupture of the membrane, and therefore less thermal management problems, and achieve ... of the processes under realistic conditions is essential to the development and optimization of fuel cells, improve long-term performance and lifetime, the introduction of cheaper materials and...
... using the purified recombinant protein, the conversion of reagents and products of the exopeptidasecatalyzed hydrolysis of Met1 and cyclization of Gln1 to pyroglutamyl were monitored at different ... first h of the reaction Guanidinium chloride concentration pH 6.2 7.2 8.0 Fig Comparison of the hydrolysis reaction as a function of denaturing agent and pH (A), (B) and (C): (d), (s) and (.) ... to 2.5, 8.0 and 11.5 and the samples were incubated at 37 °C, 50 °C and 70 °C Aliquots were taken at different time-points from each sample and analyzed by MALDI-TOF MS The addition of the protease...
... transport of lipophilic compounds and drugs andof medium and long chain fatty acids; among them, myristic acid is a stereotypic ligand to investigate fatty acid binding and transport properties of ... Between pH 4.3 and 8, in the presence of allosteric effectors, and at pH greater than 8, in the absence of ligands, HSA changes conformation to the basic (B) form with loss of a-helix and an increased ... report the spectroscopic analysis of the myristate-dependent conformational changes of the N and B states of Mn(III)heme–HSA, by optical absorbance spectroscopyand NMR spectroscopy, that show allosteric...
... of these groups to bind protons and adions, and the bonding requirements of protons and adions The molecular structures and compositions of surface functional groups and adion complexes are of ... thermodynamic, mechanistic and kinetic description of surface reactions w3x Because of all the above reasons, the structure and composition of surface groups andreactions with organic and inorganic compounds ... three planes of charge: O-, b- and d-plane are associated with three planes of potential C0, Cb, and Cd and treated as a series of pairs of parallel-plate capacitors with capacitances C1 and C2 w37,87...
... domain of absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy in the visibleandultraviolet ranges These methods combine high sensitivity and selectivity with excellent time resolution down to the level of ... difference bands at 1464, 1396 and 1302 cm)1 which belong to the photodamaged form of DNA Negative difference bands are observed at 1483, 1424 and 1289 cm)1 and Fig FT-IR difference spectra of DNA ... pattern of absorption bands attributed to the blue radical form (negative bands of trace B in Fig 4) and to the catalytically active FADH) form obtained after photoreduction (positive bands of trace...
... FEBS Reactions contained lM of epoxygenase and 12 lM each of reductase and GST-coupling protein fusion in a total volume of 100 lL; the headspace concentration of alkyne was 11% (v ⁄ v) and the ... the protein ligands to the binuclear iron site (four glutamyl and two histidyl residues) and all catalyse similar hydrocarbon monooxygenation reactions at the expense of NADH and dioxygen [3–5] ... uninhibited activity of 192 nmolÆmin)1Æ(mg of epoxygenase))1 and NADH were preincubated aerobically in the presence of ethyne or propyne (5% v ⁄ v in the headspace) and subsequent assay of the propene...
... studies of the interaction of antimicrobial peptide and lipid bilayers Biochem Biophys Acta 1462, 185–200 Epand, R.M & Vogel, H.J (1999) Diversity of antimicrobial peptides and their mechanism of ... region between 1610 and 1628 cm)1 is characteristic of an aggregated b sheet structure and the region between 1640 and 1645 cm)1 corresponds to a random coil The amide I region of an a helical structure ... positions of the components bands in the spectra These wavenumbers were used as initial parameters for curve fitting with Gaussian component peaks Position, bandwidths, and amplitudes of the peaks...
... behavior of wild-type and a subset of the mutants of FrdABCD in DW35 membranes The wild-type enzyme has a Km for LPCH2 of approximately 225 lm and a kcat of approximately 71 s)1 The FrdB-T205H and ... structure of FrdABCD: T205, F206, Q225 and K228 from FrdB; R28, E29, W86, L89 and A93 from FrdC; and W14, F17, G18, H80, R81 and H84 from FrdD [3,4,10] Site-directed mutants of some of these residues ... spin-coupled pair of [4Fe-4S] clusters and comprises a peak at g ¼ 2.29, and troughs at g ¼ 1.87 and 1.67 Addition of HOQNO causes the appearance of a peak at g ¼ 1.98 (compare Figure 4Ci and ii) Overall,...
... (pH 0) and the enzyme solution Reactions were started by adding H2O2 and were quantified by monitoring the initial rate of increase in absorbance at 470 nm in the presence and absence of manganese ... spectrometetry (EI/GC/MS) analysis of oxidation products by MnP Linoleic acid and aldehydes were reacted with 250 mU of the purified MnP, 0.5 mM of Mn(II) and 50 mM of H2O2 at 20 8C for 1–24 h in ... linoleic Fig Mass chromatograms of PFBO derivatives of products of lipid peroxidation by C subvermipora MnP and soybean lipoxygenase at m/z 181 (A) Products of the oxidation of linoleic acid by MnP in...
... sort of empirical analysis of press and public reactions to these incidents or of the effect of these incidents on public support To improve policymakers’ and senior military leaders’ understanding ... understanding of this topic, this monograph provides the results of a mixed quantitative and qualitative analysis of U.S and foreign media and public opinion reactions to incidents of collateral ... Gallup Poll of Iraq, RAND colleague William Stanley for comments on an earlier version of this monograph, and careful reviews by Professor Richard C Eichenberg of Tufts University and RAND colleague...
