• Title/Summary/Keyword: Covalent Bond

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Formation of Quantum Dot Fluorescent Monolayer Film using Peptide Bond

  • Inami, Watau;Nanbu, Koichi;Miyakawa, Atsuo;Kawata, Yoshimasa
    • Transactions of the Society of Information Storage Systems
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2012
  • We present a method for preparing a quantum dot fluorescent monolayer film on a glass substrate. Since nanoparticles aggregate easily, it is difficult to prepare a nanoparticle monolayer film. We have used a covalent bond, the peptide bond, to fix quantum dots on the glass substrate. The surface of the quantum dot was functionalized with carboxyl groups, and the glass substrate was also functionalized with amino groups using a silane coupling agent. The carboxyl group can be strongly coupled to the amino group. We were able to successfully prepare a monolayer film of CdSe quantum dots on the glass substrate.

Oligomer Complexes of the (VQIVYK + NNQQNY) and (VQIVYK + LYQLEN) Mixing Solutions

  • Jung, Yeon-Ji;Shin, Min-Ji;Kim, Ho-Tae
    • Mass Spectrometry Letters
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.32-37
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    • 2019
  • The ${\pi}-{\pi}$ interactions of the peptide-dimer and peptide-trimer complexes were investigated in the (VQIVYK + LYQLEN) and (VQIVYK + NNQQNY) mixing solutions. The results showed that tyrosine (Y) residues were critical in the formation of hetero peptide-dimers and -trimers during the early oligomerization process. We used collision-induced dissociation (CID) along with electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy (ESI-MS) to obtain the structural information of the hetero-dimers and -trimers. We chose three amyloidogenic peptides-VQIVYK, NNQQNY, and LYQLEN-from tau protein, yeast prion-like protein Sup35, and insulin chain A, respectively. Hetero-dimer, -trimer, -tetramer, and -pentamer complexes were observed in the mass spectra. The tandem mass spectrum of the hetero-dimer and hetero-trimer showed two different fragmentation patterns (covalent and non-covalent bond dissociation). Y-Y interaction structures were also proposed for the hetero-dimer and -trimer complexes.

A Simple Approach to the Ionic-Covalent Bond Based on the Electronegativity and Acid Strength of Cations. Part One:Calculation of the Electronegativity and Acid Strength

  • Josik Portier;Guy Campet
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.41 no.8
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    • pp.427-436
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    • 1997
  • A simple relation exists between electronegativities of cations and their oxidation states and ionic radii. An empirical law is proposed: X = 0.274 z-0.15 z r - 0.01 r+1+${\alpha}$, z being oxidation number, r ionic radius in $\AA$ and ${\alpha}$ a term related to the atomic number. this relation permits to calculate an electronegativity scale covering a large set of electronic and crystallographic situations. An application to the calculation of acid strengths of cations is presented.

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Photoaddition Reaction of 5,7-Dimethoxycoumarin with Adenosine

  • Cho, Tae-Heung;Shim, Hyun-Kwan;Shim, Sang-Chul
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.206-211
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    • 1987
  • The photoreaction of 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin with adenosine has been carried out in a dry film state. The mixture of DMC and adenosine was irradiated with 350 nm UV light and two major products were isolated. The structure was determined by various spectroscopic measurements involving $^{13}C$ nuclear magnetic resonance and fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry. These addition products were produced by covalent bond formation between the pyrone ring at carbon 3 or 4 and the sugar ring moiety of adenosine at carbon 5'.

First-principles study of the electronic and thermal transport properties of carbon chains

  • Kim, Hu Sung;Park, Min Kyu
    • Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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    • 2013.04a
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    • pp.238-239
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    • 2013
  • We studied the thermal and electron properties of covalent one-dimensional (1D) monatomic linear chains of carbon, particularly carbyne. We found the ${\alpha}$-carbyne (Polyyne, alternating single and triple C-C bond co-existing) is more stable than ${\beta}$-carbyne (Equally-spaced based on C-C double bond) energetically. As investigation of electron density of states (EDOS), polyyne and cumulene had different electronic characteristic, which corresponding metallic and semiconducting respectively. We also calculate the phonon dispersion, phonon density of states (PDOS) and phonon transmission of carbynes.

