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    Turbulent mixing of reactive gases in the convective boundary layer (1997)
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    Boundary layer meteorology 85 (1997), S. 197-222 
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    ISSN: 1573-1472
    Keywords: Turbulence ; Chemistry ; Closure ; Convective boundary layer
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
    Notes: Abstract We study the interactions of chemistry and turbulent mixing of tracersin the convective boundary layer with a second-order closure model,including higher order chemistry terms. In order to limit the number of predictive equations we prescribe the profiles for ¯w¯Θ, ¯w¯θ ¯θ and the lengthscale l. However, for model validation we treat temperature and humidity asinert tracers, and compare the results with profiles observed during theAir Mass Transformation Experiment, and with similarity expressions for thesurface layer. We find good agreement of the mean profiles, but the (co-)variances are slightly underpredicted. Furthermore, the model usesdiagnostic equations expressing third moments of concentration in terms ofsecond moments and their vertical derivatives. They are compared withlarge-eddy model results, showing good agreement and, therefore, thesimplifications are justified. The model is applied to the transport of two gases subject to one bimolecular reaction. The importance of concentration correlations on themean transformation rate is studied. For two gases diffusing in oppositedirections we find for moderate and fast chemistry a 50% and90% decreased transformation rate due to the negatively correlatedconcentrations. These values are similar to large-eddy results of Schumannand Sykes et al. For two bottom-up tracers we find that the covariance ofboth reactive species is either positive or negative, increasing or reducingthe effective transformation rate depending on the Damköhler number (the ratio of the turbulent and the chemistry timescale). A significantdirect influence of chemistry on the flux divergence is found in bothcases. According to the model the effective transport to mid-levels of theboundary layer is increased when two reactive tracers diffuse in oppositedirections, and decreased in the case of two bottom-up tracers.
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    Polycarbonat-ein vielseitiger werkstoff mit zukunft (1997)
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 244 (1997), S. 43-66 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Notes: The market development of bisphenol-A-polycarbonate has shown higher growth than any other engineering thermoplastic. The reasons can be found in the permanent improvement of the cost/performance-relationship and in the technical use of the variability of the basic structure. Incorporation of specific monomer units leads to tailor-made properties for a wide range of applications, as for example medical devices, electronic parts and glazing.This process has not yet slowed down, rather it is accelerated by new results from research and development. The improvement of flaw behavior and pit replication for new grades of materials for the next generation of compact discs, new grades that can be sterilized by γ-radiation without degradation and the microstructuring by low-energy laser systems are examples for the ongoing expansion of polycarbonate applications. Surface modification by hardcoatings with nanosized particles will allow to enter the fast growing market of glazing.
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    Polyamide, polyester und polyoxymethylen. Die klassischen technischen kunststoffe und ihre perspektiven (1997)
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 244 (1997), S. 67-92 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Polyamide, Polyester und Polyoxymethylen sind mit einem weltweiten Verbrauch von derzeit 2,4 Mio t pro Jahr wichtige technische Kunststoffe. Sie werden aufgrund ihrer besonderen Eigenschaftsprofile überwiegend im Fahrzeugbau und in der Elektroindustrie für hochbelastete Funktionsbauteile eingesetzt. Der vorliegende Beitrag behandelt Polymerisationswege, Eigenschaften und ausgewählte neue Entwicklungen dieser Polymerklassen.Teilaromatische Polyamide stoßen durch ihre Dimensionsstabilität und thermische Belastbarkeit in Anwendungen vor, die bisher Duromeren oder Metallen vorbehalten waren. Glasfaserverstärkte Polyamide mit besonders hoher Dauerwärmebeständigkeit übemehmen wichtige Funktionen im Motorbereich von Fahrzeugen. Polyamid-Blends sind als Karosseriewerkstoffe ein Schlüssel zu leichten Autos mit niedrigem Treibstoffverbrauch. Halogenfrei flammgeschützte Polyamide erhöhen Sicherheit und Umweltverträglichkeit in brandgefährdeten Anwendungsbereichen.Polybutylenterephthalat als technisch wichtigster Polyester eröffnet in Mischung mit amorphen Polymeren neue Perspektiven durch geringerenVerzug und bessere Oberfläche bei glasfaserverstärkten Teilen. Polybutylennaphthalat erweitert den Anwendungsbereich zu höheren Temperaturen. Von Polybutylenterephthalat abgeleitete Copolyester sind biologisch abbaubar und daher vielversprechend für kompostierbare Folien.Polyoxymethylen-Copolymere haben ihre Stärke in der günstigen Kombination aus Steifigkeit, Dimensionsstabilität, Gleit/Reibe-Verhalten und Beständigkeit gegen heißes Wasser und Kraftstoff.Aufgrund ihres hohen und noch weiter steigerungsfähigen Leistungsvermögens werden Polyamide, Polyester und Polyoxymethylen das in den letzten Jahren gezeigte Wachstum in Zukunft weiter ausbauen können.
    Notes: Polyamide, polyester and polyoxymethylene having presently a worldwide sales volume of 2,4 million tons a year are important engineering thermoplastics. Based on their special property profiles they are mainly used in the automotive and electronic industry for high performance functional parts. This contribution presents polymerisation processes, properties, and selected new developments for these polymer classes.Semiaromatic polyamides due to their dimensional stability and thermal resistance lend themselves to applications which were so far reserved for thermosets or metals. Glass fiber reinforce polyamides designed to have the highest possible heat ageing resistance can take important functions under the hood. A polyamide blend used as a material for exterior body parts is key to light weight cars with strongly reduced fuel consumption. Halogene free flame retardant polyamide increases fire safety and environmental safety in flame sensitive applications.Polybutyleneterephthalate as the technically most important polyester offers new perspectives in blends with amorphous polymers leading to lower distortion and better surface quality in glass fiber reinforced parts. Polybutylenenaphthalate is widening the range of application of polyesters towards higher temperatures. Copolyesters derived from polybutyleneterephthalate are biologically degradable and are therefore promising materials for fermentable foils.Polyoxymethylene copolymers show an outstanding combination of stiffness, dimensional stability, friction and wear as well as resistance against hot water and fuel.As a result of their excellent properties and the existing potential for further improvements polyamide, polyester and polyoxymethylene will continue to grow above average in the future.
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    Sind polyurethanwerkstoffe ein reifes gebiet? (1997)
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 244 (1997), S. 121-133 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Notes: The world-wide production of polyurethanes has exceeded 6 mio. metric tons in 1994. Compared with the produced amounts of large-scale thermoplastics such as PE, PVC, PP and PS, polyurethanes keep the 5th place.Polyurethanes (PUR) are segmented polymers, which can be synthesized from preformed building blocks in a modular unit construction system. The chemical modules and the various possibilities of combination will be discussed here.Tailor-made polyurethane materials can be divided into two main-fields of application: foams and compact PUR.The main constituents of polyurethane materials are diisocyanates and polyols. These key- chemicals are well characterised with respect to their technological, economical and ecological properties. Taking into account the availability, the masses of production and the experiences that have been collected with the PUR main constituents, these PUR precursors seem to be very mature already.In contrast to this, the PUR-materials made from these building blocks still offer numerous novel problem-solutions, resulting from the variability of the diisocyanate-poly-addition reaction: PUR materials are most commonly segmented into several phases. The formation of hard- and softsegments can be easily demonstrated by looking at thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU). A deeper understanding of this phase separation and the molecular organisation within these materials promises to realize prospectic polymeric architectures with new and improved properties. PUR materials will still be able to offer new answers to future requirements in balancing economical and ecological needs. By looking at the life-cycles of soft and hard-foams, polyurethane-coatings and thermoplastic PUR-elastomers, this contribution will adress the question: “Is PUR-chemsitry still a challenging field?”
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    Fire-retardant action of potassium nitrate in polyamide 6 (1997)
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 245 (1997), S. 23-35 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Die Zugabe von 10-20 Gew.-% Kaliumnitrat (KN03) zu Polyamid 6 (PA 6) vermindert die Brennbarkeit des Polymeren. Das thermische Verhalten der KN03/PA 6-Mischung wurde mittels Thermogravimetrie, Differentialkalorimetrie und Analyse der fluchtigen Anteile untersucht. Feste Zersetzungsprodukte der Mischung wurden mittels Infrarotspektroskopie, Rontgendiffraktometrie und Elektronenresonanzspek-'troskopie analysiert. Es wurde gefunden, daß KNO3 dem Flielßen und Tropfen der Schmelze vorbeugt und die Karbonisierung auf der Oberflache des Polymeren fordert. Das verringert die Brandgefahr und verbessert die Feuerbestandigkeit. Andererseits geht KNO3 mit PA 6 in der kondensierten Phase eine exotherme Reaktion ein und setzt Sauerstoff frei, der wiederum die Brennbarkeit von PA 6 begiinstigt. Der Mechanismus der chemischen Wechselwirkung van KNO3 mit PA 6 wird diskutiert.
    Notes: The addition of 10-20 wt.-% of potassium nitrate (KNO3) to polyamide 6 (PA 6) improves the fire retardance of the polymer. The thermal decomposition behaviour of the PA 6/KN03-mixture was studied using thermogravimetry, differential scanning calorimetry and thermal volatilisation analysis. Solid products of the thermal decomposition of the mixture were analysed by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and electron paramagnetic resonance. It was found that KNO, prevents flowing and dripping of the melt and promotes charring on the surface of the polymer which decreases its fire hazard and improves its fire retardance. On the other hand, KNO3 exothermally reacts with PA 6 in the condensed phase and supplies oxygen to the gas phase which increases the combustibility of PA 6. The mechanism of the chemical interaction of KN03 with PA 6 is discussed.
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    Effect of tricalcium phosphate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate on the mechanical properties of acrylic bone cement (1997)
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 245 (1997), S. 49-62 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Der Einfluß einer Beimischung von Tricalciumphosphat (TCP), Hydroxyethylmethacrylat (HEMA) und Ethylenglycoldimethacrylat (EGDMA) auf die Eigenschaften eines chirurgischen Knochenzements wurde untersucht. Die in Zugversuchen entstandenen Bruchflächen wurden mittels Rasterelektronenmikroskopie charakterisiert. Der Einfluß der Additive auf den Temperaturanstieg während der Polymerisation wurde geprüft. Zug-, Biege- und Druckfestigkeit des ausgehärteten Zements nahmen mit zunehmendem TCP-Gehalt ab, der Elastizitätsmodul stieg dagegen an. Die Zugfestigkeit nahm mit steigendem HEMA-Gehalt geringfügig zu und blieb oberhalb 15 Gew.-% HEMA konstant. Zug-, Biege- und Druckfestigkeit zeigten bei einem EGDMA-Gehalt von 2 Gew.-% (in HEMA) ein Maximum. HEMA und EGDMA beschleunigten die Polymerisation, wogegen TCP retardierend wirkte.
    Notes: The effects of the addition of tricalcium phosphate (TCP), hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) on the properties of standard surgical Simplex-P radiopaque bone cement have been investigated. The fracture surface after tensile test was studied by scanning electron microscopy. The influence of these components on the temperature rise during polymerization was investigated. It was found that the tensile strength, the bending strength, and the compressive strength decreased with increasing TCP content, whereas the inverse was observed for the Young's modulus. The tensile strength slightly increased with increasing HEMA content and then it levelled off when the HEMA content was higher than 15 wt.-%. It seemed that there were maximum tensile, bending and compressive strengths when 2 wt.-% EGDMA (in HEMA) was added. Polymerization occurred more rapidly when HEMA and EGDMA were added, whereas the inverse result was found with TCP.
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    The relative physical and thermal properties of polyurethane elastomers. Effect of chain extenders derived from dihydroxynaphthalene (1997)
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 245 (1997), S. 89-104 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Polyurethanelastomere wurden in Gegenwart von zwei Dihydroxynaphthalin(DHN)-Verbindungen und deren bromierter Derivate als Kettenverlängerer hergestellt. Als Polyole wurden Polycaprolactondiol und Polytetramethylenglykol und als Diisocyanat-Komponenten Diphenylmethandiisocyanat (MDI) und Dicyclohexylmethan-4,4′-diisocyanat (HMDI) eingesetzt. Der Einfluß der Struktur der Kettenverlängerer auf die physikalischen und thermischen Eigenschaften der Polyurethane wurde untersucht. Wegen der besseren Phasenmischungswirkung der 1,5-DHN-Segmente haben die damit hergestellten Polyurethane höhere Glasübergangstemperaturen und bessere dynamische Eigenschaften als die Polyurethane auf 2,7-DHN-Basis. Der Einbau von bromierten DHN-Einheiten erschwert die Entflammbarkeit. Durch das große freie Volumen der Bromatome wird jedoch die Rotation der DHN-Einheiten eingeschränkt, was zu Polyurethanen mit verringerten Phasenmischungs- und Kristallisationsgraden führt. Die bromhaltigen Polyurethane zeigen zudem eine Verschlechterung der mechanischen und physikalischen Eigenschaften und eine erhöhte Löslichkeit.
    Notes: Polyurethane elastomers were synthesized based on polyols such as poly(caprolactonediol) and poly(tetramethylene glycol), diisocyanates such as diphenylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate (MDI) and dicyclohexylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate (HMDI), and two dihydroxynaphthalenes (DHNs) and their brominated derivatives used as chain extenders. The effects of the chemical structures of the chain extenders on the physical and thermal properties of the polyurethanes were investigated. Because of the higher degree of phase mixing of the 1,5-DHN unit, the 1,5-DHN-based polyurethanes have higher Tg values and higher dynamic properties than 2,7-DHN-based polyurethanes. Introduction of bromine atoms increased the flame retardance. However, the large free volume of bromine atoms restricted the rotation of DHNs, thus, directly decreasing the degree of phase-mixing and crystallinity of the polyurethanes. Introducing bromine atoms also decreased the mechanical and dynamic properties and increased the solubility of the polyurethanes.
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    Synthesis and characterization of polypyrrolepolyurethane cationomer composites (1997)
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 245 (1997), S. 139-147 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Aus Poly(oxytetramethylen), 4,4′-Bibenzyldiisocyanat, N-Methyldiethanolamin als Kettenverlängerer und Acrylsäure/Polyacrylsäure als Quaternisierungsagens wurden Poly(etherurethan)-Kationomere hergestellt. In aus diesen Kationomeren hergestellten Filmen wurde Pyrrol (15 Gew.-%) in Gegenwart von CuCl2 polymerisiert. Die Filme wurden mittels dynamisch-mechanischer Analyse, Thermogravimetrie und Differentialthermoanalyse charakterisiert. Die elektrische Leitfähigkeit beträgt für den Film ohne Polypyrrol 7.5 · 10-12 Ω-1 cm-1 und mit Polypyrrol 4.5 · 10-6 Ω-1 cm-1.
    Notes: Poly(ether urethane) cationomers based on poly(oxytetramethylene), 4,4′-bibenzyldiisocyanate, N-methyldiethanolamine as chain extender, and acrylic acid/poly(acrylic acid) as quaternization agent were synthesized. Pyrrole (15 wt.%%) was polymerized in films of the ionomer containing CuCl2. The films were characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis, thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry. The electric conductivity of the film without polypyrrole is 7.5 · 10-12 Ω-1 cm-1, while incorporation of polypyrrole increases the conductivity to 4.5 · 10-6 Ω-1 cm-1.
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    Synthesis, characterization and polymerization of waxy monomers (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 245 (1997), S. 155-164 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Wachsartige Monomere und Vernetzer wurden aus kommerziellen Wachsen durch Veresterung mit 2-Hydroxyethylmethacrylat, Glycerindimethacrylat oder Glycidylmethacrylat oder durch Funktionalisierung mit 2-Isocyanatoethylmethacrylat synthetisiert. Die erhaltenen opaken Methacrylate mit Schmelzpunkten zwischen 45 und 80°C wurden in Substanz bzw. Toluollösung in Gegenwart von Radikalinitiatoren polymerisiert. Die Polymeren zeichnen sich durch eine breite Molmassenverteilung aus. Im Gegensatz zur Substanzpolymerisation ist der Doppelbindungsumsatz nach der Lösungspolymerisation nahezu vollständig. Aufgrund der hohen Molmasse der Monomeren ist der beobachtete Polymerisationsschrumpf sehr gering. Polymerisate mit Vernetzermonomeren zeigen eine verbesserte mechanische Stabilität.
