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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 1343-1346 
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  • 102
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    Notes: The binding of the antitumoral ellipticine derivative 2-methyl-9-hydroxyellipticinium acetate (elliptinium; NMHE) to DNA was analyzed by the combined use of DNase I foot-printing and spectroscopic methods. Using two fragments of pBR322 DNA, five discrete NMHE binding sites of 5-7 protected base pairs (bp) were detected by footprinting at 4°C on the analyzed regions. These corresponded to alternating pyrimidines and purines. The inactive derivative 2-methyl ellipticinium acetate L(NME) lacking a hydroxy group failed to demonstrate DNA protection even at low temperature. Ultraviolet-absorption and 1H-nmr analysis was performed using two autocomplementary octanucleotides d(TGACGTCA) (I) and d(ACTGCAGT) (II). The uv-absorption titrations resulted in an intercalative binding mode for NMHE in the oligomers. Analysis of the derived biphasic Scatchard plots yielded two binding sites corresponding to ∼6-bp and 2-bp sizes and characterized by apparent association constants K1 ∼ 108M-1 and K2 ∼ 106M-1, respectively. The 1H-nmr analysis of exchangeable (imino) protons and nonexchangeable protons performed in the one- and two-dimensional modes confirmed the intercalation of NMHE, and further revealed the existence of multiple sites on DNA. Assuming that imino resonance line width concerned the sole kinetic effects, 10-ms order lifetimes were estimated for the drug-oligonucleotide complexes at 7°C, pH 7, and 0.1 ionic strength. Finally examination of every drug-DNA spectra in the light of the footprinting results indicated that there was a preference for binding of NMHE to the CpG (octamer I) and TpG (octamers I and II) steps.
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  • 103
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    Notes: We used time-dependent fluorescence energy transfer, time-dependent collisional quenching, and global analysis of the data resulting from these through-space and contact interactions to recover the end-to-end distance distributions and diffusion coefficients of flexible fluorescent molecules. The fluorescence decays of covalently linked tryptamine-acceptor and tryptamine-quencher pairs were measured by the frequency-domain method. These data were fit using numerical solutions of the differential equation, which predicts the time-and distance-dependent population of the excited state donors in the presence of energy transfer or collisional quenching, followed by transformation to the frequency domain for nonlinear least-squares comparison with the experimental data. We found that the energy transfer data for the donor-acceptor pair alone were adequate to recover the starting distribution and the end-to-end diffusion coefficient; however, the resolution is dramatically improved by the use of both the through-space and contact interactions.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 1429-1435 
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    Notes: Photochemically induced radical reactions involving the lateral sequences and the end macromolecular chain groups of hyaluronic acid in aqueous solutions at 293K were studied by EPR spin trapping technique with DMPO (5,5-dimethylpyrroline-1-oxide). In the first 1-10 minutes of irradiation EPR indicates spin adducts of two carbon centered radicals with the splitting constants of aN = 1.60 mT, aH = 2.51 mT and aN = 1.56 mT, aH = 2.28 mT. After longer irradiation time (over 10 minutes) dominate two further DMPO adducts of radicals centered on hetero-atoms with splitting constants of aN = 1.44 mT, an = 1.60 mT and of aN = 1-49 mT, aH = 1.49 mT. Simultaneously, molecular weight followed by SEC decreases, suggesting that UV irradiation leads to the breaking of interglycosidic bonds of hyaluronic acid main macromolecular chain.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 1459-1459 
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 1483-1502 
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    Notes: In describing the Na+ channel-gating kinetics, it is generally believed the Hodgkin-Huxley model is inadequate and other types of Markovian models are more appropriate. In this paper, we perform detailed kinetic analyses to find out whether the Hodgkin-Huxley model is really unacceptable. Specifically, we consider two models for the analyses: A five-state Markovian model that allows inactivation to take place before opening and a Hodgkin-Huxley eight-state model. The criteria used to check the goodness of the two models are (a) Akaike's information criterion; (b) χ2 tests on the waiting-time, open-time, and closed-time distributions, and the number of openings per record; and (c) comparison between all latency distributions and the probability of the open state predicted from the two models. In order to do this, we first develop a method of constructing probability density histograms of a specified event (e.g., waiting time, closed time, open time, number of openings per patch) from the multichannel patch-clamp recordings. The goodness of our method is checked by simulating multichannel patch recordings using a multinomial random number generator. Our kinetic analysis on the single Na+ channel recordings from the cardiac cells revealed that (a) on the basis of Akaike's information criterion, the Hodgkin-Huxley model is definitely a better model than the five-state model, but (b) on the basis of χ2 tests on the probability density functions, the latter model is slightly better than the former. We find no evidence that the Hodgkin-Huxley model is inferior to the five-state model for this cell type.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 1543-1557 
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    Notes: DNA on the surface of the histone octamer in the native nucleosome core particle is modeled as a circumferentially wound elastic line on the surface of a cylinder. In a model for the radial transition, the line is allowed to straighten, and thus lose energy, by swinging off the surface, but it is impeded in such an excursion by a radial force field representing the attractive interaction between DNA and histone octamer. In a model for the axial transition, the line may straighten by becoming more parallel to a generator of the cylinder while remaining on the surface. In this mode of straightening, dimer-tetramer or tetramer-tetramer interfaces are disrupted, and the resulting energy gain impedes the transition. Both radial and axial transitions are predicted to occur in all-or-none fashion. We propose that these models are related to the abrupt transitions actually observed in the nucleosome core particle.
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    Notes: Genetic recombination of nonreplicating phage λ-DNA, during infection of homoimmune lysogenic bacteria, was previously observed to be dramatically stimulated by prior uv irradiation of the phages, even when the Escherichia coli hosts lacked the major uv-photo-product excision-repair system (UvrABC). UvrABC-independent recombination of circular phage molecules depends on host MutHLS functions and on undermethylation of adenines at GATC sites in the phage DNA, and thus appears to be the result of “mismatch repair” of uv photoproducts. Recombinant frequencies pass through a relatively sharp maximum at 20 J/m2 and decrease at higher doses, whereas most plausible models for the process predict monotonic increases with dose, or a plateau at high uv doses. A uv-dose-dependent loss of biological activity (restriction) of all intracellular phage DNA was also observed previously. In order to provide a framework for testing possible explanations for the unusual recombinant-frequency vs uv-dose curve, a statistical model was constructed. This model includes probability terms for all possible one-exchange and two-exchange recombination processes, and incorporates the assumption that dimer recombinants are more susceptible to restriction than monomer parents (or recombinants), because of their larger target size. By adjustment of model parameters, particularly ∊, the efficiency per photoproduct of initiation of a recombinational exchange, a theoretical dose-response curve that agreed well with experiment was obtained. The best fit corresponded to ∊ = 0.035, close to the previously observed restriction efficiency of 0.053. In the calculations, the value for h0, the average length of heteroduplex DNA, was taken to be 0.5 λ units, i.e., about 25 kilobase pairs. This estimate for h0 was obtained here by analysis of the density distributions of the progeny of crosses between nonreplicating density-labeled λ-phage chromosomes, published by others [M. S. Fox, C. S. Dudney and E. J. Sodergren (1979) Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology, Vol. 43, pp. 999-1007].
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  • 109
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    Notes: Effects of salt concentration on the stabilities of oligonucleotide helices are analyzed directly in terms of ΔΓN→yN ≡ ΓyNden - ΓNnat, the difference in the salt-nucleotide phosphate preferential interaction coefficients for the denatured state, having yN phosphate charges, and for the native state, having N phosphate charges (y = 1 for hairpin denaturation and y = 0.5 for dimer denaturation). Previous experimental studies of the denaturation of hairpin oligo-nucleotides (having 18 〈 N 〈 44) indicate significant differences between ΔΓN→N and ΔΓ∞, the value determined for the denaturation of the corresponding polynucleotide. These differences are thermodynamic manifestations of the oligoelectrolyte end effect. In contrast, the available data on the denaturation of oligonucleotide dimer helices (N ≤ 22) imply that differences between ΔΓ∞ and ΔΓN→0.5N, and hence oligoelectrolyte end effects, are small or negligible. To determine the origin of these apparently conflicting implications concerning the importance of oligoelectrolyte end effects, we have calculated the N dependence of ΓN from grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations for an idealized model of the structure and charge distribution of each oligomer conformation. Our calculations are in quantitative agreement with the experimental finding for d(TA) hairpin oligomers that - ΔΓN→N decreases linearly as N-1 increases, and with the extant experimental determinations of ΔΓN→0.5N. These results provide an illustration of how the large electrostatic end effects exhibited by the hairpin denaturation data are masked when ΔΓ∞ is compared with values of ΔΓN→0.5N for short dimer helices (N ≤ 22). For 0.5N 〉 24, - ΔΓN→0.5N is predicted to be a linear function of N-1 whose slope has the opposite sign from, and is more salt-concentration dependent than, the corresponding slope of - ΔΓN→N as a function of N-1. Our calculations also yield predictions about the N dependences of the individual values of ΓN that can be tested by determining Donnan coefficients from membrane dialysis equilibrium experiments. For long enough hairpin and dimer oligonucleotides (yN ≥ 24), in either native or denatured forms, we predict that the (positive) difference Γ∞ - ΓN increases linearly with increasing N-1. For smaller values of N the difference Γ∞ - ΓN continues to increase with increasing N-1.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 1651-1667 
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    Notes: The transient electric birefringence of two small DNA restriction fragments of the same molecular weight, one of which migrates anomalously slowly on polyacrylamide gels, has been investigated. Both fragments exhibit negative birefringence. The decay of the birefringence of the anomalously slowly migrating fragment is 8-9% faster than that of the normally migrating fragment. The faster birefringence decay of the anomalous fragment 12A persists under a variety of buffer conditions, suggesting that it is due primarily to static bending and/or curvature of fragment 12A. In reversing electric fields the absolute amplitude of the birefringence of fragments 12A and 12B decreased about 26% before returning to the steady state value. The minimum in the birefringence occurred faster than expected from the birefringence decay times and decreased with increasing electric field strength, suggesting that the minimum is due to a slow polarization of the ion atmosphere. For both fragments, the rise of the birefringence in the Kerr region is about 10% slower than the field-free decay. The buildup of the negative birefringence is preceded either by an interval when no birefringence is observed or by a small positively birefringent transient, suggesting that a small transverse ionic polarizability is also present. Both DNA fragments exhibit Kerr law behavior over most of the range of electric field strengths investigated. Analysis of the shapes of the saturation curves suggests that differences may exist in the polarization mechanisms of the two fragments.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 1677-1687 
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    Notes: Rabbit skeletal muscle myosin from the same rabbit was prepared by two different methods, and then purified by either Sephadex or hydroxylapatite chromatography. The resulting myosin samples were analyzed in 2-10 mM sodium pyrophosphate solutions at pH 9 using transient electric birefringence. The birefringence decay signals were fitted using a Fortran program called DISCRETE and two relaxation times, 49.7 ± 5.6 and 11.2 ± 2.5 μs, were determined. These relaxation times were independent of the method of myosin preparation, the method of myosin purification, the concentration of sodium pyrophosphate between 2 and 10 mM, the concentration of myosin between 0.08 and 1.59 mg/mL, and the temperature between 4.0 and 20.0°C, after correction to 20.0°C. The longer relaxation time is consistent with a rigid, linear myosin molecule. The shorter relaxation time is consistent with myosin that has a completely flexible hinge region in the myosin tail. Both relaxation times are inconsistent with the previously reported single relaxation time of myosin obtained by fitting the birefringence decay data to only 90% of the decay signal. By forcing some of the birefringence decay data in the present work to fit 90% of the decay signal with a single relaxation time, approximately the same relaxation time as previously reported was obtained.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 1721-1726 
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    Notes: The influence of deacetylation degree on heterogeneous molecular aggregation has been investigated for chitosan solution in 2 wt % acetic acid aqueous solution using rheological and small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) methods. Three samples of chitosan, which were designated CS62, CS79, and CS96, were used, and the deacetylation degrees of these samples were 0.62, 0.79 and 0.96, respectively.Rheological properties show that the systems of CS62 and CS96 are homogeneous, and the system of CS79 has a certain heterogeneous structure with a long-time relaxation mechanism. According to the SAXS measurement, the heterogeneous system has a fractal structure and the fractal dimension is about 1.3.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 1727-1736 
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    Notes: The conformational transition and the cation-binding properties of aqueous furcellaran (a gel-forming, low-sulfated polysaccharide of the carrageenan family) in various salts and salt mixtures was studied by optical rotation and by 133Cs-nmr. The results were compared with theoretical predictions based on the Poisson-Boltzmann cell model (PBCM). The conformational transition of furcellaran occurs in a single step, which implies a nonblocklike distribution of sulfate groups along the polymer chain. The chloride salts of sodium, lithium, and tetramethylammonium are equally potent in inducing helix formation of furcellaran, indicating that these ions act by nonspecific electrostatic interactions. In contrast, the potassium and cesium ions specifically promote helix formation and aggregation (gelation) of furcellaran. The divalent calcium and magnesium ions are nonspecific, but more potent than the nonspecific monovalent ions in inducing helices. Anions differ in their capacity to stabilize the furcellaran helix in the sequence Cl- 〈 NO3- 〈 Br- 〈 SCN- 〈 I-. The iodide and thiocyanate anions impede aggregation and gel formation. 133Cs-nmr chemical shifts indicate specific binding of cesium ions to the furcellaran helix. Thus, with respect to its ion specificity and ion-binding properties, furcellaran, with 0.6 sulfate group per repeating disaccharide, resembles κ-carrageenan (1 sulfate/disaccharide) but differs from ι-carrageenan (2 sulfates/disaccharide). The conformational transition temperatures of furcellaran are, however, generally higher than those of κ-carrageenan under comparable conditions, and in mixtures of the two polysaccharides, separate transitions still occur, indicating that no mixed helices are formed. The observed ion sensitivity and cation-binding properties of furcellaran agree with predictions, by the PBCM, for a K-carrageenan with a reduced charge density.
