... describe the background and review the current literature to understand the rest of chapters The importance and inspiration ofthe work also has been provided andthe scope ofthe dissertation will ... cycloaddition reaction Figure 1- 12 Photo cycloaddition of Ag+ metal complex assisted 1-24 by AgAg interactions and formation of AgC interaction Figure 1- 13 Photo transformation of 1D to 2D CP and ... representation of a MOF structure 1-5 Introduction Chapter Robson pioneered the studies of CPs on thesynthesisand characterization of different dimensional CPs with various connectivity and topologies...
... at the proform level ofthe cathelicidin [21], and this structure is likely to persist in the mature peptide Indeed, it may explain the different activity spectra and potencies observed forthe ... amidation reaction, by analogy to other cathelicidins such as SMAP-29, BMAP-27 and BMAP-28 The amidated form would further increase the charge ofthe dimer to +28 (see Table 1) Here we further ... only the highly cationic helical region, allowing us to discern the effect ofthe hydrophobic tail also The two peptides were synthesized in good yields, and air oxidation of PMAP-36(1–35) in the...
... include the investigation and determination of radionuclide contamination of food, exploring possibilities forthe decontamination and application of radionuclides S-35 and P-32 by incorporation ... chlorella for inducing mutations, the evaluation ofpropertiesof enzymes and applications of enzyme preparation in the food industry and in food analysis, food allergens, the application of immunological ... the continuation of type I allergy The sites in which the infiltration forms may include bronchi, skin, and various parts ofthe gastrointestinal tract 8 Chemical andBiologicalProperties of...
... of which is the monofunctionalization of DOTA, followed by the combination of an imaging group and a cell targeting moiety via amide bond formation The other method is thesynthesisof a tailored ... diacetate (10) 40 4.7 Synthesisof Folate-NHS (11) 41 4.8 Synthesisof Folate-DOTA (13) 42 4.9 Synthesisof Folate-DO3tBu (12) 43 4.10 Synthesisof Mannich Salt (14) 46 4.11 Synthesisof Bis-disulfide ... somatostatin-DOTA conjugates require conjugation via a tailored linker Thesynthesisof this linker moiety, the functionalization ofthe metal- DOTA complex andthe conjugation approach is thoroughly investigated...
... crystallinity of TiO The ESCA profiles forthe film fired in 3% H 2rAr indicated that Pt exists as Pt metaland Pt 2q, and Ti as almost all Ti 4q Fig shows the SIMS profiles ofthe thin films ... in NH The increase ofthe temperature at which the degradation occurs is advantageous to doping of other metal component and control of microstructure or crystalline phase in the noble metal- TiO ... fired in NH , the resistance ofthe TiO –Pt film was compared with that ofthe TiO film Although the resistance of 1H is smaller than that of 2H, the resistance of 1a is larger than that of 2a It...
... system to study the determinants of prion formation On the other hand, bacterial IBs would be an ideal system forthe production of significant amounts of infectious proteins ready to use for cell biology ... aggregation properties [21,70] or the control of polypeptide solubility in biological environments by thethermodynamic [71] and kinetic stability of proteins [72] In addition, the possibility of ... bacterial aggregates as intriguing models forthe analysis of protein–protein interactions in the context of amyloid and prion diseases Dynamics of IB formation andbiological activity Intracellular...
... during the process of interruption The prolongation of film growth on the “extra” interface involves a new nucleation ofthemetal oxide film, the formation and growth of a film island structure and, ... decrease in the roughness ofthe film surface Table Sensor sensitivity (S) in the presence of 10 ppm of ethanol as a function ofthe working temperature and number of interruptions ofthe deposition process ... one ofthe key factors to enhance the gas sensing propertiesofmetal oxide sensors, the aim of this paper is to study the influence of interrupting the deposition process on the sensing properties...
... solution by the rest ofthe protein There is no correlation between the complex stability andthe rate of its formation The Ni(II) for Cu(II) exchange rates for peptides are ofthe order of 10)6 ... reaction of acid decomposition of complexes, studied in detail forthe Ni(II) complex of GGH [36,39] The reason for this is the common slow step ofthe rearrangement of Ni(II) ion, between the ... used for interpretation and modelling of Cu(II) and Ni(II) transport by albumins On the other hand, the direct thermodynamicand kinetic characterization of Ni(II) binding at site I in HSA and...
... unit ofthe anion in IIA-5 The atoms with the extension ‘A’ are related by the symmetry x+1, -y+1, -z+1; (b) The schematic representation ofthe 1D polymeric anion in IIA-5 The Mn(II) cation and ... understanding of intermolecular interactions in the context of crystal packing and in the utilization of such understanding in the design of new solids with desired physical and chemical properties. 5 ... structure The amine hydrogen andthe oxygen in the ligands are expected to form hydrogen bonds with the neighboring molecules The chiral center ofthe amino acid andthe diversity ofthe substituent...
... in-situ formation of SiO2 vapors via reaction of SiO vapors with O2 leads to the formation of SiO2 nanoclusters, which consequently results in the formation of large nanowires The present simple and ... considered as the evidence forthe operation ofthe VLS model [26] But no metal particles were found at either end ofthe nanowires in the present study as confirmed by SEM and TEM results Therefore, ... whereas the latter is based on the three-step mechanism involving (i) diffusion of Si/SiOx vapors into themetal particles, (ii) formation of liquid droplet ofmetaland Si/SiOx and (iii) the precipitation...