    Notes: Waxy monomers and crosslinkers, respectively, were synthesized from commercially available waxes by esterification with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, glycerol dimethacrylate, or glycidyl methacrylate or by functionalization with 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate. The resulting opaque methacrylates with melting points between 45 and 80°C were polymerized in bulk and in toluene solution in presence of free radical initiators. The obtained polymers were characterized by a broad molecular weight distribution. Opposite to the bulk polymerization, the double bond conversion in solution polymerization is nearly quantitative. The observed volume shrinkage during polymerization is very low due to the high molecular weight of the monomers. Polymerizates containing crosslinking comonomers exhibit improved mechanical stability.
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    Zur Kinetik der stabilisierten Fällungs-polymerisation eines Kationischen Monomeren in wäßrigen Natriumchlorid-Lösungen (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 245 (1997), S. 165-181 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
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    Description / Table of Contents: The stabilized free-radical precipitation polymerization of the cationic monomer N-(2-methacryloyloxyethyl)-N,N-dimethylbenzylammonium chloride (MADAMBQ) in aqueous solutions of sodium chloride was studied by reaction calorimetry. Poly(ethylene oxide) was used as stabilizer. The rate of polymerization reaches its maximum immediately after initiation and remains nearly constant up to 50 % conversion followed by a decrease that could be described by a first order kinetics. The particles formed are approximately 1 to 30 μm in diameter and are stable over a period of several months.A model based on the theory of homogeneous particle nucleation is suggested to describe the kinetic course of polymerization, taking into account the rate of polymerization in both phases. With the assumption that the concentration of monomer in the phases is determined by a Nernst distribution law, the kinetics of the early stage of polymerization can be modelled reasonably well.The solution polymerization and the unstabilized precipitation polymerization of MADAMBQ was also studied.
    Notes: Die Kinetik der stabilisierten Fällungspolymerisation des kationischen Monomeren N-(2-Methacryloyloxyethyl)-N,N-dimethylbenzylammoniumchlorid (MADAMBQ) in wäßrigen Natriumchlorid-Lösungen wurde mittels Reaktionskalorimetrie untersucht. Polyethylenoxid höherer Molmasse wurde als Stabilisator eingesetzt. Die Reaktionsgeschwindigkeit ist über einen größeren Umsatzbereich nahezu konstant und fällt anschließend mit dem Umsatz annähernd linear ab. Die Teilchengrößenverteilung der gebildeten Dispersion ist bimodal mit Teilchen von etwa 1 bis 30 μm Durchmesser.Zur Beschreibung des Geschwindigkeitsverlaufs der Fällungspolymerisation wird ein Modell vorgeschlagen, das die Polymerisation in der Wasser- sowie in der Polymerphase berücksichtigt. Die Teilchenbildung soll durch homogene Nukleierung erfolgen. Es wird angenommen, daß die Konzentration des Monomeren in den Phasen durch ein Nernstsches Verteilungsgleichgewicht bestimmt wird. Zu Vergleichszwecken wurde auch die Polymerisation von MADAMBQ in Lösung und als nicht stabilisierte Fällungspolymerisation durchgeführt.
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    An investigation of the grafting of cellulose powder with acrylamide under a magnetic field (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 246 (1997), S. 1-9 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Description / Table of Contents: Cellulosepulver, hergestellt durch Nitrierung von Eichen-Furfural-Lignocellulose, wurde mit Acrylamid radikalisch gepfropft. Die Pfropfreaktion wurde sowohl in Gegenwart eines äußeren Magnetfeldes (0,15-0,35 T) als auch ohne Magnetfeld durchgeführt. Der Einfluß von Monomerkonzentration, Initiatorkonzentration, Polymerisationszeit und temperatur sowie der magnetischen Feldstärke auf den Polymerisationsverlauf wurde untersucht. Es wurde festgestellt, daß der Pfropfumsatz mit zunehmender Feldstärke signifikant ansteigt.
    Notes: Cellulose powder obtained from oak furfural lignocellulose by nitration reaction was grafted with acrylamide using a radical initiation. The grafting reactions were carried out and compared both in presence and in absence of a continuous external magnetic field with the intensity extended between 0.15-0.35 T. The effect of monomer and initiator concentration, time and temperature of reaction and magnetic field intensity onto the grafting process were examined. It was observed that the presence of a magnetic field leads to a significant increase of the graft conversion.
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    Radical polymerization of poly(butyl acrylate) in the presence of poly(L-lactic acid), 1. Synthesis, characterization and properties of blends (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 246 (1997), S. 49-63 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Poly(L-milchsäure) ist ein biokompatibler, semikristalliner, thermoplastischer Polyester mit ungünstigen mechanischen Eigenschaften. Daher wurde in einem “reactive blending”-Prozeß ein Acrylkautschuk, n-Butylacrylat, mittels einer Suspensionspolymerisation in Wasser auf in einem organischen Lösungsmittel gelöste Poly(L-milchsäure) gepfropft. Die gebildeten Copolymeren konnten isoliert und durch NMR-Spektroskopie und DSC-Messungen charakterisiert werden. Die Untersuchung der mechanischen Eigenschaften ergab keine befriedigenden Ergebnisse, weil die Kautschukphase wahrscheinlich aus viskosen linearen Makromolekülen besteht und daher keine elastischen Eigenschaften besitzt. In weiteren Arbeiten soll der Syntheseweg so modifiziert werden, daß durch den Einbau von Diacrylaten eine zumindest partielle Vernetzung der Kautschukphase erreicht wird.
    Notes: Poly(L-lactic acid) is a biocompatible polyester, semicrystalline, thermoplastic, with low versatility in mechanical properties. To overcome this problem, a reactive blending procedure was performed by grafting an acrylic rubber, n-butyl acrylate, via water suspension polymerization onto poly(L-lactic acid) dissolved in an organic solvent. It was possible to isolate the copolymeric phase formed from the two polymers and characterize it by using NMR and DSC techniques. Mechanical tests on blends gave no satisfactory response, probably because the rubbery phase is composed essentially of viscous linear macromolecules, not able to perform elastic properties. Work is in progress to modify the synthetic pathway to incorporate diacrylates in order to realize a rubbery phase at least partially cross-linked.
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    Tin-coupled styrene-butadiene rubbers (SBRs). Relationship between coupling type and propertiesBased on a paper presented at the 148th Meeting of the Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, 17-20 October 1995. (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 246 (1997), S. 85-96 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zur Entwicklung von neuen Styrol-Butadien-Kautschuken (SBRs) für Reifenanwendungen sind mehrere Arten von Zinn-Polymer-Bindungen (Styryl-, Butadienyl-, Isoprenyl- and α-Methylstyryl-Zinn) sowohl in linearen als auch in verzweigten Ketten untersucht worden. Die dynamisch-mechanischen Eigenschaften von Vulkanisaten mit Ruß wurden analysiert, um eine Beziehung zwischen den Strukturparametern der Polymeren und den Materialeigenschaften herzustellen. Der Polymer-Füll-stoff-Wechselwirkungsparameter, der durch das Verhältnis von mechanischen und dynamischen Termen definiert ist, wurde zur Charakterisierung der Verbindungen herangezogen. Der Einbau von verschiedenen Zinn-Polymer-Bindungen in lineare und in verzweigte SBR-Ketten bewirkte eine Verbesserung der Hystereseeigenschaf-ten der Vulkanisate und eine Veranderung des Wechselwirkungsparameters.
    Notes: Following the development of new SBRs for tyre applications, several kinds of tin-polymer bonds (styryl-, butadienyl-, isoprenyl- and α-methylstyryltin) have been studied, in both branched and linear chains.Dynamic-mechanical properties of the carbon black vulcanizates have been analyzed to establish a relationship between structural parameters of polymers and compound properties. The filler-polymer interaction parameter, defined by a ratio of mechanical and dynamic terms, has been used for the evaluation of the compounds. The introduction of different types of tin-polymer bonds, in branched and linear chains of the SBRs, implies an improvement in the hysteresis properties of the vulcanizates as well as a modification of the interaction parameter.
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    A novel spin-finishing method for antistatic modification of polyester fiber. Surface reaction onto amine-containing copoly(amide-ethers) blended with polyester fiber (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 246 (1997), S. 109-123 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Copoly (amid-ether) rnit zwei unteschiedlichen Aminfunktionalitäten wurden als antistatische Modifikatoren für Polyethylenterephthalatfasern (PET) eingesetzt. Die tertiären Aminogruppen schmelzegesponnener Copolymerfilamente wurden rnit drei Alkylierungsmitteln umgesetzt, wobei ein Sulfobetain, ein Carbobetain bzw. Ammoniumionen gebildet wurden. Dadurch wurde der scheinbare spezifische Widerstand der Filamente auf größfienordnungsmäßfiig 106 bis 108 Ω/cm verringert. Da sich die quaternisierten Copolymeren beim Blend-Spinnen rnit PET zersetzen, wurden Blendfasern von PET mit einem Copolymeren nach dem Schmelzespinnen einer Quaternisierung oder Vernetzung rnit Alkylierungsmitteln bzw. Epoxyvernetzern unterzogen, was die antistatischen Eigenschaften der Fasern im Vergleich rnit der unbehandelten Faser verbesserte. Insbesondere die mit Epoxiden vernetzten Fasern wiesen antistatische Eigenschaften auf, wie sie mit dieser Modifizierungsmethode bislang nicht erreicht wurden. Die antistatischen Eigenschaften blieben nach dem Fkben erhalten, da sowohl die hydrophilen als auch die ionischen Gruppen auf der Faseroberflache immobilisiert waren. Da Quaternisierung bzw. Vernetzung in einem Arbeitsgang rnit dem Verspinnen und Verstrecken der Fasern innerhalb einer kurzen Reaktionszeit erfolgen, sollte diese “spin-finishing„ genannte Methode konventio- nellen Verfahren bezuglich Kosten und Produktivitat uberlegen sein.
    Notes: Copoly(amide-ethers) containing two types of tertiary amine units were made as antistatic modifiers for poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fibers. The filaments of the copolymers were melt-spun and reacted with three alkylating agents in order to quaternize the tertiary amine into a sulfo-betaine, a carbobetaine, and an ammonium ion. The apparent electric resistivity of the filaments was greatly reduced by this reaction, being in the range of 106 to 108 Ω/cm. However, because these quaternized copolymers incurred decomposition during blend spinning with PET, a blend PET fiber containing one type of copoly(amide-ether) was melt-spun and subjected to quaternization of the amino groups as well as to surface crosslinking with various alkylating and epoxy agents. The quaternized blend fibers obtained showed improved antistatic properties compared with the original blend fiber. Particularly, the fibers crosslinked with epoxy compounds were found to have the best antistatic properties that had ever been attained with this type of modification. The antistatic properties were retained even after dyeing, because both hydrophilic and ionic groups had been effectively immobilized on the surface. Since this quaternization and crosslinking could be conducted on-line with spinning and drawing within a short reaction time, this modification technique is called “spin-finishing method”, which should be superior to the conventional methods in terms of cost performance and productivity.
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    Etching of a low-density polyethylene film by fuming nitric acid (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 249 (1997), S. 33-46 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Filme aus Polyethylen niedriger Dichte (LDPE) wurden mit rauchender Salpetersäure behandelt. Die Oberflächeneigenschaften sowie die Bildung polarer Gruppen wie auf der geätzten Filmoberfläche wurden mit SEM-, IR- und XPS-Methoden analysiert. Die mechanische Festigkeit eines aus dem geätzten LDPE-Film und einem Epoxidharz hergestellten Laminats sowie die Bedruckbarkeit der geätzten Oberflächen wurden untersucht und mit einer unbehandelten Probe verglichen. Die Oberflächenrauhigkeit und die Gegenwart polarer Gruppen erhöhen die mechanische Festigkeit des Laminats aus dem geätzten Film durch mechanische Verankerung und chemischer Wechselwirkungen. Die Oberfläche des behandelten LDPE-Films ist besser bedruckbar als die des unbehandelten Films.
    Notes: Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) films were treated with fuming nitric acid (FNA). The surface characteristics and also the insertion of polar groups like on the etched LDPE film surface were measured by SEM, IR and XPS analyses, respectively. The mechanical performance of a laminate of the etched film with epoxy resin and also the printability of the etched film surface were tested and compared with the unetched sample. The surface roughening and the presence of polar groups enhance the mechanical strength of the laminate of FNA-treated film due to mechanical interlocking and chemical interaction. The printability of the treated film surface is also superior to that of the untreated LDPE film surface.
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    Celluloseether als Trennschichten hydrophiler Polymermembranen (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 249 (1997), S. 11-32 
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    Description / Table of Contents: This paper reports on polymer membranes characterized by a surface layer of hydroxyalkyl derivatives of cellulose. Water compatible polymers like hydroxyalkyl derivatives of cellulose are preferably those exhibiting good chemical stability and desired membrane characteristics. Normally, water-compatible polymers used in the coating solutions must be rendered water-insoluble after coating. By adapting crosslinking conditions on separation problems, the membranes are useful for many processes in the fields of biotechnology, food and chemical industry.The membranes presented here possess the advantage of being highly resistant to chemical and biological degradation and, hence, have long lifetimes under many process conditions.
    Notes: Es wird die Entwicklung hydrophiler Polymermembranen diskutiert, die nach Beschichtung mit Celluloseethern und anschließender Vernetzung auf den asymmetrischen Trägermembranen interessante Permeations- und Trenneigenschaften bei hervorragenden chemischen Stabilitäten, vor allem beim Membrantrennverfahren der Nanofiltration, aufzeigen. Weiterhin werden Aussagen zu den Gastrenneigenschaften der Celluloseetherkompositmembranen getroffen.Erläutert werden die Permeations- und Trenndaten der Kompositmembranen in Korrelation zur Vernetzung der Celluloseether anhand verschiedener Einflußgrößen, was qualitative und gegebenenfalls quantitative Aussagen zum Vernetzungsmechanismus der Celluloseetherderivate erlaubt. Dabei stehen die Vernetzungstemperatur, der Einfluß der katalysierenden Wasserstoffionen und bedingt die Vernetzungszeit im Vordergrund. Abgerundet werden die Arbeiten durch Ermittlungen rheologischer Daten, die in Zusammenhang zu den Vernetzungsreaktionen und damit zu membranspezifischen Größen stehen.Infolge der hervorragenden chemischen Stabilität der Celluloseether werden Einsatzmöglichkeiten der Kompositmembranen zur Nanofiltration niedermolekularer Verbindungen aus organisch hochbelasteten Systemen beschrieben.
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    Products of polycondensation of 4,4′-biphenyldithiol with some hydrocarbon dihalides (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 251 (1997), S. 13-21 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Polysulfide wurden mit hoher Ausbeute durch Hochtemperatur-Lösungspolykondensation von 4,4′-Dimercaptobiphenyl mit ausgewählten aliphatischen und aromatisch-aliphatischen Dihalogenkohlenwasserstoffen hergestellt. Um die optimalen Polykondensationsbedingungen zu bestimmen, wurde der Einfluß folgender Faktoren auf die reduzierte Viskosität und die Ausbeute der Polysulfide ermittelt: Art des organischen Lösungsmittels, Art des Halogenwasserstoff-Akzeptors, Konzentration der organischen Reagenzien, Reaktionstemperatur und -zeit. Die Polykondensation des Dithiols mit Bis(4-chlormethylphenyl)methan wurde als Modellsystem eingehender untersucht. Die Polysulfidstrukturen wurden mittels Elementaranalyse, IR-Spektroskopie und Röntgenstrukturanalyse bestätigt. Aus der thermogravimetrischen Analyse wurden die Zersetzungstemperatur, der Gewichtsverlust bei dieser Temperatur und das Maximum der Zersetzungsgeschwindigkeit erhalten. Weiterhin wurden einige physikalisch-chemische, mechanische und dielektrische Eigenschaften ermittelt. Die beste thermische und chemische Bestandigkeit zeigt das aus dem Dithiol und 4,4′-Bis(chlormethyl)biphenyl hergestellte Polysulfid, was auf dessen vorwiegend aromatische Struktur zuriickgefuhrt werden kann.
