Liquid crystal properties of a mesogenic polyacetylene, poly(11-[(4 '-heptoxy-4-biphenylyl)carbonyloxy]-1-undecyne)

The liquid crystalline properties of a mesogenic poly(1-alkyne) and the corresponding monomer were studied using transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, polarizing optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The monomer exhibits a monotropic smectic A phase and a metastable crystalline phase. The rigid polymer backbones do not prevent the mesogenic moieties from packing into smectic A and B phases in the temperature ranges 127.6 - 74.1degreesC and 74.1degreesC - room temperature, respectively, on cooling from the isotropic melt.

Study on mechanism of interaction between Eu3+ and microperoxidase-11

The interaction mechanism between Eu3+ and microperoxidase-II (MP-11) in the aqueous solution was investigated using the UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, cyclic voltammetry and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. It was found that one Eu3+ ion can coordinate with two carboxyl oxygen of two propionic acid groups of the heme group in the MP-11 molecule, leading the increase in the nonplanarity of the porphyrin ring and exposure degree of Fe(III) in the heme group. Therefore, the reversibility of the electrochemical reaction and the electrocatalytic activity of MP-11 for the reduction of oxygen are increased.

Morphology and melt rheology of nylon 11/clay nanocomposites

Nylon 11 (PA11)/clay nanocomposites have been prepared by melt-blending, followed by melt-extrusion through a capillary. Transmission electron n-Licroscopy shows that the exfoliated clay morphology is dominant for low nanofiller content, while the intercalated one is prevailing for high filler loading. Melt rheological properties of PA11 nanocomposites have been studied in both linear and nonlinear viscoelastic response regions. In the linear regime, the nanocomposites exhibit much higher storage modulus (G') and loss modulus (G") values than neat PAIL The values of G' and G" increase steadily with clay loading at low concentrations, while the G' and G" for the sample with 5 wt % clay show an inverse dependence and lie between the modulus values of the samples with 1 and 2 wt % of clay. This is attributed to the alignment/orientation of nanoclay platelets in the intercalated nanocomposite induced by capillary extrusion. In the nonlinear regime, the nanocomposites show increased shear viscosities when compared with the neat resin. The dependence of the shear viscosity on clay loading has analogous trend to that of G' and G".

Hydrogen peroxide biosensor based on microperoxidase-11 entrapped in lipid membrane

A highly catalytic activity microperoxidase-11 (MP-11) biosensor for H2O2 was developed to immobilizing the heme peptide in didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB) lipid membrane. The enzyme electrode thus obtained responded to H2O2 without electron mediator or promoter, at a potential of +0.10 V versus Ag \ AgCl. A linear calibration curve is obtained over the range from 2.0 x 10(-5) to 2.4 x 10(-3) M. The biosensor responds to hydrogen peroxide in 15 s and has a detection limit of 8 x 10(-7) M (S/N = 3) Providing a natural environment with lipid membrane for protein immobilization and maintenance of protein functions is a suitable option for the design of biosensors.

LaMgAl_(11)O_(19)∶R(R=Tb,Mn)的真空紫外光谱特性

采用高温固相反应法合成了LaMgAl11O19∶R(R=Mn,Tb)荧光体,测量了荧光体的真空紫外激发光谱和相应的发射光谱,观察到基质吸收带位于170nm附近,Mn2+离子的吸收位于170～510nm范围,Tb3+离子的4f 5d吸收位于170～250nm范围。在147nm激发下,它们发射绿光。真空紫外光谱特性的研究表明,基质与激活离子之间存在较好的能量传递。

High order liquid crystalline structure of poly(11-{[(4 '-heptyloxy-4-biphenylyl)carbonyl]oxy}-1-undecyne)

Liquid crystalline properties of a mesomorphic polyacetylene {-[HC=C(CH2 )(9)OOC-Biph-OC7H15](n)- (PA9EO7), Biph=4-4'-biphenylyl} are investigated by X-ray diffraction, polarizing optical microscope, and transmission electron microscope. Polyacetylene PA9EO7 from solution adopts a sandwich structure, which is a high order smectic phase. The biphenylyl pendants pack in a hexagonal fashion and the distance between two appendages is 4.51 Angstrom. The heptyloxy tails on one polymer backbone overlap with those on the neighboring chain. The nonyl spacer and the heptyloxy tail exhibit a hexagonal packing arrangement with intermolecular distance of 3.24 Angstrom.

稀土钐离子与微过氧化物酶-11的相互作用初探

近年来,含稀土元素钐的药物研究已见报道犤1,2犦。但倪嘉缵等的研究犤3犦表明,Sm3+进入生物体内后可在肝细胞中分布、沉积,从而使肝细胞内细胞色素浓度降低。因此从分子水平研究Sm3+与某些生物分子的相互作用机理是十分必要的。众所周知,过氧化物酶能清除生物体内产生的过氧自由基,对机体具有抗逆、抗衰老的功效犤4,5犦。而微过氧化酶-11(MP-11)具有与过氧化物酶相同的活性中心和相似的生物活性犤6犦,因此,本文用循环伏安法、紫外-可见(UV-vis)吸收光谱以及圆二色(CD)谱技术研究了作为过氧化酶模型化合物的MP-11与Sm3+的相互作用。1实验部分MP-11购自美国Sigma公司,SmCl3按文献合成犤7犦。其他试剂均为分析纯,溶液均用三次蒸馏水配制。循环伏安测量在美国EG&G公司的M273恒电位仪上采用三电极系统进行,玻碳电极为工作电极,饱和甘汞电极为参比电极,铂丝为对电极。测量前用高纯氮除氧30min,在实验中用氮气保护。UV-Vis吸收光谱在岛津UV-265型紫外-可见分光光度计上进行,收集差光谱数据。CD谱在JASCOJ-715型圆二色谱仪上进行。MP-11和SmCl3的混合溶液配制后平衡1h,然后...