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  • 114
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    Notes: The solution conformation of peptides rich in the α,α-dialkylated amino acid Aib has proven to be a subtle problem, not because of helix/coil transitions, but rather because of α-helical/310-helical competition. A special series of peptides containing 75% Aib has been synthesized that feature identical amino acid composition but differing sequences; they are sequence permutation isomers. Nuclear magnetic resonance hydrogen-bonding studies reveal that there is a sequence permutation induced transition between the two alternative helical forms within this set. The implications for the design and conformational prediction of helical Aib-rich peptides are discussed.
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    Notes: Through the joint use of CD, Fourier transform ir (FTIR), and attenuated total reflectance FTIR we have found that synthetic polypeptide models of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite (CS) protein repeat domain bind calcium ions in helicogenic environments. Ca2+-(NANP)n complexes (n ≥ 20) interact vectorially with model phospholipid membranes orienting their polypeptide axes preferentially along those of the lipid acyl chains. It is proposed that the P. falciparum CS protein central region, rather than acting as a molecular lure helping the parasite to evade host immune control, plays, as a specific Ca2+ macroligand, a critical functional role during attachment, invasion, and development of the malaria parasite in the hepatic cell.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 631-635 
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    Notes: Minimal sequences of rubella E1 glycoprotein epitopes were previously identified as the tripeptide 250PER252 for the EP2 epitope, the tetrapeptide 260ADDP263 for the EP3 epitope, and the tripeptide 273EVW275 plus the octapeptide 278PVIGSQAR285 for the EP1 epitope.In order to establish for each epitope the shortest sequence that was able to give the maximum binding with human antirubella immunoglobulins, synthetic peptides with increasing number of residues flanking these essential parts of rubella E1 glycoprotein epitopes were synthesized and examined for their antigenic activity.Usually higher activity was observed with progressively longer homologues, whereas the additions of Pro-271, Pro-278 to 272GEVWVT277 peptide, and additions of Ala-248 to 249TPERP253and 249TPERPR254, led to an abrupt decrease in binding. Taken together, our results indicated that the antigenic activity of the whole antigen could be dissected and reproduced using synthetic peptides of appropriate structure for each epitope.
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    Notes: The conformational preference of Cα,α-diphenylglycinc (Døg) and Cα,α-dibenzylglycine (Dbz) residues was assessed in selected derivatives and small peptides by conformational energy computations, ir absorption, 1H-nmr, and x-ray diffraction. Conformational energy computations on the two monopeptides strongly support the view that these Cα,α-symmetrically disubstituted glycines are conformationally restricted and that their minimum energy conformation falls in the fully extended (C5) region. The results of the theoretical analyses appear to be in agreement with the solution and crystal-state structural propensities of three derivatives and seven di-and tripeptides.
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    Notes: The conformational and ion-binding properties of two peptide fragments of 25 amino acid residues corresponding to the helix-loop sequences of domains I and III of calmodulin (CaM) were investigated by CD and Tb3+-mediated fluorescence spectroscopy. Both peptides exhibit very similar ion binding properties either in water or trifluoroethanol (TFE), and do not allow the differentiation of the two domains in the native protein in terms of their binding capacity. An aggregation phenomenon was observed in TFE with increase of the α-helical content. We suggest that the aggregation involves an interaction between the hydrophilic surfaces of amphiphilic α-helices in a way similar to inverse micelle formation.
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    Notes: Using a combination of one- and two-dimensional methods, 1H- and 15N-nmr spectroscopy has been employed to perform the complete assignment and the structural determination of the immunogenic undecapeptide CTTTNSRGTTT in DMSO solution. Nuclear Over-hauser enhancement spectroscopy experiments indicated the presence of secondary structures, mainly turn-like structures, which only represent a family, albeit a dominant one, of an ensemble of conformations available to the peptide. Since reverse turns may play an important role as intermediates in protein folding, the experimental observations described here may link the immunological and theoretical approaches to protein folding.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 745-750 
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    Notes: This article describes a new concept of medium- and long-range cyclization of peptides through “backbone cyclization.” In this approach, conformational constraints are conferred on a peptide by linking ω-substituted alkylidene chains replacing Nα or Cα hydrogens in a peptidic backbone. Backbone cyclization, which is divided into N-backbone and C-backbone cyclizations, allow for new modes of cyclization in addition to the classical ones that are limited to cyclization through the side chains and/or the amino or carboxyl terminal groups. The article also describes the application of the N-backbone cyclization to the active region of substance P. Conformational constraints of this peptide by the classical cyclization modes led to inactive analogues whereas N-backbone cyclization provided an active, selective, and metabolically stable analogue.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 777-783 
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    Notes: The neurokinins are a group of naturally occurring peptides with the common C-terminal sequence Phe-X-Gly-Leu-Met · NH2. They include substance P (SP), neurokinin A (NKA), and neurokinin B (NKB). SP and NKA are coded on the same gene, the PPT-A, while NKB is coded on a separate gene, the PPT-B. Neurokinins are present in the central nervous system and in peripheral organs where they exert various actions. They act on three receptors-NK-1, NK-2, and NK-3-characterized through pharmacological, biochemical, and histochemical studies. Selective agonists for each neurokinin receptor were developed and evaluated on isolated smooth muscle preparations containing only one neurokinin receptor type. All three neurokinin receptors were cloned and expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Relative affinities of those receptors to neurokinins are the same as in their respective smooth muscle preparation. Finally, the mechanism of action of SP on histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cell has been studied and a direct activation of G proteins by peptides with basic amino acids is proposed as a working hypothesis.
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    Biopolymers 31 (1991), S. 813-825 
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    Notes: Photon correlation spectroscopy has been used to study the translational (D0)and internal dynamics of monodisperse linear and polydisperse superhelical plasmid-DNAs. Scattering vector dependent correlation functions were measured and analyzed with the inverse Laplace transform CONTIN written by S. Provencher. For scattering vectors (q) lower than 1.3 × 105cm-1, D0 can be separated from internal dynamics. Using the measured D0value, the q dependence of internal modes was determined. Extrapolation of the internal relaxation times for q → 0 yields the longest internal relaxation time t1. This time can be connected to the persistence length in terms of the Berg-Soda model, which describes the molecule as a semiflexible circular polymer with hydrodynamic interactions. The calculated length of 76 nm for DNA, I = 0.15 mol/L, is a little higher than the one obtained from static light scattering data without excluded volume corrections. A comparison of experimental and simulated correlation functions for the Berg-Soda model shows that the model gives a fairly good description of the dynamics of the linear molecule, whereas large discrepancies between model and experimental functions are observed for the superhelical DNA. Small differences between model and experimental functions are mainly attributed to the neglect of the torsional modes that may be coupled to bending and flexing modes. For the superhelical DNA the agreement is improved if the calculation is carried out with a linear molecule, with shorter contour length and increased diameter. Both quantities can be derived from the known superhelix tilt angle.
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    Notes: Biotin-avidin recognition is studied by Fourier transform ir spectroscopy/attenuated total reflection (FTIR/ATR) under physiological conditions. The ureido portion of biotin is confirmed to be involved in the interaction with avidin, as previously found, but when the biotin-avidin complex forms, an electrostatic interaction occurs between the carboxylate group of the biotin molecule and the protonated aminic end group of the avidin amino acid side chains. Comparison of the biotin-avidin system with the biotin-1, 4-diaminobutane and biotin-tryptophan systems confirms these findings.
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    Notes: The conformations of synthetic human growth hormone-releasing factor fragment (1-29) in the presence and the absence of l, 2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylglycerol liposome as well as in aqueous 2, 2, 2-trifluoroethanol solution were investigated by CD spectroscopy. The secondary structure of the peptide in each solution was analyzed by two methods. Both results show that the peptide has an unordered structure in the aqueous solution. whereas it folds into helical structure in the aqueous alcohol and in the phospholipid solution. In addition, although the peptide exists as almost complete helix in the 50 vol % aqueous alcohol (80-90% helicity), it does not reach full helicity even in the solution containing excess amount of phospholipid liposome (maximum 65-70% helicity). The conformational difference is explained by the characteristic amphipathy of the peptide, i.e., the necessity to twist the separated amphipathic helical parts in the interaction with the phospholipid membrane probably makes the helicity of the peptide decrease.