    Notes: Polysulfides were synthesized with high yield by high-temperature solution polycondensation of 4,4′-biphenyldithiol with selected aliphatic and aromatic-aliphatic hydrocarbon dihalides. To determine the optimum polycondensation conditions, the influence of the following factors on reduced viscosity and yield was studied: type of organic solvent, type of hydrogen halide acceptor, concentration of reagents, reaction temperature, and reaction time. A thorough examination was carried out only for the polycondensation of dithiol with bis(4-chloromethylphenyl)methane chosen as model system. The structures of the polysulfides were confirmed by elemental analysis, X-ray analysis, and infrared spectroscopy. The temperature of initial decomposition, the percentage of mass loss, and the temperature of the fastest decomposition, process were determined from curves of differential thermal and thermogravimetric analysis. Some physicochemical, mechanical and electrical properties were determined. The highest thermal and chemical resistance has been found for the polysulfide obtained from 4,4′-biphenyldithiol and 4,4′-bis(chloromethyl)biphenyl, probably because of the predominantly aromatic structure.
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    Organic-inorganic hybrid sol-gel materials, 2. Application for dental composites (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 251 (1997), S. 61-72 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Drie organisch-anorganische Hybridmaterialien wurden nach dem Sol-Gel-Verfahren durch kovalenten Einbau von Poly(styrol-co-methylmethacrylat)(Poly(St-co-MMA))-, Polymethylmethacrylat(PMMA)- und Polystyrol(PS)-Struktureinheiten in ein SiO2-Netzwerk hergestellt und als Füllstoffe (bis zu 60 Gew.-%) in Dentalharzen verwendet. Der Einfluß der Füllstoffe auf einige mechanische Eigenschaften der Harze wurde untersucht. Die Härte der gefüllten Dentalharze nahm mit steigendem Füllstoffgehalt zu, wogegen die Biegefestigkeit abnahm. Die Druckfestigkeit der gefüllten Harze war besser als die des ungefüllten Harzes, nahm jedoch mit steigendem Füllstoffgehalt ab.
    Notes: By incorporating poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polystyrene (PS), and poly(styrene-co-methyl methacrylate) (poly(St-co-MMA)) structure units covalently into the SiO2 glass network via a sol-gel approach, three organic-inorganic hybrid materials (PMMA-SiO2, PS - SiO2, and poly(St-co-MMA) - SiO2) have been prepared. The three hybrid sol-gel materials were used as filler (up to 60 wt.-%) for dental composite resins. The effect of the three filler materials on several mechanical properties of the dental composite resins was investigated. The hardness of the filled dental composites increased with increasing filler content, whereas the bending strength decreased. The compressive strength of the composites was improved, compared with the unfilled resin, but decreased with inreasing filler content.
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    Adsorption of BTX compounds from aqueous solutions by water-insoluble starch (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 251 (1997), S. 107-116 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die Adsorption von Benzol, Toluol und p-Xylol (BTX) aus wäßrigen Lösungen mittels hochvernetzter kationischer Stärke mit tertiären Amingruppen wurde untersucht. Der endotherme Adsorptionsvorgang ist vom Anfangs-pH-Wert und der Anfangskonzentration abhängig und kann mit einer Langmuir-Isotherme beschrieben werden.Die Adsorptionswärme (Δ) bei pH 4 beträgt für Benzol, Toluol und Xylol 29,45 kJ mol-1, 34,41 kJ mol-1 bzw. 35,58 kJ mol-1, bei pH 10 30,17 kJ mol-1, 35.56 kJ mol-1 bzw. 39,39 kJ mol-1. Die adsorbierte Menge nimmt in der Reihenfolge Benzol 〉 Toluol 〉 Xylol ab.
    Notes: The removal of benzene, toluene and p-xylene (BTX) compounds from aqueous solutions with highly crosslinked cationic starch containing tertiary amine groups was investigated. The adsorption process has found to be initial pH- and initial concentration-dependent, endothermic, and follows the Langmuir isothermal adsorption.The heats of adsorption (ΔH) at initial pH = 4 of benzene, toluene and p-xylene compounds are 29.45 kJ mol-1, 34.41 kJ mol-1, and 35.58 kJ mol-1, respectively, those at initial pH = 10 are 30.17 kJ mol-1, 35.56 kJ mol-1, and 39.39 kJ mol-1, respectively. The order of the amount of adsorbed BTX compounds on the adsorbent is benzene 〉 toluene 〉 p-xylene.
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    Thermogravimetric and ESR studies of polymer/metal precursors for high-temperature superconductors (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 251 (1997), S. 157-170 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-Komplexverbindungen von Polymethacrylsäure (PMAA) und Kresolnovolaken, die als Precursoren für Hochtemperatursupraleiter (HTSL) eingesetzt werden, sowie deren Cu-Komplexsalze wurden ESR-spektroskopisch und thermogravimetrisch untersucht. In den PMAA-Proben wurden drei verschiedene Cu2+-Spezies nachgewiesen: i) Cu2+-Paare, ii) isolierte Cu2+-Ionen und iii) Cu2+-Cluster. Bei niedrigem Cu-Gehalt der Proben bilden die Cu2+-Paar-Bindungen den Hauptanteil, bei hohem Cu-Gehalt überwiegen die Clusterbindungen. In den Novolakproben wurden nur isolierte Cu2+-Ionen und Cu2+-Cluster nachgewiesen. Die Einführung der Cu-Ionen erniedrigt die thermische Stabilität der Polymeren, der thermische Abbau erfolgt stufenweise. In den PMAA-Proben wird die erste Abbaustufe bei ≈ 220°C durch die Cu2+-Paar-Komplexe verursacht.
    Notes: Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu complexes of poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) and cresol novolac, which are precursors for high-temperature superconductors (HTSC) and Cu complexes of those polymers were investigated by ESR spectroscopy and thermogravimetry. In the PMAA samples three different kinds of Cu2+ species were detected: i) Cu2+ pairs, ii) isolated Cu2+ ions and iii) Cu2+ clusters. While Cu2+ pairs are the main species at low Cu concentrations, clusters become dominant at high Cu contents. In the novolac samples Cu2+ was only detected in isolated sites and clusters. The introduction of Cu ions lowered the thermal stability of the polymers and led to a stepwise decomposition. In the PMAA samples the first decomposition step at ≈ 220°C is caused by the Cu2+ pair complexes.
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    Polymerization of 1,3-butadiene with neodymium chloride/2-ethylhexanolate/triethylaluminium catalyst systemIPCL communication No. 325. (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 251 (1997), S. 193-205 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Neodymchlorid-2-ethylhexanolate mit der allgemeinen Formel NdCl3 · nL wurden durch eine Liganden-Austauschreaktion zwischen Neodymchloridisopropanolat (I) und 2-Ethylhexanol (EH) hergestellt. Die Hexanolate NdCl3 · 1,5 EH (II) und NdCl3 · 2,5 EH (III) wurden durch Elementaranalyse und Gravimetrie charakterisiert. Die katalytische Aktivität der Hexanolate bei der Homopolymerisation von 1,3-Butadien in Gegenwart von Triethylaluminium wurde untersucht. Die Verbindung III zeigte eine höhere Aktivität als die Verbindung II. Höhere Katalysator- und Cokatalysatorkonzentrationen sowie eine höhere Temperatur steigerten den Umsatz, wogegen die Viskosität der Produkte abnahm. Mit zunehmender Reaktionszeit erhöhten sich sowohl der Umsatz als auch die Viskosität. Die cis-1,4-Konformation wurde durch die Variation von Temperatur und Cokatalysatorkonzentration beeinflußt. Der gesamte Anteil der cis-1,4-Stuktur lag jedoch in allen Fällen über 99%, während die Produkte nur einen sehr geringen Vinyl-Anteil von 〈1% enthielten. Die Zugabe einer elektronenspendenden Verbindung verringerte den cis- 1,4-Gehalt aber auf 87%.
    Notes: Neodymium chloride 2-ethylhexanolates of the general formula NdCl3 · nL were prepared by ligand exchange reaction between neodymium chloride ispropanolate (I) and 2-ethylhexanol (EH). These hexanolates, NdCl3 · 1.5 EH (II) and NdCl3 · 2.5 EH (III), were characterized by elemental analysis and gravimetry. The catalytic activity of these hexanolates in combination with triethyl aluminium in the homopolymerization of 1,3-butadiene was studied, and the activity was found to be higher with III than II. The conversions increased with increasing the catalyst and co-catalyst concentrations and the temperature, whereas the intrinsic viscosity decreased. The conversions and the intrinsic viscosity decreased. The conversions and the intrinsic viscosity increased with reaction time. The cis-1,4 structure was influenced by variation in temperature and co-catalyst concentration, however, the total cis-1,4 structure was always more than 99% with very low vinyl content (〉1%). Addition of an external electron donor decreased the cis-1,4 content to 87%.
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    The effects of desolvation methods of the recrystallized MgCl2-alcohol adduct on catalyst characteristics and the bulk density of polyethylene (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 253 (1997), S. 17-25 
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    Description / Table of Contents: MgCl2-Träger für einen Ethylenpolymerisationskatalysator wurden mit Hilfe der Rekristallationsmethode hergestellt, wobei Methanol als Lösungsmittel diente. Der Einfluß verschiedener Lösungsmethoden des rekristallisierten MgCl2-Alkohol-Adduktes auf die morphologischen Charakteristika der Katalysatoren wurde untersucht. Die Lösungsmethode beeinflußt die Eigenschaften der Katalysatoren beträchtlich. Die dargestellten Katalysatoren wiesen unterschiedliche Ti/Mg-Verhältnisse auf, sowohl was die Oberfläche als auch die gesamten Katalysator-Partikel betrifft. Betrachtet man die Ti-Verteilung und Aktivitätsprofile, dann erweisen sich nicht nur die Polymerisationsbedingungen, sondern auch die Ti-Verteilung auf dem Katalysator als wichtige Faktoren, welche die Dichte der Polymeren beeinflussen.
    Notes: The MgCl2 supports for an ethylene polymerization catalyst were prepared by the recrystallization method using methanol as a solvent. The effects of different desolvation methods of the recrystallized MgCl2-alcohol adduct on the morphological characteristics of the catalysts were examined. The desolvation method greatly affects the characteristics of the catalyst. The prepared catalysts had different Ti/Mg ratios with respect to both surface content and entire catalyst particles. Considering Ti distribution and activity profiles, not only the polymerization conditions but also the Ti distribution on the catalyst appear to be an important factor which affects the bulk density of the polymers.
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    Synthesis of aromatic poly(ether ketone)s with ferrocene units in the main chain (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 253 (1997), S. 89-97 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Aromatische Poly(etherketon)e mit Ferrocen-Einheiten in der Hauptkette wurden durch direkte Polykondensation von 1,1′-Ferrocendicarbonsäure mit Diphenylether oder 1,4-Diphenoxybenzol hergestellt. Als Katalysatoren wurden Trifluormethansulfonsäure, Methansulfonsäure/P2O5 (Eatons Reagens) oder Trifluormethansulfonsäure/P2O5 verwendet. Polykondensationen bei Raumtemperatur für 24 h ergaben Poly(arylenetherketon)e mit Grenzviskositäten bis zu 40 mL g-1. Die Monoacylierung von Diphenylether mit Ferrocencarbonsäure wurde im Hinblick auf die Effektivität von Eatons Reagens als Katalysator und Lösungsmittel eingehender untersucht.
    Notes: Aromatic poly(ether ketone)s with ferrocene units in the main chain were prepared by direct polycondensation of 1,1′-ferrocenedicarboxylic acid with diphenyl ether or 1,4-diphenoxybenzene using various catalysts such as trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (triflic acid), a combination of methanesulfonic acid/P2O5 (Eaton's reagent) or a combination of triflic acid/P2O5. Polycondensations at room temperature for 24 h gave poly(arylene ether ketone)s with inherent viscosities up to 40 mL g-1. Monoacylation of diphenyl ether with ferrocenecarboxylic acid was studied in detail in order to show the efficiency of polymer formation employing Eaton's reagent as catalyst and solvent.
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    Mechanical and structural characteristics of phenolphthalein poly(ether sulfone)/ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene blends (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 251 (1997), S. 73-80 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die mechanischen und strukturellen Eigenschaften von Blends aus Phenolphthalein-Polyethersulfon und ultrahochmolekularem Polyethylen (UHMWPE) wurden anhand von Zug- und Biegeversuchen, Raster- und Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie untersucht. Die Zugabe einer geringen Menge UHMWPE (2 Gew.-%) führt zu einer Verstärkung der PES-C-Matrix. Höhere UHMWPE-Konzentrationen verschlechtern die mechanischen Eigenschaften. Die Strukturuntersuchungen zeigen, daß die Blends im gesamten Zusammensetzungsbereich mehrphasig sind. Bei geringen UHMWPE-Konzentrationen ist die UHMWPE-Phase gleichmäßig verteilt und entlang der Fließrichtung orientiert, was mit der starken Grenzflächenadhäsion zur Verbesserung des mechanischen Verhaltens beiträgt. Mit steigender UHMWPE-Konzentration nimmt die Domänengröß der UHMWPE-Phase zu.
    Notes: Mechanical and structural properties of blends of phenolphthalein poly(ether sulfone) (PES-C) with ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) were investigated using tensile and bending testing, scanning electron microscopy and transition electron microscopy. The incorporation of minor amounts of UHMWPE (2 wt.-%) into PES-C has a reinforcement effect. With higher concentrations of UHMWPE, the mechanical properties decrease gradually. Structural studies demonstrated that the blends are multiphasic in the whole composition range. The minor UHMWPE, dispersed uniformly and oriented along the flow direction, as well as the strong interfacial adhesion contribute to the increase of the mechanical performance of the blends. The domain size of the UHMWPE phase was found to increase with the increase of its concentration.
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    Redox copolymer with N-bromosulfonamide groups for the decomposition of cyanide ions in dilute aqueous solutions (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 251 (1997), S. 117-130 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Ein Redoxcopolymeres, ein makroporöses Poly(Styrol-co-Divinylbenzol) (S/DVB)-Harz mit N-Bromsulfonamidgruppen, wurde angewandt, um Cyanide aus wäßrigen Lösungen zu entfernen. Dieses Harz enthält aktives Brom in den funktionellen Gruppen (1.86 mmol g-1, 3.72 meq g-1) und weist Oxidationseigenschaften auf. Es wurde sowohl in statischen als auch in dynamischen Systemen für die Oxidation von Cyanidionen zu nichttoxischen Verbindungen angewandt. Die Reaktionen wurden in wäßrigen Lösungen mit 26-2600 mg L-1 CN- bei unterschiedlichen pH-Werten durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse zeigten, daß dieses Harz die Cyanide leicht zu Cyanaten oxidiert, die ca. 1000 mal weniger toxisch sind. Bei Kontakt mit dem Harz fiel die Cyanidkonzentration in den Lösungen unter 0.05 mg L-1 CN-. Die —SO2NBrNa-Gruppen gingen dabei in —SO2NH2-Gruppen über. Diese konnten wiederum mit Natriumhypochlorit- und Natriumbromid-Lösungen reaktiviert werden. Es wurde auch eine Alternative zu der Cyanidionenoxidation mit N-Bromsulfonamid-Harz untersucht, indem ein analoges N-Chlorsulfonamid-Harz in Gengenwart von katalytischen Mengen von Bromiden angewandt wurde.
    Notes: A redox copolymer, macroporous poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene) (S/DVB) resin having N-bromosulfonamide groups, was used for removal of cyanide ions from aqueous solutions. This resin contains active bromine in functional groups (1.86 mmol g-1, i. e. 3.72 meq g-1) and shows oxidative properties. It was employed in static and flow system for oxidation of cyanide ions to non-toxic compounds. The reactions were carried out in aqueous media containing 26-2600 mg L-1 CN- at different pH values. The data showed that the resin having active bromine easily oxidized cyanides, forming cyanates being 1000-times less toxic than cyanides. In contact with the resin the concentration of cyanides in tested solutions dropped below 0.05 mg L-1 CN-. During the oxidation processes the —SO2NBrNa groups transform to —SO2NH2 groups. They can be reactivated by use of sodium hypochlorite and bromide solutions. As an alternative to oxidation of cyanides by N-bromosulfonamide resin, the oxidation of these ions by N-chlorosulfonamide resin with addition of a small amount of bromides was examined.
