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The protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP)-like phytase, PhyAsr, from Selenomonas ruminantium is a novel member of the PTP superfamily, and the only described member that hydrolyzes myo-inositol-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakisphosphate. In addition to the unique substrate specificity of PhyAsr, the phosphate-binding loop (P-loop) has been reported to undergo a conformational change from an open (inactive) to a...

The dependence on ionic strength of protonation of glycine and its complexation with dioxouranium (VI) is reported in sodium perchlorate and sodium chloride solutions as background salts. The measurements have been performed at 25±0.1°C and various ionic strengths in the range 0.1 to 1.0 mol , using a combination of potentiometric and spectrophotometric techniques. The overall analysis  of the ...

in this research, the interaction of hexadecyl trimahyl ammonium bromide (htab) with enzyme ureasehas been investigated comprehensively at different experimental conditions such as ionic strength, proteinconcentration using ion selective membrane electrode of surfactants. the obtained binding isotherms frompotentiometnc studies have been analyzed by different theories such as wyman binding pote...

Sorption of organic contaminants by soils is a determinant controlling their transport and fate in the environment. The influence of ionic strength on nitroaromatic compound sorption by K+- and Ca2+ -saturated smectite was examined. Sorption of 1,3-dinitrobenzene by K-smectite increased as KCl ionic strength increased from 0.01 to 0.30 M. In contrast, sorption by Ca-smectite at CaCl2 ionic stre...

We show that the ionic environment plays a critical role in determining the configurational properties of DNA confined in silica nanochannels. The extension of DNA in the nanochannels increases as the ionic strength is reduced, almost tripling over two decades in ionic strength for channels around 100 x 100 nm in dimension. Surprisingly, we find that the variation of the persistence length alon...

The effects of ionic strength of the permeating fluid on the clogging of soil filters and drainage layers are addressed using both experimental and modeling investigations. In the experimental phase, a sandy soil representative of soil filters was permeated with pore fluids containing kaolinite particles. The ionic strength of the solutions was changed using different concentrations of NaOH and...