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Conformational change of organic cofactor PLP is essential for catalysis in PLP-dependent enzymes

  • Ngo, Ho-Phuong-Thuy;Nguyen, Diem Quynh;Park, Hyunjae;Park, Yoon Sik;Kwak, Kiwoong;Kim, Taejoon;Lee, Jang Ho;Cho, Kyoung Sang;Kang, Lin-Woo
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.55 no.9
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    • pp.439-446
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    • 2022
  • Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzymes are ubiquitous, catalyzing various biochemical reactions of approximately 4% of all classified enzymatic activities. They transform amines and amino acids into important metabolites or signaling molecules and are important drug targets in many diseases. In the crystal structures of PLP-dependent enzymes, organic cofactor PLP showed diverse conformations depending on the catalytic step. The conformational change of PLP is essential in the catalytic mechanism. In the study, we review the sophisticated catalytic mechanism of PLP, especially in transaldimination reactions. Most drugs targeting PLP-dependent enzymes make a covalent bond to PLP with the transaldimination reaction. A detailed understanding of organic cofactor PLP will help develop a new drug against PLP-dependent enzymes.

Ab-initio DFT Modeling of Alkanethiols as Carbon Steel Corrosion Inhibitors (탄소강 부식 억제제로서 알칸 티올의 Ab-initio DFT 모델링)

  • Lgaz, Hassane;Lee, Han-Seung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2021.05a
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    • pp.91-92
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    • 2021
  • In the present work, we simulated and explained the bonding of three alkanethiols - hexanethiol (HT), decanethiol (DT), and 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (MDA) - with Fe(110) surface and Fe2 clusters using Density Functional Theory (DFT) to probe the corrosion inhibition mechanisms. The interaction energies computed from periodic DFT calculations successfully predicted the experimental inhibition performance. We have found strong covalent bond formation between S(thiol) and Fe-atoms in both approaches, further confirmed by the projected density of states and electron density difference. Besides, natural bond orbital (NBO) charge distribution showed that DT had stronger electron-donation and back-donation synergic interactions with Fe-atoms.

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A study on the Structure of (62-x)CaO·38Al2O3 ·xBaO Glasses by Molecular Dynamics Simulation (분자동력학법에 의한(62-x)CaO·38Al2O3 ·xBaO 유리의 구조 분석)

  • Lee, Seong-Joo;Kang, Eun-Tne
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.44 no.3 s.298
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    • pp.175-181
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    • 2007
  • Molecular dynamics simulation (MD) of $(62-x)CaO{\cdot}38Al_{2}O_{3}{\cdot}xBaO$ glasses has been carried out using empirical potentials with the covalent term. The simulations closely reproduce the total neutron correlation functions of glass with 5 mol% BaO and physical properties of these glasses such as elastic constants. For these glasses, aluminum is tetrahedrally coordinated by oxygen, but there is a part of five-fold and six-fold coordination of aluminum. There are no major changes to the mid-range structure of glass, as barium is substituted for calcium. To predict the barium coordination number, we have used the bond valence (BV) theory and also compared the results of simulation with Bond valence. The coordination number for oxygen around barium atoms is close to 8 and the average distance of barium and oxygen is nearly 2.80 A. The viscosity of these glasses increases with the content of barium oxide substituted for calcium oxide.

Effect of Edge-Chemistry on Graphene-Based Hybrid Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Device

  • Hyo-Young Kim;Ji-Woo Park;Seo Jeong Yoon;In-Yup Jeon;Young-Wan Ju
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2023
  • Owing to the rapid climate change, a high-performance energy storage system (ESS) for efficient energy consumption has been receiving considerable attention. ESS, such as capacitors, usually has issues with the ion diffusion of electrode materials, resulting in a decrease in their capacitance. Notably, appropriate pore diameter and large specific surface area (SSA) may result in an effective ion diffusion. Therefore, graphene and multi-walled carbon nanotube (graphene@MWCNT) hybrid nanomaterials, with covalent bonds between the graphene and MWCNT, were prepared via an edge-chemistry reaction. The properties of these materials, such as high porosity, large SSA, and high electroconductivity, make them suitable to be used as electrode materials for capacitors. The optimal ratio of graphene to MWCNT can affect the electrochemical performance of the electrode material based on its physical and electrochemical properties. The supercapacitor using optimal graphene-based hybrid electrode material exhibited highest specific capacitance value as 158 F/g and excellent cycle stability.