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    Mitteilungen/Announcements (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 251 (1997), S. 207-208 
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    Hydrolytic and thermal stability of novel polyurethane elastomers (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 252 (1997), S. 33-43 
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    Notes: Novel Polyester glycols with alkyl side groups were used for the improvement of thermal stability and hydrolytic stability of polyester urethane elastomers. The novel polyester glycols used are poly( β -methyl- δ -valerolactone)glycol (PMVL), poly(3-methyl pentamethylene adipate) glycol (PMPA), poly(nonamethylene-co-2-methyl octamcthylene carbonate) gycol (PNCO). A mixture of PNCO and poly(dimethyl siloxane)gycol (PNCO/PDMS) was also used. Polyurethane network elastomers were prepared from 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (or 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate), and a mixture of 1,4-butane diol and trimethylol propane by a prepolymer method. Mechanical properties, Tg, thermal stability, and hydrolytic stability were measured. Morphology were also measured by means of polarizing microscopy, dynamic viscoelastometer, and ESR. The properties of novel polyurethane elastomers have good mechanical properties comparable to those of the general purpose polyester urethanes, and better thermal and hydrolytic stability than PTMG-based polyurethane. These polyurethane elastomers were exposed in out door during 2 year in Nagasaki, JAPAN. The novel polyurethane clastomers held alomost constant values for gel fraction, swelling ratio, relative modulus during 12 months, while poly(oxytetramethylene oxide)-based polyurethane as a control decreased the these values. Relationship of degradation behaviors with chemical structure and morphology were discussed.
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    Oxidizability of lactams and lactam-based polyamidesDedicated to Dr Jan Šebenda on the occasion of his 70th birthday (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 252 (1997), S. 139-151 
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    Notes: In the chain oxidation of N-alkylamides with molecular oxygen, propagation is the ratedetermining step under conditions when the oxidation rate is independent of oxygen pressure. The oxidizability of lactams and lactam-based polyamides correlates with the energy of the formation of N-alkylamide radical by abstraction of hydrogen from the methylene group adjacent to nitrogen. While for lactams this energy depends on the number of carbons in the lactam ring, for N-alkylamides and polylactams such dependence is not observed.
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    Use of EPR to image nitroxyl radicals in hals stabilized polymers (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 252 (1997), S. 179-193 
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    Notes: An X-band EPR-Imaging apparatus which allowed us to determine the distribution of nitroxyl radicals within solid samples of polymeric materials containing hindered amine stabilizers, is described. It is shown that EPR Imaging represents a powerful tool for investigating the growth and decay of nitroxyls formed in polymers irradiated under air for long periods. Since the variations of the radical concentration can be monitored both in time and in the space, this technique provides valuable information not easily attainable by means of other methods.
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    Photo-oxidation mechanisms of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide). (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 252 (1997), S. 237-256 
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    Notes: A re-examination of the photo-oxidation mechanism of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO) at both long and short irradiation wavelengths under accelerated conditions is reported. The formation rate of poly-2,6-dimethylphenoxy (PDMP) radicals, have been observed by esr spectroscopy, while benzylic-type radicals have been detected by spin trapping experiments using nitrosodurene under UV irradiation conditions. The changes of FTIR spectra obtained under accelerated photo-oxidative conditions show the formation of primary oxidation products such as aromatic aldehydes and quinones. The direct formation of radical cations and superoxide anions by a photo-induced electron-transfer reaction is suggested under our conditions. In addition, some results on the of photo-oxidation PPO/PS blends as a function of polystyrene tacticity are also reported. In the case of syndiotactic polystyrene the blend photostability shows some differences in comparison with the blend containing atactic polystyrene. This effect has been ascribed to the absence of excimers in syndiotactic polystyrene which are not revealed by fluorescence measurements. Finally, the chemical modification of PPO with bromine gave a bromomethylated PPO with different amounts of CH2 Br groups, which has been used for further substitution reactions with alkoxy sodium salts of 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) and 4-hydroxy-1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine (PMPP). The accelerated photo-oxidation of a modified copolymer PPO-PMPP containing a 60% PMPP moieties as side groups and its blends with pure PPO has been followed by FTIR and esr spectroscopies. Some comparisons with a commercially available hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) and a modified copolymer PPO-PMPP are also reported under the same photo-oxidative conditions.
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    Zähigkeit und Relaxationsverhalten von Polymethylmethacrylat, Polystyrol und Polycarbonat (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 253 (1997), S. 27-49 
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    Description / Table of Contents: For innovative applications of plastics, which take advantage of special properties of polymeric materials, comprehensive understanding on strengthening and toughening mechanisms is required. The temperature-dependent mechanical behaviour of PMMA, PS and PC under dynamic loading conditions were investigated by means of an instrumented Charpy impact tester. The elastic-plastic fracture mechanics parameters, the energy-determined J-integral, and the deformation-determined crack opening displacement, δ, enable to do structure-related quantification of micromechanical processes. The J-integral values showed a maximum, resulting from an energy-dissipative process. The maximum values for PMMA occurred at 50°C and for PC at 40°C , which is related to the secondary(β) relaxation as evaluated from the frequency dependence of the mechanical loss factor. The 0-relaxation initiated shear deformation mechanisms, which led to a local increase of toughness. In polycarbonate, toughness is strongly increased due to a stress-induced shear flow process at temperatures higher than -25°C. Correlations between morphology and toughness can be derived with the help of optical investigations of stable crack propagation on fracture surfaces.
    Notes: Innovative Kunststoffanwendungen, die die speziellen Eigenschaften polymerer Werkstoffe gezielt ausnutzen, erfordern vertiefte Kenntnisse über festigkeits- und zähigkeitsbestimmende Mechanismen. Das sich in Abhängigkeit von der Temperatur ändernde Werkstoffverhalten von PMMA, PS und PC wurde bei dynamischer Beanspruchung mittels instrumentierter Kerbschlagbiegeprüfung bestimmt. Mit der verformungsbestimmten Rißöffnungsverschiebung δ und dem energiebestimmten J-Integral stehen Kenngrößen der Fließbruchmechanik zur Verfügung, die eine strukturbezogene Quantifizierung der temperaturabhängigen mikromechanischen Prozesse erlauben. Die J-Integralwerte zeigen für PMMA bei 50°C und für PC bei -60°C ein durch einen energiedissipativen Prozeß verursachtes Maximum. Dieses Maximum steht, wie sich aus der Interpretation der Frequenzabhängigkeit des mechanischen Verlustfaktors ergibt, mit der Neben(β)-Relaxation in Beziehung. Dabei initiiert die β-Relaxation Scherdeformationsmechanismen, die ihrerseits die lokale Zähigkeitserhöhung bewirken. Ab -25°C führt für PC ein spannungsinduzierter Scherfließprozeß zu einer erheblichen Zähigkeitssteigerung. Durch die Einbeziehung lichtmikroskopischer Untersuchungen des stabilen Rißfortschritts auf der Bruchfläche können Morphologie-Zähigkeits-Korrelationen abgeleitet werden.
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    Thermostable block copolymers, 2Part 1 cf. 16.. Preparation and characterization of soluble blockcopolyimides (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 253 (1997), S. 71-88 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Eine Reihe von Polyamidimid-Polyimid-Blockcopolymeren (PAI-PI-BCPs) wurde durch Polykondensation von PAI-Blöcken mit Amino-Endgruppen und PI-Blöcken mit Anhydrid-Endgruppen hergestellt. Zur Synthese der Blöcke mit Molekulargewichten im Bereich von ca. 2000 bis 15000 wurden nur technisch leicht zugängliche Monomere, wie Trimellitsäureanhydridchlorid, Benzophenontetracarbonsäuredianhydrid, 4,4′-Diaminodiphenylmethan, 2,4-Toluylendiamin und 4,4′-Diaminodiphenylsulfon eingesetzt. Dabei zeigte sich, daß durch den blockartigen Aufbau die Löslichkeit-und damit die Verarbeitbarkeit-im Vergleich zu den reinen, unlöslichen Polyimiden wesentlich verbessert werden konnte, bei nahezu gleichbleibender Thermostabilität. So wurden BCPs mit guten mechanischen Eigenschaften, Thermostabilitäten bis ca. 480°C (Thermogravimetrie, 5% Gewichtsverlust) und guten Löslichkeiten in Dimethylacetamid und anderen polaren aprotischen Lösungsmitteln erhalten.
    Notes: New poly(amide-imide)-poly(imide) block copolymers (PAI-PI-BCPs) were prepared by polycondensation of amino-terminated PAI-blocks with anhydride-terminated PI-blocks. For the syntheses of the blocks with molecular weights from 2000 to 15000 only commercially available monomers were used, e.g. trimellitic acid anhydride chloride, benzophenone tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride, 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane, 2,4-toluenediamine and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone. The BCPs were shown to have better solubility compared to the pure, insoluble PIs with only minor decrease of the thermostability. Thus, BCPs with good mechanical properties, thermostabilities up to 480°C (thermogravimetric analysis, 5% weight loss) and good solubility in dimethylacetamide and other polar aprotic solvents were obtained.
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    Block and graft copolymers with polysiloxane and poly(N-acyliminoethylene) sequences (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 253 (1997), S. 139-149 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Eine Reihe von Polysiloxan/Poly(N-acetyliminoethylen)-(PSiO/PNAI)-Block- und -Pfropfcopolymeren wurde durch Polymerisation von 2-Methyl-2-oxazolin (MeOZO) mit funktionellen Polysiloxan-Prepolymeren als Initiatoren synthetisiert. Die Copolymeren wurden mit IR- und 1H NMR-Spektroskopie sowie Elementaranalyse, Differentialkalorimetrie und Thermogravimetrie charakterisiert. Der Einbau sowohl von hydrophoben als auch von hydrophilen Sequenzen verleiht den Polymeren amphiphile Eigenschaften. Ihre Eigenschaften in Lösung und als Feststoffe lassen die Produkte für Anwendungen als nichtionische Emulgatoren, Oberflächenmodifikatoren, Gele, usw. geeignet erscheinen.
    Notes: A series of polysiloxane/poly(N-acetyliminoethylene) (PSiO/PNAI) block and graft copolymers were synthesized by the initiation of 2-methyl-2-oxazoline (Me-OZO) polymerization with functional polysiloxane prepolymers. The copolymerization products were characterized by IR- and 1H NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, DSC and thermogravimetry. The insertion of both hydrophobic and hydrophilic sequences in the macromolecular structure induces a behavior characteristic of amphiphilic compounds. Their solution and solid state behavior evidenced peculiarities which make them able to act as nonionic emulsifiers, surface modifiers, gels, etc.
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    The state of water in styrene-grafted and sulfonated poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 253 (1997), S. 151-167 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Der Zustand von Wasser in Protonenaustausch-Membranen, hergestellt durch Pfropfen von Styrol auf Polyvinylidenfluorid-Filme (PVDF-g-PS) mittels Elektronenstrahlen und anschließendes Sulfonieren (PVDF-g-PSSA), wurde mittels Differentialkalorimetrie (DSC), Raman-Spektroskopie und Rontgen-Diffraktion (SAXS) ermittelt. Die Raman-Untersuchungen zeigten, daß einzelne Wassermolekule durch hydrophobe Wechselwirkungen an die Polymerketten gebunden sind. Die DSC-Untersuchungen zeigten, daß Wasser in den Membranen in drei verschiedenen Umgebungen vorliegt: nicht gefrierendes ionisch gebundenes Wasser, gefrierendes freies Wasser und gefrierendes gebundenes Wasser. Die Menge an nicht gefrierendem Wasser betragt unabhangig vom Pfropfungsgrad etwa 10 H2O/SO3H (mol/mol). Die Menge an gefrierendem Wasser ist stark vom Pfropfungsgrad abhangig. Oberhalb eines Pfropfungsgrades von 50% werden Werte von 40 H20/S03H (mol/mol) erreicht. Die Leitfahigkeit von nur nicht gefrierendes Wasser enthaltenden Membranen ist gering, d. h., das ionisch gebundene Wasser kann nicht allein die fur den Transport von Protonen und Wasser notwendigen Kanale bilden. Die SAXS Untersuchungen zeigten, daß Wasser/Sulfonsaure-Cluster in Membranen aus hydratisiertem PVDF-g-PSSA mit einem Bragg-Abstand von 25 Å gebildet werden. Diese Cluster formen die Kanale fur den Ionentransport und die Leitfähigkeit.
    Notes: The state of water in proton exchange membranes prepared by pre-irradiation (electron beam, 100 kGy) grafting of styrene onto poly(vinylidene fluoride) films (PVDF-g-PS), followed by sulfonation (PVDF-g-PSSA), has been studied with thermal analysis, Raman spectroscopy and small angle X-ray diffraction (SAXS). Raman spectra show that, in addition to free liquid water in the membranes, single water molecules are weakly bound to the polymer backbone. Thermal analysis shows that there are three types of water molecules in the membrane; non-freezable water associated with the ionic sites, freezable free water, and freezable bound water. The amount of non-freezable water is around 10 H2O/SO3H (mol/mol), and is independent of the degree of grafting (d.o.g.). The amount of freezable water is strongly dependent on the d.o.g. as long as the grafting has not penetrated the whole of the film, and reaches a value of around 40 H2O/SO3H (mol/mol) above a d.o.g. of 50%. The conductivity of membranes containing only the non-freezable water is low, i. e. the ionically bound water alone does not form the domains necessary for proton and water transport. SAXS measurements show that water/sulfonic acid clusters in hydrated PVDF-g-PSSA membranes with a Bragg distance of 25 Å are formed; these form the ion conducting channels in the membrane.
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    MITTEILUNGEN/ANNOUNCEMENTS (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 253 (1997), S. 211-211 
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    Tensile and flexural behavior of polypropene sheets with different crystallinities of surface layer (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 253 (1997), S. 201-210 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die Zug- und Biegemoduli von preßgeformten Polypropen-Probekörpern mit unterschiedlichen Oberflächenkristallinitäten wurden basierend auf der Annahme eines Schicht-Verbund-Modells untersucht. Es zeigte sich, daß die Spannungs-Dehnungs-Kurven der Zugversuche und die Werte der Biegeablenkung im wesentlichen von der Oberfächenkristallinität abhängen, jedoch erwiesen sich die Bruchspannungen als von der Oberflächenkristallinität unabhängig. Es wird angenommen, daß das beobachtete Zug- und Biegeverhalten der Proben auf der Grundlage eines Schicht-Verbund-Modells, bei dem eine massive, starre Platte zwischen zwei weichen Schichten eingebettet ist, charakterisiert werden kann.
    Notes: The tensile and flexural moduli of the compression-molded sheets of polypropene with different surface layer crystallinity were investigated based on a layered composite model. It was found that the tensile stress-strain curve and flexural deflection depended largely on the surface layer crystallinity, but the ultimate strain-at-break values were independent of the surface layer crystallinity. It is suggested that the tensile and flexural behavior can be characterized using a layered composite model in which a bulk plate was sandwiched between two surface layers.
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    The role of charge transfer complexes in the photodegradation of polyolefins (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 252 (1997), S. 45-54 
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    Notes: Addition of HALS-stabilisers, the cut-off wavelength of the light source, the temperature and the oxygen pressure have an influence on the UV-degradation mechanism of polyolefins. All these parameters influences the conversion of oxygen into polymeric carbonyls. The results are explained assuming that the initiation of the UV-degradation of pololefins is due to substrate-oxygen charge transfer complexes (CTCs).
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    Fracture behavior of exposed HDPE specimens with an embrittled layer due to UV-exposure (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 252 (1997), S. 69-88 
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    Notes: The applicability of fracture mechanics was studied on UV-exposed HDPE Charpy specimens. The failure distribution of the stress at failure measured in three-points bending tests showed a bifurcation in failure processes. At high stresses yielding occurs, resulting in large strain at failures. At lower stresses crack propagation causes low strain at failures. Due to the bifurcation in failure processes the ductile-brittle transition temperature of exposed specimens is hard to determine.Specimens notched after exposure showed a decrease in the critical stress intensity values. The effective notch depth of exposed specimens was found to be larger than the thickness of the oxidized layer measured by FT-IR and density measurements.