... preferred the use ofthe rapid and high-yield one-column method (Q-Sepharose) also forthe purification ofthe MoFe protein in the present study Determination of nitrogenase activity and protein ... cluster environment or to protonation/deprotonation effects in the cluster itself pH-based signal shifts andthe occurrence of additional signals have been reported forthe cofactor ofthe MoFe proteins ... those arising from the oxidized states ofthe P-cluster andthe FeFeco Such investigations will include the development of a procedure forthe isolation and stabilization of a hexameric FeFe...
... reactions of LPG These reasons can enhance Reactions (3) and (4) Additionally, the consumption ofthe adsorbed oxygen can affect the electrical propertiesofthe MWCNTs [36,37], andthe electrical ... with the increasing amount of LPG oxidation More LPG oxidation caused the introduction of more electrons into the SnO2 surface andthe film became less resistive Fig 5e depicts the variation of ... surface andthe film became less resistive Fig 3e depicts the correlation between the ethanol gas concentration andthe response ofthe (1 wt%) PtO2 doped SnO2 sensor It seems that the correlation...
... we suggest that the UV emission of nanorod samples in this work might correspond to the band-toband transition The blue emission of nanorods might originate from the presence of oxygen vacancies ... COMMUNICATIONS Comparing the intensities ofthe (010) and (014) peaks ofthe sample with those ofthe bulk W18O49, it was found that the relative intensity of (010) has been dramatically ... oxides, and we are currently investigating the generality of our method forthe preparation of soluble 1-D nanostructured metal oxides Acknowledgment This work was supported by the NRL Program of the...
... along the [110] direction Therefore, the oxidation rate difference andthe selective directional growth are probable reasons forthe formation of a-Fe2O3 NWs A schematic graph ofthe formation of ... by the diffusion of oxygen atoms on the surface defects oftheiron film During the thermal process, the oxygen molecules diffuse into theiron film between theiron atoms and form Fe–O bonds The ... 106 34 A a The popular density ofthe NWs per cm2 b Rtotal: the resistance ofthe total NWs in a unit cm2 Fig A schematic graph ofthe formation ofthe a-Fe2O3 NWs in thin and thick iron Fig (a)...
... covering the nanorods is in amorphous The thickness ofthe amorphous coatings andthe size ofthe nanoclusters adhering to the nanorods are much smaller, compared with the diameter and size ofthe ... The inset shows the morphology ofthe annealed sample andthe area for recording EDX spectrum other iron oxides because ofthe limited difference between Fe 2p binding energies in different iron ... Considering the effects that could reduce the total magnetization, including the formation ofiron oxides and atomic disorder in small particles, the actual elemental 157 Fig M vs H plot forthe as-prepared...
... 7.0) The ferrous form was made by the addition of dithionite (150 lM) under anaerobic condition andthe spectrum was recorded after 15 of incubation The oxy form was produced by the addition of ... initiates the reaction, the reaction is almost at a standstill from to 15 after addition of NADPH Shift ofthe Soret maximum to 410 nm and appearance ofthe 534 and 573 nm bands in the visible region ... absorption maximum ofthe Soret band with a small absorption coefficient (Table 1) On the other hand, relative intensities ofthe 498 and 630 nm bands compared with those ofthe 575 and 535 nm bands...
... possible, additional secondary information from NOE data was used to reduce the number of solutions A range of ^ 308 was used for defining the upper and lower angle ofthe constraints The structures ... residue is required forthe full activity ofthe peptide [12] These data led us to synthesize cyclic analogs of OP and to use the N- and C-terminus for cyclization in order to keep the side chains ... between the C ¼ O of Pro2 andthe NH of Leu4 to form a ring associated with a standard g turn, and (c) a hydrogen bond (i, i 3) between the C ¼ O of Leu5 and NH of Lys8 associated with the average...
... dependence ofthe thermal conductivity of La(Fe1-xSix)13 compounds The thermoelectric propertiesof La(Fe1-xSix)13 compounds at room temperature are listed in Table 1, together with the data of other ... negative thermopower, indicating the n-type nature of these materials At room temperature, the thermopower of all the compounds is α = - 5.5 µV/K A growth ofthe peak is found below TC The difference ... dependence ofthe thermopower of La(Fe1-xSix)13 compounds Fig shows the temperature dependence ofthe thermopower (α) in the La(Fe1-xSix)13 (x = 0.12, 0.14 and 0.15) compounds All the compounds...
... by the adsorption and desorption of gas molecules on the surface ofthe sensing structure To understand the origin ofthe difference in the sensing performance ofthe three kinds of sensors, the ... ethanol and (f) hydrogen of different concentrations at 350 ◦ C and relative humidity of 5–18% Table The linear equations and correlation factor forthe chart ofthe logarithm of response ofthe ... ofthe logarithm of response ofthe three kinds of sensors versus the logarithm of gas concentration The linear equations and correlation factor, R, were given in Table The value of ˇ for the...
... measured the amplitude and phase shift ofthe pressure signal The measured signal was then related to thermal propertiesofthe sample using a heat conduction model.27 A detailed discussion ofthe ... cation transitions The cation vacancies are responsible forthe ferromagnetic as well as the semiconducting behavior. 14 LMO has a band gap of Eg ¼ 1.1 eV and electron affinity of 4.4 eV.15 The ... height ofthe superlattice composition investigated is too high for thermoelectric applications near room temperature but possibly suitable for elevated temperature operation On the other hand, the...