scholarly journals Generalization of the double-modulation method for in situ determination of elasticities

1997 ◽  
Vol 327 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis ACERENZA ◽  
Athel CORNISH-BOWDEN

The double-modulation method [Kacser and Burns (1979) Biochem. Soc. Trans. 7, 1149–1160] was the first method proposed for determining elasticities in situ. It is based on measuring changes in steady-state metabolite concentrations and fluxes induced by parameter modulations. It has the important advantage that it is not necessary to know the values of the changes in the parameters. Here we develop a matrix formulation of the double-modulation method that allows it to be applied to metabolic systems of any structure and size. It also shows which parameters need to be modulated and which variables need to be measured in order to calculate the elasticities that correspond to particular rates. Some suggestions for the practical implementation of the method are given, including various ways of testing the reliability of the results.

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 5039-5043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Cavanaugh ◽  
Michael L. Whittaker ◽  
Derk Joester

In situ observation of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) confined in ∼500 pL emulsion droplets allows determination of the timing of individual crystal nucleation events. Statistical analysis of events in hundreds of droplets establishes an upper limit for the steady-state nucleation rate of 1.2 cm−3 s−1 for the crystallization from ACC.


1961 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Kecskés ◽  
F. Mutschler ◽  
I. Glós ◽  
E. Thán ◽  
I. Farkas ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT 1. An indirect paperchromatographic method is described for separating urinary oestrogens; this consists of the following steps: acidic hydrolysis, extraction with ether, dissociation of phenol-fractions with partition between the solvents. Previous purification of phenol fraction with the aid of paperchromatography. The elution of oestrogen containing fractions is followed by acetylation. Oestrogen acetate is isolated by re-chromatography. The chromatogram was developed after hydrolysis of the oestrogens 'in situ' on the paper. The quantity of oestrogens was determined indirectly, by means of an iron-reaction, after the elution of the iron content of the oestrogen spot, which was developed by the Jellinek-reaction. 2. The method described above is satisfactory for determining urinary oestrogen, 17β-oestradiol and oestriol, but could include 16-epioestriol and other oestrogenic metabolites. 3. The sensitivity of the method is 1.3–1.6 μg/24 hours. 4. The quantitative and qualitative determination of urinary oestrogens with the above mentioned method was performed in 50 pregnant and 9 non pregnant women, and also in 2 patients with granulosa cell tumour.


Clean Air ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-371
Author(s):  
A. Medeiros ◽  
R. Edenhofer ◽  
K. Lucka ◽  
H. Kohne

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keishiro Yamashita ◽  
Kazuki Komatsu ◽  
Hiroyuki Kagi

An crystal-growth technique for single crystal x-ray structure analysis of high-pressure forms of hydrogen-bonded crystals is proposed. We used alcohol mixture (methanol: ethanol = 4:1 in volumetric ratio), which is a widely used pressure transmitting medium, inhibiting the nucleation and growth of unwanted crystals. In this paper, two kinds of single crystals which have not been obtained using a conventional experimental technique were obtained using this technique: ice VI at 1.99 GPa and MgCl<sub>2</sub>·7H<sub>2</sub>O at 2.50 GPa at room temperature. Here we first report the crystal structure of MgCl2·7H2O. This technique simultaneously meets the requirement of hydrostaticity for high-pressure experiments and has feasibility for further in-situ measurements.


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