Enzymes from extremophilic microorganisms usually catalyze chemical reactions in non-standard conditions. Such conditions promote aggregation, precipitation, and denaturation, reducing the activity of most non-extremophilic enzymes, frequently due to the absence of sufficient hydration. Some extremophilic enzymes maintain a tight hydration shell and remain active in solution even when liquid wa...

Kinetics and selected variables (temperature, particle size and time) for extraction of Terminalia Catappa L Kernel Oil (TCKO) were investigated using solvent extraction. Kinetic models studied were: parabolic diffusion, power law, hyperbolic, Elovich and pseudo-second-order. In ascending order, the best-fitted models at the optimum temperature and oil yield were Elovich’s model, hyperbolic...

In the article by Yu et al. (2013) the Matthews coefficient and solvent content are incorrect. The correct Matthews coefficient should be 2.10 Å Da 1 instead of 3.15 Å Da , corresponding to a solvent content of 41.53% instead of 61.02%. In Table 1 the resolution range should be 50.00–2.09 Å. The number of observed reflections should be 319580 (10109) instead of 22932 (752), and the number of un...

The complexation reactions between the macrocyclic ionophore, p-isopropylcalix[6]arene and Cs+ cation were studied in dimethylsulfoxide-acetonitrile (DMSO-AN) binary non-aqueous solvents at different temperatures using a conductometry method. The conductance data show that the stoichiometry of the (p-isopropylcalix[6]-arene·Cs)+ complex in all binary mixed solvents is 1:1. The stability of the ...

two dimensional thin layer chromatography on polyamide sheets is a useful method for identification of pth-amino acids which have very close rf-values. the solvent systems described here are particularly effective and have an edge over other solvent systems used for the separation of pth-amino acids. the solvent systems provide a clear separation of all pth-amono acids except lle / leu in a rel...

using the evaporating method, the solubility of potassium nitrate was determined in various mixtures containing water and ethanol at 25°c. the results show that the solubility of kno3 decreases with increasing the mass percent of ethanol in the mixtures. this trend is along with decreasing the dielectric constant of water+ethanol mixtures. moreover, it can be concluded that the totqal solubilit...