Micellar concentration, critical

Critical micellar concentration (CMC) of a surfactant molecule is defined as the solute concentration at which micelles firstly appear in solution [24], 

BAs are steroid compounds, hydroxyl-derivatives of 5-P-cholan-24-oic acid. BAs are the hnal products of the hepatic biotransformation of cholesterol and they are normally present in the bile as mixed micelles. They have different physicochemical properties according to the number, position, and orientation of their hydroxyl groups, and the type of conjugation with glycine and taurine, which forms the glyco- and tauro-derivatives. These factors influence their solubility, hydrophobicity, and detergent properties [35-37]. 

Glycoderiratives R = -NHCH2-COOH Tauroderi ratives R = -NHCH -CH -SO H 

In this context, the study of the CMC of BAs is a fundamental parameter in the evaluation of the biological activity of this type of compounds. 

FIGURE 21.2 Structures of some representative nonionic surfactants. Nonionic surfactants have either a polyether or a poly hydroxyl unit as the polar group. In the vast majority of nonionics, the polar group is a polyether consisting of oxyethylene units, made by polymerization of ethylene oxide (from Ref. 9). 

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Kekicheff P, Christenson FI K and Ninham B W 1989 Adsorption of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide to mica surface below the critical micellar concentration Colloid Surf. 40 31-41... 

For fluorescence PAH determination in tap water acid-induced cloud point extraction was used. This kind of extraction based on the phase separation into two isotropic liquid phases a concentrated phase containing most of the surfactant (surfactant-rich phase), where the solubilised solutes are exttacted, and an aqueous phase containing a surfactant concenttation closes to the critical micellar concentration. 

The aqueous micellai solutions of some surfactants exhibit the cloud point, or turbidity, phenomenon when the solution is heated or cooled above or below a certain temperature. Then the phase sepai ation into two isotropic liquid phases occurs a concentrated phase containing most of the surfactant and an aqueous phase containing a surfactant concentration close to the critical micellar concentration. The anionic surfactant solutions show this phenomenon in acid media without any temperature modifications. The aim of the present work is to explore the analytical possibilities of acid-induced cloud point extraction in the extraction and preconcentration of polycyclic ai omatic hydrocai bons (PAHs) from water solutions. The combination of extraction, preconcentration and luminescence detection of PAHs in one step under their trace determination in objects mentioned allows to exclude the use of lai ge volumes of expensive, high-purity and toxic organic solvents and replace the known time and solvent consuming procedures by more simple and convenient methods. 

Since the well-known Stauff-Klevens equation which relates the number of carbon atoms of a surfactant and the critical micellar concentration was estab-... 

Hydrolysis of substrates is performed in water, buffered aqueous solutions or biphasic mixtures of water and an organic solvent. Hydrolases tolerate low levels of polar organic solvents such as DMSO, DMF, and acetone in aqueous media. These cosolvents help to dissolve hydrophobic substrates. Although most hydrolases require soluble substrates, lipases display weak activity on soluble compounds in aqueous solutions. Their activity markedly increases when the substrate reaches the critical micellar concentration where it forms a second phase. This interfacial activation at the lipid-water interface has been explained by the presence of a... 

CLC Charcot-Leyden crystal CMC Critical micellar concentration CMI Cell mediated immunity CML Chronic myeloid leukaemia CMV Cytomegalovirus CNS Central nervous system CO Cyclooxygenase CoA Coenzyme A CoA-IT Coenzyme A - independent transacylase... 

Monomer/Micelle Equilibrium Mixtures of surfactants, like any surfactant species in an aqueous solution, give rise to monomer or micelle aggregates provided that the concentration reaches a minimum value, called the critical micellar concentration (CMC). The micelles thus formed are mixed, i.e. made up of the different surfactant species in solution. 

The critical micellar concentrations of anionic/nonionic surfactant mixtures examined are low in a saline medium, so that, at the concentrations injected in practice, the chromatographic effects resulting from the respective adsorption of monomers are masked. Such surfactants propagate simultaneously in the medium in the form of mixed micelles. 

