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Preparative separation of proteins and enzymes in the mean molecular-weight range of 10,000–100,000 LiChrosorb diol® packing by high-performance size…

1979

Abstract LiChrossorb Diol® packing has been to be well-suited for the separation of proteins and enzymes according to a size-exclusion mechanism in a mean molecular-weight (MW) range between 10,000 and 100,000. Loadability of a small bore column of 6 mm I.D. (A) and a large-bore column of 23.5 mm I.D. (B), both of 250 mm in length, were examined. Defining a 20% decrease of the number of theoretical plates as loadability limit the volume load at constant mass of chymotrypsinogen as representative test solute was ≈ 100 μl for column (A) and 1500 μl for column B at 0.78 · 10-5 g/g of packing for column A and 0.78 · 10-6 g/g of packing for column B, respectively. Mass load to constant injection…

CHROMATOGRAPHIC DETECTION OF SESQUITERPENE LACTONES IN PARTHENIUM PLANTS FROM NORTHWEST ARGENTINA

1999

Several chloroformic extracts containing some sesquiterpene lactones from autochtonous plants of Parthenium hysterophorus, collected in the province of Salta (Argentina), were separated and identified by high performance reversed-phase liquid chromatography with C18 column and propanol-water mobile phases, using gradient elution and concentrations of propanol larger than 10% (v/v). Lactones previously purified and characterized by H1 RMN, C13 RMN, IR, and mass spectrometry, were used as standards. The objective of the study was to check if the nature of the lactones was modified according to the altitude of the region where the plants were grown. Among the lactones, five were already descri…

Evaluation of advanced silica packings for the separation of biopolymers by high-performance liquid chromatography

1987

Abstract The reversed-phase chromatography of proteins by gradient elution with acidic, low-ionic-strength aqueous—organic eluents is often associated with losses of the biological activity of the protein. In this study, the enzymatic activities of catalase, horseradish peroxidase and pepsin were examined under static and dynamic column conditions on non-porous, monodisperse 1.5-μm reversed-phase silicas with various n -alkyl ligands. Catalase readily lost its enzymatic activity under the influence of the acidic aqueous—organic eluents in the absence of the reversed-phase packing, whereas peroxidase was partially deactivated as a result of combined mobile phase and stationary phase effects …

Flow-injection spectrophotometric determination of amino acids based on an immobilised copper(II) -zincon system

1993

Abstract The flow-injection spectrophotometric determination of different amino acids was carried out by reaction with copper(II) ions entrapped in a polymeric material and filling a packed-bed reactor; the released copper(II), complexed with the amino acid, reacted with zincon in a basic medium producing a blue colour that was monitored at 600 nm. The method was applied to determine the contents of different amino acids in pharmaceutical formulations. The calibration graph for glycine was linear over the range 0.5–20 μg ml −1 with a relative standard deviation of 0.8% ( n = 6) at 10 μg ml −1 and a sample throughput of 108 h −1 .

γ-Oryzanol and tocopherol contents in residues of rice bran oil refining

2012

Rice bran oil (RBO) contains significant amounts of the natural antioxidants γ-oryzanol and tocopherols, which are lost to a large degree during oil refining. This results in a number of industrial residues with high contents of these phytochemicals. With the aim of supporting the development of profitable industrial procedures for γ-oryzanol and tocopherol recovery, the contents of these phytochemicals in all the residues produced during RBO refining were evaluated. The samples included residues from the degumming, soap precipitation, bleaching earth filtering, dewaxing and deodorisation distillation steps. The highest phytochemical concentrations were found in the precipitated soap for γ-…

Inhibition of cyclodextrins on α-galactosidase.

2017

This work successfully investigated the effects of different influential factors and hydrophobic cavities of cyclodextrins (CDs) on α-galactosidase (α-Gal) by detecting α-Gal activity. The highest inhibitory concentration of three kinds of CDs (α-, β-, and γ-CD) on α-Gal was 10mM. Moreover, the highest inhibition of α-Gal was obtained under the following conditions: reaction time of 90min, temperature of 30°C, and pH 6.0. Compared with other CDs, β-CD showed more ability to interact with α-Gal due to its appropriate cavity geometric dimensions. From circular dichroism and nuclear magnetic resonance it was observed that β-CD changed the secondary structure of α-Gal and formed a hydrogen bond…

1978

The phenomenon of co-nonsolvency, i.e. the formation of nonsolvents by mixing two solvents, was studied for the system N,N-dimethylformamide/cyclohexane/polystyrene (DMF/CH/PS) which is characterized by the fact that the components of the mixed solvent are only incompletely miscible below 48,6°C. A number of quasibinary sections (stepwise addition of the second solvent to given solutions of the polymer in the first solvent) for a sample (M = 110000) of high molecular uniformity yielded a cloud point surface which gives “island curves” (closed solubility gaps) for constant temperatures between the critical temperature of DMF/CH and the top of the cloud point surface (51,3°C). The attainment …

Optical tweezing electrophoresis of isolated, highly charged colloidal spheres

2001

Abstract We report on a novel optical tweezing experiment measuring the electrophoretic mobility μ of highly charged spherical particles suspended in water at volume fractions Φ≤2×10 −7 . At deionised conditions μ =2.5×10 −8 m 2 V −1 s −1 , it decreases further upon increasing the salt concentration c . We compare our data to measurements at larger Φ, where generally much larger μ and a qualitatively different dependence on the salt concentration are observed. To characterise the dependence on Φ we performed measurements at no added salt. There the mobility increases in the unordered state but stays constant at μ =6.8×10 −8 m 2 V −1 s −1 as the system develops fluid order. In the ordered re…

Metal-organic frameworks conjugated with biomolecules as efficient platforms for development of biosensors

2021

Abstract Recent developments in the field of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have renewed the interests of scientists to bring about a major breakthrough in this field soon. These particles consist of ultra-highly porous and tremendous internal surface areas with extraordinary variabilities that make them highly potent compounds in nanomedicine. Moreover, low weight, large free volumes, and multiple functionalities of these particles have made them extremely attractive for various applications. Along with a critical role in the adsorption and separation of different analytes, they also have an immense role in the development of biosensor platforms that are expected to pave the way for accur…

Aptamer-based assay of biomolecules: Recent advances in electro-analytical approach

2017

Electrochemical aptasensors, which are based on the specificity of aptamer-target recognition, with electrochemical transduction for analytical purposes have received particular attention due to their high sensitivity and selectivity, simple instrumentation, as well as low production cost. This review summarizes advances from 2009 to January 2017 in the development of electrochemical aptasensors for biological molecules, including small molecules, nucleic acids, and proteins. Various aptasensing strategies are assessed according to their potential for reaching relevant limits of sensitivity, specificity, and degrees of multiplexing. Furthermore, we address the remaining challenges and oppor…