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Keywords: biovector ; light scattering ; lipid ; microgel ; polysaccharide ; soft sphere ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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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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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 533-544 
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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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    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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    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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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 673-702 
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    Keywords: protein folding ; coupling effect ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    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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    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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    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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    Keywords: gastrin ; lipo-gastrin derivatives ; cholecystokinin-B/gastrin receptor ; molecular modeling ; ligand binding sites ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Double-tailed lipo-tetragastrin derivatives of increasing fatty acid chain length were used to identify the minimum size of the fatty acid moieties (≥C10) that restricts the access to the CCK-B/gastrin (CCK: cholecystokinin) receptor via a membrane-bound pathway. Then dimyristoyl-mercaptoglycerol/maleoyl-gastrin adducts of increasing peptide chain length were synthesized to define the minimal peptide size required for receptor binding affinities comparable to those of underivatized gastrin peptides despite anchorage of the lipid tails in the membrane bilayer. The experimental results indicated that most of the little-gastrin sequence, i.e., 2-17, is needed for optimal interaction of the molecule with the binding cleft of the receptor. From these data experimentally based restraints could be derived for docking of lipo-gastrin onto a CCK-B/gastrin receptor model applying molecular dynamics simulations and energy minimizations. In the receptor-bound state some of the secondary structure elements of gastrin as determined by nmr analysis of gastrin-peptides in low dielectric constant media are retained. The N-terminal gastrin portion interacts in a more or less extended conformation with the receptor surface, and upon a sharp kink at the Ala-Tyr dipeptide portion the C-terminal pentapeptide amide part inserts deeply into the helix bundle. Besides Arg-57 on top of helix 1 of the receptor, for which no potential interaction with the ligand could be detected, the other amino acid residues identified by mutagenesis studies as involved in gastrin recognition were found to interact with the C-terminal portion of gastrin. Even taking into account the strong limitations of such a model system, it represents an interesting tool for rationalizing the experimental results of the extensive structure-function studies performed previously on gastrin and to delineate more precisely the putative ligand binding site on the extracellular face of the receptor. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 41: 799-817, 1997
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    Biopolymers 42 (1997), S. 49-60 
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    Keywords: micellar catalysis ; cis/trans isomerization ; peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase ; proline ; FKBP12 ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Under physiological conditions, peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerases catalyze powerfully the cis/trans isomerization of the -Xaa-Pro- bond (Xaa: natural amino acids) in oligopeptides and proteins (PPIases; EC 5.2.1.8). However, incorporation of proline containing tetrapeptide-4-nitroanilides in micelles and phospholipid vesicles also leads to increased rates of this unimolecular conformational interconversion. The isomerization rate was dependent on the detergent and vesicle concentration, respectively. The observed rate constants fit the pseudophase model of micellar catalysis allowing the calculation of micellar turnover numbers (kcismic) and dissociation constants (KCmic). Comparing kcismic values to the rate constants of the uncatalyzed cis to trans isomerization, an acceleration factor of about 20-fold was obtained for Suc-Ala-Phe-Pro-Phe-4-nitroanilide (Suc: succinyl) bound to zwitterionic SB12 (N-dodecyl-N,N-dimethylammonium-3-propanesulfonate) micelles. In addition, a marked increase in the population of the trans conformer relative to cis was noted for all investigated combinations of peptides and detergents. In a series of tetrapeptides, Suc-Ala-Xaa-Pro-Phe-4-nitroanilide kcismic/KCmic as well as kcismic values are linearly correlated with the high performance liquid chromatography capacity factor R′ describing the hydrophobicity of the amino acid Xaa. The same correlation can describe quantitatively the dependency of kcar/Km on substrate hydrophobicity for the FKBP12-catalyzed isomerization. Despite the great differences in catalytic power, these results confirm the suspicion that micelles and FKBP12 may share a common component in the catalytic mechanism of peptidyl-prolyl bond isomerization. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 42: 49-60, 1997
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    Biopolymers 42 (1997), S. 89-100 
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    Keywords: tapping mode atomic force microscopy ; scleroglucan networks ; denaturation-renaturation ; fractal dimension ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Tapping mode Atomic Force Microscopy (TmAFM) has been used to study the fungal polysaccharide scleroglucan deposited from aqueous solution and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) onto a mica surface. The solutions from which the microscope samples were produced were prepared by first dissolving the solid scleroglucan in 0.1M NaOH, then neutralizing the solution with HCl, followed by dilution to the required concentration in either water or DMSO. It was found that from the aqueous solution described above, scleroglucan forms networks. Based on a comparison of the denatured-renatured and aqueous solution samples, network formation is due to the imperfect registration between the chains forming the triple helices. The relatively large stiffness of the scleroglucan triple helix is also assumed to contribute to the formation of the extended networks. The triple helix diameter was measured to be 0.92 ± 0.27 nm, which is in the same range as that obtained by other researchers using similar techniques. Denatured scleroglucan, deposited from DMSO onto mica, forms a web-like layer on top of which there are sphere-like structures. These morphologies are believed to be due to triple helix denaturation yielding highly flexible single chains in DMSO, which results in coiling and web-like dense packing of scleroglucan upon deposition onto mica. Most interestingly after addition of water to the samples deposited from DMSO, some of the chains can be renatured into short, stiff rod-like structures which are similar to the structures observed by other researchers. The imaging data for aqueous solution deposition can be analyzed by plotting maximum end-to-end distance versus the perimeter of the networks deposited onto mica. This yields a Flory-like exponent of 0.67, which is almost similar in value to that obtained by other researchers for linear structures of scleroglucan but less than that expected for a polymer chain following a self-avoiding walk (v = 0.75) model on a two-dimensional surface. The fractal dimension that can be used to characterize the networks was determined graphically to be 1.22 ± 0.06. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 42: 89-100, 1997
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    Keywords: triple helix stabilization ; intercalation ; DNA ligands ; benzo[4,3-b]indole ; polynucleotides ; linear dichroism ; CD ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: The binding modes of three benzopyrido [4,3-b]indole derivatives (and one benzo[-f]pyrido [4-3b] quinoxaline derivative) with respect to double helical poly(dA) · poly(dT) and poly[d(A-T)]2 and triple-helical poly(dA) · 2poly(dT) have been investigated using linear dichroism (LD) and CD: (I) 3-methoxy-11-amino-BePI where BePI = (7H-8-methyl-benzo[e]pyrido [4,3-b]indole), (II) 3-methoxy-11-[(3′-amino) propylamino]-BePI, (III) 3-methoxy-7-[(3′-diethylamino)propylamino] BgPI where BgPI = (benzo[g]pyrido[4,3-b]indole), and (IV) 3-methoxy-11-[(3′-amino)propylamino] B f P Q where B f P Q = {benzo[-f]pyrido[4-3b]quinoxaline}. The magnitudes of the reduced LD of the electronic transitions of the polynucleotide bases and of the bound ligands are generally very similar, suggesting an orientation of the plane of the ligands' fused-ring systems preferentially perpendicular to the helix axis. The LD results suggest that all of the ligands are intercalated for all three polynucleotides. The induced CD spectrum of the BePI chromophore in the (II-BePI)-poly[d(A-T)]2 complex is almost a mirror image of that for the (I-BePI)-poly(dA) · poly(dT) and (I-BePI)-poly(dA) · 2poly(dT) complexes, suggesting an antisymmetric orientation of the BePI moiety upon intercalation in poly[d(A-T)]2 compared to the other polynucleotides. The induced CD of I-BePI bound to poly(dA) · 2poly(dT) suggests a geometry that is intermediate between that of its other two complexes. The concluded intercalative binding as well as the conformational variations between the different BePI complexes are of interest in relation to the fact that BePI derivatives are triplex stabilizers. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 42: 101-111, 1997
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    Keywords: molecular modeling ; c-erbB2 receptor ; dimerization ; coiled-coil structure ; wild transmembrane helices ; oncogenic transmembrane helices ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Dimerization models of c-erbB2 transmembrane domains (Leu651-Ile675) are studied by molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics simulations. Both wild and Glu mutated transmembrane helices exhibit the same relative orientation for favorable associations and dimerize preferentially in left-handed coiled-coil structures. The mutation point 659 belongs to the interfacing residues, and in the transforming domain, symmetric hydrogen bonds between Glu carboxylic groups stabilize the dimeric structure. The same helix packing found for the wild dimers, except side-chain - side-chain hydrogen bonds, suggests that the transmembrane domains dimerize according to similar process. Structural and energetical characterization of the models are presented. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 42: 157-168, 1997
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    Biopolymers 42 (1997), S. 183-189 
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    Keywords: electrophoresis ; retardation ; native proteins ; semidilute polymer solution ; scaling theory ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: The retardation of proteins in the Mt range of 15-500 kDa in capillary electrophoresis conducted in semidilute solutions of the polymer polyethylene glycol (Mt range 0.2-8.0 × 106), was measured. The purpose was to test the predictions of the scaling theory with regard to the relation of retardation to (a) the Mt of the polymer, (b) the concentration of the polymer, and (c) the radius of the protein particles. These predictions derive from a mechanism that relates retardation to the screening length of the polymer solution, viewed as the average distance between the entanglement points of polymer chains.For the molecular weight range from 60 to 500 kDa of (near) spherical proteins, the retardation was found to be related to polymer concentration c asμ/μo = exp(-Ac0.69)where μ/μ0 is the retardation expressed as the ratio between the mobility in polymer solution and that in free solution. The value of the exponent of 0.69 is in close agreement with the value of 0.75 predicted by the scaling theory. Parameter A was found (a) to scale as the 0.04th power of Mt (polymer), approximating the predicted value of 0; and (b) to be proportional to particle radius as predicted. All measured values of retardation were independent of electric field strength in the range of 37-370 V/cm. Thus, experimental findings are consistent with the mechanism relating electrophoretic retardation to the screening length of the polymer network in the specified molecular weight range of proteins.Under the same conditions, log(μ/μ0) of proteins with Mt's less than 60 kDa (a) scales as the -0.06th power of Mt (polymer), and (b) is proportional to polymer concentration, suggesting a retardation mechanism that is not related to the screening length. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 42: 183-189, 1997
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    Biopolymers 42 (1997), S. 191-202 
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    Keywords: molecular volume ; van der Waals radius ; molecular orbital calculation ; accessible surface area ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Molecular volumes for hydrocarbons, amino acids, peptides, and 14 globular proteins were calculated by techniques using van der Waals radii and by semiempirical molecular orbital methods. The resulting values were compared to experimentally determined volumes. The values obtained by methods employing van der Waals radii were found to be up to three times smaller than the experimentally determined values in the case of proteins, 25% smaller than the experimental values for peptides, and up to 50% greater than experimental values for simple hydrocarbons. For the semiempirical calculations, neither the type nor precision of the calculation altered the percentage of the electron density required to reproduce the experimentally observed volumes for any of the different types of molecules tested. For molecules en vacuo, the amount of electron density included was approximately 98.5% of the total calculated value. For solvated molecules, the percentage was closer to 99.5%. From the results of our studies, we conclude that semiempirical techniques are more reliable, less arbitrary, and hence are more accurate for the determination of molecular volumes. The methods by which we employ semiempirical techniques for determination of molecular volume will be described in detail. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 42: 191-202, 1997
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    Keywords: fourier transform ir spectroscopy ; protein conformations ; cytochrome C ; Langmuir-Blodgett film ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: A qualitative and quantitative analysis of the conformation of Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) dried films of cytochrome C on silicon wafers was performed by Fourier transform ir (FTIR) spectroscopy. A deconvolution procedure was applied to the amide I band analysis, in order to determine the percentage of the different secondary structures. Qualitative analysis was performed by examining difference spectra.Films obtained by spreading protein solutions at pH 7.4 and 1, dried at 25 and 100°C, on silicon wafers were also examined in order to detect spectral components associated with denatured protein domains, and to compare them with cytochrome C LB films.FTIR spectroscopy showed that the following important changes characterise LB film spectra: (a) the α-helix component is higher (its percentage is 57 and 54%) than the one estimated in dried film obtained by spreading the solutions at pH 7.4 on a silicon substrate (43%), (b) there is an increase in the intensity of bands attributed to protonated carboxy group bands, involved and not involved in the formation of hydrogen bonds, and a decrease in those attributed to deprotonated carboxy groups, (c) the intensity of several bands attributed to aromatic amino acids and aliphatic chains increases, and (d) bands due to O(SINGLEBOND)H stretching vibrations of crystallization water are present.These conformational changes could be induced by protein-protein interaction caused by the close packing of molecules that occurs during LB film formation; it cannot be excluded that they may be accompanied by partial changes in the tertiary structure of the protein. A preferential orientation of protein molecules in LB films is also a possibility. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 42: 227-237, 1997
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Zinc fingers, 30-residue peptides anchored on Zn(II) coordinated to pairs of cysteines and histidines, recognize DNA triplets and, as tandem modules, effect sequence read out. The focus of zinc finger-DNA interaction studies thus far has been to probe the nature of the binding of the 12-residue recognition element of the finger with DNA code bases. To understand the possible role of the Zn(II) ligand and to assess its own DNA interaction profile, [(CH)2Zn] (C: cysteine; H: histidine; Figure 1) was constructed from bis-t Boc-cystinyl-di-His-OMe via thiol-disulfide exchange, Zn(II) complexation, and deprotection. [(CH)2Zn] binds with polyd- (G·C)·polyd(G·C) with association constants - 1.8 × 107 M-1 (specific DNA-phosphate) and 3.3 × 103 M-1 (nonspecific DNA-phosphate); perturbs its B-DNA profile; and enhances the Tm from 62.5 to 70.15°C in a concentration-independent manner, with an ideal reversal profile on cooling, not observed in the DNA alone; releases polyd(G·C)·polyd(G·C)-bound ethidium bromide; enhances the fluorescence of polyd(G·C)·polyd(G·C)-bound ethidium bromide at low concentrations; and quenches it at higher ranges. [(CH)2Zn] also binds to d(ACGCTGGGCGT), the sequence associated with Zif-268, 3-finger binding site. Such interactions were not seen in parallel studies with (a) polyd(A·T)·polyd(A·T) and [(CH)2Zn] and (b) {[C′H2] (C′: cystine; H: histidine; the direct metal-free precursor of [(CH)2Zn]}, ionic zinc nitrate, and covalent zinc acetyl acetonate Zn(AcAc)2, with poly[d(G·C)·polyd(G·C)].The results are rationalized on the basis of two types of association between [(CH)2Zn] and polyd(G·C)·polyd(G·C), a nonspecific recognition of the sugar phosphate backbone, by an imidazole of [(CH)2Zn] and a specific one involving the amino group of [(CH)2Zn] and the guanine base of DNA. Control experiments show that the latter greatly promotes DNA recognition. The possibility for such specific interactions with relatively small structures of the type [(CH)2Zn] would be of use in the design of DNA recognition elements and also provide an explanation for the experimentally found variation in the placement of the zinc finger docking unit around the major groove of DNA. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Notes: Synthetic peptides of different size, reproducing the proteolytic processing site of proocytocin, were studied by CD under several experimental conditions in order to ascertain the ability of different solvents to stabilize secondary structural motifs, such as α-helix tracts and β-turns. A combination of deconvolution methods and empirical calculations subtracting the contributions due to unordered structures from the spectra suggests that in solution (a) mainly two distinct families of ordered conformers containing structurally different β-turns are present, (b) the relative stability of the different conformers depends from the nature of the solvent, and (c) in the case of the larger peptides, a population containing an α-helical conformation is also present. From the biological point of view the presence of at least two families of ordered conformers could be in line with current theories assuming that the catalytic effect of the receptor microenvironment may be determinant in shifting the equilibrium toward the active conformation. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 41: 461-479, 1997
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 521-532 
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    Keywords: recombinant DNA ; pH responsive hydrophobic microdomains ; dn31 gene ; gel filtration chromatography ; CD ; fluorescence probe analysis ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Recombinant DNA technology has been employed to produce a polypeptide capable of forming pH responsive hydrophobic microdomains. The design of this peptide is based upon an idealized conceptual model in which electrostatic, hydrophobic, and hydration forces are responsible for the association of amphipathic α-helical elements. Reduction in solution pH is responsible for reducing electrostatic repulsions between similarly charged residues, promoting the hydrophobic collapse of helical elements. A polymerizable synthetic element (dn31) has been synthesized and inserted into an appropriate expression vector. A clone containing a single copy of the dn31 gene (designated dn31x1) was isolated and the corresponding gene product DN3Lx1 isolated. The physical properties of DN3Lx1 were examined in solution by gel filtration chromatography, CD, and fluorescence probe analysis. It was determined that DN3Lx1 self-associates in solution with the degree of aggregation dependent on pH and ionic strength. An initial objective of this work was to examine domain organization in higher molecular weight species containing ten or more repetitive sequences. However, attempts to express multiple repeats of DN3Lxn from concatemers were unsuccessful. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 41: 521-532, 1997.
