Self-association of cyclohexanols in inert solvents. Apparent heat capacities of cyclohexanol and substituted cyclohexanols in n-heptane and n-decane

1991 ◽  
Vol 87 (11) ◽  
pp. 1739-1743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis M. Trejo ◽  
Silvia Pérez-Casas ◽  
Miguel Costas ◽  
Donald Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Capacities ◽  
Self Association

Heat capacities, self-association and complex formation in alcohol–ester systems

1991 ◽  
Vol 87 (8) ◽  
pp. 1133-1139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinkar D. Deshpande ◽  
Donald Patterson ◽  
Lina Andreoli-Ball ◽  
Miguel Costas ◽  
Luis M. Trejo
Keyword(s):  
Complex Formation ◽  
Heat Capacities ◽  
Self Association

Steric effects on the self-association of branched and cyclic alcohols in inert solvents. Apparent heat capacities of secondary and tertiary alcohols in hydrocarbons

1988 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 989-998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Cáceres-Alonso ◽  
Miguel Costas ◽  
Lina Andreoli-Ball ◽  
Donald Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Steric Hindrance ◽  
Equilibrium Constants ◽  
Heat Capacities ◽  
Hydroxyl Group ◽  
Higher Alcohol ◽  
Quaternary Carbon Atom ◽  
Predominant Species ◽  
Self Association ◽  
Low Alcohol ◽  
Cyclic Alcohols

Apparent heat capacities have been measured for fifteen branched and cyclic alcohols in dilute n-decane solution at 25 °C. The alcohols were 2-methyl-2-propanol, cyclohexanol, 3-methyl-3-pentanol, trans-, cis-, and mixed isomer 2-methylcyclohexanol, 1-methylcyclohexanol, 3-ethyl-3-pentanol, cyclooctanol, 3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol, 5-decanol, 4-propyl-4-heptanol, cyclododecanol, 5-butyl-5-nonanol, and 8-hexadecanol (in n-hexane). Excess heat capacities CpE throughout the concentration range were measured at 25 °C for: 1-hexanol + n-hexadecane (n-C16) and + 2,2,4,4,6,8,8-heptamethylnonane (br-C16), 4-propyl-4-heptanol, and 1-decanol + n-decane, 3-methyl-3-pentanol + n-C16 and + br-C16 and at 27 °C for cyclohexanol + n-C16 and + br-C16. Also, for 3-methyl-3-pentanol + n-decane CpE was measured at 10, 25, 40, and 50 °C. For a series of isomeric alcohols, the apparent molar heat capacities show a maximum against concentration which decreases and moves to higher alcohol concentration as the hydroxyl group on the alcohol becomes increasingly hindered, effectively reducing the alcohol self-association capabilities. This situation is also reflected by the heat capacities of the pure alcohols which increase strongly in magnitude in going from a linear 1-alcohol to an isomeric alcohol which has its hydroxyl group on a quaternary carbon atom. CpE of the mixtures are negative at low alcohol concentrations turning positive at increasingly higher alcohol concentrations as the steric hindrance on the hydroxyl group increases. Throughout most of the concentration range CpE for the branched or cyclic alcohols is considerably more positive than for the corresponding isomeric 1 -alcohol. For the highly hindered 3-methyl-3-pentanol CpE(T) passes through a maximum. All of the above behaviour is explained by the Treszczanowicz–Kehiaian model for self-associated liquids + inert solvents which has been applied to the present data. Equilibrium constants have been obtained for alcohol association and are sensitive to alcohol structure. At low alcohol concentrations, while for the linear 1-alcohols tetramers are the predominant species and dimer are almost absent, for the corresponding isomeric alcohols the concentration of tetramers is severely reduced and the lower species, i.e. trimers and dimers, are more important. For the highly hindered alcohols, monomers are the predominant species in dilute solution reflecting the decrease in self-association ability that steric hindrance of the hydroxyl group imposes on them.

Aggregated, Conformationally Changed Fibrinogen Exposes the Stimulating Sites for t-PA-Catalysed Plasminogen Activation

1996 ◽  
Vol 75 (02) ◽  
pp. 326-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unni Haddeland ◽  
Knut Sletten ◽  
Anne Bennick ◽  
Willem Nieuwenhuizen ◽  
Frank Brosstad
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Changes ◽  
Gel Permeation Chromatography ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Plasminogen Activation ◽  
Chromogenic Substrate ◽  
Type Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Gel Permeation ◽  
Self Association ◽  
Fibrin Monomers ◽  
Stimulation Of

SummaryThe present paper shows that conformationally changed fibrinogen can expose the sites Aα-(148-160) and γ-(312-324) involved in stimulation of the tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA)-catalysed plasminogen activation. The exposure of the stimulating sites was determined by ELISA using mABs directed to these sites, and was shown to coincide with stimulation of t-PA-catalysed plasminogen activation as assessed in an assay using a chromogenic substrate for plasmin. Gel permeation chromatography of fibrinogen conformationally changed by heat (46.5° C for 25 min) demonstrated the presence of both aggregated and monomeric fibrinogen. The aggregated fibrinogen, but not the monomeric fibrinogen, had exposed the epitopes Aα-(148-160) and γ-(312-324) involved in t-PA-stimulation. Fibrinogen subjected to heat in the presence of 3 mM of the tetrapeptide GPRP neither aggregates nor exposes the rate-enhancing sites. Thus, aggregation and exposure of t-PA-stimulating sites in fibrinogen seem to be related phenomena, and it is tempting to believe that the exposure of stimulating sites is a consequence of the conformational changes that occur during aggregation, or self-association. Fibrin monomers kept in a monomeric state by a final GPRP concentration of 3 mM do not expose the epitopes Aα-(148-160) and γ-(312-324) involved in t-PA-stimulation, whereas dilution of GPRP to a concentration that is no longer anti-polymerizing, results in exposure of these sites. Consequently, the exposure of t-PA-stimulating sites in fibrin as well is due to the conformational changes that occur during selfassociation.

Self-association of insulin. Its pH dependence and effect of plasma

Diabetes ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Helmerhorst ◽  
G. B. Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Ph Dependence ◽  
Self Association
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