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2010

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Evidence For Specific Subunit Distribution And Interactions In The Quaternary Structure Of Α-Crystallin, Amie M. Morris, J Andrew Aquilina Jan 2010

Evidence For Specific Subunit Distribution And Interactions In The Quaternary Structure Of Α-Crystallin, Amie M. Morris, J Andrew Aquilina

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The quaternary structure of alpha-crystallin is dynamic, a property which has thwarted crystallographic efforts towards structural characterization. In this study, we have used collision-induced dissociation mass spectrometry to examine the architecture of the polydisperse assemblies of alpha-crystallin. For total alpha-crystallin isolated directly from fetal calf lens using size-based chromatography, the alpha B-crystallin subunit was found to be preferentially dissociated from the oligomers, despite being significantly less abundant overall than the alpha A-crystallin subunits. Furthermore, upon mixing molar equivalents of purified alpha A- and alpha B-crystallin, the levels of their dissociation were found to decrease and increase, respectively, with time. Interestingly …


Late Quaternary Aeolian And Fluvial Interactions On The Cooper Creek Fan And The Association Between Linear And Source-Bordering Dunes, Strzelecki Desert, Australia, Timothy J. Cohen, Gerald C. Nanson, Joshua R. Larsen, B. G. Jones, David M. Price, Maria Coleman, Tim Pietsch Jan 2010

Late Quaternary Aeolian And Fluvial Interactions On The Cooper Creek Fan And The Association Between Linear And Source-Bordering Dunes, Strzelecki Desert, Australia, Timothy J. Cohen, Gerald C. Nanson, Joshua R. Larsen, B. G. Jones, David M. Price, Maria Coleman, Tim Pietsch

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The Innamincka Dome and associated low-gradient fan in the Strzelecki Desert is the product of Cenozoic crustal warping that has aided formation of an extensive array of palaeochannels, source-bordering transverse dunes and superimposed linear dunes. These dunes have impeded the course of Cooper Creek and provided a repository of evidence for Quaternary climate change as well as the interactive processes between transverse and linear dune formation. At Turra, Gidgealpa and sites nearby are extensive fluvial and aeolian sand bodies that date from marine isotope stages (MIS) 8-3 and the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and are now surrounded or buried by …


Indanedione-Substituted Poly(Terthiophene)S: Processable Conducting Polymers With Intramolecular Charge Transfer Interactions, Klaudia K. Wagner, Loretta L. Crowe, Pawel W. Wagner, Sanjeev Gambhir, Ashton Partridge, John C. Earles, Tracey M. Clarke, Keith Gordon, David L. Officer Jan 2010

Indanedione-Substituted Poly(Terthiophene)S: Processable Conducting Polymers With Intramolecular Charge Transfer Interactions, Klaudia K. Wagner, Loretta L. Crowe, Pawel W. Wagner, Sanjeev Gambhir, Ashton Partridge, John C. Earles, Tracey M. Clarke, Keith Gordon, David L. Officer

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The electrochemical and chemical syntheses of poly(terthiophene)s bearing an indanedione pendant group and displaying intramolecular charge transfer interactions have been achieved. The nature of the charge transfer interaction is characterized through DFT calculations and experimental studies, including resonance Raman spectroscopy and absorption and emission data through a Lippert-Mataga analysis. It is found that the low-energy transition present in the indanedione-bearing monomer species has considerable charge transfer character with a dipole change of II D. Decomposition of the indanedione group occurred during hydrazine reduction after chemical polymerization. A soluble, low molecular weight indanedione-substituted polymer (weight average 4500 Da) was nonetheless obtained …