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Synthesis And Characterisation Of Anhydrous Magnesium Phosphate Mg$_3$(Po$_4$)$_2$, A. Baykal, M. Kizilyalli, R. Kniep Jan 1997

Synthesis And Characterisation Of Anhydrous Magnesium Phosphate Mg$_3$(Po$_4$)$_2$, A. Baykal, M. Kizilyalli, R. Kniep

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The synthesis and characterization of anhydorus Mg_3(PO$_4)_2 was investigated. Mg_3(PO$_4)_2 is reported to have similar structural arrangements with Co_3(PO_4)_2 and \gamma-Zn_3(PO_4)_2 compounds. The sample was prepared by a new technique which is the reaction of MgCl_2.6H_2O and Na_3PO_4.12H_2O solutions at pH=5.1, which was adjusted by adding concentrated H_3PO_4 to the reaction mixture and heating the precipitated product at 600^{\circ}C untill constant weight. The purity of the product was checked by X-ray powder diffraction, IR, density measurement, SEM and DTA analysis. The monoclinic unit cell dimensions of product are a=7.605 (2), b=8.233 (3), c=5.080 (1)A^{\circ} and \beta= 94.19^{\circ} (3), which was …


A Study Of The Thermodynamical Interactions Of Bisphenol-A Polycarbonate With Some Solvents By Gas Chromatography, Özlem Cankurtaran, Ferdane Yilmaz Jan 1997

A Study Of The Thermodynamical Interactions Of Bisphenol-A Polycarbonate With Some Solvents By Gas Chromatography, Özlem Cankurtaran, Ferdane Yilmaz

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Retentin diagrams of polycarbonate for n-nonane, ethyl acetate and n-butyl acetate were obtained using inverse gas chromatography in the temperature range 80-240^{\circ}C. The specific retention volumes, V^{\circ}_{g} the Flory-Huggins interaction parmeters, \chi^{\infty}_{12}, interaction parameters, \chi^{\ast}_{12}, and effective exchange-energy parameters \bar{X}_{12} of the equation-of-state theory of polycarbonate for n-octane, n-nonane, n-decane, ethyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, n-butyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, tert-butyl acetate and isoamyl acetate were obtained in the temperature range 200-240^{\circ}C. The parameter \delta_2 was estimated to be 10.7 (cal/cm^3)^{1/2} at room temperature using the \chi^{\infty}_{12} extrapolated to room temperature. Keywords: Bisphenol-A polycarbonate, polymer-solvent interactions, inverse gas chromatography, solubility parameter.


Student Attitudes Toward Individuals With Disabilities: Inclusive Versus Traditional Classrooms In Elementary School, Heather Young Jan 1997

Student Attitudes Toward Individuals With Disabilities: Inclusive Versus Traditional Classrooms In Elementary School, Heather Young

Theses

In recent years, many schools have begun to include students with disabilities in general education classrooms. Studies on "inclusion," have shown several positive effects for students with and without disabilities. This study examines the self-reported attitudes of 185 elementary school students in inclusive and traditional classrooms, as measured by the Scale of Children's Attitudes Toward Exceptionalities (SCATE). Self-reported attitudes and experiences of general education teachers were also assessed using a survey developed by the researcher. Although statistically significant relationships were found on the SCATE, these were not logical or conclusive. Results of the teacher surveys indicate that teachers of inclusive …


Detection Of Harmful Algal Blooms Using Photopigments And Absorption Signatures: A Case Study Of The Florida Red Tide Dinoflagellate, Gymnodinium Breve, David F. Millie, Oscar M. Schofield, Gary J. Kirkpatrick, Geir Johnson, Patricia A. Tester, Btyan T. Vintard Jan 1997

Detection Of Harmful Algal Blooms Using Photopigments And Absorption Signatures: A Case Study Of The Florida Red Tide Dinoflagellate, Gymnodinium Breve, David F. Millie, Oscar M. Schofield, Gary J. Kirkpatrick, Geir Johnson, Patricia A. Tester, Btyan T. Vintard

