Cations monovalent

The relative free energies of Na vs. K coordination within a G-quadruplex have been determined under equilibrium conditions using H NMR spectroscopy. This study used the G-quadruplex formed by d(G3T4G3), a sequence that forms a bimolecular quadruplex with three G-quartets in the presence of either Na or K ions. H chemical shifts were followed as a sample of [d(G3T4G3)]2 was converted from its Na form to its K form by titration with 

Sequence rc) Salt concentration (mM) T (Na ) (°C) Salt concentration (mM) Reference 

Other monovalent cations shown to promote the formation of G-quadruplex structures include Rb , Cs, , NH4 and Tl. Decades ago Chantot and Guschlbauer measured the melting temperature of gels formed by 

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The ion-exchange reaction of a monovalent cation, M+, at a strong acid exchange site is... 

Only salts are salty however, not all salts are salty. Some are sweet, bitter, or tasteless. The salty taste is exhibited by ionized salts, and the greatest contribution to salty taste comes from the cations (29). The salt taste is produced by monovalent cations (15). 

Departures from the ideal behavior expressed by equation 7 usually are found in alkaline solutions containing alkaH metal ions in appreciable concentration, and often in solutions of strong acids. The supposition that the alkaline error is associated with the development of an imperfect response to alkaH metal ions is substantiated by the successhil design of cation-sensitive electrodes that are used to determine sodium, silver, and other monovalent cations (3). 

Orthophosphate salts are generally prepared by the partial or total neutralization of orthophosphoric acid. Phase equiUbrium diagrams are particularly usehil in identifying conditions for the preparation of particular phosphate salts. The solution properties of orthophosphate salts of monovalent cations are distincdy different from those of the polyvalent cations, the latter exhibiting incongment solubiUty in most cases. The commercial phosphates include alkah metal, alkaline-earth, heavy metal, mixed metal, and ammonium salts of phosphoric acid. Sodium phosphates are the most important, followed by calcium, ammonium, and potassium salts. 

Monovalent cations are compatible with CMC and have Httle effect on solution properties when added in moderate amounts. An exception is sUver ion, which precipitates CMC. Divalent cations show borderline behavior and trivalent cations form insoluble salts or gels. The effects vary with the specific cation and counterion, pH, DS, and manner in which the CMC and salt are brought into contact. High DS (0.9—1.2) CMCs are more tolerant of monovalent salts than lower DS types, and CMC in solution tolerates higher quantities of added salt than dry CMC added to a brine solution. 

Monovalent cations are good deflocculants for clay—water sHps and produce deflocculation by a cation exchange process, eg, Na" for Ca ". Low molecular weight polymer electrolytes and polyelectrolytes such as ammonium salts (see Ammonium compounds) are also good deflocculants for polar Hquids. Acids and bases can be used to control pH, surface charge, and the interparticle forces in most oxide ceramic—water suspensions. 

So far, as in Equation (3.33), the hydrolyses of ATP and other high-energy phosphates have been portrayed as simple processes. The situation in a real biological system is far more complex, owing to the operation of several ionic equilibria. First, ATP, ADP, and the other species in Table 3.3 can exist in several different ionization states that must be accounted for in any quantitative analysis. Second, phosphate compounds bind a variety of divalent and monovalent cations with substantial affinity, and the various metal complexes must also be considered in such analyses. Consideration of these special cases makes the quantitative analysis far more realistic. The importance of these multiple equilibria in group transfer reactions is illustrated for the hydrolysis of ATP, but the principles and methods presented are general and can be applied to any similar hydrolysis reaction. 

With respect to the carrier mechanism, the phenomenology of the carrier transport of ions is discussed in terms of the criteria and kinetic scheme for the carrier mechanism the molecular structure of the Valinomycin-potassium ion complex is considered in terms of the polar core wherein the ion resides and comparison is made to the Enniatin B complexation of ions it is seen again that anion vs cation selectivity is the result of chemical structure and conformation lipid proximity and polar component of the polar core are discussed relative to monovalent vs multivalent cation selectivity and the dramatic monovalent cation selectivity of Valinomycin is demonstrated to be the result of the conformational energetics of forming polar cores of sizes suitable for different sized monovalent cations. 

It should be apparent that the principles of selective ion transport are independent of the specific models being treated here and that many of these principles are at variance with what were traditional views on the basis of selective membrane permeation by inorganic ions. Thus, the concept of selectivity among monovalent cations being based on values of hydrated radii is replaced by the... 

The prespective to be gained thus far is that in order to pass through a lipid layer an ion must have an appropriate polar shell provided in large part by the carrier or channel structure which by virtue of its conformation and by also having lipophilic side chains provides for the polar shell to lipid shell transition. While the relative permeability of monovalent vs divalent and trivalent ions can be qualitatively appreciated from the z2 term in Eqn 2, as indicated in Figure 1B, it is essential to know structural and mechanistic detail in order even qualitatively to understand anion vs cation selectivity and to understand selectivity among monovalent cations. 

C. Hydrated monovalent cation approaching an area of the membrane where an amphiphilic carrier is located with its lipid side in contact with the lipid layer and with polar oxygens directed outward into solution. On close approach to the carrier, water molecules in the first coordination shell become replaced by carrier oxygens. As the ion becomes enclosed, the carrier moves into the lipid layer. 

D. Hydrated monovalent cation approaching the carbonyl oxygens of a transmembrane channel. The carbonyl oxygens at the mouth replace water in the first coordination shell. As the ion moves through the channel, it retains one bound water molecule preceding and following it and the walls of the channel provide for lateral coordination. (Parts A through D reproduced with permission from Ref. 6>. 

E. Hydrated divalent cation approaching a channel with a slightly larger diameter than in D, but the energy of interaction with the divalent cation is sufficient to deform the channel drawing the walls in to make lateral coordination with the divalent cation. Since the channel is too small for a monovalent cation to pass through with its first hydration shell and since the monovalent cation channel interaction is insufficient to make the channel small enough for lateral coordination of the monovalent cation, the channel is selective for divalent cations. (Part E reproduced with permission from Ref. 68 )... 

Formalism for Evaluating Thermodynamics Relevant to Selectivity Among Monovalent Cations... 

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