Acidified sodium chlorite cleaves isodityrosine and solubilizes covalently bound hydroxyproline-rich material from cell walls. This has been taken as evidence that isodityrosine acts as a cross-link holding the hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein extensin in the cell wall. However, acidified chlorite was found to cleave peptide bonds in salt-soluble extensin and in bovine serum albumin (BSA). This...

Sequential extraction procedures (SEPs) are commonly used to determine speciation of trace metals in soils and sediments. However, the non-selectivity of reagents for targeted phases has remained a lingering concern. Furthermore, potentially reactive phases such as phyllosilicate clay minerals often contain trace metals in structural sites, and their reactivity has not been quantified. Accordin...

Talc schist deposits are reported in central Cameroon region, and different alteration zones were determined depending on differences related to the texture color of host rock. For purpose determining mineralogical physicochemical characteristics talc schist, a total 45 samples from sites studied collected analyzed using an array physico-chemical methods. mainly composed variable amount associa...

Despite being one of the main sources iron, specularite is often associated with gangue minerals such as aegirine and chlorite. Flotation separation challenging in mineral processing industry because similar surface properties specularite, aegirine, This study investigates role selective activation mechanism Pb2+ flotation chlorite using micro-flotation experiments, solution chemistry calculati...

Dehydration and fluid circulation are integral parts of subduction tectonics that govern the dynamics wedge mantle. The knowledge elastic behavior aqueous is crucial to understand fluid–rock interactions in mantle through velocity profiles. In this study, we investigated wave velocities chlorite at high pressure beyond its dehydrating temperature, simulating progressive dehydration hydrous mine...

Nowadays, the mineral resources formed by geological processes have been effectively utilized with boom exploration of novel technologies. Traditional analytical methods, such as X-ray Fluorescence, diffraction, and Scanning electron microscopy, remain commonly used approaches for resource detection. However, recent accelerations in terahertz component progress promoted researchers to discover ...

The heme enzyme chlorite dismutase (Cld) catalyzes the degradation of chlorite to chloride and dioxygen. Although structure and steady-state kinetics of Clds have been elucidated, many questions remain (e.g., the mechanism of chlorite cleavage and the pH dependence of the reaction). Here, we present high-resolution X-ray crystal structures of a dimeric Cld at pH 6.5 and 8.5, its fluoride and is...

Grain-coating chlorite preserves porosity and permeability through the inhibition of quartz cement whereas pore-filling blocks pore-throats diminishes reservoir quality. The aim this study is to determine origin principal mechanisms which govern distribution grain-coating in Jurassic deltaic sandstones (Tilje Formation, Smørbukk field, Mid Norwegian Shelf). focussed on very high-density samplin...

Chlorite dismutase (Cld) is a heme b-dependent, O-O bond forming enzyme that transforms toxic chlorite (ClO(2)(-)) into innocuous chloride and molecular oxygen. The mechanism and specificity of the reaction with chlorite and alternate oxidants were investigated. Chlorite is the sole source of dioxygen as determined by oxygen-18 labeling studies. Based on ion chromatography and mass spectrometry...

The Great Basin of the Western United States has thin continental crust and geologic structures that have controlled the emplacement of significant precious and base metal mineralization. Many of the mineral deposits in the Great Basin were emplaced by hydrothermal processes that altered the mineralogy of their host rock assemblages and facilitated concentration of metals. In the 1960’s and 197...