OES Faculty Publications

The utility of photopigments and absorption signatures to detect and enumerate the red tide dinoflagellate, Gymnodinium breve, was evaluated in laboratory cultures and in natural assemblages. The carotenoid, gyroxanthindiester, was an adequate biomarker for G. breve biomass; water‐column concentrations corresponded with cell standing crops and chlorophyll a concentrations during bloom events in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Unlike other carotenoids, the relative abundance of gyroxanthin‐diester did not change throughout a range of physiological states in culture and the gyroxanthin‐diester: chlorophyll a ratio exhibited little variability in a natural assemblage during bloom senescence. Stepwise discriminant analysis indicated that wavelengths indicative of in vivo …


Age And Growth Of Larval And Juvenile Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias Undulatus, From The Middle Atlantic Bight And Estuarine Waters Of Virginia, Stephen W. Nixon, Cynthia M. Jones Jan 1997

Age And Growth Of Larval And Juvenile Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias Undulatus, From The Middle Atlantic Bight And Estuarine Waters Of Virginia, Stephen W. Nixon, Cynthia M. Jones

OES Faculty Publications

Sagittal otoliths were used to determine age and growth of 605 larval and juvenile Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, collected in the Middle Atlantic Bight and estuarine waters of Virginia. This study is the first to use age-based analysis for young Atlantic croaker collected in this region. A Laird-Gompertz model (r2=0.95) was used to describe the growth of Atlantic croaker up to 65 mm standard length (SL) and 142 days (t): SL((t)) = 2.657 exp (4.656 [1-exp (-0.0081t)]); where SL((t)) = standard length at day t. Spatial and temporal patterns in the size and age of Atlantic croaker showed a …


Response Of Otolith Microchemistry To Environmental Variations Experienced By Larval And Juvenile Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias Undulatus), Simon R. Thorrold, Cynthia M. Jones, Steven E. Campana Jan 1997

Response Of Otolith Microchemistry To Environmental Variations Experienced By Larval And Juvenile Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias Undulatus), Simon R. Thorrold, Cynthia M. Jones, Steven E. Campana

OES Faculty Publications

Minor and trace elements incorporated into otoliths during growth may permanently record environmental conditions experienced by fishes. To determine the validity of this approach, we used laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICPMS) to assay sectioned otoliths from juvenile Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) collected from each of three sites in the Neuse River, North Carolina, and the Elizabeth River, Virginia. Elemental concentrations at the center of the otoliths did not differ between locations, although both Mg : Ca and Ba : Ca were significantly higher at the edge of otoliths from the Neuse River than from the …


Yield-Per-Recruit Analysis And Management Strategies For Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias Undulatus, In The Middle Atlantic Bight, Luiz R. Barbieri, Mark E. Chittenden, Cynthia M. Jones Jan 1997

Yield-Per-Recruit Analysis And Management Strategies For Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias Undulatus, In The Middle Atlantic Bight, Luiz R. Barbieri, Mark E. Chittenden, Cynthia M. Jones

OES Faculty Publications

The effect of different fishing mortality (F) and natural mortality (M), and age at first capture (t(c)) on yield-per-recruit of Atlantic croaker, Micropogonias undulatus, in the lower Chesapeake Bay and North Carolina were evaluated with the Beverton-Holt model. Independent of the level of M (0.20-0.35) or F (0.01-2.0) used in simulations, yield-per-recruit values for Chesapeake Bay were consistently higher at t((c)) = 1 and decreased continuously with increases in t(c) (2-5). Although maximum yield-per-recruit always occurred at the maximum level off (F=2.0), marginal increases in yield beyond F = 0.50-0.75 were negligible. Current F (F(CUR)) is estimated to be …


Reduction Of Combustion Generated Pollution: Process Modifications And Energy Efficient Power Cycles, Janos M. Beer Jan 1997

Reduction Of Combustion Generated Pollution: Process Modifications And Energy Efficient Power Cycles, Janos M. Beer

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Theoretical bases of combustion process modifications aimed at the reduction of pollutant emission are examined. It is shown, as an example, of how the minimization of emissions of nitrogen oxides leads to a design protocol that translates results of modeling and of bench scale experiments into guidelines for industrial design. The formation and emission of polycyclic aromatic compounds is also considered, because their formation is strongly favored in "low NO_x flames". In power generation the pollutant emission can be reduced effectively by the improvement of the ``heat rate,"i.e., the thermodynamic efficiency of the power cycle. Combined gas turbine-steam cycles which …