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    Biopolymers 42 (1997), S. 19-35 
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    Keywords: conformation ; ganglioside GA1 ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: In order to investigate the significance of preferred conformations of the saccharide for the steric orientation and recognition of glycosphingolipids at the membrane surface, the conformational free energy calculations were carried out on the asialo-GM1 [GA1; β-D-Gal(1 → 3) β-D-GalNAc(1 → 4) β-D-Gal(1 → 4) β-D-Glc-O-ceramide] using a new program CONCARB (CONformational study program for CARBohydrate) in the unhydrated and hydrated states. The overall backbone conformation of GA1 appears nearly to be extended with a little bent at the glycosidic II-III linkage, in which two pyranose rings of Gal(IV)-GalNAc-(III) moiety orient approximately perpendicular to those of Gal(II)-Glc(I) moiety. This is consistent with the structures deduced from high-sensitivity differential scanning calorimetry experiments and the nmr study on GA1. The calculated glycosidic torsion angles of the lowest free energy conformation of GA1 in the hydrated state are in accord with the structures of relevant oligosaccharides deduced from nmr experiments and hard sphere exoanomeric calculations. A comparison of the values of glycosidic torsion angles φ and π of GA1 and its constituent oligosaccharides indicates that the overall backbone conformation of each oligosaccharide is retained when the oligosaccharide chain becomes longer. This implies that the short-range interactions between the nearest-neighbored saccharides are of significant importance in stabilizing the overall backbone conformation of GA1 in both the unhydrated and hydrated states. The different orientation and hydrogen bonds of hydroxymethyl and hydroxyl groups from one oligosaccharide to another suggest that the medium- and long-range interactions are also of consequence. Hydration seems to affect significantly the conformation of these groups, but not to perturb remarkably the overall backbone conformation of GA1. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 42: 19-35, 1997
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    Biopolymers 44 (1997), S. 201-215 
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    Keywords: DNA ; thermodynamics ; calorimetry ; drugs ; intercalators ; groove binders ; free energy ; solvent-accessible surface area ; polyelectrolyte effect ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Understanding the thermodynamics of drug binding to DNA is of both practical and fundamental interest. The practical interest lies in the contribution that thermodynamics can make to the rational design process for the development of new DNA targeted drugs. Thermodynamics offer key insights into the molecular forces that drive complex formation that cannot be obtained by structural or computational studies alone. The fundamental interest in these interactions lies in what they can reveal about the general problems of parsing and predicting ligand binding free energies. For these problems, drug-DNA interactions offer several distinct advantages, among them being that the structures of many drug-DNA complexes are known at high resolution and that such structures reveal that in many cases the drug acts as a rigid body, with little conformational change upon binding. Complete thermodynamic profiles (ΔG, ΔH, ΔS, ΔCp) for numerous drug-DNA interactions have been obtained, with the help of high-sensitivity microcalorimetry. The purpose of this article is to offer a perspective on the interpretation of these thermodynamics parameters, and in particular how they might be correlated with known structural features. Obligatory conformational changes in the DNA to accommodate intercalators and the loss of translational and rotational freedom upon complex formation both present unfavorable free energy barriers for binding. Such barriers must be overcome by favorable free energy contributions from the hydrophobic transfer of ligand from solution into the binding site, polyelectrolyte contributions from coupled ion release, and molecular interactions (hydrogen and ionic bonds, van der Waals interactions) that form within the binding site. Theoretical and semiempirical tools that allow estimates of these contributions to be made will be discussed, and their use in dissecting experimental data illustrated. This process, even at the current level of approximation, can shed considerable light on the drug-DNA binding process. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 44: 201-215, 1997
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    Biopolymers 44 (1997), S. 321-321 
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    Biopolymers 43 (1997), S. 419-431 
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    Keywords: bombolitins ; conformation ; amphipathic helices ; lytic peptides ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Bombolitins are five structurally related heptadecapeptides originally isolated from the venom of a bumblebee, acting at membrane level and able to enhance the activity of Phospholipase A2. The biological activity of this class of natural peptides seems to be related to the their ability to form amphiphilic helical structures in the presence of phospholipid aggregates or related membrane model systems. We have carried out systematic investigations on a series of bombolitins and their synthetic analogs in order to establish the conditions in which amphipathic helices are formed and to elucidate the details of the interaction with phospholipids and related model systems. We have shown that bombolitins and their analogs interact with phospholipid aggregates and detergent micelles forming amphiphilic helices. By means of the Langmuir film balance technique, coupled with fluorescence microscopy, we have shown that bombolitins perturbe the structure of phospholipid monolayers, forming phase separated peptide domains. In aqueous solution, in the absence of detergent or phospholipids, bombolitins form oligomeric aggregates with consequent conformational transition from a random coil to an α-helical structure. In the aggregate structure, evidence was obtained that helices are oriented in an antiparallel fashion. In this article we summarize the most recent results of conformational studies by CD, NMR and computer simulations on a series of bombolitins and retro-, all-D- and all-D-retro-analogs. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 43: 419-431, 1997
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    Biopolymers 44 (1997), S. 105-121 
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    Keywords: crystal structures ; minor groove drugs ; oligonucleotides ; sequence recognition ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: This review surveys the crystal structures between minor groove drugs and oligonucleotides, of which over thirty have now been determined. The various factors that are involved in the observed A/T sequence selectivity of these drugs are examined in structural terms. The roles of, in particular, hydrogen-bond recognition and sequence-dependent groove width, are assessed, and as a consequence the minor groove drugs have been classified into two categories, dependent on the relative roles played by these two factors in sequence recognition. Implications for the recognition of non-A/T sequences are discussed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 44: 105-121, 1997
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    Biopolymers 44 (1997), S. 423-433 
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    Keywords: DNA recognition ; nucleosome recognition ; deformation ; DNA-binding protein ; conformational fluctuations ; protein-DNA complexes ; histone octamer ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: The affinity of a DNA sequence for the histone octamer in a core nucleosome depends on the intrinsic flexibility of the DNA. This parameter can be affected both by the sequence-dependent conformational preferences of individual base steps and by the nature and location of the exocyclic groups of the DNA bases. By adopting highly preferred conformations particular types of base step can influence the rotational positioning of the DNA on the surface of the histone octamer. The asymmetry of the next higher order of chromatin structure is determined in part by the asymmetric binding of the globular domain of histone H5 to the core nucleosome. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 44: 423-433 1997
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    Biopolymers 44 (1997), S. 361-403 
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    Keywords: helix bending ; protein/DNA recognition ; B-DNA ; FREEHELIX ; roll ; tilt ; kink ; curvature ; writhe ; Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Notes: Normal vectors perpendicular to individual base pairs are a powerful tool for studying the bending behavior of B-DNA, both in the form of normal vector plots and in matrices that list angles between vectors for all possible base pair combinations. A new analysis program, FREEHELIX, has been written for this purpose, and applied to 86 examples of sequence-specific protein/DNA complexes whose coordinates are on deposit in the Nucleic Acid Data Base. Bends in this sample of 86 structures almost invariably follow from roll angles between adjacent base pairs; tilt makes no net contribution. Roll in a direction compressing the broad major groove is much more common than that which compresses the minor groove. Three distinct types of B-DNA bending are observed, each with a different molecular origin: (1) Localized kinking is produced by large roll at single steps or at two steps separated by one turn of helix. (2) Smooth, planar curvature is produced by positive and negative roll angles spaced a half-turn apart, with random side-to-side zigzag roll at intermediate points, rather than a tilt contribution that might have been expected theoretically. (3) Three-dimensional writhe results from significant roll angles at a continuous series of steps. Writhe need not change the overall direction of helix axis, if it is continued indefinitely or for an integral number of helical turns. A-DNA itself can be formally considered as possessing uniform, continuous writhe that yields no net helix bending. Smooth curvature is the most intricate deformation of the three, and is least common. Writhe is the simplest deformation and is most common; indeed, a low level of continuous writhe is the normal condition of an otherwise unbent B-DNA helix of general sequence. With one exception, every example of major kinking in this sample of 86 structures involves a pyrimidine-purine step: C-A/T-G, T-A, or C-G. Purine-purine steps, especially A-A, show the least tendency toward roll deformations. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biopoly 44: 361-403, 1997
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 37-50 
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    Notes: The torsion angle motions, generated from molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, of the two aliphatic chains of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) in its lipid monolayer were evaluated by comparing these motions to those of an equivalent isolated (free) n-alkane chain, and the same n-alkane chain in its crystal lattice. The time-dependent autocorrelation and (1,2)-, (1,3)-, (1,4)-, and (1,5)-cross-correlation functions were constructed to analyze the torsion angle motions. It was found that the torsion angle motions of the DMPC lipid monolayer aliphatic chains are intermediate to those of the free n-alkane chain and the same n-alkane chain in its crystal lattice, particularly for short correlation times. The torsion angle motions of the aliphatic chains of DMPC are also found to be essentially independent of the charge state on the head group. The linear aliphatic chains of a DMPC lipid monolayer behave most like the isolated n-alkane chains with respect to torsion angle flexibility, even though the pairs of aliphatic chains of each DMPC are part of an ordered monolayer assembly. The aliphatic chains of the DMPC molecules in their monolayer exhibit at least two types of wave motions. One of the wave motions is the same in form, though somewhat more diffuse, as a traveling wave found in n-alkane crystals. The other wave motion involves major torsion angle transitions, and has some characteristics of the soliton properties observed in n-alkane crystals near their respective melt transition temperatures. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Biopolymers 41 (1997), S. 61-72 
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    Notes: We developed an efficient Monte Carlo Simulated Annealing (MCSA) program for modeling protein loops with high speed. The total conformational energy in each step of MCSA simulation consists of two parts: the nonbonded atomic interaction represented by a simple soft-sphere potential and the harmonic distance constraint to ensure the smooth connection of the loop segment to the rest of the protein structure. The soft-sphere potential was a simplified potential that has been successfully used by the authors in modeling the carbohydrate part of glycoprotein systems [H. Zhang, Y. Yang, L. Lai, and Y. Tang (1996), Carbohydrate Research, Vol. 284, pp. 25-34]. It only considers the purely repulsive steric interactions to avoid artificial attractive forces between atoms in the absence of solvent molecules. The N-terminal of the loop segment was connected to the bulk protein part, and two dummy main-chain atoms N and Cα immediately following the C-terminal of the loop segment were constrained to their real positions in the protein structure, which not only assures the correct geometry of loop-protein connection but also is more rigorous than the previous work. To improve the speed, two strategies, the local region method and grid-mapping method, were devised to accelerate the computation of environmental interaction that is responsible for the major part of the computing consumption. The grid-mapping method can reduce computational time dramatically. Conformations with rational steric packing and smooth connection to the rest of the protein structure were generated by the MCSA program, and then were refined by the empirical force field CHARMm [B. R. Brook, R. E. Braccoleri, B. D. Olafson, D. J. States, S. Swaminathan, and M. Karplus (1983), Journal of Computational Chemistry, Vol. 4, pp. 187-217]. Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) was used as an example to test the ability of loop modeling of the method, and five loops in BPTI were calculated. Conformations close to the crystal structure were generated for all of them. With the criteria of CHARMm energy, near-native conformations can be selected, for example, the backbone rms deviation 0.93 A from the crystal structure was gotten for the longest 9-residue loop. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 189 (1991), S. 117-124 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Aus Molekulargewichtsbestimmungen von bewitterten Filmen aus Polyethylen niedriger Dichte und Polypropylen wurden die Geschwindigkeitskonstanten des natürlichen Abbaus dieser Polymeren berechnet. Die IR-spektroskopisch erhaltenen optischen Dichten deuten darauf hin, daß die Bildung von Carbonyl-und Vinylgruppen Reaktionen nullter Ordnung sind.
    Notes: The rate constants of the natural degradation processes of low density polyethylene and polypropylene films have been calculated on the basis of the molecular weights of weathered samples. Moreover, the optical densities, obtained by means of IR spectroscopy, indicate that the formations of carbonyl and vinyl groups are zero-order reactions.