In order to separate neutral compounds, Terabe et al. [13] added surfactants to the buffer electrolyte. Above their critical micellar concentration (cmc), these surfactants form micelles in the aqueous solution of the buffer electrolyte. The technique is then called Micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography, abbreviated as MECC or MEKC. Micelles are dynamic structures consisting of aggregates of surfactant molecules. They are highly hydrophobic in their inner structure and hydrophilic at the outer part. The micelles are usually... 

The levels of PAF synthesis and release are also modulated by levels of extracellular albumin. In the absence of albumin, neutrophils (stimulated with fMet-Leu-Phe) synthesise only low levels of PAF within 1-2 min of stimulation. In the presence of 0.25% albumin, PAF synthesis is increased, and up to half of this may be released with 5% albumin, rates of synthesis and release are increased further and sustained over a 30-min period. Newly-synthesised PAF is reincorporated by neutrophils into membrane lipids and is therefore poorly soluble in aqueous media. Thus, extracellularly added albumin will bind to cell-associated PAF and effectively solubilise it at concentrations below its critical micellar concentration (CMC). This will effectively enhance the PAF release rate, which will decrease the concentration of cell-associated PAF thus, the rate of biosynthesis will be sustained. 

CGD cGMP ci- CMC CMML chronic granulomatous disease cyclic guanosine monophosphate chloride ion critical micellar concentration chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia... 

AP has been used to probe micellar media (Saroja et al., 1998). The probe is located at the micellar interface and is well suited to monitoring micellar aggregation. In fact, the sharp change in the fluorescence intensity versus surfactant concentration allows the critical micellar concentration (CMC) to be determined. Excellent agreement with the literature values was found for anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants. The electroneutrality of 4-AP and its small size are distinct advantages over ionic probes like ANS or TNS. 

Pyrene has been used to investigate the extent of water penetration into micelles and to accurately determine critical micellar concentrations (Kalyanasundaram, 1987). Polarity studies of silica or alumina surfaces have also been reported. In lipid vesicles, measurement of the ratio Ii/Iui provides a simple tool for determination of phase transition temperatures and also the effect of cholesterol addition. 

Newly used chiral surfactants often have a low critical micellar concentration, are highly soluble and can be synthesized both in L- and D-forms. This last feature makes it possible to easily change the migration order of the optical isomers, which is very interesting for the determination of the optical pnrity of drugs, where for quantification purposes it is favorable that the chiral impurity migrates before the main component. 

The AmB aggregates in LC-AmB are different from those formed by free AmB aggregates in terms of their ability to dissociate on dilution below the critical micellar concentration of AmB. In contrast to free AmB aggregates, the interaction between the lipid and the aggregated AmB was very stable because the absorption and CD spectra of the preparation containing 35% AmB with lipid were not affected by dilution down to 5 x 10 M AmB. Incubation for one hour at 37°C did not affect its spectrum either. The strong interaction between AmB and lipids was confirmed by DSC... 

Inspection of Table 3.6 together with Scheme 3.11 reveals a few general trends. First of all, the effect seems to be connected to micelle formation. The data of Table 3.6 together with other results of detailed studies [132-133,136-139] show that the largest effect of the surfactants on the reaction rate can be observed around the critical micellar concentration (c.m.c.) of the amphiphiles. Accordingly, non-ionic surfactants (Brij, Tween) with very... 

Micelles tend to aggregate, and there are many ways to measure their concentration, including surface tension measurements. The midpoint of the concentration range over which micellar aggregation occurs is called the critical micellar concentration (CMC). Below the CMC, added bile-salt molecules dissolve in the form of monomers above the CMC, added bile-salt molecules form micelles, leaving the monomeric concentration essentially constant. The pH at which CMC formation occurs is called the critical micellar pH, (CMpH). Table 1.1 lists values for some of the bile acids mentioned in this review. 

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