scholarly journals Thermal stability and structure of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from the coral Acropora millepora

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 10364-10374
Author(s):  
Astrid M. Perez ◽  
Jacob A. Wolfe ◽  
Janse T. Schermerhorn ◽  
Yiwen Qian ◽  
Bekim A. Cela ◽  
...  

The thermal stability of a critical coral metabolic enzyme increases significantly in the presence of its cofactor. X-ray crystallography identifies the protein backbone changes associated with cofactor occupancy.

2008 ◽  
Vol 55-57 ◽  
pp. 669-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Krachodnok ◽  
K.J. Haller ◽  
I.D. Williams

An inorganic-organic hybrid vanadate complex, Zn2(en)V2O7 (en = ethylenediamine) has been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, TG analysis, IR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21 with a = 7.0885(7), b = 8.6040(9), c = 8.1869(8) Å, b = 112.224(2)° and V = 462.22(8) Å3, T = 298±2 K and R1[I>2s(I)] = 0.0291 for 2170 observed reflections. The structure consists of undulating sheets constructed from helical chains that share Zn coordination centers with repeating units propagated into a helix by the two-fold screw axes at 0, y, ½ and pillared with alternating VO4 tetrahedra to generate a 3D chiral network. Neighboring helices are interconnected by µ2-O bridges to form the three-dimensional network. The strength of the network is reinforced by hydrogen bonding. TG analysis shows thermal stability of the network up to 283 °C.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 2060018
Author(s):  
E. M. Bayan ◽  
T. G. Lupeiko ◽  
L. E. Pustovaya ◽  
M. G. Volkova

Sn-doped TiO2 nanomaterials were synthesized by sol–gel method. It was shown the phase compositions and phase transitions change with the introduction of different tin amounts (0.5–20[Formula: see text]mol.%). X-ray powder diffraction was used to study the effect of different tin amounts on the anatase–rutile phase transition. It was found that the introduction of ions increases the thermal stability of anatase modifications. The material’s photocatalytic activity was studied in reaction with a model pollutant (methylene blue) photodegradation under UV and visible light activation. The best photocatalytic properties were shown for material, which contains 5[Formula: see text]mol.% of Sn.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae Hyeong Kim ◽  
Hyeji Kim ◽  
Hyo Jun Jang ◽  
Nara Lee ◽  
Kwang Hyun Nam ◽  
...  

AbstractIn the study reported herein, silver-coated copper (Ag/Cu) powder was modified with alkanethiols featuring alkyl chains of different lengths, namely butyl, octyl, and dodecyl, to improve its thermal stability. The modification of the Ag/Cu powders with adsorbed alkanethiols was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Each powder was combined with an epoxy resin to prepare an electrically conductive film. The results confirmed that the thermal stability of the films containing alkanethiol-modified Ag/Cu powders is superior to that of the film containing untreated Ag/Cu powder. The longer the alkyl group in the alkanethiol-modified Ag/Cu powder, the higher the initial resistance of the corresponding electrically conductive film and the lower the increase in resistance induced by heat treatment.


2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 043010 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Nilsson ◽  
F Uhlén ◽  
J Reinspach ◽  
H M Hertz ◽  
A Holmberg ◽  
...  

1998 ◽  
Vol 514 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. F. Wu ◽  
A. Vantomne ◽  
S. Hogg ◽  
H. Pattyn ◽  
G. Langouche ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTThe Nd-disilicide, which exists only in a tetragonal or an orthorhombic structure, cannot be grown epitaxially on a Si(111) substrate. However, by adding Y and using channeled ion beam synthesis, hexagonal Nd0.32Y0.68Si1.7 epilayers with lattice constant of aepi = 0.3915 nm and cepi = 0.4152 nm and with good crystalline quality (χmin of Nd and Y is 3.5% and 4.3 % respectively) are formed in a Si(111) substrate. This shows that the addition of Y to the Nd-Si system forces the latter into a hexagonal structure. The epilayer is stable up to 950 °C; annealing at 1000 °C results in partial transformation into other phases. The formation, the structure and the thermal stability of this ternary silicide have been studied using Rutherford backscattering/channeling, x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 875 ◽  
pp. 116-120
Author(s):  
Muhammad Alamgir ◽  
Faizan Ali Ghauri ◽  
Waheed Qamar Khan ◽  
Sajawal Rasheed ◽  
Muhammad Sarfraz Nawaz ◽  
...  

In this study, the effect of SBR concentration (10 Phr, 20 Phr & 30 Phr ) on the thermal behavior of EPDM/SBR blends was studied. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to check weight loss of samples as function of temperature by heating upto 600°C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was performed to determine quality and % crystallinity of the elastomer blends. It was seen that % crystallinity improved with an increase in the content of SBR in EPDM/SBR blends. TGA revealed that the thermal stability of EPDM/SBR blends has improved by 17% than neat EPDM. Carbon nano-coatings produced by sputtering have no beneficial influence on thermal behaviour of elastomers.


