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Binding of 11-cis retinaldehyde to the partially purified cellular retinaldehyde binding protein from bovine retinal pigment epithelium.
1987
11-cis retinaldehyde binding analysis was performed on a bovine retinal pigment epithelium preparation of cellular retinaldehyde binding protein (CRALBP), whose purity degree was estimated as 75%. Equilibrium binding studies were carried out measuring the replacement of tritium-labeled with unlabeled 11-cis retinaldehyde at 25 degrees C. Analysis of the experimental data both by a direct curve-fitting procedure utilizing a non linear least square regression analysis and by a conventional Scatchard plot revealed a single non-interacting binding site with an apparent equilibrium constant of 0.9 X 10(-7) M. A binding stoichiometry of approximately 1 mol of 11-cis retinaldehyde/mol of binding p…
Gradient elasticity and nonstandard boundary conditions
2003
Abstract Gradient elasticity for a second gradient model is addressed within a suitable thermodynamic framework apt to account for nonlocality. The pertinent thermodynamic restrictions upon the gradient constitutive equations are derived, which are shown to include, besides the field (differential) stress–strain laws, a set of nonstandard boundary conditions. Consistently with the latter thermodynamic requirements, a surface layer with membrane stresses is envisioned in the strained body, which together with the above nonstandard boundary conditions make the body constitutively insulated (i.e. no long distance energy flows out of the boundary surface due to nonlocality). The total strain en…
Thermodynamic study of the interaction of long open-chain polyazaalkanes with cobalt(II) and nickel(II) ions
1993
Complexation equilibria between the open-chain terminally methylated polyamines 1,14-bis(methylamino)-3,6,9,12- tetraazatetradecane (L1), 1,17-bis(methylamino)-3,6,9,12,15-pentaazaheptadecane (L2), 1,20-bis(methylamino)- 3,6,9,12,15,18-hexaazaicosane (L3) and 1,23-bis(methylamino)-3,6,9,12,15,18,21-heptaazatricosane (L4) with Co2+ and Ni2+ have been studied by means of potentiometric and spectrophotometric methods in 0.15 mol dm−3 NaClO4 aqueous solution at 298.15 K The stability constants for the complexes formed have been determined from e.m.f, data. All these ligands form mononuclear ML2+ complexes of similar stability with Co2+ and Ni2+. Binuclear Co2L44+, Ni2L34+ and Ni2L44+ are also f…
Internal Structure and Dynamics of the Decamer D(ATGCAGTCAG) 2 In Li + -H 2 O Solution: A molecular Dynamics Simulation Study
2003
Molecular dynamics simulation of the decamer d(ATGCAGTCAG) 2 in aqueous solution, electroneutralized by Li + ions has been carried out. Emphasis is on the verification of the equilibrium conditions and the related structural and dynamical properties. Applicability of the kinetic part of Boltzmann's H function as a measure of thermodynamic equilibrium is tested. Overall structural stability has been confirmed by different RMSDs. Conformational and helicoidal parameters have been analyzed statistically and dynamically. Dynamical analysis reveals the existence of dynamical sub-states, which typically appear as abrupt changes from a mean level to another in the value of parameter. In statistica…
Heat Capacity of Transfer of (Ethylene oxide)13-(propylene oxide)30-(ethylene oxide)13 from Water to the Aqueous Anionic Surfactant Solutions at 298 …
2004
Heat capacities of transfer (ACpt) of unimeric (ethylene oxide)(13)-(propylene oxide)(30)-(ethylene oxide)(13) from water to the aqueous surfactant solutions as functions of the surfactant concentrations (m(S)) were determined at 298 K. The surfactants investigated are sodium hexanoate, sodium heptanoate, sodium octanoate, sodium undecanoate, and sodium dodecanoate. For short alkyl chain surfactants, the profiles of the DeltaCp(t) versus ms curves show maxima and minima; for long alkyl chain surfactants, the maximum becomes sharper and moved to lower ms values whereas the minimum tends to disappear. These experimental trends are different from those of the enthalpy in agreement with the fac…
Sorption characteristics of heavy metal ions by a natural zeolite
2005
Zeolites have been shown to be effective adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. A natural material from Cuba, containing zeolite, has been used for the removal of several metal ions, namely Cu2+, Zn2+, and Ni2+, to evaluate its potential use as a low-cost adsorbent. Batch experiments have been conducted to evaluate the process kinetics and the removal equilibrium at different pH values, metal and zeolite concentrations. Pseudo-second order kinetics and Freundlich equilibrium parameters have been obtained. Results suggested that this natural zeolite has a high potential for heavy metal retention. The selectivity of the studied metals was determined as Cu2+ ≫ Zn2+ …
New trials in the consolidation of waterlogged archaeological wood with different acetone-carried products
2011
Some acetone-carried consolidants for waterlogged archaeological wood were tested in order to evaluate treatments able to save time and energy. In details, colophony (rosin), two esterified colophonies (Rosin 100® and Rosin 459®), a mixture of colophony with PEG 3400 and a vinyl acetate - vinyl versate copolymer (Vinavil 8020S®) were tested. The treatments were carried out at temperatures of 20 and 35 °C on waterlogged maritime pine, elm, oak and beech. The materials came from the archaeological Site of the ancient ships of Pisa (Tuscany, Italy) and were dated back to VII cent. BC II cent. AD. To evaluate the processes, equilibrium moisture content and dimensional stability of treated woo…
Sources of geomaterials in the Sicani Mountains during the Early Middle Ages: A case study of Contrada Castro, central western Sicily
2022
From 2017, an unknown rural settlement in Contrada Castro at Corleone (Palermo Province, western Sicily) was investigated as part of the `Harvesting Memories Project¿. The stratigraphic sequence, supported by radiocarbon dating, has demonstrated a reoccupation of a pre-Roman site during the transition between the Byzantine and Islamic periods. In particular, the main occupation occurred in the late 8th¿9th century when pottery kilns and a probable warehouse were constructed. During the 10th¿11th century, a new structure with different orientations replaced the previous buildings that had already collapsed. Specifically focusing on a perspective of the household production and its relationsh…
TP53 codon 72 polymorphism and cervical cancer
2009
Background Cervical cancer is caused primarily by human papillomaviruses (HPV). The polymorphism rs1042522 at codon 72 of the TP53 tumour-suppressor gene has been investigated as a genetic cofactor. More than 80 studies were done between 1998 and 2006, after it was initially reported that women who are homozygous for the arginine allele had a risk for cervical cancer seven times higher than women who were heterozygous for the allele. However, results have been inconsistent. Here we analyse pooled data from 49 studies to determine whether there is an association between TP53 codon 72 polymorphism and cervical cancer.Methods Individual data on 7946 cases and 7888 controls from 49 different st…
Temperature at Small Scales: A Lower Limit for a Thermodynamic Description
2011
We analyze the concept of equilibrium temperature in a set of interacting argon atoms, confined in a nanostructure, a zeolite with an intricate distribution of channels through which the atoms may move. The temperature is computed following two procedures: by averaging over the kinetic energy of the particles and over the forces acting on them. It is shown that for external surfaces and for regions which do not fall under the whole pattern of potential energy distribution, smaller than a quarter of a crystal unit cell, both temperatures, kinetic and configurational, show significant differences. The configurational temperature accounts for the different interactions on the particles in the …