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    Description / Table of Contents: 2,4-Toluylendiisocyanat, 2-Hydroxyethylmethacrylat und Ethandiol wurden in einer zweistufigen Reaktion zu einem Urethan-Methacrylat umgesetzt, welches unter Verwendung von Dibenzoylperoxid/N,N′-Dimethylanilin in Gegenwart verschiedener Konzentrationen von Methylmethacrylat oder Styrol ausgehärtet wurde. Dabei wurde ein Anstieg der Gelierungszeit mit zunehmender Comonomerkonzentration und abnehmender Initiatorkonzentration beobachtet. Die thermogravimetrische Analyse zeigt im Temperaturbereich 230-500°C unter Stickstoff einen zweistufigen Abbau der gehärteten Harze. Ihre thermische Stabilität hängt von der Art und Konzentration des Comonomeren ab.
    Notes: Urethane methacrylate monomer (UMA) containing methacryloyl group was prepared from toluylene diisocyanate (TDI), 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), and ethylene glycol by a two step reaction. Curing was investigated using benzoyl peroxide and N,N-dimethylaniline as initiator system. The effect of concentration of initiator and reactive diluents, i.e., methyl methacrylate and styrene, on gel point was determined. An increase in gel time was observed by increasing the concentration of reactive diluent or decreasing the concentration of initiator. In TG traces (recorded in nitrogen atmosphere) of cured resins two step decomposition was observed in the temperature range of 230 to 500°C. The thermal stability of copolymers was influenced by the nature and content of reactive diluent.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 189 (1991), S. 125-136 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die Oberflächen transparenter Polymerer wie Polystyrol (PS) and Polycarbonat (PC) wurden mit Sauerstoffplasma behandelt und die anschlielßende Rehydrophobierung sowie deren Einfluß auf das Beschlagensverhalten der Oberflächen untersucht. Die Oberflächen wurden mittels Röntgen-Photoelektronenspektroskopie und Kontaktwinkelmessungen und das Beschlagensverhalten durch Lichttransmissionsmethoden charakterisiert.Für Polystyrol wurde gefunden, daß sich die Oberflächenzusammensetzung und die Benetzbarkeit der Oberfläche durch Extraktion mit Wasser nicht ändern. Die Rehydrophobierung während der Alterung führt zu einer Verringerung der „advancing“-Kon-taktwinkel nach einem auf Molekülbewegungen beruhenden Mechanismus. Das Beschlagensverhalten ändert sich analog der „advancing“-Kontaktwinkel.Die Sauerstoffplasma-Behandlung von PC-Oberflächen induziert die Bildung von Molekülen niedriger Molmasse, die mit Wasser extrahiert werden können. Sowohl die extrahierten als auch die nicht extrahierten Oberflächen zeigen eine Rehydrophobierung nach dem gleichen Mechanismus wie bei PS. In beiden Fällen kann das Beschlagensverhalten auf der Basis der Benetzbarkeit gut erklärt werden.
    Notes: Oxygen plasma treatments of transparent polymers such as polystyrene (PS) and polycarbonate (PC) were performed. Then the hydrophobic recovery of treated surfaces and its effect on their misting behavior was studied. Surface investigations, such as XPS and water contact angle measurements, were combined with the characterization of misting behavior by light transmission methods.In the case of PS it was found that the composition and wettability of the surface layer is insensitive to extraction in water. Hydrophobic recovery leads to decreases of advancing angles upon aging by a mechanism involving macromolecular motions. Misting follows rather closely the behavior of water advancing angles.Oxygen plasma treatment of PC surfaces induces the formation of low molecular weight species which can be extracted by water. Both non-extracted and extracted surfaces were found to undergo hydrophobic recovery with the same mechanism observed in the case of PS. In both cases the misting behavior can be well explained on the basis of wettability.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 189 (1991), S. 137-147 
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    Description / Table of Contents: The influence of filler modification with non coupling agents such as stearic acid or isopropyl triisostearoyl titanate on thermal stability of PE-HD/CaCO3-compounds has been studied. By means of thermal analysis an increased oxygen uptake could be found with filled PE-HD. An increase of modifier concentration lowers the starting temperature of oxidation. This effect is more characteristic for stearic acid in comparison with titanate. Therefore an additional thermal stabilisation of PE-HD/CaCO3- compounds is necessary.
    Notes: Der Einfluß der Füllstoffmodifizierung mit nichtkoppelnden Modifikatoren wie Stearinsäure und Isopropyltriisostearyltitanat (ISTT) auf die thermische Stabilität von PE-HD/CaCO3-Verbunden wurde untersucht. Mit Hilfe der thermischen Analyse wurde eine erhöhte Sauerstoffaufnahme für gefülltes PE-HD nachgewiesen. Eine Zunahme der Modifikatorkonzentration erniedrigt die Temperatur für den Oxidationsbeginn. Dieser Effekt ist für Stearinsäure ausgeprägter im Vergleich zu Titanat.Die zusätzliche thermische Stabilisierung von PE-HD/CaCO3-Verbunden ist daher notwendig.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 189 (1991), S. 149-153 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Poly(1,4-benzamid) wurde durch Kondensation von p-Aminobenzoesäure in Mischungen von Alkylchlorsilanen und Siliciumtetrachlorid in hohen Ausbeuten hergestellt. Außerdem wurden lösliche Nebenprodukte erhalten. Diese Methode ist geeignet zur Beeinflussung der Oberflächenstruktur und der Teilchengröße des bei der Kondensation gebildeten Siliciumdioxids, wenn dem Siliciumtetrachlorid ein geringer Anteil Chlortrimethylsilan zugefügt wird.
    Notes: Mixtures of alkyl chlorosilane and silicon tetrachloride were used as condensation agents for the preparation of poly(1,4-benzamide). Both high yield of polyamide and soluble side products were obtained. This method may be used to regulate the surface structure and the particle size of silicon dioxide side product if a minimum amount of trimethyl chlorosilane was added to silicon tetrachloride catalyst.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 189 (1991), S. 169-182 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Holzfasern wurden mit Silanen mit verschiedenen funktionellen Gruppen, wie Vinyl-, Acryl-und Aminogruppen, vorbehandelt und als Füllstoff für Polyethylen hoher Dichte bis zu einem Füllstoffgehalt von 40 Gew.-% verwendet. Die Wirkung der Silanvorbehandlung auf die Adhäsion zwischen Matrix und Faser und auf die Faserverteilung in den Verbundwerkstoffen wurde untersucht und die Wechselwirkungen zwischen Matrix und Faser dabei IR-spektroskopisch charakterisiert. Der Einfluß von Silankonzentration, Füllstoffgehalt und Natur der verwendeten Holzfaser auf mechanische Eigenschaften der Faserverbundwerkstoffe, wie Zugfestigkeit und Kerbschlagzähigkeit, wurde ebenfalls ermittelt.
    Notes: Silanes with different functional groups (vinyl, acryl and amino) were used to pretreat the wood fiber. Composites were made with high density polyethylene (HDPE) and silane pretreated wood fibers at various filler levels (0 to 40 wt.-%). The effects of silane treatment on fiber-matrix adhesion and fiber dispersion were studied. The characterization of fiber-matrix interaction was done by IR. The influence of silane concentration, filler content and the nature of wood fiber on mechanical properties (tensile and impact strength) of the composites were examined.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 189 (1991), S. 207-218 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die mechanischen Eigenschaften von Polypropylen/Elastomer/Kurzglasfaser-Compositen wurden untersucht. Als Elastomere wurden Poly(ethylen-co-propylen) (EPR) und, zur Verbesserung der Grenzflächenadhäsion, Poly(propylen-co-acrylsäure) (AcPP) und Poly(ethylen-co-propylen-g-acrylsäure) (AcEPR) verwendet, die hauptsächlich zu einer Festigkeitserhöhung führen, nicht nur durch eine bessere Matrix-Faser-Haftung, sondern auch durch eine Veränderung der Matrixstruktur in der Umgebung der Fasern. Mit AcPP wurden bessere Ergebnisse erhalten, und überraschenderweise wiesen die AcEPR-Composite eine schlechtere Schlagzähigkeit auf als die mit unmodifiziertem Elastomeren hergestellten Composite.
    Notes: Composites comprising polypropylene/elastomer/short glass fibre in which acrylated polypropylene (AcPP) or acrylated ethylene-propylene elastomer (AcEPR) were used to raise the interfacial adhesion were investigated. These agents cause a change in mechanical properties, and predominantly a rise in strength, not only due to an improved matrix-fibre adhesion, but also by affecting the phase structure of the matrix in the surroundings of the fibres. Better results were obtained in the case of AcPP, but - surprisingly enough - the impact strength was lower with AcEPR than with a composite containing unfunctionalized components.
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    Description / Table of Contents: α-Sulfonyldesoxybenzoine lassen sich aus Desylchlorid und Natriumarylsulfinaten in guten Ausbeuten erhalten. Die Quantenausbeuten bei ihrer Photolyse betragen etwa Φin = 0,50. Im Vergleich zu anderen Photoinitiatoren verläuft die mit α-Sulfonyldesoxybenzoinen initiierte Polymerisation von Methylmethacrylat in Acetonitril nur mit mäßigen Quantenausbeuten, wogegen der Vergilbungsgrad von mit diesen Verbindungen ausgehärteten Harzen wesentlich geringer ist.
    Notes: α-Sulfonyl deoxybenzoines are formed by the reaction of desylchloride with sodium arylsulfinates in good preparative yields. The photolysis of these compounds proceeds with quantum yields of about Φin = 0.50. Compared to other photoinitiators, α-sulfonyl deoxybenzoines polymerize methylmethacrylate in acetonitrile solution with moderate polymerization quantum yields only. On the contrary, the yellowing of cured polyester resins using these compounds as photoinitiators is much smaller.
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die Sauerstoffpermeabilität von Halbestern und Halbamiden der Styrol-Maleinsäure-Copolymeren und weiterer carboxygruppenhaltiger Polymerer wurde im Vergleich mit kommerziellen glasbildenden Polymeren bei Raumtemperatur untersucht. Die Löschung der verzögerten Fluoreszenz von Pyronin B diente zum Nachweis des Sauerstoffs im Polymerfilm.Die Sauerstoffpermeabilität des Styrol-Maleinsäureanhydrid-Copolymeren und der Halbester und Halbamide (Pox = 2…7°10-14 cm2/Pa·s) ist vergleichbar mit der von Polymeren ohne Carboxygruppen wie Polymethylmethacrylat (PMMA) oder Polyvinylacetat (PVAc) und liegt damit etwa eine Größenordnung über der von Polyacrylsäure (PAAc), Styrol-Maleinsäure-Copolymeren (SMAc) oder Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). Vermutlich konkurrieren intramolekulare H-Brücken in den Halbestern/Halbamiden erfolgreich mit der intermolekularen Wechselwirkung und bewirken damit ebenso wie raumfüllende Substituenten eine Erhöhung der Permeabilität. Zusatz von Basen wie Dimethylaminopropanol (DMAP) und Dimethylaminopropylacrylamid (DMAPAA) senkt die Permeabilität auf bis zu 1/40 des Ausgangswertes ab, was der niedrigen Permeabilität von Polymeren mit vorherrschender ionischer Wechselwirkung (Na-Polyacrylat (NaPAAc), Na-Carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC) nahekommt.
    Notes: The paper gives a report on the oxygen permeability in films of poly(styrene-comaleic acid) halfesters and halfamides as well as other polymers containing carboxylic groups in comparison with commercially available glass forming polymers at room temperature. The presence of oxygen in the polymer layers was proved by the quenching of the delayed fluorescence of pyronin B. The permeability of the halfesters/halfamides (Pox = 2…7.10-14 cm2/Pa .s) corresponds to that of common polymers like poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) or poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc), and is nearly one order of magnitude higher than that of poly(acrylic acid) (PAAc), poly(styrene-comaleic acid) (SMAc) and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). Presumably, intramolecular hydrogen bonds in the halfester/halfamides compete successfully with the intermolecular interactions and hence cause an increase in permeability as also do bulky substituents. Addition of bases like dimethyl aminopropanol (DMAP) and dimethyl aminopropyl acrylamide (DMAPAA) decreases the permeability to about 1/40 of the initial value. The permeability is then similar to the low permeability of polymers with predominant ionic interaction sodium polyacrylate (NaPAAC), sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC)).