... information towards understanding the biological relevance of YopD multimerization and even the general role of TTSS chaperone function, because functional homologues of YopD and LcrH exist in other ... 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol and 50 mM phosphate buffer at pH 6.3 (A) In the absence of purified LcrH, and (B) In the presence of purified LcrH to give a peptide/protein molar ratio of : The peptide residues Tyr291 and ... obtained using COSY and TOCSY spectra and a NOESY spectrum was used to identify sequential backbone connectivities A comparison of the Ha and Ca chemical shift deviation from random coil values...
... O_R and IM_L (RH p < 0.001), O_L and IM_L (RH p = < 0.001) and IM_R and IM_L (RH p < 0.001); analog for Δ[HHb] between-conditions O_R and IM_L (RH p < 0.001), O_L and IM_L (RH p = < 0.001) and ... reflect an aspect of handedness in right-handed subjects who may require more cortical activity when using the non-dominant hand Future studies may include both left-handers and right-handers Considering ... non-excluded [O2Hb] and [HHb] datasets Specifically, the median of the last 10 s of the stimulation periods ([HHb] stim , [O Hb] stim , stimulation amplitudes) and the median of the last 10 s of the rest...
... recording the variations of the absorption-band maximum (553 nm) in the UV–Vis spectrum of RhB Results and Discussions Morphology and Structure of Obtained Products The morphology of the product is ... octahedron-like structure of Bi2WO6, which has an average size of *4 lm and consists of many quasi-square nanosheets The effect of pH value of the precursor suspensions on the formation of octahedron-like ... structure of Bi2WO6 consisting of quasi-square plates joined vertically, and demonstrate its improved visible- light photocatalytic activity in the degradation of RhB as compared to that of the Bi2WO6...
... optical mode of the out of phase mode of the asymmetric vibration or to the longitudinal optical mode of the high frequency vibration of SiO2 [8] On the other side of the major absorption band, at ... (X-HRTEM), and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) Results and Discussion FTIR Spectroscopy Figure 1a shows the variation of total reflectance with the amount of carbon precursor (SUC) of C–SiO2 ... are weaker than the G peaks and this suggests that the grain sizes could be larger than 44 nm [12] From the peak positions xD and xG and intensities ID and IG of the D and G-peaks, respectively,...
... image of Ge(100) 1.4.3 Reactionsof halogens and halides Reactionsof halogens on semiconductor surfaces are of both fundamental and industrial interest In semiconductor industry, reaction of halogens ... 1.4.3.1 Reactionsof halogens 31 1.4.3.2 Reactionsof hydrogen halides 32 Reactionsof gaseous oxides 32 1.4.4.1 33 1.4.3 1.4.4 Reactionsof ... desorption of HCl and HBr was investigated by TPD The products include H2 , HCl/HBr and GeCl2 /GeBr2 1.4.4 Reactionsof gaseous oxides Reactionsof gaseous oxides with Ge surfaces are of both fundamental...
... development and optimization of micro fuel cells, improve long-term performance and lifetime, the introduction of cheaper materials and fabrication techniques, and the design and development of novel ... is essential to the development and optimization of fuel cells, the introduction of cheaper materials and fabrication techniques, and the design and development of novel architectures The difficult ... and components; and provide a computer-aided tool for the design and optimization of future fuel cells to improve their lifetime with a much higher power density and lower cost The analysis offers...
... geometry of IV-1 with labels, H- 4-6 bonded chains, and packing of showing the alignment of 4spy ligands XVIII Figure 4-2 TGA and DTG of IV-1 4-7 Figure 4-3 4-10 H-NMR spectra of IV-2 before and after ... Comparison of PXRD patterns of III-2 and III-2 3-12 Figure 3-10 Time versus percentage conversion plots of ground 3-13 powder of III-1, III-4, single crystals of III-1, III-4 Figure 3-11 Comparison of ... describe the background and review the current literature to understand the rest of chapters The importance and inspiration of the work also has been provided and the scope of the dissertation will...
... love and support throughout my studies Without their help, I cannot complete this work Table of Contents Summary List of Tables List of Schemes List of Figures List of Abbreviations List of Publications ... Vinylogous Reactionsof Furanones and Phthalide Derivatives with Bifunctional and Trifunctional Organocatalysts Luo Jie (BSc, Zhejiang Univ.) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ... direct Michael addition of bicyclic -ketoesters to aryl nitroolefins List of Schemes Scheme 1.1 Structures of some representative ligands Scheme 1.2 Early examples of asymmetric reactions using organic...
... A huge number of chemical reactions, such as aldol reactions1 ,3,4,12, Mannich reactions1 3-15, Baylis-Hillman reactions1 6, Michael reactions1 7,18, addition reactions1 9,20, Stetter reactions8 ,21 ... scholarship and the financial support -i- PhD Thesis Jiang Zhaoqin Table of Contents Acknowledgements i Table of Contents ii Summary ix List of Tables xi List of Schemes xiii List of Figures xv List of ... absence of an organic co-solvent or other additives, although the addition of a small amount of water often accelerates reactions. 214,96,97,189 Recently, the groups of Takabe, Barbas and Hayashi...