Dimers monomers

Size Isomers. In solution, hGH is a mixture of monomer, dimer, and higher molecular weight oligomers. Furthermore, there are aggregated forms of hGH found in both the pituitary and in the circulation (16,17). The dimeric forms of hGH have been the most carefully studied and there appear to be at least three distinct types of dimer a disulfide dimer connected through interchain disulfide bonds (8) a covalent or irreversible dimer that is detected on sodium dodecylsulfate- (SDS-)polyacrylamide gels (see Electroseparations, Electrophoresis) and is not a disulfide dimer (19,20) and a noncovalent dimer which is easily dissociated into monomeric hGH by treatment with agents that dismpt hydrophobic interactions in proteins (21). In addition, hGH forms a dimeric complex with ( 2). Scatchard analysis has revealed that two ions associate per hGH dimer in a cooperative... 

Zirconium and other nonmultivalent metal ions can act as promoters in some manner not currently clearly defined. For zirconium, the effect may be related to changes in monomer—dimer equitibria of Co(II) complexes (2,204,205). 

The physical properties of polymerized fatty acids are influenced by the basestock, by the dimerization conditions and catalysis, and by the degree to which monomer, dimer, and higher oligomers are separated following the dimerization. 

Currently, there is continuing work on an iadustry standard method for the direct determination of monomer, dimer, and trimer acids. Urea adduction (of the methyl esters) has been suggested as a means of determining monomer ia distilled dimer (74). The method is tedious and the nonadductiag branched-chain monomer is recovered with the polymeric fraction. A micro sublimation procedure was developed as an improvement on urea adduction for estimation of the polymer fraction. Incomplete removal of monomer esters or loss of dimer duriag distillation can lead to error (75). 

M. Tammaro, J. W. Evans. Monomer-dimer surface reaction models Influence of the dimer adsorption mechanism. Phys Rev E 52 2310-2317, 1995. 

M. H. Kim, H. Park. Critical behavior of an interacting monomer-dimer model. Phys Rev Lett 73 2579-2582, 1994. 

FIGURE 3.11 Zorbax GF columns are routinely used to quantitate or isolate different forms (monomer, dimer, aggregates) of biomolecules. 

The dithionite ion has a remarkable eclipsed stmcture of approximate C2v symmetry (Fig. 15.32b). The extraordinarily long S-S distance (239 pm) and the almost parallel SO2 planes (dihedral angle 30°) are other unusual features. Electron-spin-resonance studies have shown the presence of the S02 radical ion in solution ( 300ppm), suggesting the establishment of a monomer-dimer equilibrium 8204 ... 

Here, we address the more general question of the relative stability of monomers, dimers and triangular trimers on the (111) surface of FCC transition metals of the same chemical species as a function of the d band filling Nd. All possible atomic configurations of the systems are considered monomers and dimers at sites N and F, triangles with A and B borders at sites N and F (Fig. 4). The d band-filling includes the range of stability of the FCC phase (Nd > 7.5e /atom). The densities of states are obtained from... 

Figure 4. Possible atomic configurations for monomers, dimers and triangular trimers on (111) FCC surfaces at normal (N) and fault (F) sites. Trimers of type A have their center above an atom in the surface layer, for type B the center is at an adsorption site...

Figure 5. Diagram giving the relative stability of the various atomic configurations shown in Fig. 4 as a function of the d band-filling Nj- From the second to the fifth line relative stability of the F and N sites for the monomer, dimer, A trimer and B trimer. On the sixth and seventh lines relative stability of A and B triangles at N and F sites. The relative stability of HCP and FCC bulk phases is given for comparison in the first line.

The number average molecular weight (M ) is related to the number of particles present in a sample. It is calculated by dividing the sum of the weights of all the species present (monomers, dimers, trimers, and so on) by the number of species present ... 

With bulky diphosphines Bu2P(CH2) PBu2 (n = 8-12), similar reactions of the diphosphines with MCl2(PhCN)2 give separable mixtures of monomer, dimer and trimer. With small phosphines (n = 5-7) dimers predominate (Figure 3.48). 

Baryshnikova OK, Sykes BD (2006) Backbone dynamics of SDF-lalpha determined by NMR interpretation in the presence of monomer-dimer equilibrium. Protein Sci 15 2568-2578 Becker EB, Bonni A (2004) Cell cycle regulation of neuronal apoptosis in development and disease. Prog Neurobiol 72 1-25... 

This step may be followed by reaction of the dimer with another monomer to form a trimer, or the dimer may react with another dimer to form a tetramer, and so on. These species in turn may react with monomers, dimers, and so on. All of the reactions... 

Catalytic performance of the Nb monomer, dimer, and monolayer supported on Si02, and... 

Veldkamp CT, Peterson FC, Pelzek AJ, Volkman BF. The monomer-dimer equilibrium of stromal cell-derived factor-1 (CXCL 12) is altered by pH, phosphate, sulfate, and heparin. Protein Sci 2005 14 1071-81. 

Zinc dialkyldithiophosphates (ZDDPs), which act as antiwear additives in lubricating oils and were postulated to exist in various molecular forms (monomer, dimer or neutral form, and basic form), were studied by multi-edge (Zn K-, P K- and S K-) XAS for structural assessment [311]. Grazing incidence absorption spectroscopy measurements have provided evidence for breakdown of the ZDDP molecule following its adsorption on to a steel substrate surface [312]. XANES and CEMS were used to study the interaction of per-fluoropolyalkyl ether (PFPAE) additives with Fe-based alloys [313],... 

Until very recently, the only example of a quasi-3-coordinate aluminum phosphide was (Me3SiCH2)2AlPPh2,76 which was reported to exist in solution as a monomer-dimer equilibrium. However, a crystal structure of... 

Pt/Al2C>3-cinchona alkaloid catalyst system is widely used for enantioselective hydrogenation of different prochiral substrates, such as a-ketoesters [1-2], a,p-diketones, etc. [3-5], It has been shown that in the enantioselective hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate (Etpy) under certain reaction conditions (low cinchonidine concentration, using toluene as a solvent) achiral tertiary amines (ATAs triethylamine, quinuclidine (Q) and DABCO) as additives increase not only the reaction rate, but the enantioselectivity [6], This observation has been explained by a virtual increase of chiral modifier concentration as a result of the shift in cinchonidine monomer - dimer equilibrium by ATAs [7],... 

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