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    Description / Table of Contents: Zwölf wasserlösliche N-substituierte Polyaspartamide wurden aus Polysuccinimid 1 durch nucleophile Ringöffnung hergestellt und elementaranalytisch sowie spektroskopisch charakterisiert. Die relative Hydrolysebeständigkeit der Hauptketten wurde durch 24-48 h dauernde Dialyse wäßriger Lösungen der Polymeren bestimmt, um deren Eignung als homo- oder copolymere Träger für biologisch aktive Substanzen zu prüfen. In Übereinstimmung mit früheren Arbeiten zeigte sich, daß die N-(2-Aminoethyl)- und N-(3-Aza-6-oxahexyl)-substituierten Derivate 2a und 2b (10-20% Rückgewinnung nach 48 h) sehr unbeständig und das 3,6-Diazahexyl-substituierte Derivat 2c (45% Rückgewinnung) relative unbeständig waren. Diese drei Substanzen sind daher für eine Kupplungsreaktion mit biologisch aktiven Substanzen in wäßriger Lösung ungeeignet, es sei denn, daß eine solche Reaktion kurzzeitig durchgeführt werden kann. Eine gute bis ausgezeichnete Stabilität mit einer Rückgewinnung im Bereich 70-95% weisen jedoch die Polymeren 2d-21 auf, welche keine primären oder sekundären Aminogruppen in der Seitenkette tragen, die weniger als drei C-Atome vom Amid-Stickstoff entfernt sind. Diese Polyaspartamide sind die N-(3-Aminopropyl)-, N-(3-Aminohexyl)-und N-(3-Piperazinylethyl)-substituierten Derivate 2e, 2f und 2h mit einer primären oder sekundären Aminfunktion als Ankergruppe und das N-(2-(Dimethoxy)-ethyl)-Derivat 21, das als Vorstufe für ein formyl-funktionalisiertes Trägerpolymeres von Interesse ist. Schließlich bieten sich die Monomereinheiten 2i und 2j mit 3-(Dimethylamino)propyl-bzw. 3-(Morpholin-4-yl)propyl-Substituenten als löslichkeitsverbessernde Segmente in Copolymeren an, die zusätzliche Wiederholungseinheiten mit Ankergruppen tragen.
    Notes: A total of 12 water-soluble N-substituted polyaspartamides, some of these previously reported, are synthesized from the polysuccinimide 1 by nucleophilic ring opening and are characterized microanalytically and spectroscopically. The relative hydrolytic mainchain stabilities of the product polymers are evaluated in dialysis tests (6000-8000 molecular-mass cut-off) performed over periods of 24-48 h in aqueous solution in an effort to assess their suitability as homo- or copolymeric carriers for aqueous-phase coupling to biologically active agents. In agreement with previous work, resistance to main-chain degradation is found to be very poor with the N-(2-aminoethyl)- and N-(3-aza-6-oxahexyl)-substituted derivatives 2a and 2b (10-20% recovery after 48 h), and moderately poor with the 3,6-diazahexyl-substituted 2c (45% recovery). These three representatives, hence, cannot efficaciously be subjected to aqueous-phase drugcoupling reactions save for short exposure times. Good to excellent stabilities, however, with product recoveries in the 70-95% range, are shown by the remainder of polymers, 2d-21, all of which are characterized by the absence of primary or secondary amino groups in the side chains separated from the amide nitrogen atom by less than three carbon atoms. Polyaspartamides selected from this group for their promising drug coupling potential include the N-(3-aminopropyl)-, N-(3-aminohexyl)-, and N-(2-ṕiperazinylethyl)-substituted types 2e, 2f and 2h possessing primary or secondary amine functions as anchoring sites, and the N-(2-(dimethoxy)ethyl) derivative 21, of interest as the precursor to a formyl-functionalized carrier polymer. Lastly, the units of 2i and 2j, featuring 3-(dimethylamino)propyl and 3-(morpholin-4-yl)propyl substituents, lend themselves as solubilizing segments in copolymers that comprise additional repeat units equipped with drug-anchoring sites.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 192 (1991), S. 81-91 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die Technik der inversen Gaschromatographie (IGC) wurde zur Untersuchung der thermodynamischen Mischbarkeit (Verträglichkeit) von niedermolekularem Poly(vinylchlorid) (PVC) mit einem Poly(adipinsäureester) als Weichmacher angewendet. Die thermodynamischen Polymer-Weichmacher-Wechselwirkungsparameter wurden aus den chromatographischen Retentionsdaten verschiedener, niedermolekularer flüchtiger Substanzen als mobile Phase auf einer stationären Phase aus Polymer-Weichmacher-Mischungen, die sich über den gesamten möglichen Zusammensetzungsbereich erstreckten, ermittelt. Die Untersuchungen wurden im Temperaturbereich von 90 bis 110°C durchgeführt. Der Flory-Huggins-Wechselwirkungsparameter (χ+23) hängt dabei im wesentlichen von der chemischen Natur der als “Sonde” verwendeten flüchtigen Substanz (mobile Phase), von der Temperatur und von der Zusammensetzung der Polymer-Weichmacher-Mischung (stationäre Phase) ab. Die Ergebnisse deuten auf eine relativ gute Polymer-Weichmacher-Verträglichkeit über einen weiten Zusammensetzungsbereich (bis ca. 70 Gew.-% Weichmacher) hin; die Verträglichkeit ist damit besser als bei früheren Untersuchungen mit hochmolekularem PVC.
    Notes: The technique of inverse gas chromatography (IGC) was used to investigate the thermodynamic miscibility (compatibility) of low molecular weight PVC-poly(adipate ester) plasticizer mixtures. The polymer-plasticizer thermodynamic interaction parameters were determined from chromatographic retention data for various low molecular weight volatile solutes (probes) on stationary phase mixtures which covered the entire composition range for each component. Experiments were carried out in the temperature range of 90 to 110°C. The Flory-Huggins interaction parameter (χ+23) values were found to be dependent on the chemical nature of the probes, the temperature, and the composition of the mixed phase. The results predict a relatively high polymer-plasticizer compatibility for a wide range of polymer-plasticizer mixtures (up to approx. 70 wt.-% of plasticizer). Results were also compared to our own previous data using high molecular weight PVC.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 184 (1991), S. 1-6 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die durch Cer(IV)-Ionen initiierte Pfropfcopolymerisation von Ethylacrylat auf Stärke wurde bei 29°C in wäßrigem Medium untersucht. Durch Variieren des Stärkegehalts zwischen 1 und 0,2 Gew.-% änderte sich die Pfropffrequenz von 2 auf 34 Pfropfpolymermoleküle pro 104 Anhydroglucose-Einheiten (AGU) und das Molekulargewicht des gepfropften Poly(ethylacrylats) von 3,05 · 105 auf 6,80 · 105. Der Einfluß der Cer(IV)-Konzentration auf Grad und Geschwindigkeit der Pfropfpolymerisation von Ethylacrylat auf Stärke wurde ebenfalls untersucht.
    Notes: Graft copolymerization of ethyl acrylate onto starch initiated by ceric ion in an aqueous medium was studied at 29°C. It was found that the grafting frequencies and molecular weights of grafted poly(ethyl acrylate) changed from 2 graft polymer molecules per 104 anhydroglucose units (AGU) and 3.03 · 105 to 34 and 6.80 · 105, respectively, when the starch content was varied from 1.0 wt.-% to 0.2 wt.-%. The influence of dilution of ceric ion on the extent and rate of graft polymerization of ethyl acrylate onto starch was also examined.
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    Description / Table of Contents: 2-(2-Hydroxy-7-(meth)acryloyloxynaphthyl)-2H-benzotriazole wurden in Dichlormethan unter Verwendung von AIBN als Initiator sowohl homo- als auch mit Styrol bzw. Methylmethacrylat copolymerisiert. Die Polymerzusammensetzung wurde UV-spektroskopisch untersucht und mit entsprechenden, elementaranalytisch bestimmten Werten verglichen; die Molekulargewichte wurden gelpermeationschromatographisch gemessen. Aufgrund der räumlich sehr anspruchsvollen Naphthyl-2H-benzotriazol-Einheit wurden bei der Homopolymerisation nur verhältnismäßig niedermolekulare Produkte erhalten. Bei der Copolymerisation mit Methylmethacrylat zeigte sich, daß die Zusammensetzung der erhaltenen Copolymeren mit dem eingesetzten Monomerverhältnis nahezu identisch war; dagegen wies die Copolymerisation mit Styrol einen deutlich höheren Anteil an eingebautem Naphthyl-2 H-benzotriazol auf.
    Notes: 2-(2-Hydroxy-7-(meth)acryloyloxynaphthyl)-2H-benzotriazoles were polymerized and copolymerized with styrene and methyl methacrylate in dichloromethane using azoisobutyronitrile as the initiator. The polymer composition was determined by UV spectroscopy and compared with elemental analytical data; the molecular weights were determined by GPC. In homopolymerization, low molecular weight products were obtained due to the bulky naphthyl-2H-benzotriazole units. In the case of copolymerization with methyl methacrylate it was found, that the composition of the polymers was very close to the initial ratio of the monomers, whereas in copolymers with styrene the amount of incorporated benzotriazole was higher.
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    Notes: Experimental methods for comparing the reactivities of unsaturated substances towards the benzoyloxy radical are considered. Results for various monomers are discussed. It is shown that some substances show high reactivity towards the radical although they do not ordinarily give homopolymers or act as comonomers; they include β-methylstyrene, stilbene and related substances, and 1.4-diphenylbuta-1, 3-diene.
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    Notes: The introduction of mesogenic groups in main- and sidechains of epoxy thermosets results in an ordered multiphase network with cellular structure, if gelation occurs below the maximal cure temperature Tmax. Tmax is individual for a given combination of monomers. The multiphase network consists of relatively soft anisotropic cell nuclei and hard isotropic cell walls. If gelation occurs above Tmax single phase networks are obtained. The size of the cell nuclei strongly depends on the used monomers and varies up to two orders of magnitude. The multiphase structure was found to have no impact on the tensile elastic modulus.
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    Notes: The polymerisation of styrene and methylacrylate initiated by hydroperoxides is accelerated in the presence of strong acids such as sulfuric acid, p-toluene-sulfonic acid or perchloric acid. By copolymerising styrene and methylmethacrylate and by phenolic type inhibitors the radical nature of the catalytic effect of the acid was proved. Kinetic experiments demonstrated the acid involvement in the starting reaction.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 185 (1991), S. 11-21 
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    Description / Table of Contents: By modification of the resin matrix and by additives unsaturated polyesters result in materials with a large variety of properties. The mechanical values can be tailor-made by chemical modification of the polymer chain or rubber-like additives. Antistatic properties and electrical conductivity can be achieved by addition of carbon black, graphite or metallic fillers. Furthermore the thermal conductivity can be influenced. Other fillers improve the friction and wear behaviour or lead to a significant reduction of weight when microspheres are added. The tailored modification of properties effectively contributes to meet higher security requirements.
    Notes: Ungesättigte Polyester ergeben durch Modifizierung der Harzkomponente oder durch Additive Werkstoffe mit einem breiten Eigenschaftsprofil. Die mechanischen Werte sind durch chemische Modifikation der Polymerkette oder durch kautschukartige Additive gezielt einstellbar. Antistatische Eigenschaften und elektrische Leitfahigkeit lassen sich durch Zugabe von Rußen, Graphit oder metallischen Füllstoffen erreichen. Gleichzeitig kann auch die Wärmeleitfähigkeit beeinflußt werden. Andere Füllstoffe verbessern das Reibungs- und Verschleißverhalten oder können bei Zugabe von Mikrohohlkugeln zu deutlicher Gewichtsverminderung führen. Die gezielte Veränderung der Eigenschaften trägt wesentlich zum Einhalten erhöhter Sicherheitsanforderungen bei.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 185 (1991), S. 23-32 
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    Notes: Duroplastische Formmassen werden nach konventionellen Verfahren der Kunststofformgebung wie Formpressen und Spritzgießen bzw. deren Varianten Spritzpressen und Spritzprägen verarbeitet. Wie in anderen Industriezweigen hat auch hier der wachsende Kostendruck zu einer steten Weiterentwicklung dieser Verfahren geführt. Über erfolgreiche Verfahrensverbesserungen zur Reduzierung der Herstellkosten wird im folgenden berichtet.Die Einführung der Spritzgießverarbeitung für Duroplaste in den 60er Jahren bedeutete gegenüber der bis dahin ausschließlich betriebenen Preßverarbeitung einen erheblichen Rationalisierungsschritt. Die Zykluszeiten ließen sich durch das Aufschmelzen der Formmasse in der Plastifiziereinheit sowie durch das Einbringen von Friktionswärme beim Einspritzvorgang erheblich reduzieren. Heute erlebt die Preßverarbeitung eine Renaissance insbesondere dann, wenn es gilt, hochpräzise Formteile mit minimaler Schwindung und geringstem Verzug herzustellen. Durch Rundtischautomaten, Vorplastifiziergeräte und Entnahmegeräte ließen sich die wirtschaftlichen Nachteile der klassischen Preßverarbeitung weitgehend kompensieren.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 185 (1991), S. 51-60 
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    Description / Table of Contents: The crystallization and solidification behaviour of polyamides are influenced by additives such as nucleating agents or fillers. During processing morphological structures are obtained which affect the shrinkage, linear thermal expansion and dimensional changes due to water absorption. By studying the change of volume after water absorption, the dimensional change in length, breadth and thickness are easily understood.