Novel Architectures Of Macromolecular Systems, Gerhard Wegner Jan 1997

Novel Architectures Of Macromolecular Systems, Gerhard Wegner

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

An important thrust in modern macromolecular chemistry is to construct complex architectures either directly from monomer units, or to design macromolecules capable of forming a desired superstructure by self-organization. Chain-rigidity is an example of a structural principle leading to self organization depending on the aspect ratio of the molecular objects and their mutual interactions. These molecularly defined objects serve as the building blocks of systems for which ultrathin layers composed of hairy rod macromolecules (HRM) are an example. Depending on architectural details layered architectures of HRM are models for molecular nanocomposites, exhibit interesting optical, electrochemical, dielectric or barrier properties. They …


Destruction Of Chloropigments In Copepod Guts, A. B. Bochdansky, D. Deibel Jan 1997

Destruction Of Chloropigments In Copepod Guts, A. B. Bochdansky, D. Deibel

OES Faculty Publications

In a recent account regarding the destruction of chloropigments within the guts of copepods, Head & Harris (1996) (H&H) presented valuable data on pigment destruction in copepods. However, in one of their main conclusions, the authors invoked 2 enzyme pools to explain the pattern of pigment destruction: one directly derived from copepods, the other one produced by the ingested algae. If this conclusion is correct, it would have tremendous impact on the interpretation of data collected by the gut pigment technique. Estimating ingestion rates of copepods in the field would be very difficult, if not impossible, if pigment destruction was …


Integrated Queries To Existing Bibliographic And Structured Databases, Ee Peng Lim, Ying Lu Jan 1997

Integrated Queries To Existing Bibliographic And Structured Databases, Ee Peng Lim, Ying Lu

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

It is widely accepted that future digital library applications have to be built upon different kinds of database servers to draw upon different forms of data, including bibliographic, text, multimedia, and structured data. In this paper, the problem of integrating existing public bibliographic databases and structured databases which reside at different locations in the network is addressed. Although bibliographic data is semistructured, its attribute set is often determined by an international standard known as MARC. To unify bibliographic and structured data, the well-known SQL was extended to model bibliographic related attributes and queries. In particular, a new data type was …


Measurement Of The Spectral Functions Of Vector Current Hadronic Tau Decays, R. Barate, M. Thulasidas Jan 1997

Measurement Of The Spectral Functions Of Vector Current Hadronic Tau Decays, R. Barate, M. Thulasidas

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

A measurement of the spectral functions of non-strange τ vector current final states is presented, using 124 358 τ pairs recorded by the ALEPH detector at LEP during the years 1991 to 1994. The spectral functions of the dominant two- and four-pion τ decay channels are compared to published results of e + e - annihilation experiments via isospin rotation. A combined fit of the pion form factor from τ decays and e + e - data is performed using different parametrizations. The mass and the width of the ρ ±(770) and the ρ 0(770) are separately determined in order …


Armstrong Atlantic State University 1997-1998 Catalog, Armstrong Atlantic State University Jan 1997

Armstrong Atlantic State University 1997-1998 Catalog, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Office of the Registrar: Undergraduate Catalogs (Archived)

Academic catalog for Armstrong Atlantic State University.


Polymer Light Emitting Diodes, Frank E. Karasz, Bin Hu, Zhou Yang Jan 1997

Polymer Light Emitting Diodes, Frank E. Karasz, Bin Hu, Zhou Yang

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Polyphenylene vinylene-based conjugated-nonconjugated alternating block copolymers form the active chromophores in a series of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The quantum efficiency and brightness of these devices can be improved by several orders of magnitude by incorporation of appropriate carrier transport layers and by rational choice of electrodes. Further improvements can be gained by blending of the active chromophores with high or low molecular weight species.