2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 822-828
Author(s):  
SG Bawa ◽  
AS Ahmed ◽  
PC Okonkwo

Thermal stability of transitional alumina phases produced from ammonium alum using Kankara kaolin as starting material was studied. Wet beneficiation method was employed to purify the starting material, after which it was calcined and dealuminated with sulphuric acid. The elemental composition, mineralogical, and physiological analyses were carried out using X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) techniques respectively. The ammonium alum was thermally treated by varying the calcination temperature from 700 to 1200°C and varying the time of calcination from 1 to 4 h. The formation of gamma alumina began at calcination temperature of 825°C for calcination time of 3 h, which was found to be lower than reported works of 900°C. It was found to be stable at higher temperature of 1125°C, above which phase transformation to alpha alumina was observed. The observed wide range of thermal stability of the gamma alumina phase gives it good advantage to be used for high temperature applications, such as support for catalyst promoters. Alpha alumina phase formation began at 1150°C and was fully formed at 1200°C. BET specific surface area of 166 m2/g was obtained for the gamma alumina phase which was high enough for it application as support for catalyst, catalyst and adsorbent. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/njt.v36i3.23


2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 505-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong-Lai Zhang ◽  
Jiang-Chuang Song ◽  
Jian-Guo Zhang ◽  
Gui-Xia Ma ◽  
Kai-Bei Yu

Cobalt(II) and zinc(II) complexes of ethyl carbazate (ECZ), [Co(ECZ)3](NO3)2 and [Zn(ECZ)3] (NO3)2, were synthesized. Single crystals of these two compounds were grown from aqueous solutions using a slow evaporation method. Their structures have been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Both of them are monoclinic with space group P21/n. The complexes are further characterized by element analysis and IR measurements. Their thermal stabilities are studied by using TG-DTG, DSC techniques. When heated to 350 °C, only metal oxide was left for both complexes.


Author(s):  
Konstantin G. Gorbovskiy ◽  
Alena S. Ryzhova ◽  
Andrey M. Norov ◽  
Denis A. Pagaleshkin ◽  
Valentina N. Kalinina ◽  
...  

Complex mineral ammonium nitrate-based fertilizers are complex multicomponent salt systems possessing low thermal stability and prone to self-sustaining decomposition. This leads to the need to increase the requirements for fire and explosion safety in their manufacture, storage and transportation, caused by the fact that ammonium nitrate is a solid oxidant able to support a combustion, and its heating in confined space can lead to detonation. Components that make up such fertilizers can both reduce (phosphates and ammonium sulfate) and accelerate (chlorine compounds) decomposition of ammonium nitrate. Thus, the thermal stability of fertilizers based on ammonium nitrate largely depends on the ratio of the components that make up its composition or formed as a result of the chemical reaction. The simplest way to reduce the content of ammonium nitrate and increase the thermal stability of fertilizer without changing the content of essential nutrients is to increase the degree of phosphoric acid ammoniation. In this paper, the phase composition change of grade 22:11:11 nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilizer obtained with different ammoniation degree in the process of thermal decomposition was studied by X-ray phase analysis. To obtain this fertilizer, wet-process phosphoric acid obtained sulfuric acid attack of the Khibin apatite concentrate by a hemihydrate method is used. It is shown that an increase in the ammoniation degree has a significant effect on the exothermic decomposition of ammonium nitrate and the amount of material that is released into the gas phase. The phases formed at each stage of the decomposition are determined.Forcitation:Gorbovskiy K.G., Ryzhova A.S., Norov A.M., Pagaleshkin D.A., Kalinina V.N., Mikhaylichenko A.I. Study of thermal decomposition products of nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilizers based on ammonium nitrate by X-ray diffractuon. Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved. Khim. Khim. Tekhnol. 2018. V. 61. N 1. P. 72-77


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Griffiths ◽  
Zachary Dubrawski ◽  
Goran Bačić ◽  
Jason Masuda ◽  
Achini Japahuge ◽  
...  

We compare and contrast the volatility and thermal stability of a family of twelve organometallic gold(I) compounds using a combination of X-ray crystallography, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and density functional theory (DFT) techniques. Pentafluorophenyl is used as a new ligand for vapor deposition which produces rather low volatility, but very thermally stable compounds when combined with PMe<sub>3</sub> and <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>'-di-<i>tert</i>-butylimidazolidin-2-ylidene. We introduce a precursor figure of merit that can be used to rank precursor usefulness. Using DFT, we find a linear correlation between Au-L bond strength and thermal stability, which demonstrates the power of computational techniques to predict successful synthetic targets for future precursor design studies.


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