    Notes: Additive in Polyamiden wie Nukleierungsmittel oder Verstärkungsmittel beeinflussen das Kristallisations- und Erstarrungsverhalten. Während der Herstellung von Probekörpern bilden sich morphologische Strukturen, die die Verarbeitungsschwindung, den linearen Ausdehnungskoeffizienten und die Dimensionsänderung während der Wasseraufnahme beeinflussen. Anhand der Volumenänderungen wird der Zusammenhang zwischen der Wasseraufnahme und der Dimensionsänderung in allen drei Raumrichtungen verständlich dargestellt.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 185 (1991), S. 75-86 
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    Notes: Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) with exactly one functional endgroup was synthesized by oxidative polymerization, halogen substitution polymerization, and by phase transfer catalysis. Reaction with 4-vinylbenzoyl chloride resulted in a quantitative conversion to a macromonomer as shown by GPC and endgroup analysis. The macromonomer is a glassy material with a Tg from 150 to 190°C depending on the molecular weight.
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die Eigenschaften von Poly[1-(2-hydroxyethyl) aziridin] wurden im Hinblick auf die Komplexbildung für die Metalle Co(II), Zn(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Cr(III), Fe(III), Cd(II), Pb(II) und Sr(II) in wäßriger Lösung untersucht. Die LPR-Methode beruht auf der Retention von anorganischen Ionen durch lösliche Polymere in einer Membran-Filtrationszelle und nachfolgender Abtrennung der niedermolekularen Anteile vom gebildeten Polymerkomplex. Die Wechselwirkung des hydrophilen Polymeren wurde als Funktion von pH und Filtrationsfaktor bestimmt. Nach dem erhaltenen Wechselwirkungsmuster bildet Cu(II) die stabilsten Komplexe mit dem Polyaziridin innerhalb des pH-Bereiches von 3 bis 7. Bei pH 3 ist es möglich, Cu(II) von allen anderen Metallionen zu trennen. Sr(II) wird im ganzen untersuchten pH-Bereich nur schwach retentiert. Bei pH 7 traten alle Metalle, außer Sr(II), mit dem Polymeren in Wechselwirkung und wurden nahezu quantitativ retentiert.
    Notes: The metal complexing properties of poly[1-(2-hydroxyethyl) aziridine] for the metals Co(II), Zn(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Cr(III), Fe(III), Cd(II), Pb(II), and Sr(II) in aqueous phase were investigated. The LPR method is based on the retention of inorganic ions by soluble polymers in a membrane filtration cell and subsequent separation of low-molecular species from the polymer complex formed. The metal interaction with the hydrophilic polymer was determined as a function of pH and filtration factor. According to the interaction pattern obtained, Cu(II) forms the most stable complexes with the polyaziridine within the pH range 3 to 7. At pH 3, it is possible to separate Cu(II) from all other metal ions. Sr(II) is only slightly retained at the pH range investigated. At pH 7, all elements, except Sr(II), did interact with the polymer and were almost quantitatively retained.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 187 (1991), S. 1-10 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Eine neue Klasse von Urethan-Acrylat-Monomeren wurde durch Umsetzung von Diisocyanaten wie Toluylendiisocyanat (TDI) und Hexamethylendiisocyanat (HMDI) mit Hydroxyethylmethacrylat oder Hydroxypropylmethacrylat und gesättigten Alkoholen wie Stearylalkohol oder Decanol hergestellt und durch IR- und NMR-Spektroskopie charakterisiert. Durch radikalische Polymerisation dieser Monomeren wurden Acrylatpolymere mit Urethanseitengruppen erhalten, die IR-spektroskopisch, viskosimetrisch und thermisch charakterisiert wurden.Die thermodynamischen Parameter des Polymerabbaus wurden berechnet; ein möglicher Abbaumechanismus wird vorgeschlagen.
    Notes: A new class of urethane-acrylic monomers was synthesized from diisocyanates such as toluylene diisocyanate (TDI) and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI), unsaturated alcohols like hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA), and saturated alcohols such as stearly alcohol and decanol. The monomers were characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopy. Urethane pendent acrylic polymers, obtained by polymerizing these monomers, were characterized by IR, solubility viscosity, and thermal studies. The thermodynamic parameters for the degradation were calculated and a probable degradation mechanism is proposed.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 187 (1991), S. 33-39 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Durch Umsetzung von Rizinusöl mit Toluylen-2,4-diisocyanat, Hexamethylendiisocyanat, Isophorondiisocyanat oder 4,4′-Diphenylmethandiisocyanat wurden Polyurethan-Präpolymere erhalten, die mit einem Epoxidharz aus Bisphenol-F und mit 1,3-Diaminopropan als Härter in Aceton homogen gemischt wurden. Mit diesen Mischungen getränkte Glasfasermatten wurden in einer Presse ausgehärtet; die Lösungsmittelbeständigkeit, elektrische Eigenschaften, Biegefestigkeit, Izod-Schlagfe-stigkeit und Rockwell-Härte der so erhaltenen Laminate wurde bestimmt. Die Abhängigkeit der elektrischen Leitfähigkeit σ von der Temperatur folgt der empirischen Gleichung σ = σ0, exp(-E/2kT).
    Notes: Prepolyurethanes were obtained by reacting the hydroxyl functionality of castor oil with diisocyanates, namely toluene-2,4-diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate, and 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, respectively. Homogeneous mixtures of prepolyurethanes and epoxy resin (prepared from bisphenol F in alkaline medium) were prepared in acetone containing 1,3-propanediamine as curring agent. Glass reinforced laminates were prepared by interacting PU/epoxy resin mixtures on glass cloth through compression moulding. The laminates were characterized by chemical resistance to solvents, flexural strength, izod impact strength, and Rockwell hardness. The variation of electrical conductivity σ with temperature was found to confirm with the empirical relation σ = σ0 exp(-E/2kT).
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    Description / Table of Contents: Durch Menschutkin-Reaktion wurden Polyurethane mit kationischen Viologen-gruppen hergestellt. Die photochromen Eigenschaften dieser Polymeren in einer Poly(vinylalkohol)-Matrix wurden mit UV- und Laserlicht untersucht.
    Notes: The Photochromic properties by UV and laser irradiation of cationic polyurethanes with viologen groups introducted by Menschutkin reaction were studied and poly(vinylalcohol) was used as matrix.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 187 (1991), S. 87-99 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden drei verschiedene Meßmethoden für die Bestim-mung der Kristallinität von Polyethylen angewandt. HDPE, LLDPE und LDPE-Pro-ben wurden  -  nach verschiedener Vorbehandlung  -  durch Dichtebestimmung, DSC und Raman-Spektroskopie untersucht. Die mit verschiedenen Methoden gewonnenen Resultate wurden verglichen, und Korrelationen wurden bestimmt.
    Notes: In this work three different techniques were used to determine the crystallinity of polyethylene. After different pretreatment HDPE, LLDPE, and LPDE samples were investigated by density measurements, differential scanning calorimetry, and Raman spectroscopy. The results were compared and relationships were estabilished between the values measured by the different methods.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 187 (1991), S. 135-142 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidon-co-vinylamin) wurde mit Estern verschiedener Phosphorsäuren (Dimethylphosphit, Methanphosphonsäuredimethylester, Trimethylphosphat und Bis-(2-chlorethyl)-phosphonat methyliert, um physiologisch aktive Polymere zu erhalten. Die alkylierten Produkte wurden mittels IR- und NMR-Spektroskopie sowie Elementaranalyse charakterisiert. Der Alkylierungsumsatz hängt vom verwendeten Alkylierungsmittel ab. Die methylierten phosphorhaltigen Polymeren weisen Herbizidaktivität auf und könnten als Pflanzenwachstumshemmer verwendet werden.
    Notes: Alkylation of amino groups bounded to a polymer chain with esters of phosphorous acids was studied in order to obtain physiologically active polymers. Poly(N-vinyl-pyrrolidone-co-vinylamine) was chosen as a polymer-carrier. The phosphorous acid esters used were dimethyl hydrogen phosphonate, dimethyl methanephosphonate, trimethyl phosphate and bis-(2-chloroethyl)-hydrogen phosphonate. The composition and structure of the isolated final products was proved by IR- and NMR-spectroscopy and elemental analysis. It is established that alkylation takes place to various extents.The obtained alkylated phosphorous-containing polymers exhibit herbicidal activity and could find application as plant growth retardants.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 187 (1991), S. 153-167 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Um die Weichmacherpermanenz in PVC zu verbessern, wurde Decylmethacrylat (DMA) in Gegenwart eines Bleistabilisators (LS) mittels radikalischer Polymerisation auf PVC gepfropft. Die Molekulargewichte und Glastemperaturen der erhaltenen Produkte bestätigten, daß homogene PVC-g-PDMA-Copolymere entstanden waren.
    Notes: In order to improve the permanence of the plasticizer in a poly(vinylchloride) (PVC) compound we have studied the free radical polymerization and grafting of decyl methacrylate (DMA) onto PVC in the presence of a lead stabilizer. The influence of different parameters has been investigated and homogeneous PVC-g-PDMA copolymers have been obtained. Their molecular weights and the glass transition temperatures were consistent with the grafted nature of the copolymers.
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    Description / Table of Contents: The crosslinking behaviour of addition-crosslinking Wacker SilGel 600 silicone was investigated in the temperature range of 50 to 90°C with respect to its dependence on heating time. Measurements of the swelling of thin polymer films on special paper (Pecozet Z10) allow the observation of the swelling process which reaches the swelling equilibrium within a few minutes, the selection of a suitable swelling agent, and the rapid determination of the temperature dependence of the degree of swelling Q. Aside from Q, the „solubility parameter“ of the polymer network, the rate constants, and the activation energy of the crosslinking process can be obtained. Measurements of the swelling combined with determination of Huggins' interaction parameter additionally provide the possibility of determining the density of crosslinking of the polymer films.On the basis of these investigations, a rapid method for characterizing the sheathing of optical fibres could be developed. The cylindrical polymer films detach from the glass core during swelling in toluene (25°C). After 5 min the degree of swelling of the sheathing can be measured.
    Notes: Das Vernetzungsverhalten des additionsvernetzenden Silicons Wacker SilGel 600 wurde im Bereich von 50 bis 90°C in Abhängigkeit von der Heizzeit untersucht. Quellungsmessungen an dünnen Polymerfilmen auf Spezialpapier (Pecozet Z10) gestatten eine Verfolgung des in wenigen Minuten bis zum Quellungsgleichgewicht ablaufenden Quellprozesses, die Auswahl eines geeigneten Quellmittels und die schnelle Ermittlung der Temperaturabhängigkeit des Quellungsgrades Q. Neben Q sind der „Löslichkeitsparameter“ des Polymernetzwerkes, die Geschwindigkeitskonstanten und die Aktivierungsenergie des Vernetzungsprozesses zugänglich. Bei der Kombination der Quellungsmessungen mit einer Bestimmung des Hugginsschen Wechselwirkungsparameters kann auch die Vernetzungsdichte der Polymerfilme ermittelt werden.Auf der Basis dieser Untersuchungen konnte eine schnelle Methode zur Charakterisierung der Ummantelung von Lichtleitfasern entwickelt werden. Die zylindrischen Polymerfilme lösen sich während der Quellung in Toluol(25°C) vom Glaskern. Nach 5 min kann der Quellungsgrad der Ummantelung bestimmt werden.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 187 (1991), S. 207-224 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die Synthese und die thermischen Eigenschaften von zwei reaktiven, symmetrischen Azomonomeren und Modellverbindungen wurden untersucht, um thermolabile Mikrokapseln mit thermosensitiven Azogruppen herzustellen. Die Zerfallskinetik dieser thermisch und photochemisch instabilen Verbindungen ist von erster Ordnung, vergleichbar mit AIBN.Durch Grenzflächenpolykondensation der Azomonomeren mit Ethylendiamin, 1,6-Hexamethylendiamin oder Diethylentriamin wurden azogruppenhaltige Polyamide und Polyharnstoffe erhalten, aus denen thermosensitive Mikrokapseln hergestellt wurden. Mit optimierten Herstellungsbedingungen wurden in hohen Ausbeuten Mikrokapseln einheitlicher Größe mit guten Thermo-Transfer-Druckeigenschaften erhalten.
    Notes: In view of applying thermolabile microcapsules with azo groups as thermosensitive sites it was necessary to study the preparation and the thermal behaviour of two reactive, symmetrical azo monomer-compounds and model compounds. They are thermally and photochemically instable and the kinetics of their decomposition is of first order, comparable to that of AIBN.Azo group-containing polyamides and polyureas were prepared by interfacial polycondensation reaction from ethylendiamine, 1,6-hexamethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine and azo monomer-compounds.These polymers were used to prepare thermosensitive microcapsules. Favourable conditions were found to obtain microcapsules of uniform size, in a high yield, and with good properties in thermo-transfer-print.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 188 (1991), S. 27-40 
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die Fluorierung von Polyethylen und Polyvinylalkohol wurde mit Dichlordifluormethan CCl2F2 (Freon 12) unter Verwendung von Cobalt-60 γ-Strahlung bzw. elektrischer Lichtbogenentladung durchgeführt und der Einfluß von Reaktionstemperatur und -zeit, Katalysator, Verdünnung etc. untersucht. Dabei wurde bei Polyethylen sowohl die Fluorierung als auch die gleichzeitige Chlorierung beobachtet, wobei der Anteil an Fluorierung bei elektrischer Lichtbogenentladung gewöhnlich höher war als bei Verwendung von γ-Strahlung; in beiden Fällen war dennoch die Chlorierung deutlich bevorzugt. Bei Polyvinylalkohol konnten noch höhere Fluorierungs-bzw. Chlorierungsgrade ermittelt werden.