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    Deactivation processes of 2-hydroxyphenyl-1,3,5-triazines  -  polymeric and monomeric UV absorbers of the benzotriazole and triazine class (1997)
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 252 (1997), S. 119-138 
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    Notes: In the 2-hydroxyphenyl-1,3,5-triazines, the intramolecular hydrogen bond is stronger than in the corresponding 2-hydroxyphenylbenzotriazoles. Compounds with only one aryl group in the 2-hydroxyphenyl-1,3,5-triazine series show proton-transferred fluorescence with large Stokes shift and high quantum yield. No such fluorescence is observed, in contrast, for compunds with three aryi groups bearing no electrondonating groups on the aryl moieties. When the hydrogen atom of the intramolecular hydrogen bond is replaced by CH3, the respective derivative shows fluorescence with a normal Stokes shift.Various copolymers of MA-TIN 1 (2-[2-hydroxy-3-tert.-butyl-5-(O-[2-hydroxy-3-(2-methylpropenoyloxy)propyl]-2-carbonyloxyethyl)phenyl]benzotriazole), and MA-TZ 1 (2,4-Bis(2,4-dimethyl-phenyl)-6-[2-hydroxy-4-(2-hydroxy-3-[2-methylpropenoyloxy])propoxyphenyl]-1,3,5-triazine) with styrene, methyl methacrylate, and methacrylic acid have been synthesized by radical polymerization. The absorption spectra in the longwavelength UV region appear unchanged compared to those of the monomeric UV absorbers indicating that the stabilizer chromophores are conserved intact in the polymer. Both the monomeric and the polymeric stabilizers exhibit a strongly Stokesshifted, temperature-dependent, low-quantum-yield, proton-transferred fluorescence. This may be taken as evidence that the intramolecular hydrogen bond, which is essential for the photostability of this type of UV absorber, remains intact also in the copolymers. Activation energies of the radiationless deactivation process can be evaluated from the temperature dependence of this fluorescence. These energies lie between 4 and 5 kJ/mol for most of the benzotriazole and triazine stabilizers investigated.Fluorescence-decay measurements with crystalline MA-TIN 1 at different temperatures reveal a close correspondence of the temperature dependence between decay times and relative quantum yields. The radiationless process is thence concluded to originate from the proton-transferred level S1'. The decay time at room temperature is estimated at 70 ps, close to the value for crystalline TIN P (2-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)benzotriazole). The proton-transferred fluorescence of MA-TIN 1 exhibits a biexponential decay profile whereas solid TIN P, in contrast, displays only one single lifetime.
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    Dielectric properties of hydrated collagen (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 35-45 
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    Notes: Dielectric measurements have been carried out on partially hydrated collagen in the frequency ranges 100 kHz-5 MHz, 100 MHz-1 GHz, and 8-23 GHz. In the low-frequency range, a dispersion was observed around 100 kHz which results from inhomogeneous conductivity of the samples. A dielectric relaxation was observed aroud 0.3 GHz using time-domain-spectroscopy techniques. This relaxation can be considered to originate from mobile side chains. Microwave measurements indicate that the water relaxation may extend into the 10-GHz region. An apparent discrepancy between the main water relaxation time and the average rotational correlation time of water as measured by nmr line widths was resolved by the assumption that a fraction of the water molecules is bound to the collagen with residence times on the order of 10-6 sec, whereas the remainder of the water is only weakly bound and exhibits rotational rates on the order of 10-10 sec.
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    DNA conformational kinetics (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 83-100 
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    Notes: A model for the time dependence of DNA conformational state probabilities is formulated in the form of first-order differential equations. This model is applied to investigate the renaturation and denaturation rates for T2 and T7 DNA as reported in the series of experiments by Record and Zimm. Qualitative agreement is found in denaturation and for series of renaturation experiments with the same initial condition. However, partial agreement with series of renaturation experiments having the same final condition is obtained only by including an initial bimolecular step with properly matched pairs of strands. Comparison of all experiments with the calculated rates yields 5 × 104 min-1 as the step rate for melting a single base pair.
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    The influence of asymmetric carbon atoms of the side chains on the conformational properties of polypeptides: Comparison of diastereomeric homooligopeptides of L-isoleucine and D-alloisoleucineTaken in part from a dissertation submitted by U.W. in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree, Eidg. Technische Hochschule. (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 239-256 
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    Notes: The conventionally protected oligopeptides of the two homologous series Boc-(L-Ile)n-OMe and Boc-(D-aIle)n-OMe (n = 2-6) were synthesized in a standard stepwise fashion and their uv and CD spectra in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol, and solid-state ir spectra were investigated. In addition, two oligomeric products derived from the NCAs of L-isoleucine and of D-allo-isoleucine and having a DP of 20 and 12, respectively, were studied in the solid state by x-ray and ir. No substantial differences between the properties of the diastereomeric oligomers in the solid state were noticed, a β-structure being very likely at least for the Boc-protected hexapeptides and the higher oligomers. In contrast, differences were observed between the spectroscopic properties of the diastereomeric oligopeptides, and especially of the hexapeptides, in trifluoroethanol solution. The different properties of the hexapeptides in solution were related to the existence, in the case of Boc-(L-Ile)6-OMe, of soluble molecular aggregates in which the peptide chains assume the β-conformation. These results provide an additional example of the influence of the configuration of asymmetric carbon atoms of the side chains on the conformational properties of peptide molecules in solution.
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    1H-nmr parameters of the common amino acid residues measured in aqueous solutions of the linear tetrapeptides H-Gly-Gly-X-L-Ala-OH (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 285-297 
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    Notes: The 1H-nmr chemical shifts and the spin-spin coupling constants of the common amino acid residues were measured in solutions of the linear tetrapeptides H-Gly-Gly-X-L-Ala-OH in D2O and H2O, the influence of X on the nmr parameters of the neighboring residues Gly 2 and Ala 4 was investigated. The titration parameters for the side chains of Asp, Glu, Lys, Tyr, and His were determined. The pKa values obtained in D2O, with the use of pH-meter readings with a combination glass electrode uncorrected for istope effects, were 0.06 pH units higher in the acidic range and 0.10 pH units higher in the basic range than the corresponding pKa values in H2O. This suggests that the present data are suitable “random-coil” 1H-nmr parameters for conformational studies of polypeptide chains in D2O and H2O solutions.
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    Use of amide 1H-nmr titration shifts for studies of polypeptide conformation (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 299-311 
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    Notes: This paper shows that backbone amide proton titration shifts in polypeptide chains are a very sensitive manifestation of intramolecular hydrogen bonding between carboxylate groups and backbone amide protons. The population of specific hydrogen-bonded structures in the ensemble of species that constitutes the conformation of a flexible nonglobular linear peptide can be determined from the extent of the titration shifts. As an illustration, an investigation of the molecular conformation of the linear peptide H-Gly-Gly-L-Glu-L-Ala-OH is described. The proposed use of amide proton titration shifts for investigating polypeptide conformation is based on 360-MHz 1H-nmr studies of selected linear oligopeptides in H2O solutions. It was found that only a very limited number of amide protons in a polypeptide chain show sizable intrinsic intration shifts arising from through-bond interactions with ionizable groups. These are the amide proton of the C-terminal amino acid residue, the amide protons of Asp and the residues following Asp, and possibly the amide proton of the residue next to the N-terminus. Since the intrinsic titration shifts are upfield, the downfield titration shifts arising from conformation-dependent through-space interactions, in particular hydrogen bonding between the amide protons and carboxylate groups, can readily be identified.
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    Conformational energy calculations with averaged potential functions: Application to the repeat peptides of elastin (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 359-372 
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    Notes: We present a method that can reduce conformational energy calculations for an arbitrary peptide consisting of n residues (n-peptide) to the complexity of a computation for (Gly)n. This reduction, and the concomitant savings in computer time, is accomplished by replacing all side chains, as well as the backbone CαHα and CαH2α groups, by “interaction centers.” The backbone CONH group is left intact in order to preserve its directional character. The interaction centers “see” each other, and the atoms of the CONH group via Boltzmann and space-averaged effective center-center and center-atom potentials, respectively. This averaged-interaction method is tested on the repeat tetra-, penta-, and hexapeptides of elastin, Val-Pro-Gly-Gly (VPGG), Val-Pro-Gly-Val-Gly (VPGVP), and Ala-Pro-Gly-Val-Gly-Val (APGVGV), using the stereoalphabet strategy for the energy calculations. The excellent qualitative and quantitative agreement we obtain with both full atom-atom calculations and extensive nmr data, coupled with the order-of-magnitude reduction in computer time, augurs well for the potential usefulness of the method.
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    Circular dichroism of helical polynucleotides calculated by the linear response method (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 393-409 
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    Notes: Linear response theory in the decorrelation or random-phase approximation is used to calculate the absorption and CD spectra of model helical polymers, including single-stranded polyadenylic acid. The method, which makes use of infinite polymer selection rules for the linear response tensor, has the advantages that (1) only a few three-dimensional matrices need be inverted; (2) spectral band shapes of the polymer arise naturally from those of the monomer, as well as from the geometry-dependent interactions in the helix; and (3) the spectral dependence on geometrical factors of the helix is made transparent. It is found that the structure of the polymer CD spectrum depends critically on monomer bandshape. An asymmetric CD spectrum, similar to some experimental spectra, arises from either a Gaussian or a composite monomer band. Single-stranded polyadenylic acid spectra are sensitive to helix geometry in the region 200-240 nm, in reasonable agreement with experimental spectra. This sensitivity arises from the 207-nm monomer transition, and the results suggest that this region of the spectrum should be more fully exploited as a tool for helix geometry studies.
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    Structure and conformation of peptides: N-benzyloxycarboyl-(γ-ethyl)-L-glutamyl-(γ-ethyl)-L-glutamic acid ethyl ester (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 517-522 
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    Notes: C24H34N2O9, orthorhombic, P212121; a = 39.432 (10), b = 14.061 (5), c = 4.850 (2) Å, M = 494 a.m.u., Z = 4, Dm = 1.22 g cm-3, Dx = 1.22 g cm-3, R = 0.13 for 1205 observed reflections after refinement with isotropic thermal factors. The urethane and amide bonds are in the trans configuration, as well as all the ester groups. The ϕ and ψ angles of the L-glutamyl residues fall in the β-structure region of the Ramachandran's plot; the molecule is rather flat with the amide plane almost parallel to the c axis along which two hydrogen bonds hold the molecules together to form long rows in a “parallel pleated-sheet” fashion.
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    Far-infrared spectrum of crystalline lysozymeA preliminary account of this paper appeared in the Conference Digest of International Conference on Submillimeter Waves and Their Applications (sponsored by IEEE Society on Microwave Theory and Techniques), held on June 5-7, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia. (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 507-516 
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    Notes: The far-ir absorption spectrum of lysozyme was measured at room and liquid-nitrogen temperatures. Dried layers of single crystals of tetragonal lysozyme chloride with a diameter of 100-300 μm were grown on a silicon plate. Such single-crystalline samples were considered to have the following advantages in obtaining far-ir spectra: (1) surface scattering is reduced, (2) the protein molecules are closely packed, and (3) air-drying of the crystals reduces the number of water molecules without considerably changing the original configuration. The spectrum obtained consisted of a strong background absorption and a number of absorption peaks that were not clearly observed with the sample in the form of lyophilized powder. The peaks were ascribed to various delocalized vibrations of the main and side chains in the molecule. The peaks were also compared with the positions of Raman lines. The uniform background was assigned to the water molecules remaining in the crystals.
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    Helix-coil transition of the dG-dC-dG-dC self-complementary duplex and complex formation with daunomycin in solution (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 553-569 
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    Notes: The duplex-to-strand transition of the self-complementary sequence dG-dC-dG-dC has been probed at the exchangeable and nonexchangeable protons and backbone phosphates by high-resolution nmr spectroscopy. The Watson-Crick imino and amino hydrogen-bonded protons, as well as the exposed amino protons, could be followed through the duplex-to-strand transition and provide information on base-pair stability at the tetranucleotide duplex level. The magnitudes of the experimental upfield nonexchangeable base-proton chemical shifts on duplex formation are consistent with calculations based on base-pair overlap geometries of the B-DNA type. The variation of the 31P chemical shifts in dG-dC-dG-dC with temperature appear to monitor changes in the ω,ω′ rotation angles about the O—P bonds in the postmelting transition temperature region. The complex formed between the antitumor anthracycline antibiotic daunomycin and the dG-dC-dG-dC duplex was probed at the nucleic acid and the antibiotic resonances as a function of temperature. The experimental complexation shifts of the observable daunomycin resonances have put constraints on possible overlap geometries between the intercalating anthracycline ring and adjacent base pairs.
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    Stereochemical studies on cyclic peptides. IX. Conformational studies on cyclic tetrapeptides containing alternating cis and trans peptide unitsContribution No. 116 from Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Part VIII of this series is by Manjula et al. [(1977) Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. 86A, 443-454]. (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 591-607 
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    Notes: Conformational analyses of cyclic tetrapeptides consisting of alternating cis and trans peptide units have been made using contact criteria and energy calculations. This study has been restricted to those structures having a symmetry element in the backbone ring, such as a twofold axis (d) or a center of inversion (i). There are five main results. (1) There are two distinct types of conformations, which are stereochemically favorable corresponding to each of twofold and inversion-symmetrical structures, designated as d1, d2 (for twofold symmetrical) and i1, i2 (for inversion-symmetrical). Among these, the i1 type has the lowest energy when glycyl residues occur at all four α-carbon atoms. (2) With the glycyl residue at all four α-carbon atoms, methyl substitution at the cis peptide nitrogen atoms is possible in all the four types, whereas the substitution at trans peptide nitrogen atoms is possible only for the i1 type. Thus only in the i1 type can all the nitrogen atoms be methylated simultaneously. The conformation of the molecule in the crystal structure of cyclotetrasarcosyl belongs to the i1 type. (3) When alanyl residues occur at all four α-carbon atoms, the possible symmetrical type is dependent on the enantiomorphic form and the actual sequence of the alanyl residues. (4) The methyl substitution at peptide nitrogen atoms for cyclic tetrapeptides having alanyl residues causes more stereochemical restriction in the allowed conformations than with glycyl residues. (5) The prolyl residue can be incorporated favorably at the cis-trans junction of both d and i types of structures. The results of the present study are compared with the data on cyclic tetrapeptides available from the crystal structure and nmr studies. The results show an overall agreement both regarding the type of symmetry and the conformational parameters.
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    Thermodynamics and kinetics of the interaction of copper (II) ions with native DNA (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 625-661 
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    Notes: Based on equilibrium binding studies, as well as on kinetic investigations, two types of interactions of Cu2+ ions with native DNA at low ionic strength could be characterized, namely, a nondenaturing and a denaturing complex formation. During a fast nondenaturing complex formation at low relative ligand concentrations and at low temperatures, different binding sites at the DNA bases become occupied by the metal ions. This type of interaction includes chelate formation of Cu2+ ions with atoms N(7) of purine bases and the oxygens of the corresponding phosphate groups, chelation between atoms N(7) and O of C(6) of the guanine bases, as well as the formation of specific intestrand crosslink complexes at adjacent G°C pairs of the sequence dGpC. CD spectra of the resulting nondenatured complex (DNA-Cu2+)nat may be interpreted in terms of a conformational change of DNA from the B-form to a C-like form on ligand binding. A slow cooperative denaturing complex formation occurs at increased copper concentrations and/or at increased temperatures. The uv absorption and CD spectra of the resulting complex, (DNA-Cu2+)denat, indicate DNA denaturation during this type of interaction. Such a conclusion is confirmed by microcalorimetric measurements, which show that the reaction consumes nearly the same amount of heat as acid denaturation of DNA.From these and the kinetic results, the following mechanism for the denaturing action of the ligands is suggested: binding of Cu2+ ions to atoms N(3) of the cytosine bases takes place when the cytosines come to the outside of the double helix as a result of statistical fluctuations. After the completion of the binding process, the bases cannot return to their initial positions, and thus local denaturation at the G·C pairs is brought about. The probability of the necessary fluctuations occurring is increased by chelation of Cu2+ ions between atoms N(7) and O of C(6) of the guanine bases during nondenaturing complex formation, which loosens one of the hydrogen bonds within the G·C pairs, as well as by raising the temperature. The implications of the new binding model, which comprises both the sequence-specific interstand crosslinks and the described mechanism of denaturing complex formation, are discussed and some predictions are made. The model is also used to explain the different renaturation properties of the denatured complexes of Cu2+, Cd2+, and Zn2+ ions with DNA.In temperature-jump experiments with the nondenatured complex (DNA-Cu2+)nat, a specific kinetic effect is observed, namely, the appearance of a lag in the response to the perturbation. The resulting sigmoidal shape of the kinetic curves is considered to be a consequence of the necessity of disrupting a certain number of the crosslinks existing in the nondenatured complex before the local unwinding of the binding regions (a main step of denaturing complex formation) may proceed.
