scholarly journals Probing adsorbent heterogeneity using Toth isotherms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Vasanth Kumar ◽  
Srinivas Gadipelli ◽  
Christopher A. Howard ◽  
Witold Kwapinski ◽  
Dan J. L. Brett
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Binding Affinity ◽  
Adsorbent Heterogeneity ◽  
Affinity Distribution

Most of the adsorbents are heterogeneous and can be characterised using a binding affinity distribution function.

A Continuous Binding Site Affinity Distribution Function from the Freundlich Isotherm for the Supercritical Adsorption of Hydrogen on Activated Carbon

2010 ◽  
Vol 114 (32) ◽  
pp. 13759-13765 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Vasanth Kumar ◽  
M. Monteiro de Castro ◽  
M. Martinez-Escandell ◽  
M. Molina-Sabio ◽  
F. Rodriguez-Reinoso
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Function ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Freundlich Isotherm ◽  
Supercritical Adsorption ◽  
Adsorption Of Hydrogen ◽  
Affinity Distribution

Antiproliferative and antiviral effects of mutated IFN-alpha with increased IFN receptor binding affinity

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
MF Sprinzl ◽  
L Bührer ◽  
D Strand ◽  
G Schreiber ◽  
PR Galle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Affinity ◽  
Receptor Binding ◽  
Receptor Binding Affinity ◽  
Ifn Alpha ◽  
Antiviral Effects

Enhancement of Plasminogen Binding to U937 Cells and Fibrin by Complestatin

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (01) ◽  
pp. 137-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiyoshi Tachikawa ◽  
Keiji Hasurni ◽  
Akira Endo
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
Binding Affinity ◽  
Blood Cells ◽  
Aminocaproic Acid ◽  
U937 Cells ◽  
Biochemical Basis ◽  
Equilibrium Binding ◽  
Pharmacological Stimulation ◽  
Endogenous Fibrinolysis ◽  
Stimulation Of

SummaryPlasminogen binds to endothelial and blood cells as well as to fibrin, where the zymogen is efficiently activated and protected from inhibition by α2-antiplasmin. In the present study we have found that complestatin, a peptide-like metabolite of a streptomyces, enhances binding of plasminogen to cells and fibrin. Complestatin, at concentrations ranging from 1 to 5 μM, doubled 125I-plasminogen binding to U937 cells both in the absence and presence of lipoprotein(a), a putative physiological competitor of plasminogen. The binding of 125I-plasminogen in the presence of complestatin was abolished by e-aminocaproic acid, suggesting that the lysine binding site(s) of the plasminogen molecule are involved in the binding. Equilibrium binding analyses indicated that complestatin increased the maximum binding of 125I-plasminogen to U937 cells without affecting the binding affinity. Complestatin was also effective in increasing 125I-plasminogen binding to fibrin, causing 2-fold elevation of the binding at ~1 μM. Along with the potentiation of plasminogen binding, complestatin enhanced plasmin formation, and thereby increased fibrinolysis. These results would provide a biochemical basis for a pharmacological stimulation of endogenous fibrinolysis through a promotion of plasminogen binding to cells and fibrin.

The Role of the Initiator System in the Synthesis of Acidic Multifunctional Nanoparticles Designed for Molecular Imprinting of Proteins

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-41
Author(s):  
Marwa Aly Ahmed ◽  
Júlia Erdőssy ◽  
Viola Horváth
Keyword(s):  
Acrylic Acid ◽  
Binding Affinity ◽  
Molecular Imprinting ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Ammonium Persulfate ◽  
Sodium Bisulfite ◽  
Multifunctional Nanoparticles ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Initiator System

Multifunctional nanoparticles have been shown earlier to bind certain proteins with high affinity and the binding affinity could be enhanced by molecular imprinting of the target protein. In this work different initiator systems were used and compared during the synthesis of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid-co-N-tert-butylacrylamide) nanoparticles with respect to their future applicability in molecular imprinting of lysozyme. The decomposition of ammonium persulfate initiator was initiated either thermally at 60 °C or by using redox activators, namely tetramethylethylenediamine or sodium bisulfite at low temperatures. Morphology differences in the resulting nanoparticles have been revealed using scanning electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. During polymerization the conversion of each monomer was followed in time. Striking differences were demonstrated in the incorporation rate of acrylic acid between the tetramethylethylenediamine catalyzed initiation and the other systems. This led to a completely different nanoparticle microstructure the consequence of which was the distinctly lower lysozyme binding affinity. On the contrary, the use of sodium bisulfite activation resulted in similar nanoparticle structural homogeneity and protein binding affinity as the thermal initiation.

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