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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Peter Niraj Nirmalraj, Marta D. Rossell, Walid Dachraoui, Damien Thompson, Michael Mayer
Summary: This study demonstrates the use of liquid-based atomic force microscope and graphene liquid-cell-based scanning transmission electron microscope to observe chemically induced protein unfolding. The results show that fully folded ferritin proteins transform into rings after urea treatment but not after guanidinium treatment. Nanorings are a specific signature of denaturation of holo-ferritins after exposure to sufficiently high urea concentrations. The study also suggests that electrostatic destabilization triggers denaturation of ferritin as urea makes direct contact with the protein and disrupts the water H-bonding network in the ferritin solvation shell.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2023)
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Chemistry, Medicinal
Xiyu Chen, Sigrid Leyendecker, Henry van den Bedem
Summary: The conformation of a protein affects its function and interaction with ligands, with entropy playing a crucial role. This study presents a method to estimate the vibrational entropy of proteins using kinematic flexibility analysis, providing insights into protein-ligand binding.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ayhan Yurtsever, Linhao Sun, Kaito Hirata, Takeshi Fukuma, Siddharth Rath, Hadi Zareie, Shinji Watanabe, Mehmet Sarikaya
Summary: Understanding the mechanisms of self-organization of short peptides is important for the formation of crystalline biomolecular systems and their practical applications. This study focused on the self-organization process of a graphite-binding dodecapeptide on a graphite surface. The observations revealed the formation of homogeneous and heterogeneous layers, with transient crystalline phases, and provided insights into the surface behavior of short peptides on solids.
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Chemistry, Physical
Saina Kishani, Tobias Benselfelt, Lars Wagberg, Jakob Wohlert
Summary: This study investigated the thermodynamics of the adsorption of xyloglucan (XG) to cellulose surfaces at different temperatures using molecular dynamics simulations. The results showed that adsorption near room temperature is an endothermic process driven by the entropy of released interfacial water molecules. In the case of native cellulose, adsorption became exothermic at higher temperatures, while the interactions between water and charged groups of oxidized cellulose hindered this transition.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2021)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Mariano Chernicoff, Gaston Giribet, Emilio Rubin de Celis
Summary: This study examines extremal surfaces in a traversable wormhole geometry and their use in calculating holographic entanglement entropy. It analyzes different configurations to explore the phase transitions in the dual theory.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Debarshi Basu, Himanshu Parihar, Vinayak Raj, Gautam Sengupta
Summary: This article proposes a doubly holographic version of the semiclassical island formula for calculating the entanglement negativity in the framework of the defect AdS/BCFT correspondence. By comparing the DES proposal with the semiclassical island formula, we investigate the entanglement negativity in various scenarios and obtain the analogs of the Page curves.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yuan Li, Samuel E. Root, Lee Belding, Junwoo Park, Jeff Rawson, Hyo Jae Yoon, Mostafa Baghbanzadeh, Philipp Rothemund, George M. Whitesides
Summary: This paper presents a surface analysis technique using the EGaIn junction to measure tunneling current densities through SAMs terminated in a chelating group. The results allow for characterization of SAM composition and reaction kinetics, with comparisons made between different measurement methods like XPS. The study demonstrates the stability of bound metal ions, the effect on current density, and the comparison of dissociation constants measured through different techniques.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Micha M. Schleeh, Johannes Reiff, Pablo L. Garcia-Mueller, Rosa M. Benito, Florentino Borondo, Joerg Main, Rigoberto Hernandez
Summary: This paper investigates the behavior of a particle in a solvent, showing that the reaction rate of the particle in a diluted solvent is slower due to the lack of energy transfer through collisions. The flux-over-population reaction rate constant initially increases with increasing solvent density before decreasing again. By using Langevin dynamics and mean first-passage times (MFPTs), the authors observe the Kramers turnover phenomenon in the backward reaction of LiNC LiCN isomerization at intermediate and high temperatures. The results are in good agreement with the Pollak-Grabert-Hanggi (PGH) reaction rates at lower temperatures. Additionally, a square root behavior of the reaction rate is found at high temperatures. The comparison of methods in the intermediate- and high-temperature regimes suggests increased accuracy ranges for both the PGH and MFPT approaches.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Timothy J. Boyle, Fernando Guerrero, Roger E. Cramer, Paris C. Reuel, Daniel M. Boye, Henry L. Brooks
Summary: In an effort to develop precursors for lanthanide silicate materials, this study synthesized precursor compounds and characterized their crystal structures. The compounds exhibited different structures, mainly due to the different coordination geometries of the metal centers. Additionally, different derivatives were obtained under different reaction conditions, and these compounds showed good stability in solution. Spectral measurements showed that these compounds displayed luminescent properties in the visible range.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dmitriy Borodin, Nils Hertl, G. Barratt Park, Michael Schwarzer, Jan Fingerhut, Yingqi Wang, Junxiang Zuo, Florian Nitz, Georgios Skoulatakis, Alexander Kandratsenka, Daniel J. Auerbach, Dirk Schwarzer, Hua Guo, Theofanis N. Kitsopoulos, Alec M. Wodtke
Summary: Developing accurate theories for predicting rates of chemical reactions at metal surfaces, particularly in industrial catalysis, is of great interest. Conventional methods lack experimental validation and contain approximations. This study presents experimentally derived thermal rate constants for hydrogen atom recombination on platinum single-crystal surfaces, accurate enough to test theoretical approximations. Quantum effects, such as the wave nature of adsorbed hydrogen atoms and their electronic spin degeneracy, are found to be important, leading to an overestimation of rate constants for temperatures relevant to catalysis.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marcus Wieder, Josh Fass, John D. Chodera
Summary: The calculation of tautomer ratios of druglike molecules is crucial in computer-aided drug discovery, but accurate calculations in aqueous solution are surprisingly difficult. Current quantum chemical approaches using continuum solvent models and rigid-rotor harmonic-oscillator thermochemistry are inaccurate despite their computational expense.