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    Hydroxyproline content and location in relation to collagen thermal stability (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 931-938 
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    Notes: A new analysis has been made on studies of the influence of imino acid content on the changes of collagen thermal stability (tm). It is shown that, for the interstitial vertebrate collagens, there is a strict regularity in the changes of tm depending on hydroxyproline content. No correlation is observed between tm and proline content. Also, no correlation between tm and hydroxyproline content is observed for invertebrate and basement membrane collagens. On the basis of the reported data, the dependence of tm on hydroxyproline content is considered to be not a correlation between tm and the total content of hydroxyproline, but only as the correlation between tm and the content of hydroxyproline occurring at the third position in the sequence (Gly-R2-R3)n. The results agree with the idea that the influence exerted by proline and hydroxyproline on the stabilization of the triple helix of collagen is different.
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    Conformational changes of poly(L-histidyl-L-alanyl-α-L-glutamic acid) in solution. Transition pathways and conformational intermediates (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 981-993 
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    Notes: The conformation and conformational transitions of poly(His-Ala-Glu) have been investigated by ir, nmr, and CD measurements. The results obtained - as well as the results of our previous investigations by potentiometric titration and hydrodynamic techniques [Goren et al., Biopolymers (1977) 16, 1541-1555] - indicate that when dissolved in water, the co-polymer assumes a disordered conformation. On changing the pH of the solution, the states of ionization of the side-chain imidazole and carboxyl groups change in the same manner as in low-molecular-weight model compounds. Concomitantly, the overall shape of the macromolecule is altered, while the conformation of the polypeptide backbone changes from one disordered state to another but never assumes a regular form. In water/methanol and water/trifluoroethanol mixtures, transitions from a disordered state to the α-helix conformation were observed on increasing the alcohol content of the system. The conformational transitions followed pathways which differ from one another according to the experimental conditions employed. Conformational landmarks (intermediates) have been identified along these pathways.
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    Analysis of the peak trajectory in cooperative elution of ligand in affinity chromatography (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 1023-1026 
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    Effect of temperature on the limiting viscosity number of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin 4-sulfate (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 1821-1828 
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    Notes: The decrease in the limiting viscosity number [η] with temperature T for hyaluronic acid in nonalkaline solution and chondroitin 4-sulfate in neutral and alkaline solutions may be expressed in terms of the temperature coefficient of the Kratky-Porod persistence length a: d ln a/dT = -0.0040 (±0.0005). The result, while numerically somewhat smaller, resembles qualitatively that of cellulose derivatives. As in the latter case, standard conformational calculations underestimate the coefficient, which may be due to neglect of random occurrence of local conformational features of higher energy. In alkaline solution, large decreases in [η] of hyaluronic acid are accompanied by a positive temperature coefficient of [η]. This temperature effect is interpreted as an endothermal shift from the alkaline, low [η] form of the polymer to the neutral, high [η] form with increasing temperature.
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    Comparisons between oriented film and solution tertiary structure of various nucleic acids (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 1809-1820 
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    Notes: We have considered whether or not the tertiary structure of a biomolecule is the same in a crystal (or an oriented film) as it is in solution. A methodology has been developed for comparing polarized absorption spectra obtained from a solid-state sample with those obtained from an oriented solute to further resolve this question. An electric dichroism instrument built in our laboratory was used to measure the solution dichroism signal which, along with the ordinary solution uv absorption spectra, yields polarized absorption spectra in the directions parallel and perpendicular to the applied electric field. These were then compared to polarized absorption data from oriented films of nucleic acids to determine whether the two sets of data could be rotated into coincidence. This rotation was accomplished using a computer program based on a nonlinear programming method. Four nucleic acids were studied and the film and solution data for three of these were found to be equivalent, requiring rotation through an angle of 3°-20°, depending on film humidity, to bring them into coincidence. For the fourth sample we were unable, perhaps because of signal-to-noise ratio limitations, to find a correlation. Flow dichroism and electric dichroism data were also found to be quite similar. Thus it is clear that the induced dipole moment is along the helical axis and that the physical, hydrodynamical, and electrical axes of the nucleic acid molecules are equivalent.
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    Effect of inhibitor complex formation on the hydration properties of α-chymotrypsin. Changes induced in protein hydration by tosylation of the native enzyme (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 1775-1791 
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    Notes: The effect of enzyme-inhibitor complex formation on the hydration properties of the macromolecular moiety was investigated on the model system of α-chymotrypsin and its Ser-195 tosyl derivative. The primary (A-shell) hydration of the native and modified enzyme was compared by sorption measurements. The secondary (B-shell) hydration water was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry. Tosylation is known to induce pronounced conformational changes in the chymotrypsin molecule. These structural modifications have the following effects on the hydration of the native enzyme.The water binding capacity of the protein surface is significantly increased, as shown by both the calorimetric and the sorption results. The amount of unfreezable water of primary hydration is increased by 50 mol H2O/mol chymotrypsin.The heats (ΔH) and entropies (ΔS) of the interaction of water with chymotrypsin are strongly reduced in the modified enzyme. This effect is interpretable by a reduction of the H bonding potential of the protein surface. Parallel to this decrease in δH, the heats of fusion of the secondary hydration water (Qfus) are significantly increased by tosylation (Qfus = 256.2 ± 7.8 and 294.2 ± 4.8 J g-1 H2O for the native and the tosylated enzyme, respectively). This increase in Qfus reflects an increase in the extent of H bonding in the B-shell hydration sphere.These changes in the hydration of the native enzyme, associated with the reaction: native chymotrypsin → tosylchymotrypsin, are interpreted by cooperative phase transitions of water molecules in the primary and secondary hydration water. One of these transitions was found to exhibit a significant, linear enthalpy-entropy compensation effect. The compensation temperature \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \hat{\beta} $\end{document} is 290.7 ± 2.8°K. This \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \hat{\beta} $\end{document} value agrees well with compensation temperatures reported in the literature for a series of biochemical reactions in aqueous solution (250-320° K). This agreement in \documentclass{article}\pagestyle{empty}\begin{document}$ \hat{\beta} $\end{document} may point to a common source of both compensation phenomena.
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    DNA-actinomycin interaction: Dilatometric study (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 1829-1830 
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    Conductometric manifestation of the transition from the ordinary to the extraordinary phase in dilute poly(L-lysine) (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 1831-1833 
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    Masthead (1979)
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    Melanostatin conformations in solution (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 1835-1848 
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    Notes: The conformations of melanostatin have been studied experimentally using CD spectroscopy and via calculations. In aqueous solution and 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (TFE) there is no evidence that monomers of the tripeptide exist in an ordered (β-bend) structure. In water and TFE solutions (3-6 × 10-4M) the neutral molecules aggregate very slowly, taking about 3 days to attain equilibrium at room temperature. At equivalent concentrations in TFE, although not in water, the cationic molecules also slowly aggregate, although to a lesser extent. Calculations using rotational isomeric state theory give the most probable unperturbed end-to-end distance of the molecule at 9.3 ± 0.1 Å and indicate that a vast majority of the molecules exist in some extended conformation, end-to-end distance ≥6 Å. Only 0.4% of the molecules are calculated to have O…H separations compatible with a β-bend structure. An intramolecular hydrogen bond must have an energy at least 2 kcal/mol lower than that of an intermolecular hydrogen bond to solvent if a β-bend is to be experimentally observable.
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    Conformations of a monodisperse homohexapeptide, Nps-[Glu(OBzl)]6-NHEt, and its critical concentration of β-form formation in solution (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2105-2113 
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    Notes: Nps-[Glu(OBzl)]6-NHEt has been prepared by coupling Nps-[Glu(OBzl)]2-OH with HCl,H-[Glu(OBzl)]4-NHEt by means of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. The ir spectra of its nujol mull show that the hexapeptide has the β-structure of antiparallel chains. When it is dissolved in dioxane or ethylene dichloride, the hexapeptide consists of a mixture of the β-form and the solvated σ-form, but the β-form can exist only above a certain critical concentration. The critical concentration is about 0.4g dl-1 in dioxane and 0.08g dl-1 in ethylene dichloride, and the content of β-form increases with increasing concentration above it. The CD of the dioxane and ethylene dichloride solutions shows concentration dependence in visible and uv regions.
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    Intermolecular association and molecular weight of aggregates of a monodisperse homohexapeptide, Nps-[Glu(OBzl)]6-NHEt, in solution (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2115-2126 
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    Notes: Light scattering from the solutions of Nps-[Glu(OBzl)]6-NHEt in dioxane or ethylene dichloride has been measured at different concentrations, and a critical concentration of intermolecular association is found to exist, which is equal to the critical concentration of β-form formation. The Debye plot of light scattering leads to the molecular weight of aggregates at the critical concentration, which corresponds to an aggregation number 15 in dioxane and 53 in ethylene dichloride. In the latter solvent the aggregates further associate into a larger aggregate consisting of 330 molecules when the concentration is increased beyond the critical concentration. The content of β-form, which is a measure of number of hydrogen bonds, is derived from the ir data previously obtained. The results on the modes of intermolecular association and hydrogen bonding lead to possible structures of aggregates formed by both hydrogen bonds and other nonbonding side-chain interactions.
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    Viscosometric investigation of the ordinary-extraordinary phase transition in dilute polylysine solutions (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2127-2133 
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    Notes: Low shear viscosities have been determined for a 1 mg/ml poly(L-lysine) solution as a function of added salt concentration in the region of the previously reported ordinary-extraordinary phase transition. The measured viscosities indicate that the polyions are far from completely extended at the transition. Estimates of the longest internal relaxation time for an equivalent free-draining Rouse-Zimm chain give τ ≃ 10-5 sec, similar to that of the rapid, angle-independent component previously observed in the dynamic light-scattering correlation function at the transition. An unusual peak and valley are observed in the curve of [η]0 versus [NaBr] in the transition region. Possible interpretations of these features, and their bearing on the nature of the extraordinary phase, are discussed.
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    The crystal and molecular structure of cyclo-[-(D-Val-Hyi-Val-D-Hyi)3-] (meso-valinomycin, C60H102N6O18) (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2145-2166 
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    Notes: The crystal structure of the valinomycin analog, cyclo-[(-D-Val-Hyi-Val-D-Hyi-)3-] (meso-valinomycin, C60H102N6O18) has been determined by direct x-ray diffraction procedures. The crystals are triclinic, space group P1, number of molecules per unit cell Z = 1, and cell parameters a = 11.831, b = 13.815, c = 14.889 Å, α = 109.54°, β = 116.10°, γ = 98.89°. The atomic coordinates for the C,N,O atoms were refined in the anisotropic thermal motion approximation and for the H atoms in the isotropic approximation to R = 0.07.The structure is centrosymmetric and has a threefold axis of pseudosymmetry. The depsipeptide chain is in the form of a bracelet stabilized by six identical intramolecular 4 → 1 hydrogen bonds between the amide C=O and NH groups. The ester carbonyls are oriented towards the symmetry axis, their O atoms forming an ellipsoidal molecular cavity. The isopropyl side chains are located on the molecular periphery. The structure found differs considerably from the conformation of the crystalline naturally occurring antibiotic, valinomycin, but completely resembles that of valinomycin and meso-valinomycin in nonpolar solvents. In the crystal, meso-valinomycin molecules form stacks. The molecular cavities situated in the stacks one above the other along the pseudo-C3 axis form a continuous channel, the internal surface of which is lined by O atoms. The possible conformations of depsipeptides of the valinomycin series and their mode of action in membranes are discussed in the light of the data obtained.
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    Effect of Centrifuge Speed on the Sedimentation of High-Molecular-Weight Bacteriophage G DNA (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2353-2356 
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    Notes: Large molecular weight bacteriophage G DNA, about five times larger than T2 DNA, was used to test Zimm's theory [(1974) Biophys. Chem. 1, 279-291] for the effect of rotor speed on the sedimentation of large linear monodisperse DNA. Sedimentation profiles from neutral sucrose gradinets at low and high rotor speeds show G DNA sedimenting from 1.8 to 0.7 times as fast as T2 DNA. Experimental measurements indicate that the sedimentation coefficient of G DNA decreases with increasing rotor speed about as fast as predicted by theory.
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    Infrared spectra of the N-acetyl-N′-methylamides of glycine, L-alanine, and L-leucine in dilute solutions of chloroform and carbon tetrachloride (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2507-2521 
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    Notes: We have examined the NH stretching frequencies of N-acetyl-N′-methyl-L-alanineamide (blocked Ala), N-acetyl-N′-methylglycineamide (block Gly), and N-acetyl-N′-methyl-L-leucineamide (blocked Leu) in chloroform using irspectroscopy. Their spectrum of blocked Leu in carbon tetrachloride was also obtained. A major absorption band at 3450 cm-1 is attributed to the unperturbed NH stretching frequency. Another major band at 3437 cm-1 (for Ala) or 3432 cm-1 (for Leu) is attributed to conformations in which the NH stretching frequency is perturbed by the spatial proximity of the Cβ atom. An absorption band between 3300 and 3370 cm-1, which has in the past been assigned to the intramolecular hydrogen-bonded NH in the C7eq conformation, was found to be concentration dependent and could not be observed below 5 × 10-4M in chloroform; thus we find no evidence for a strongly hydrogen-bonded NH in the C7eq conformation in chloroform. An absorption band at 3416 cm-1 was observed in chloroform solutions of blocked Gly, and a similar absorption appeared as a shoulder on the 3437- and 3432-cm-1 bands of blocked Ala and blocked Leu, respectively, in the same solvent. These bands, occurring near 3416 cm-1, may be assigned to extended (C5) conformations [Avignon et al., Biopolymers 8, 69 (1969)]. In CCl4 the spectrum of blocked Leu remained concentration dependent below 2.8 × 10-4M, with the 3300-3370-cm-1 band progressively weakening and shifting to higher frequencies on dilution from higher concentrations. Analysis of the spectra indicates that there is considerable flexibility in the blocked single residues, in agreement with the results of conformational energy calculations.
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    Type I Collagen Fibrillogenesis: Initiation via Reversible Linear and Lateral Growth Steps (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2523-2535 
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    Notes: Type I collagen fibrillogenesis in vitro has been studied by laser light scattering, and the results indicate that initiation of aggregation involves at least two steps. Step I of aggregation involves no change in the intensity of scattered light at an angle of 90° and is accompanied by a decrease in the diffusion coefficient. Step II is characterized by an increased intensity of scattered light and decreased diffusion coefficients. Theoretical calculations using the Stokes-Einstein equation for the translational diffusion coefficient and the Perrin equation for the frictional coefficient of a prolate ellipsoid indicate that the step I aggregates are 4D staggered linear dimers and trimers 570 and 845 nm long, whereas step II aggregates are greater than 950 nm in length. These dimensions are similar to those previously reported based on physicochemical measurements and electron microscopy. It is proposed that the rate and extent of fibrillogenesis in vitro is controlled by the concentration of the linear aggregates and that the effects of temperature and collagen concentration on fibrillogenesis previously observed are qualitatively explained in terms of their effects on the concentration of these aggregates.
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    Incorporation of lone pairs into the electrostatic term in the empirical intra- and intermolecular energy calculations (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2537-2547 
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    Notes: The method hitherto used for estimating the electrostatic term in empirical intramolecular calculations of stable conformations of biologically important molecules and macromolecules and intermolecular calculations of molecular associations or packing energy in molecular crystals had been analyzed. It has been shown that the contribution of atomic hybridization moments is omitted in the calculation of electrostatic interactions from net atomic charges localized on nuclei which have been determined by standard quantum-chemical methods. This contribution plays an important part in determining electrostatic interactions, mainly in molecules containing atoms with lone pairs. Simultaneously, a modified method for calculating the electrostatic term comprising the interaction of the lone pairs, which are represented by atomic hybridization moments, has been proposed. The relationship between the atomic hybridization moment and the bond angle has been expressed for some typical configurations occurring in biologically important molecules. Finally, this new approach is illustrated by results of the conformational analysis of some model compounds for biomolecules and compared with the approach used so far for the estimation of the electrostatic interaction in empirical methods of calculation of the intra- and intermolecular energy.
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    Quasielastic light scattering from solutions of filamentous viruses. I. Experimental (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2549-2567 
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    Notes: Intensity fluctuations of laser light scattered from filamentous viruses Pf1 [length L (Å) × diameter d (Å) = 20,000 × 90], M13 (9000 × 90), potato virus X (5150 × 130), and tobacco mosaic virus (3000 × 180) in sucrose density gradients were measured with a photon correlation spectrometer over a range of scattering angles from 15° to 120°. The experimental data can be approximated by two exponential decays, “slow” and “fast.” The slow decay rate constant ts-1 corresponds to the translational diffusion D of the virus, i.e., ts-1 = K2D, where K is the magnitude of the scattering vector. The amplitude of the slow component, i.e., translational diffusion, remains greater than that of the fast component, even at high KL. The fast decay rate constant tf-1 is also proportional to K2 for viruses such as Pf1, M13, and even potato virus X. In the companion paper, we shall attribute the amplitude enhancement of the translational diffusion to the coupling of its anisotropy to the rotational diffusion modes. In order to explain the excessive decay rates in the fast component, we need to consider the bending mode of rodlike viruses, especially in the longer viruses such as M13 and Pf1, in addition to the usually expected rotational diffusion modes.
