A multi-scale investigation of the kinetics and mechanisms of As(III) oxidation on hydrous manganese oxide DONALD L. SPARKS, MATTHEW GINDER-VOGEL, BRANDON J. LAFFERTY AND SANJAI J. PARIKH Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, Delaware Institute for the Environment, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19711 ([email protected]) Current Address: Dept. of Land, Air, and Water Resources, University of Ca...

Signaling proteins and neurotransmitter receptors often associate with saturated chain and cholesterol-rich domains of cell membranes, also known as lipid rafts. The saturated chains and high cholesterol environment in lipid rafts can modulate protein function, but evidence for such modulation of ion channel function in lipid rafts is lacking. Here, using raft-forming model membrane systems con...

photoreactor using solar radiation. the effect of various parameters such as ph, initial concentration of pollutant, catalyst dose, oxidant, and time variation were studied. the determination of the best catalyst was studied amongst the four catalysts (tio2, zno, psa and ssa) .the kinetics of degradation of isooctane was also studied. the results showed that tio2 was the best catalyst with a de...

Membrane proteins mediate a variety of cellular responses to extracellular signals. Although membrane proteins are studied intensively for their values as disease biomarkers and therapeutic targets, in situ investigation of the binding kinetics of membrane proteins with their ligands has been a challenge. Traditional approaches isolate membrane proteins and then study them ex situ, which does n...

Ligand binding and substitution reactions are important for metalloprotein folding and function. The heme sensor of a methyl-accepting chemotaxis GSU0935 is a c-type cytochrome from the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens. The heme domain switches one of its axial ligands from H(2)O to a low-spin ligand, presumably Met, upon reduction. The study analyzes the stability and folding kinetics of the...

Current rechargeable batteries generally display limited cycle life and slow electrode kinetics and contain environmentally unfriendly components. Furthermore, their operation depends on the redox reactions of metal elements. We present an original battery system that depends on the redox of I(-)/I3 (-) couple in liquid cathode and the reversible enolization in polyimide anode, accompanied by L...

As a chemically and structurally well-defined model for redox processes in the solid electrolyte interphase of battery electrodes, we investigate electron transfer (ET) to lithium ions at interface between platinum metal anode polymer electrolyte. Studied electrolytes include LiTFSI (lithium bis(trifluoromethane)sulfonimide) salts polyethylene oxide poly(diethylene oxide-alt-oxymethylene), as w...

The visual system adapts to the magnitude of intensity fluctuations, and this process begins in the retina. Following the switch from a low-contrast environment to one of high contrast, ganglion cell sensitivity declines in two distinct phases: a fast change occurs in <0.1 s, and a slow decrease over approximately 10 s. To examine where these modulations arise, we recorded intracellularly from ...

There is abundant, physiologically relevant knowledge about protein cores; they are hydrophobic, exquisitely well packed, and nearly all hydrogen bonds are satisfied. An equivalent understanding of protein surfaces has remained elusive because proteins are almost exclusively studied in vitro in simple aqueous solutions. Here, we establish the essential physiological roles played by protein surf...