Microperoxidase-11 modified electrode and its electrocatalytic activity on the reduction of O-2 and H2O2

Microperoxidase-11 (MP-11) was immobilized on the surface of a silanized glass carbon electrode by means of the covalent bond with glutaraldehyde. The measurements of cyclic voltammetry demonstrated that the formal redox potential of immobilized MP-11 was -170 mV. which is significantly more positive than that of MP-11 in a solution or immobilized on the surface of electrodes prepared with other methods. This MP-11 modified electrode showed a good electrocatalytic activity and stability for the reduction of oxygen and hydrogen peroxide.

甲醇对微过氧化酶-11电化学行为的影响

用电化学和圆二色性 (CD)光谱方法比较了不含和含质量分数为 2 0 %甲醇的微过氧化物酶 -1 1 (MP-1 1 )溶液的电化学和电催化性能及结构的差别 .发现加入甲醇使 MP-1 1的电化学反应的可逆性和对 H2 O2 还原的电催化活性增加 ,这是由于加入甲醇使部分双聚的 MP-1 1分子变成单体分子 ,分子的 α-螺旋和 β-转角的结构含量增加 ,无规卷曲的结构含量降低 ,MP-1 1分子中血红素的暴露程度增加而引起的.

Promoter effect of La3+ on the electrochemical reaction of microperoxidase-11

The effect of La3+ on the electrochemical behavior and structure of heme undecapeptide-microperoxidase-11 (MP-11)-in the aqueous solution was investigated using cyclic voltammetry, circular dichroism (CD) and UV-vis absorption spectrometry. It was found for the first time that La3+ would promote the electrochemical reaction of MP-11 at the glassy carbon (GC) electrode. This is mainly due to the fact that La3+ would induce more beta-turn and alpha-helical conformations from the random coil conformation of MP-11 and increase the non-planarity of the heme.

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of microperoxidase-11 on roughed silver electrodes

The conformation of microperoxidase-11 (MP-11) adsorbed on roughened silver electrodes was studied using surface-enhanced Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy. The results demonstrate that MP-11 was initially adsorbed via its polypeptide chain with a alpha-helix conformation, as indicated by the enhancement of the characteristic bands related to the amides I and III. The weak resonance effect of the porphyrin macrocycle in the near IR region contributes to the spectrum of the heme group. The presence of imidazole as the sixth ligand to the heme iron influences the conformation of the polypeptide chain of MP-11 on the electrode surface. Evaporation of solvent water results in an opened conformation of the adsorbed MP-11. which allows the heme group to contact the electrode surface directly.

金电极表面聚赖氨酸固定微过氧化物酶-11的电化学研究

通过聚赖氨酸修饰将微过氧化物酶 -11 ( MP-11 )固定在金电极表面,制备成 MP-11修饰电极.修饰在电极表面上的 MP-11的血红素活性中心与电极之间可进行直接的电子传递反应,其氧化还原式电位为-0.39V.该修饰电极对氧的还原具有电催化活性.当 MP-11与咪唑发生轴向配位反应时,其氧化还原式电位发生负移,此时对氧的还原不再具有电催化活性.

Crystal structure of 11-{[(4 '-heptoxy-4-biphenylyl) carbonyl]oxy}-1-undecyne

The crystal structure of 11-{[(4'-heptoxy-4-biphenylyl) carbonyl] oxy}-1-undecyne (A9EO7), an acetylene with a biphenyl mesogenic moiety, was studied by combination of electron diffraction (ED), wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), and molecular simulation of ED pattern and molecular packing. A9EO7 was found to adopt an orthorhombic P2(1)2(1)2 space group with cell parameters of a = 5.78 Angstrom, b = 7.46 Angstrom, and c = 63.26 Angstrom, for which molecular packing calculations were conducted to elucidate the molecular conformation. Its crystal morphology was observed using a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and an atom force microscope (AFM). A9EO7 crystal grew to form step like morphology. Crystallization behavior of A9EO7 in magnetic field was examined. Induced by magnetic field A9EO7 could crystallize in such a way that its molecular long axis was parallel to the substrate.

Electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties of microperoxidase-11 adsorbed on the poly-L-lysine modified Ag electrode

It is found that Ply adsorbed roughed silver electrode, it is easy to immobilize MP-11 with the electrostatic interaction and to prepare the MP-11/Ply/Ag modified electrode. The preparation method of the modified electrode is simple. In addition, the modified electrode obtained shows the high and stable electrocatalytic activity for O-2 reduction. It is also found that when the sixth coordination of heme in MP-11 is replaced with other coordination species with stronger coordination ability, such as imidazole, its formal redox potential shifts to the negative direction and the electrocatalytic activity for O-2 reduction is reduced.