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    Quasielastic light scattering from solutions of filamentous viruses. II. Comparison between theories and experiments (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2569-2588 
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    Notes: We have compared four theoretical effects of rodlike macromolecules with the fast components, i.e., components other than translational diffusion, of our experimental data, which are presented as amplitude autocorrelation functions of electric field scattered from dilute solutions of monodisperse rodlike viruses with lengths from 3300 Å for tobacco mosaic virus to 20,000 Å for Pf1. The four effects are (1) the optic anisotropy treated by Aragón and Pecora, (2) coupled translational-rotational diffusion due to anisotropy in translational mobility recently reformulated by Gierke, (3) anisotropic rotational diffusion with respect to the direction of translational displacement first discussed by Berne and Pecora, and (4) the bending mode of a rod by Fujime and Maruyama. We show that both the first and second effects are required to explain the enhancement of amplitude of the translational diffusion at the expense of fast components. The experimental decay rates of the fast component exceed that of the rotational diffusions. In order to explain the excessive decay rate in the fast component, we need to include a minute amount (∼1%) of bending mode of rodlike viruses, especially in longer viruses such as M13 and Pf1.
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    Origin of multipeak behavior in the NMR spectra of poly(L-glutamic acid) (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2607-2623 
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    Notes: The previous report that poly(L-glutamic acid) exhibits doubled resonances in the helix-coil transition region by either proton or carbon-13 nmr resolves the question of whether or not this behavior is limited to uncharged polypeptides in organic solvents, as had been previously thought. In the present work, we show that the underlying principle causing this anomalous double-peak behavior is due to molecular-weight polydispersity of the sample. The molecular-weight range in which this phenomenon is observed is largely dependent on the values of σ, the nucleation or cooperativity factor. The principles developed are shown to encompass all classes of polypeptides in a very natural way and to explain the key experimental data in the literature.
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    Conformational energy studies of linear dipeptides H-X-L-Pro-OH (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2589-2606 
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    Notes: Empirical conformational energy calculations with the use of ECEPP energy functions have been carried out for linear dipeptides H-X-L-Pro-OH, with X = Gly, L-Ala, D-Ala, L-Leu, D-Leu, L-Phe, and D-Phe, in different states of protonation of the end groups. The results of these calculations are compared with the previously reported experimental equilibrium populations for the cis and trans isomers of the X-Pro bond in the different species. For all the protonation states of the seven dipeptides, the calculated nonbonded interactions and the conformational entropy term lead to a preference of the trans forms over the cis isomers by at least 1 kcal/mol. The electrostatic interactions stabilize the cis conformations in all species except the cationic forms of the D,L-peptides, and it could further be shown that only the carbonyl group of X and the two end groups contribute significantly to the total electrostatic energy. One of the principal results of the experimental studies, i.e., the occurrence of 5-15% cis-proline in all the peptides with an uncharged C-terminus, was corroborated by our investigation of the cationic species. A detailed assessment of the electrostatic contribution to the total energy of the different conformations of H-Gly-L-Pro-OH indicates that the standard ECEPP parameters tend to overestimate the electrostatic interactions in aqueous solutions of the X-Pro dipeptides.
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    Composite predictions of secondary structures of lac repressor (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2625-2643 
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    Notes: The secondary structure of the lac repressor protein proposed by Chou et al. has been modified to include the recent revisions in sequence. In addition to the Chou and Fasman method, five other methods were used; they include those of (1) Lim, (2) Ptitsyn and Finkelstein, (3) Burgess et al., (4) Bunting et al., and (5) Wu and Kabat. Any two individual methods gave results differing sharply from one another. Three or more methods were in agreement for 91, 39, and 126 residues in helix, in β, and in combined coil plus turn conformations, respectively; there were such agreements for a total of 256 of the 360 residues. Agreements in the amino-terminal third of the molecule were found for 68% of the residues, whereas in the remainder of the molecule only 53% of the residues showed such agreements. Only two helix-breaking and two β-breaking tripeptides were inconsistent with the composite predictions by three or more methods. The large number of disagreements among the results for different methods indicates that only very limited information is provided by each method and that the basis on which they operate is not clear. There is no a priori reason for a composite prediction to be more reliable than any individual prediction, and such a procedure does not permit the determination of an unambiguous secondary structure. Since these methods were applied to lac repressor before any three-dimensional crystallographic structure was known, the methods may ultimately be evaluated should such a structure become available.
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    Conformational difference in cation complexes of tetranactin in solution (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2645-2657 
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    Notes: The conformational changes and binding behavior of tetranactin on complexation with sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and ammonium ions were investigated by the measurements of proton magnetic resonance, ir, and Raman spectra. It has been clearly shown that alkali cations coordinate to the oxygen atoms of both the carbonyl group and the tetra-hydrofuran ring, but the ammonium ion coordinates only to the oxygen atom of the tetrahydrofuran. Among the alkali cations the potassium ion most strongly coordinates to the tetrahydrofuran oxygen atoms. The complexation with larger cations induces an expansion of the cavity of the macrocyclic ring of tetranactin and smaller cations contract the cavity. The evidence is revealed by the coupling constants of the methylene protons and the frequency separation between the carbonyl stretching vibrations of the ir- and Raman-active modes. The conformations of the cation complexes in the solid are maintained in solution but that of the cation free form is not.
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    Interaction of molecules with nucleic acids. II. Two pairs of families of intercalation sites, unwinding angles, and the neighbor-exclusion principle (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2683-2719 
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    Notes: Intercalation-site geometries are generated for a tetramer duplex extracted from B-DNA. Glycosidic angles and puckers of the deoxyribose sugar groups bonded to base pairs BP1 and BP4, namely, those at either end of the tetramer duplex, are assumed to be those of B-DNA to insure continuity. All possible geometrical conformations for combinations of C(2′)-endo, C(3′)-endo, C(2′)-exo, and C(3′)-exo sugar puckers are determined for the tetranucleotide backbone. Those with minimum energy are selected as candidates for intercalation sites. Calculations reveal two pairs of physically meaningful families of intercalation sites which occur in two distinct regions, I and II, of helical angles which orient BP2 relative to BP3 and with the helical axis disjointed between these base pairs. For each site I and II within BP2 and BP3, there are two distinct backbone conformations, A and B, connecting BP3 to BP4 or BP1 to BP2 which do not disrupt backbone conformations connecting BP2 to BP3. Hence two pairs, IA and IB, and IIA and IIB, of intercalation sites exist in which the sugar puckers along the backbone of the tetramer alternate from C(2′)-endo to C(3′)-endo on the backbone (5′p3′) connecting BP2 to BP3. The glycosidic angles of the C(3′)-endo sugar χ3γ are, coincidentally, 80° ± 2° for both conformations γ = A and B connecting BP3 to BP4 along the phosphate backbone (5′p3′). Consistent with the theoretical results, the experimental unwinding angles can be grouped into two categories with absolute values of 18° and 26°. The theoretical unwinding angles for sites IA and IB of 16° and for sites IIA and IIB of 20° occur for a displacement of -0.8 Å in the helical axes of BP2 and BP3 and for a 100% G·C composition, with a decrease depending on the amount of A·T base pairs present. Ratios of theoretical unwinding angles of sites I and II, which range from 0.75 to 0.84 for the two principal sites, compare well with the experimental value of 0.71. The theoretical results, in agreement with experimental observation, provide a new interpretation of the nature and conformation of the possible binding sites. Conformations obtained from these studies of intercalation sites in a tetramer duplex are used to rationalize the well-known neighbor-exclusion principle. The possibility of violation of this principle is demonstrated by the existence of two families of physically meaningful conformations. Conformations of unconstrained dimer duplexes are also obtained, one of which corresponds to the experimental crystal structure of ethidium-dinucleoside complexes, but these cannot be joined to the B-DNA structure. Backbone conformations of the tetramer duplex can be constructed until the base-pair separation reaches 8.25 Å, which may limit the molecules that can intercalate.
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    Dielectric relaxation of DNA solutions. III. Effects of DNA concentration, protein contamination, and mixed solvents (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2769-2782 
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    Notes: As a continuation of previous papers [Biopolymers (1976) 15, 879; (1978) 17, 1508], the low-frequency dielectric relaxation of DNA solutions was studied with a four-electrode cell and the simultaneous two-frequency measurement. Below a critical concentration, the dielectric relaxation time agrees with the rotational relaxation time estimated from the reduced viscosity and is almost independent of DNA concentration Cp, and the dielectric increment is proportional to Cp. The critical concentration is approximately 0.02% of DNA for molecular weight Mr 2 × 106 and 0.2% for Mr 4.5 × 105 in 1 mM NaCl. Dielectric relaxations are compared for samples before and after deproteinization, and the protein contamination is found to have a minor effect on the dipole moment of DNA. The effect of a mixed solvent of water and ethanol on the dielectric relaxation of DNA is well interpreted in terms of changes in viscosity and the dielectric constant of the solvent, assuming that the relaxation arises from rotation of the molecule with a quasi-permanent dipole due to counterion fluctuation.
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    Masthead (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979) 
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    Analysis of the 1H-NMR spectra of ferrichrome peptides. II. The amide resonances (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2911-2911 
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    Flexibility of the pyranose ring in α- and β-D-glucosesA part of this paper was presented at the International Symposium on Biomolecular Structure, Function, Conformation and Evolution held at Madras, India, January 4-7, 1978. (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 2993-3004 
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    Notes: Conformational energies of α- and β-D-glucopyranoses were computed by varying all the ring bond angles and torsional angles using semiempirical potential functions. Solvent accessibility calculations were also performed to obtain a measure of solvent interaction.The results indicate that the 4C1 (D) chair is the most favored conformation, both by potential energy and solvent accessibility criteria. The 4C1 (D) chair conformation is also found to be somewhat flexible, being able to accommodate variations up to 10° in the ring torsional angles without appreciable change in energy. Observed solid-state conformations of these sugars and their derivatives lie in the minimum-energy region, suggesting that the substituents and crystal field forces play a minor role in influencing the pyranose ring conformation. Theory also predicts the variations in the ring torsional angles, i.e., CCCC 〈 CCCO 〈 CCOC, in agreement with the experimental results. The boat and twist-boat conformations are found to be at least 5 kcal mol-1 higher in energy compared to the 4C1 (D) chair, suggesting that these forms are unlikely to be present in a polysaccharide chain. The 1C4 (D) chair has energy intermediate between that of the 4C1 (D) chair and that of the twist-boat conformation. The calculated energy barrier between 4C1 (D) and 1C4 (D) conformations is high - about 11 kcal mol-1.
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    Density gradient proportionality constants, density distributions, and pressure effects for three salt solutions (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 3043-3065 
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    Notes: Earlier determinations of density gradient proportionality constants β0, density distributions ρ(r), and the effect of pressure on density gradients in the analytical ultracentrifuge have been of limited precision and usefulness in the study of proteins and polypeptides. Reasons for these difficulties are that numerous intermediate relationships were required in the calculations, and the density ranges studied were generally above 1.2 g/ml. Relations are derived in the present paper to directly compute β0(ρ) values and β0′(ρ) values from the original data without any intermediate expansions or approximations. Data are presented for CsCl, CsBr, and Cs2SO4 and compared with literature values. Density distributions are computed for all three salts under a wide variety of experimental conditions of density, column length, and angular velocity. These values of ρ(r) and re are obtained by a numerical iterative technique. Values obtained by this new method are compared with values obtained using closed-form expressions. The effects of pressure on the composition density gradient for the three salts given above are calculated and found to be significant for Cs2SO4 solutions.
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    Polyxanthylic acid: structures of the ordered forms (1979)
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    Biopolymers 18 (1979), S. 3077-3087 
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    Notes: We present evidence for structures of two ordered forms of polyxanthylic acid based on ir spectroscopy, pH titrations, and thermal transitions. Over the pH range ∼6-9.5, the structure is a four-stranded helix with alkali metal ions specifically complexed in the central channel. These internal counterions stabilize the structure by complexing with carbonyl oxygens and by partial screening of electrostatic repulsion caused by ionization of the xanthine residues in this pH range. Below pH 5, the structure is quite different and much more stable. Our data are consistent with a six-stranded helix in which both carbonyl oxygens and both NH protons are hydrogen bonded.