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Chemistry, Physical
H. Leboucher, A. Simon, M. Rapacioli
Summary: In this study, we investigate the energetic and structural properties of clusters composed of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and water monomers using density-functional-based tight-binding potential. The binding energies and dissociation channels are discussed, revealing stronger cohesion energies for water clusters interacting with a pyrene dimer compared to pure water clusters. Furthermore, the interaction with a pyrene dimer affects the magic numbers of water clusters, and the charge distribution in cations is mainly carried by the pyrene molecules.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ashour A. Ahmed, Peter Leinweber, Oliver Kuehn
Summary: Phosphorus is essential for all forms of life, and its efficient use in fertilizers is crucial for food security. This review focuses on the binding of phosphorus to soil constituents, particularly the importance of goethite in phosphorus fixation. Experimental and computational chemistry techniques are used to investigate the factors affecting phosphorus adsorption, and various molecular models are introduced to understand the binding process at a molecular level.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Ernest Opoku, Filip Pawlowski, Joseph Vincent Ortiz
Summary: Highly accurate ab initio electron-propagator and coupled-cluster methods were used to predict the vertical electron attachment energies (VEAEs) of NH4+(H2O)(n) cationic clusters. The VEAEs decrease with increasing n and the clusters show notable changes in geometry.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2022)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Aprajita Jindal, Nikhil Patil, Aarti Bains, Kandi Sridhar, Baskaran Stephen Inbaraj, Manikant Tripathi, Prince Chawla, Minaxi Sharma
Summary: Minerals are crucial for human health, and their deficiencies can lead to serious health issues. Current research is focusing on protein-mineral complexes as eco-friendly and non-hazardous mineral fortifiers in food products. Cereal- and legume-based protein-mineral complexes effectively reduce toxicity, improve bone mineral density, and have antioxidant properties.
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Chemistry, Physical
Colin L. Freeman, John H. Harding, David Quigley, P. Mark Rodger
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2015)
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Chemistry, Physical
David J. Sparks, Maria E. Romero-Gonzalez, Elfateh El-Taboni, Colin L. Freeman, Shaun A. Hall, Gabriella Kakonyi, Linda Swanson, Steven A. Banwart, John H. Harding
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2015)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Riccardo Innocenti Malini, Yuriy G. Bushuev, Shaun A. Hall, Colin L. Freeman, P. Mark Rodger, John H. Harding
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Chemistry, Applied
Christopher D. Williams, Karl P. Travis, Neil A. Burton, John H. Harding
MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
(2016)
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Chemistry, Physical
Yi-Yeoun Kim, Joseph D. Carloni, Beatrice Demarchi, David Sparks, David G. Reid, Miki E. Kunitake, Chiu C. Tang, Melinda J. Duer, Colin L. Freeman, Boaz Pokroy, Kirsty Penkman, John H. Harding, Lara A. Estroff, Shefford P. Baker, Fiona C. Meldrum
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Chemistry, Physical
James A. Dawson, Derek C. Sinclair, John H. Harding, Colin L. Freeman
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2014)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
J. H. Harding, C. L. Freeman, D. M. Duffy
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Chemistry, Physical
Christopher D. Williams, Neil A. Burton, Karl P. Travis, John H. Harding
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION
(2014)
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Physics, Condensed Matter
Adam Archer, Henry R. Foxhall, Neil L. Allan, David S. D. Gunn, John H. Harding, Ilian T. Todorov, Karl P. Travis, John A. Purton
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER
(2014)
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Materials Science, Ceramics
Julian S. Dean, John H. Harding, Derek C. Sinclair
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2014)
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Electrochemistry
Ann Mari Svensson, Sara Olibet, Dominik Rudolph, Enrique Cabrera, Jesper Friis, Keith Butler, John Harding
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2014)
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Energy & Fuels
Machteld Lamers, Leif E. Hintzsche, Keith T. Butler, Per Erik Vullum, Chang-Ming Fang, Martijn Marsman, Gerald Jordan, John H. Harding, Georg Kresse, Arthur Weeber
SOLAR ENERGY MATERIALS AND SOLAR CELLS
(2014)
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Chemistry, Physical
Hungru Chen, James A. Dawson, John H. Harding
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2014)
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Materials Science, Ceramics
James P. Heath, Julian S. Dean, John H. Harding, Derek C. Sinclair
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
(2015)