    Notes: Fluorination of polyethylene and polyvinyl alcohol was carried out by dichloro-difluoromethane under cobalt-60 gamma radiation and under electric spark discharge. The effect of temperature, reaction time, catalyst, inert diluent etc. was studied. Simultaneous chlorination of the polymer samples was observed along with fluorination. The extent of fluorination under electric spark discharge is usually higher than that under gamma radiation. Again, the extent of chlorination is higher than that of fluorination in both the cases. The extent of fluorination as well as chlorination is the highest in case of polyvinyl alcohol.
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    Description / Table of Contents: Celluloseacetatphthalat (CAP) mit einem Acetylgehalt von 19,5 Gew.-% und einem Phthalylgehalt von 21,4 Gew.-% wurde hergestellt und durch fraktionierte Fällung in fünf Fraktionen mit gleichmäßig abnehmendem Molekulargewicht aufgetrennt. Die Werte für das zahlenmittlere Molekulargewicht (M̄n) dieser Fraktionen wurden membranosmometrisch in 0,05 N NaHCO3 gemessen; die Werte für die Grenzviskosität ([η]) wurden ebenfalls von allen fünf Fraktionen bei verschiedenen Temperaturen bestimmt. Die Beziehung zwischen [η] und M̄n wurde nach der Mark-Houwink-Kuhn-Sakurada-Gleichung ausgewertet, und aus den dabei erhaltenen Werten für v zeigte sich, daß CAP offensichtlich ein sehr steifes Polymeres ist. Die Temperaturabhängigkeit der Viskosität verdünnter CAP-Lösungen wurde nach der Methode von Moore durch einen Arrhenius-Ausdruck beschrieben. Die Aktivierungsenergie der Durchflußgeschwindigkeit hängt sowohl von der Konzentration als auch vom Molekulargewicht ab; aus dem dabei erhaltenen empirischen Parameter Ke kann ebenfalls auf ein steifes Polymeres geschlossen werden.
    Notes: Cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP) having an acetyl content of 19.5 wt.-% and a phthalyl content of 21.4 wt.-% was prepared and fractionated into five fractions of regularly decreasing molecular weight. The values of the number average molecular weight (M̄n) of these fractions were measured in 0.05 N NaHCO3 by the help of high-speed membrane osmometer. The intrinsic viscosity [η] values for all the fractions of CAP in 0.05 N NaHCO3 were also determined at different temperatures. The Mark-Houwink-Kuhn-Sakurada equation was applied to the obtained results and the [η]-M̄n relationships for CAP have been established. The results of the values of v suggest that CAP is a stiff polymer. The temperature dependence of the viscosity of dilute CAP solutions has been described by an Arrhenius expression according to Moore's treatment. The activation energy of flow was found to depend on both concentration and molecular weight through an empirical parameter (Ke). The Ke value obtained for CAP also indicates that CAP is a rigid polymer.
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    Description / Table of Contents: Methylhydro-dimethylsiloxancopolymere wurden aus den Hydrolysaten von Dichlordimethylsilan mit 10, 20, 30, 50 und 70 Vol.-% Dichlormethylsilan hergestellt. Die Copolymeren wurden IR-, 1H-NMR-spectroskopisch und chemisch charakterisiert und als Härter für ein funktionalisiertes RTV-Siliconmaterial eingesetzt. Die Vulkanisateigenschaften wurden geprüft; die Copolymeren mit hohem Hydridgehalt verbesserten die mechanischen Eigenschaften und die thermische Stabilität der Vulkanisate.
    Notes: Synthesis of hydride terminated methylhydro-dimethylsiloxane copolymers from the hydrolyzates of 10, 20, 30, 50 and 70% vol.-% dichloromethylsilane with dichlorodimethylsilane have been carried out. The copolymers were characterized by IR-and 1H-NMR-spectroscopy and standard chemical analysis. They were used as curatives for a standard vinyl functional room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicone material based on addition cure, and the vulcanizate properties have been evaluated. The copolymers with high hydride content gave better mechanical properties and thermal stability to the vulcanizates.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 188 (1991), S. 73-84 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Description / Table of Contents: Die thermischen Eigenschaften von Polystyrol and Poly(methylmethacrylat) mit verkapseltem und dispergiertem TiO2 wurden verglichen. Die verkapselnden Polymeren zeigen zwei thermische Relaxationsbereiche, deren nach Wunderlich ermittelte Aktivierungsenergien denen von dynamischen Dispersionen ähnlich sind. Es wird vorgeschlagen, daß die Niedertemperaturrelaxation durch lokale Änderungen der Konformation der Makromoleküle hervorgerufen wird, während die Hochtemperaturrelaxation dem normalen Glasübergang einschließlich der Wechselwirkung mit TiO2 vergleichbar ist. Das thermische Verhalten nahe der Zersetzungstemperatur in verschiedenen Atmosphären deutet darauf hin, daß in den verkapselnden Polymeren spezifische Strukturen vorhanden sind, die eine große Menge Sauerstoff adsorbieren können.
    Notes: Comparing the thermal properties of TiO2 encapsulating polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) with those of TiO2 dispersion polymers it was found that the encapsulating polymers have two thermal relaxation regions. The activation energy of those thermal relaxation regions was determined using the Wunderlich method and it was found that the values are similar to the activation energy for the dynamic dispersion. It is suggested that the low-temperature thermal relaxation is caused by the local change of conformation of molecular chains, while the high-temperature thermal relaxation is similar to that of the normal glass transition temperature including the interaction with TiO2. In addition, the thermal behaviour near the degradation point in different atmospheres indicates that the encapsulating polymer has a specific structure for adsorbing a large amount of oxygen.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 188 (1991), S. 105-111 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Description / Table of Contents: Poly(3-dodecylthiophen) (PDDT) wurde auf chemischem Weg synthetisiert und 1H-NMR-, IR- und UV-spektroskopisch charakterisiert. Das bei Raumtemperatur aufgenommene ESR-Spektrum von PDDT zeigt einen g-Wert von 2.0091 und eine Linienbreite von 6.60 Gauss. Aus der Lösung gegossene und mit Iod dotierte PDDT-Filme hatten eine elektrische Leitfähigkeit von 12 S/cm.
    Notes: The chemical synthesis of poly(3-dodecylthiophene) is reported. The polymer was characterized by 1H-NMR, IR and UV absorption spectroscopic techniques. The room temperature electron spin resonance spectrum yielded a g value of 2.0091 and a linewidth of 6.60 Gauss. The solution cast polymer films after doping with iodine exhibited an electrical conductivity of 12 S/cm.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 188 (1991), S. 85-96 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Zwei Methoden zur Herstellung hochmolekularer poröser “Bromamine” (—SO2NBr-Na+) mit Poly (styrol-co-divinylbenzol)-Matrix wurden untersucht, und zwar (a) die Einwirkung von Hypobromiten auf das die entsprechenden Sulfonamidseitengruppen enthaltende Copolymere, und (b) die Einwirkung von Bromiden auf das entsprechende hochmolekulare “Chloramin”. In beiden Fällen wurden Metallsalze des hochmolekularen “Bromamins” erhalten. Das Natriumsalz wurde mit einer 100-proz. Ausbeute an funktionellen Gruppen erhalten; es enthielt 2.1 mmol · g-1 —SO2NBr-Na+ Gruppen, d. h. 4.2 meq · g-1 aktives Brom. Es wurde auch die Stabilität des Harzes getestet, und zwar im Bereich von 20-100°C sowohl im trockenen Zustand als auch in wäßrigen Medien. Darüber hinaus wurden thermoanalytische Messungen bis 1000°C durchgeführt. Es wurden auch Beispiele für die Anwendung des“Bromamins” als polymeres Reagenz für Bromierungen (Iodierungen), Oxidationen, Wasserdesinfektion und Kationenaustausch gegeben. Dieses sehr reaktive polymere Reagenz kann ohne merklichen Verlust seiner Eigenschaften wiederholt debromiert und bromiert werden.
    Notes: Macromolecular pendant group N-monobromosulphonamide metal salts —SO2NBr-M+ having a macroporous styrene-divinylbenzene matrix structure have been obtained by two methods:(a) by the action of aqueous metal hypobromites on the appropriate macromolecular pendant group sulphonamide, and(b) by the action of an aqueous metal bromide on the appropriate macromolecular N-chlorosulphonamide metal salt.In each case the sodium salt product was obtained with a 100% functional yield and it contained 2.1 mmol.g-1 —SO2NBr-Na+ groups, i. e., 4.2 meq · g-1 of active bromine. The stability of the resin was investigated in the range 20-100°C in the dry state as well as in aqueous media.A thermoanalysis (TG, DTG, and DTA curves) was carried out up to 1000°C and its course was interpreted. The resin has brominating, oxidative, microbiocidic, and ionexchanging properties. It reacts in a reversible way: after the loss of the active bromine, it can be reactivated again.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 245 (1997), S. 105-112 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Die Saure- und Alkalibestandigkeit einiger heterozyklischer Poly(amidimid)e wurde mit der von strukturahnlichen Polyimiden und Poly(amidimid)en ohne heterozyklische Gruppen verglichen. Alle untersuchten Polymeren erwiesen sich in saurem Medium als sehr stabil. Der Einbau zusatzlicher Heterozyklen wie 1,3,4- Oxadiazol oder Phenylchinoxalin in die Polymerkette eines Poly(amidimid)s fiihrte zu einer erheblichen Verbesserung der Alkalistabilitat. Polyamide mit Imid-Ringen in der Seitenkette sind bestandiger gegen Hydrolyse als Polyamide mit Imid-Grup-pen in der Hauptkette.
    Notes: The stability of some heterocyclic poly(amide imide)s in acidic and alkaline medium was compared to the structurally related polyimide and poly(amide imide)s without other heterocyclic groups. All the polymers have high stability in acidic medium. The introduction of additional heterocycles such as 1,3,4-0xadiazole or phenylquinoxaline into the macromolecular chain of a poly(amide imide) increases substantially the resistance to alkaline medium. Polyamides containing imide rings only in the side chain are more stable to hydrolysis than related polyamide having imide units in the main chain.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 245 (1997), S. 125-137 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Description / Table of Contents: Ein trifunktionelles Hochleistungs-Epoxidharz auf Basis des Triglycidylethers von Tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)methane (TETM) wurde durch Kondensation von 4-Hydroxybenzaldehyd mit Phenol and anschließender Epoxidierung mit Epichlorhydrin hergestellt. Zur Strukturaufklärung wurde das Produkt mittels IR- und NMR-Spektroskopie sowie Masenspektrometrie untersucht. Durch Modifizierung mit einem aminoterminierten Poly(dimethylsiloxan) wurde die Eigenspannung des mit einem Phenolnovolak vernetzten TETM für die Anwendung als Verkapselung elektronischer Bauteile herabgesetzt. Durch das in der TETM-Matrix frei verteilte Silikonelastomere konnte die Spannung des vernetzten Epoxidharzes deutlich reduziert werden, indem der thermische Ausdehnungskoeffizient und der Elastizitätsmodul des Materials verringert wurden, während die Glasübergangstemperatur kaum abnahm.
    Notes: A high-performance trifunctional epoxy resin based on the triglycidyl ether of tris (4-hydroxyphenyl)-methane (TETM) was synthesized by the condensation of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde with phenol followed by epoxidation with epichlorohydrin. The structure of TETM was confirmed by mass spectra, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Amino-terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane)s were used to reduce the stress of the trifunctional epoxy resin cured with phenolic novolac resin for electronic encapsulation application. The dispersed silicone rubbers effectively reduce the stress of cured epoxy resins by reducing the coefficient of thermal expansion and flexural modulus while the glass transition temperature was hardly depressed.
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    Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 245 (1997), S. 149-154 
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    Keywords: Chemistry ; Polymer and Materials Science
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    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Description / Table of Contents: Die kationische Polymerisation von Cyclohexenoxid wurde durch Reduktion eines Allylsulfoniumsalzes in Gegenwart von Ascorbyl-6-hexadecanoat und Kupfer(II)-benzoat ausgelöst. Für die Initiation wird eine Redoxreaktion diskutiert, in der die Kupferverbindung als Elektronenüberträger dient.
    Notes: The cationic polymerization of cyclohexene oxide was initiated by reduction of allyl sulfonium salt in the presence of ascorbyl-6 hexadecanoate and copper (II) benzoate. A redox reaction in which the copper compound serving as an electron carrier for the initiation step was proposed.
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