Antifungal Natural Products From Medicinal Plants Of Pakistan, Atta Rahman, M. I. Choudhary Jan 1997

Antifungal Natural Products From Medicinal Plants Of Pakistan, Atta Rahman, M. I. Choudhary

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A number of diseases in humans, animals, insects and plants are caused by pathogenic fungi. Several fungi also produce toxins in foods and can cause poisoning. Antifungal compounds are therefore important both for controlling serious fungal diseases of animals and plants, and for preserving food and other organic materials against attack by fungi. Our work on antifungal phytochemicals of medicinal plants has resulted in the isolation of a number of interesting compounds. The agar diffusion method was used to determine the antifungal activity of the pure isolates and extracts against a number of highly pathogenic fungi. The structures of the …


Analytical Applications Of Organic Conducting Polymer Electrodes, Nada F. Atta, George C. Russell, Z. Wang, N. Akmal, J.F. Rubinson, S.K. Lunsford, E. Karagözler, O. Y. Ataman, H. Zimmer, H.B. (Jr.) Mark, Ahmed Galal Jan 1997

Analytical Applications Of Organic Conducting Polymer Electrodes, Nada F. Atta, George C. Russell, Z. Wang, N. Akmal, J.F. Rubinson, S.K. Lunsford, E. Karagözler, O. Y. Ataman, H. Zimmer, H.B. (Jr.) Mark, Ahmed Galal

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Electrodes modified by he electrodeposition of conducting polymers were used for the detection and quantitative determination of some inorganic, organic, and biological molecules. Monomers used were five membered ring heterocycles or crown ethers and their derivatives. The polymer films were deposited on glassy carbon or platinum substrates. The resulting electrodes were used in the amperometric mode or in the potentiometric mode for flow injection and chromatographic analyses. The results showed that the proposed modified surface catalyzes the oxidation of organic and biological compounds. The detection of electroinactive inorganic anions, such as F^-, Cl^-, Br^-, NO_2^- and NO^-_3 was also possible …


Synthesis And Characterization Of Conducting Polymers And Their Composites, L. Toppare Jan 1997

Synthesis And Characterization Of Conducting Polymers And Their Composites, L. Toppare

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Blends of conducting polymers polypyrrole and polyaniline, in the insulating host polymers, polybisphenol A carbonate, polyamide and polyamide have been prepared electrochemically. Composite homogeneity and a possible chemical interaction between the host matrices and the conducting polymers were searched. Several spectroscopic and thermal analyses of free standing films suggest such an interaction.


Dissociation Dynamics Of Small Carbon Clusters, Ersin Yurtsever, Nuran Elmaci Jan 1997

Dissociation Dynamics Of Small Carbon Clusters, Ersin Yurtsever, Nuran Elmaci

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The dissociation dynamics of small carbon clusters is studied by classical trajectory analysis. A large number of initial conditions are chosen to analyze the effects of the energy, angular momentum and the initial geometry of the cluster. The dissociation times, decay rate constants, kinetic energy of the dissociating atoms and the geometrical structure of the remaining part of the clusters are computed from microcanonical sampling of the phase space. Distributions of these properties as well as the possibilities of various fragmentation channels are presented.


A Computational Study On The Conformational Behaviour Of 1,1,2-Trihydroxyethane In Solution, Safiye Sağ Erdem, Tereza Varnali, Viktorya Avi̇yente Jan 1997

A Computational Study On The Conformational Behaviour Of 1,1,2-Trihydroxyethane In Solution, Safiye Sağ Erdem, Tereza Varnali, Viktorya Avi̇yente

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The conformational space of 1,1,2-trihydroxyethane were investigated with the PM3 method both in gas phase and in solution. Ab initio calculations at 6-31G level were also conformational equilibria in solution were studied and used to explain the behaviour of 2-hydroxycyclohexanone propylene and ethylene ketals.


General Character Of Electrochaemically Adsorbed Cobalt On Smooth Platinum In Solutions Of Various Ph, Gülcemal Yildiz, Sadiq Kuluyev, Figen Kadirgan Jan 1997

General Character Of Electrochaemically Adsorbed Cobalt On Smooth Platinum In Solutions Of Various Ph, Gülcemal Yildiz, Sadiq Kuluyev, Figen Kadirgan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The adsorption of cobalt adatoms on to a smooth platinum electrode at different potentials was studied by voltammetric methods. The amount of cobalt coverage was determined from the hydrogen region of the platinum electrode. The number of electrons per adatom species was calculated. The experiments were carried out in the pH interval between 0-3 in H_{2}SO_{4}-containing solutions.