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    Buckling transitions in superhelical DNA: Dependence on the elastic constants and DNA size (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 5-25 
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    Notes: Buckling transitions in superhelical DNA are sudden changes in shape that accompany a smooth variation in a key parameter, such as superhelical density. Here we explore the dependence of these transitions on the elastic constants for bending and twisting, A and C, important characteristics to DNA's bending and twisting persistence lengths. The large range we explore extends to other elastic materials with self-contact interactions, modeled here by a Debye-Hückel electrostatic potential.Our collective description of DNA shapes and energies over a wide range of ρ = A/C reveals a dramatic dependence of DNA shape and associated configurational transitions on ρ: transitions are sharp for large ρ but masked for small ρ. In particular, at small ρ, a nonplanar circular family emerges, in agreement with Jülicher's recent analytical predictions; a continuum of forms (and associated writhing numbers) is also observed.The relevance of these buckling transitions to DNA in solution is examined through studies of size dependence and thermal effects. Buckling transitions smooth considerably as size increases, and this can be explained in part by the lower curvature in larger plasmids. This trend suggests that buckling transitions should not be detectable for isolated (i.e., unbound) DNA plasmids of biological interest, except possibly for very large ρ. Buckling phenomena would nonetheless be relevant for small DNA loops, particularly for higher values of ρ, and might have a role in regulatory mechanisms: a small change in superhelical stress could lead to a large configurational change.Writhe distributions as a function of ρ, generated by Langevin dynamics simulations, reveal the importance of thermal fluctuations. Each distribution range (and multipeaked shape) can be interpreted by our buckling profiles. Significantly, the distributions for moderate to high superhelical densities are most sensitive to ρ, isolating different distribution patterns. If this effect could be captured experimentally for small plasmids by currently available imaging techniques, such results suggest a slightly different experimental procedure for estimating the torsional stiffness of supercoiled DNA than considered to date. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Conformational analysis and molecular dynamics simulation of α-(1 → 2) and α-(1 → 3) linked rhamnose oligosaccharides: Reconciliation with optical rotation and NMR experiments (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 83-96 
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    Notes: Molecular mechanics and dynamics calculations were carried out on the disaccharides α-L-Rhap-(1 → 2)-α-L-Rhap-(1 → OMe) (1) and α-L-Rhap-(1 → 3)-α-L-Rhap-(1 OMe) (2), and the trisaccharide α-L-Rhap-(1 → 2)-α-L-Rhap-(1 → 3)-α-L-Rhap-(1 → OMe) (3). The semiflexible conformational behavior of these molecules was characterized by the occupation of a combination of different glycosidic linkage and side-chain conformational positions whose relative occupations were sensitive to dielectric screening. Molecular dynamics simulations of the trisaccharide 3 showed little difference between the linkage conformations in the trisaccharide and the component disaccharides 1 and 2.Experimental optical rotation data of 1 and 2 were obtained as a function of temperature in varying solvents. The molecular models were combined with the semiempirical theory of Stevens and Sathyanarayana to yield calculated optical rotations. Interpretation of the data of both 1 and 2 implied that a combination of conformations, both in glycosidic and side-chain positions, could explain the experimental data. Solvents effects were important in influencing the conformational mix and averaged optical rotation.Three-bond heteronuclear coupling constants 3JC, H were obtained for the glycosidic linkages of 1 and 2 in D2O and DMSO. Analysis of the coupling constants with a Karplus curve showed that small reductions in the glycosidic torsion angles of the conformations of the models used here of ca. 10°-15° in φ and 5°-10° in ψ were required to give better agreement with experiment; a combination of conformations for both 1 and 2 was consistent with the data. There was a negligible influence on the coupling constants of 1 on changing the solvent from D2O to DMSO. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Protein folding: Optimized sequences obtained by simulated breeding in a minimalist model (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 165-180 
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    Notes: For a minimalist model of protein folding, which we introduced recently, we investigate various methods to obtain folding sequences. A detailed study of random sequences shows that, for this model, such sequences usually do not fold to their ground states during simulations. Straightforward techniques for the construction of folding sequences, based solely on the target structure, fail. We describe in detail an optimization algorithm, based on genetic algorithms, for the “simulated breeding” of folding sequences in this model. We find that, for any target structure studied, there is not only a single folding sequence but a patch of sequences in sequence space that fold to this structure. In addition, we show that, much as in real proteins, nonhomologous sequences may fold to the same target structure. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Fourier transform IR studies of the self-association of N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-α-amino acids (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 205-212 
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    Notes: The self-association of several N-urethanyl-L-amino acids (N-t-Boc-glycine, N-t-Boc-L-alanine, N-t-Boc-L-methionine, and N-t-Boc-O-Bz-L-tyrosine has been investigated in carbon tetrachloride by Fourier transform (FTIR) spectrometry. The fractions of nonbonded OH and NH groups have been determined from the intensities of the free OH and NH-stretching vibrations. The FTIR spectra have been examined in the carbonyl stretching regions by using Fourier self-deconvolution techniques. The results show that intermolecular hydrogen bonds are formed between the carboxylic acid group of one molecule and the urethane group of another molecule, suggesting that the leading factor for the self-association of N-t-Boc amino acids is the acidity of the OH groups. In N-t-Boc glycine, more heterodimers are formed than in the other amino acids. In N-t-Boc-O-Bz-L-tyrosine where the steric hindrance of the substituent implanted on the Cα atom is higher, the concentration of homodimers and heterodimers is lower than in N-t-Boc-L-alanine or N-t-Boc-L methionine. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    A heteropolymer model study for the mechanism of protein folding (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 239-250 
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    Notes: A heteropolymer model of randomly self-interacting chains in two dimensions is studied with numerical simulations in order to elucidate the folding mechanism of protein. We find that the model occasionally shows folding propensity depending on the sequence of random numbers given to the chain. We study the thermodynamic and kinematic roles in the folding mechanism by grouping the local energy minima found in the simulations into clusters according to the similarity of their conformations. It is suggested that the local minima to which some heteropolymers show a folding tendency are always the lowest energy states of the energy spectrum within a cluster, though which cluster is selected depends on the sequence. For the eight random sequences we study, we find that the energy gap between the ground state and excited states is little correlated with folding or nonfolding. We rather find that folding propensities are correlated with the global structure of the average energy surface, implying a dominant kinetic role in the folding mechanism, although thermal factors cannot be ignored as the mechanism of choosing the ground state within a cluster of states connected by small deformations. We suggest that a hierarchical cluster structure plays an important role in selecting a unique folded state out of the huge number of local minima of heteropolymers. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Ordered aggregation of ribonucleic acids by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 nucleocapsid protein (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 301-312 
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    Notes: The nucleocapsid protein NCp7, which is the major genomic RNA binding protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1, plays an important role in several key steps of the viral life cycle. Many of the NCp7 activities, notably the nucleic acid annealing and the genomic RNA wrapping ones, are thought to be linked to a nonspecific binding of NCp7 to its nucleic acid targets. The mechanism of these activities is still debated but several clues are in favor of an intermediate aggregation of nucleic acids by NCp7. To check and characterize the nucleic acid aggregating properties of NCp7, we investigated the interaction of NCp7 with the model RNA homopolymer, polyA, by quasielastic light scattering and optical density measurements. The ordered growth of monodisperse large particles independently of the nucleic acid size and the almost complete covering of polyA by NCp7 strongly suggested an ordered aggregation mechanism. The aggregate kinetics of growth in the optimum protein concentration range (≥2 μM) were governed by a so-called Ostwald ripening mechanism limited by transfer of NCp7-covered polyA complexes from small to large aggregates. The aggregation process was strongly dependent on both Na+ and Mg2+ concentrations, the optimum concentrations being in the physiological range. Similar conclusions held true when polyA was replaced by 16S + 23S ribosomal RNA, suggesting that the NCp7 aggregating properties were only poorly dependent on the nucleic acid sequence and structure. Finally, as in the NCp7 annealing activities, the basic regions of NCp7, but not the zinc fingers, were found critical in nucleic acid aggregation. Taken together, our data indicate that NCp7 is a highly efficient nucleic acid aggregating agent and strengthen the hypothesis that aggregation may constitute a transient step in various NCp7 functions. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    NMR three-dimensional solution structure of the serine protease inhibitor cyclotheonamide A (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 349-358 
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    Notes: The nmr solution conformation of cyclotheonamide A (CtA) was determined in aqueous media. The data produced 15 distance and 10 torsional constraints which were used to generate conformations using restrained simulated annealing (SA) and distance geometry/simulated annealing (DG/SA) calculations. Two different calculation protocols were performed to ensure proper sampling of conformational space and even though the torsional restraints were input differently, both calculation methods yielded the same conformation of CtA. In the structure calculations, all solutions of the Karplus equation were sampled simultaneously using the restrained SA protocol and large ranges were used for the dihedral restraints in the DG/SA protocol because all solutions to the Karplus equation could not be sampled simultaneously. The solution conformation was also compared to the solid state x-ray conformations of CtA bound to thrombin and trypsin. The conformation of the residues important for active site binding (d-Phe, h-Arg, and Pro) are nearly identical in aqueous solution and solid state with largest differences at the a-Ala and v-Tyr residues. CtA appears to be preordered in structure and does not undergo a significant conformational change upon binding to the enzyme active site. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    The reconstruction of a protein backbone from Cα coordinates (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 381-389 
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    Notes: A Monte Carlo Protein Building method to construct the backbone and Cβ atomic coordinates from known Cα coordinates is reported. The method selects values of dihedral angles from ranges established from a statistical analysis of the relationship between dihedral angles of the backbone and Cα coordinates for a protein data base. The averaged coordinates from ten backbone models of a protein were used to define a mean structure that was refined by energy minimization using the AMBER force field (GB/SA). By the latter method the average atomic deviation and rmsd of the backbone and Cβ atoms for 24 proteins is between 0.14 and 0.32 Å (average 0.22 Å) and 0.22 and 0.61 Å (average 0.43 Å), respectively. A comparison with other methods is made. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    The reconstruction of side-chain conformations from protein Cα coordinates (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 391-405 
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    Notes: A model of nine proteins including side-chain atoms have been built from the known Cα coordinates and amino acid sequences using a Monte Carlo Protein Building Annealing method. The Cartesian coordinates for the side-chain atoms were established with bond lengths and angles selected randomly from within previously determined ranges. A simulated annealing technique is used to generate some 300 structures with differing side-chain conformations. The atomic coordinates of the backbone atoms are fixed during the simulated annealing process. The coordinates of the side-chain atoms of 300 low energy conformations are averaged to obtain a mean structure that is minimized with the Cα atoms constrained to their position in the x-ray structure using the OPLS/AMBER force field with the GB/SA water model. The rms deviation of the main-chain atoms (without Cβ) compared with the corresponding crystal structures is in the range 0.20-0.64 Å. The rms deviation of the side-chain atoms is between 1.72 and 2.71 Å and for all atoms is between 1.19 and 1.99 Å. The method is insensitive to random errors in the Cα positions and the computational requirement is modest. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Simulation of electrostatic and hydrodynamic properties of Serratia endonuclease (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 443-450 
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    Notes: We analyze the electrostatic and hydrodynamic properties of a nuclease from the pathogenic gram-negative bacterium Serratia marcescens using finite-difference Poisson-Boltzmann methods for electrostatic calculations and a bead-model approach for diffusion coefficient calculations.Electrostatic properties are analyzed for the enzyme in monomeric and dimeric forms and also in the context of DNA binding by the nuclease. Our preliminary results show that binding of a double-stranded DNA dodecamer by nuclease causes an overall shift in the charge of the protein by approximately three units of elementary charge per monomer, resulting in a positively charged protein at physiologic pH. In these calculations, the free enzyme was found to have a negative (-1 e) charge per monomer at pH 7. The most dramatic shift in pKa involves His 89 whose pKa increases by three pH units upon DNA binding. This shift leads to a protonated residue at pH 7, in contrast to the unprotonated form in the free enzyme. DNA binding also leads to a decrease in the energetic distances between the most stable protonation states of the enzyme. Dimerization has no significant effect on the electrostatic properties of each of the monomers for both free enzyme and that bound to DNA.Results of hydrodynamic calculations are consistent with the dimeric form of the enzyme in solution. The computed translational diffusion coefficient for the dimer model of the enzyme is in very good agreement with measurements from light scattering experiments. Preliminary electrooptical calculations indicate that the dimer should possess a large dipole moment (approximately 600 Debye units) as well as substantial optical anisotropy (limiting reduced linear electric dichroism of about 0.3). Therefore, this system may serve as a good model for investigation of electric and hydrodynamic properties by relaxation electrooptical experiments. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Structural characterization (shape and dimensions) and stability of polysaccharide/lipid nanoparticles (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 511-520 
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    Notes: The structure of a new supramolecular drug carrier (named Biovectors - BV) was studied using light scattering and scanning electronic microscopy techniques. This system consists of a polysaccharide core of chemically cross-linked maltodextrins to which phospholipids (and, in some cases, cholesterol) are added. Both polysaccharide cores and BV cross-linked with phosphate (negatively charged) and epichlorhydrin (no net charge) are spherical particles. The increase in the ionic strength of the medium increases the density of the charged polysaccharide cores. The lipid strongly interacts with neutral and negatively charged cores, decreasing both intra- and interparticle interactions. The results (mainly, ρ = Rg/Rh 〈 0.775 in some cases) suggest that BV are gel-like particles of variable density, referred to as microgels or soft spheres. Neutral polysaccharides have a strong tendency to self-aggregate. This self-aggregation of polysaccharide neutral cores is prevented by the addition of lipid or dimethylsulfoxide. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 41: 511-520, 1997
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    Protein hinge bending as seen in molecular dynamics simulations of native and M61 mutant T4 lysozymes (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 533-544 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: A dynamical model of interdomain “hinge bending” of T4 lysozyme in aqueous solution has been developed on the basis of molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. The MD model study provides a description of the conformational reorganization expected to occur for the protein in aqueous solution as compared to the crystalline environment. Three different 500 ps molecular dynamics simulations were calculated, each using a distinctly different crystal conformation of T4 lysozyme as the starting points of the MD simulations. Crystal structures of wild-type lysozyme and “open” and “closed” forms of M6I variant structures were analyzed in this study. Large-scale, molecular-conformational rearrangements were observed in all three simulations, and the largest structural change was found for the open form of the M6I allomorph. All three simulated proteins had closed relative to the wild-type crystal structure, and the closure of the “jaws” of the active site cleft occurred gradually over the time course of the trajectories. The time average MD structures, calculated over the final 50 ps of each trajectory, had all adapted to conformations more similar to each other than to their incipient crystal forms. Using a similar MD protocol on cytochrome P450BM-3 [M. D. Paulsen and R. L. Ornstein (1995) Proteins: Structure Function and Genetics, Vol. 27, pp. 237-243] we have found that the opposite type of motion relative to the starting crystal structure, that is, the open form of the crystal structure, had opened to a greater degree relative to the incipient crystal structure form. Therefore we do not believe that either result is merely a simulation artifact, but rather the protein dynamics are due to protein relaxation in the absence of crystal packing forces in the simulated solution environments. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 41: 533-544, 1997
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    Structural comparison between retro-inverso and parent peptides: Molecular basis for the biological activity of a retro-inverso analogue of the immunodominant fragment of VP1 coat protein from foot-and-mouth disease virus (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 569-590 
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    Notes: Antibodies induced against intact foot-and-mouth disease Virus (FMDV) particles bind to the retro-inverso analogue of fragment 141-159 of the viral coat protein VP1 of FMDV, variant A, equally well as to the parent peptide. A conformational investigation of this retro-inverso peptide was carried out by nmr spectroscopy and restrained molecular modeling in order to identify the structural basis for the antigenic mimicry between these retro-inverso and parent peptides. In 100% trifluoroethanol a well-defined left-handed α-helical region exists from residue 150 to residue 159, which is consistently present in all conformational families obtained from restrained modelling. A less-defined left-handed helical region is present in the tract 144-148, which is also consistent for all structures. Conformational flexibility exists about Gly149, which leads to two types of structures, either bent or linear. In the bent structures, a three-residue inverse tight turn is found, which can be classified as an inverse γ-turn centered at Gly149. The overall structural features of the retro-inverso peptide are shown to be similar to those of the parent L-peptide. The two molecules, however, are roughly mirror images because they share inherently chiral secondary structure elements. By comparing these conformational conclusions with the x-ray structure of the Fab complex of a corresponding VP1 antigenic fragment, a rationale is proposed to account for the topological requirements of specific recognition that are implied by the equivalent antigenic activity of the natural and retro-inverso compounds. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 41: 569-590, 1997.
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    Conformational preferences of Leu-enkephalin in reverse micelles as membrane-mimicking environment (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 591-606 
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    Keywords: Leu-enkephalin ; [13C, 15N]-backbone-labeled ; reverse micelles ; conformation ; CD ; FTIR ; nmr ; distance geometry ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Enkephalin represents one of the bioactive peptide molecules most extensively investigated both in solution and in the crystal state. Depending upon the environment chosen for such studies, three main conformational states were identified for this flexible, linear pentapeptide - i.e., an extended conformation, a single-bend, and a double-bend structure. Since CD and Fourier transform ir (FTIR) spectra of Leu-enkephalin solubilized in negatively charged reverse micelles of bis (2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate sodium salt/isooctane/water were supportive of a restricted conformational space of the aromatic side chains and of a bended type fold, we have analyzed by nmr the conformational preferences of Leu-enkephalin in reverse micelles using a synthetic [13C, 15N]-backbone-labeled sample. The overall conformation derived from nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) and 15N-filtered rotating frame NOESY (ROESY) spectra and by distance geometry calculations is a double-bend fold of the backbone that is comparable to one of the known x-ray structures. Thereby the tyrosine side chain is inserted into the hydrophobic core of the reverse micelles in a restrained conformational space as well evidenced by NOEs between the aromatic ring protons and the surfactant. The proximity of the aromatic rings of tyrosine and phenylalanine indicate a preferred structure consistent with the postulated conformation of the opioid peptide in the δ-receptor-bound state. These results confirm the interesting and promising properties of reverse micelles as membrane mimetica. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 41: 591-606, 1997
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    Prediction of β-turns in proteins by 1-4 and 2-3 correlation model (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 673-702 
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    Keywords: protein folding ; coupling effect ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: A 1-4 and 2-3 residue-correlation model is proposed to predict the β-turns in proteins. The average rate of correct prediction for the 455 β-turn tetrapeptides and 4018 non-β-turn tetrapeptides in the training data base is 80.1%, and that for the 223 β-turn tetrapeptides and 12562 non-β-turn tetrapeptides in the testing data base is 80.9%. Compared with the rates of correct prediction based on the residue-independent model reported previously, the quality of prediction is significantly improved by the new model, implying that the correlation effect between the 1st and the 4th residues and that between the 2nd and 3rd residues along a tetrapeptide are important for forming a β-turn in a protein during the process of its folding. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 41: 673-702, 1997
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    Effect of the side group on the helix-forming tendency of α-alkyl-β-L-aspartamyl residues (1997)
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 721-729 
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    Keywords: Poly(β-L-aspartate)s ; helical conformations ; quantum mechanical calculations ; cooperative energy effects ; helix stability ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: The conformational preferences of the monomeric units of a series of poly(α-alkyl-β-L-aspartate)s were examined by quantum mechanical calculations. α-Alkyl-β-aspartamyl m-oligopeptides with a number of residues m ranging from 1 to 7 and arranged in the conformations experimentally observed for their corresponding polymers were computed. Both their total relative energies and their cooperative energy differences were compared as a function of the length of the oligopeptide and the nature of the alkyl side group. Results revealed that the 13/4 helical arrangement is the most stable structure for the isolated polymer chain for any side group, although a 17/4 helix becomes favored in the case of methyl and ethyl groups due to the packing effects. On the other hand, the stability of the 4/1 helix appears to be the preferred conformation for side groups with a branched constitution. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 41: 721-729, 1997
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    Experimental evidence at atomic resolution for intramolecular N(SINGLEBOND)H · · · π (phenyl) interactions in a family of amino acid derivatives (1997)
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    Biopolymers 42 (1997), S. 1-6 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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