DISCO—a general computer program for the computation of acid dissociation constants of polyprotic molecules in water and biological fluids, from nuclear magnetic resonance data: application to polyamines

2003 ◽  
Vol 319 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiano Reniero ◽  
Claude Guillou ◽  
Chiara Frassineti ◽  
Stefano Ghelli
1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 198-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
André H Juffer

The purpose of this review is to introduce several computational procedures for the determination of acid-dissociation constants (pKa) of titratable groups in proteins. Several concepts, such as continuum electrostatics and the exact meaning of intrinsic and apparent pKas, will be explained in some detail. Each of the methods will be judged on its merits, and some comparisons between the methods will be presented. While the emphasis of this review will be on theoretical formulations, the experimental determination by means of nuclear magnetic resonance will be briefly explained. The determination of individual pKa values by nuclear magnetic resonance in combination with computationally determined pKas can provide unique information about the pH-dependent properties of proteins and their complexes with peptides, DNA, and ligands.Key words: acid-dissociation constants, NMR, continuum electrostatics, dielectric constant of proteins, Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics.


1984 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 2447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mv Itzstein ◽  
ID Jenkins

Triphenylphosphine and diisopropyl azodicarboxylate react with phenols in tetrahydrofuran or chloroform at 0° to give diaryloxytriphenylphosphoranes. A linear free-energy relationship has been found between the 31P n.m.r. chemical shifts of many of these phosphoranes and the acid dissociation constants of the corresponding phenols. In general, electron-withdrawing groups on the phenol result in downfield 31P n.m.r. chemical shifts, while electron donating groups result in up-field shifts.


Author(s):  
A.N. Sagredos ◽  
R. Moser

AbstractBased on previous work (7) a method to simultaneously determine vamidothion [I], vamidothion-sulfoxide [II] and vamidothion sulfone [III] in tobacco has been developed. The compounds are extracted with water/acetone/acetic acid from the tobacco, cleansed over an aluminium oxide column and then determined on the gas chromatograph with the specific sulphur detector. Rates of recovery are 70 % - 92 %, the determination level is 0.1 ppm. Mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance data of vamidothion [I], vamidothion-sulfoxide [ II ] and vamidothion-sulfone [III] are given.


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