Synthesis And Characterization Of Complexes Of Co(Ii), Ni(Ii), Cd(Ii), Hg(Ii) And Pd(Ii) With Some N-Phenyl-N^{1}-2-[4-Phenyl-(Substituted) Thiazolyl]- Thioureas, B. Narayana, M. R. Gajendragad Jan 1997

Synthesis And Characterization Of Complexes Of Co(Ii), Ni(Ii), Cd(Ii), Hg(Ii) And Pd(Ii) With Some N-Phenyl-N^{1}-2-[4-Phenyl-(Substituted) Thiazolyl]- Thioureas, B. Narayana, M. R. Gajendragad

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The Synthesis and characterization of the complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Pd(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) with N-phenyl-N^{1}-2(-4-phenylthiazoly)thiourea (PPT) and N-phenyl-N^{1}-2-(4-methylphenylthiazolyl)-thiourea (PMPT) and Co(II), Cd(II), and Hg(II) complexes of N-phenyl-N^{1}-2-(4-p- chlorophenylthiazolyl) thiourea (PCPT) are included in this paper. Based on analytical results, electronic and infrared spectral data and magnetic susceptibility measurements, plausible structures have been proposed.


Complexes Of Zn(Ii), Pd(Ii), Hg(Ii), Pb(Ii), Cu(I), Ag(I) And Tl(I) With 4-Amino-5-Mercapto-3-(O-Tolyloxymethyl)-1,2,4-Triazole, B. Narayana, M. R. Gajendragad Jan 1997

Complexes Of Zn(Ii), Pd(Ii), Hg(Ii), Pb(Ii), Cu(I), Ag(I) And Tl(I) With 4-Amino-5-Mercapto-3-(O-Tolyloxymethyl)-1,2,4-Triazole, B. Narayana, M. R. Gajendragad

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The synthesis and characterization of complexes of Zn(II), Pd(II), Cd(II), Hg(II), Pb(II), Cu(I), Ag(I), and Tl(I) with 4-amino-5-mercapto-3-(o- tolyloxymethyl)-1,2,4-triazole are described. Based on analytical results, electronic and infrared spectral data and magnetic susceptibility measurements suitable structures have been proposed.


Carbon Monoxide Hydrogenation Over Ru-Mn-K/Al_2o_3 Catalysts, S. Tajammul Hussain, M. Ashraf Atta Jan 1997

Carbon Monoxide Hydrogenation Over Ru-Mn-K/Al_2o_3 Catalysts, S. Tajammul Hussain, M. Ashraf Atta

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The catalytic behavior of a series Ru/Al_2O_3 catalysts promoted with various levels of Mn and K prepared by coimpregnation were investigated in the CO-hydrogenation reaction. Catalytic studies showed that the addition of Mn enhances the production of Fischer Tropsch products and K promotion in particular enhances the production of unsaturated hydrocarbons while inhibiting the methanation reaction. The influence of K and Mn on the Fischer Tropsch product selectivity in CO-hydrogenation studies is discussed in terms of ensemble and electronic effects, and the production of a new surface site Ru:Mn:K.


Topological Constraints On Hmo Hetereoatom Parameters, Lemi Türker Jan 1997

Topological Constraints On Hmo Hetereoatom Parameters, Lemi Türker

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Within the Hückel molecular orbital framework, the effect of topological factors on the selection of heteroatom parameters for heteroconjugated systems is discussed.


Factors Influencing The Angle Of Total Ii-Electron Energies Of Alternant Hydrocarbons, Lemi Türker Jan 1997

Factors Influencing The Angle Of Total Ii-Electron Energies Of Alternant Hydrocarbons, Lemi Türker

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Within the framework of the Hückel molecular orbital theory, the topological factors affecting the angle of total \pi-electron energies of alternant hydrocarbons were investigated.


Ion Chromatographic Analysis Of Water-Soluble Anions In The Atmosphere In Amman, Jordan, Qasem M. Jaradat, Kamal A. Monami, Anwar G. Jiries Jan 1997

Ion Chromatographic Analysis Of Water-Soluble Anions In The Atmosphere In Amman, Jordan, Qasem M. Jaradat, Kamal A. Monami, Anwar G. Jiries

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In the summer of 1995, samples of airborne particles were collected in the Amman area of Jordan. Ion chromatography (IC) was used for the determination of anions in these samples. Four anions were identified and quantified in the atmosphere of Amman. The concentration ranges of F^-, CL^-, NO_3^- and SO_4^= were 0.04 - 3.3, 2.25 - 15.7, 1.96 - 8.39 and 16.88 - 41.33 \mug/m^3, respectively. The study shows that Cl^-, NO_3^-, and SO_4^= are the major anions of air particulate, and the concentration of SO_4^= exceeds that of some other cities worldwide. The total suspended particles (TSP) value was …


Controlled Release Of Aldicarb From Carboxymethylcellulese Microcapsules, M. Yakup Arica, Mustafa Yi̇ği̇toğlu, Mustafa Lale, Fatma N. Kök, Vasıf Hasirci Jan 1997

Controlled Release Of Aldicarb From Carboxymethylcellulese Microcapsules, M. Yakup Arica, Mustafa Yi̇ği̇toğlu, Mustafa Lale, Fatma N. Kök, Vasıf Hasirci

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose was converted into microspheres by crosslinking with aluminum chloride. Various microsheres with different amounts of crosslinker, biopolymer of various concentrations and molecular weights, and with different pesticide (Aldicarb) contents and pesticide to polymer ratios were prepared. The pesticide encapsulation efficiencies and aldicarb release kinetics of the resultant microcapsules were investigated. It was possible to modify the release behaviour by varying the above parameters and to have drug release with half-lives longer than 100 hours in aqueous media. The release kinetics were described by first order and zero order kinetics.


Spectrophotometric Determination Of The Pk_A Values Of Some Aminoacid Complexes Of Pentacyanoferrate(Ii) And Pentacyanoruthenate(Ii), Yakup Baran, Şebnem Baran, N. Kemal Tunali Jan 1997

Spectrophotometric Determination Of The Pk_A Values Of Some Aminoacid Complexes Of Pentacyanoferrate(Ii) And Pentacyanoruthenate(Ii), Yakup Baran, Şebnem Baran, N. Kemal Tunali

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

The syntheses, pK_a and spectrospcopic characterization of [Fe(CN)_5(H_2O)]^{-3} and [Ru(CN)_5(H_2O)]^{-3} complexes of alanine(Ala), glycine(Gly), valine(Val), lysine(Lys), arginine(Arg) and cysteine(Cys) complexes were investigated in aqueous solution. The spectra of the complexes containing amino acid ligands were similar to that of [Fe(CN)_5(NH_3)]^{-3}. The pK_a values of the complexes were measured by spectrophotometric titration at 22^{\circ}C and \mu =0.100 M(NaClO_4).


Carbonic Anhydrase From Nicotiana Tabacum Leaves, Nazan Demi̇r, Yaşar Demi̇r Jan 1997

Carbonic Anhydrase From Nicotiana Tabacum Leaves, Nazan Demi̇r, Yaşar Demi̇r

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

In this study, carbonic anhydrase (CA: carbonate hydrolyase; E.C.4.2.1.1) was purified from adult {\it Nicotiana tabacum} leaves and studied biochemically. The enzyme was purified twice times by using (NH$_4)_2SO_4 precipation and DEAE-cellulose column chromatography, and its activity was determined for two different substrates (CO_2 and p-nitrophenyl acetate). The enzyme obtained from the ion exchange column was purified 40.7 fold and the purity was controlled by 3\%-10\% discontinuous SDS-PAGE. The pH of the purified enzyme varied between 6.0 and 7.2, the optimum being 6.9. V_{max} and K_m values were calculated with p-nitrophenyl acetate (0.1524 mM, 0.5446 mM, respectively) as substrate. The …


Examination Of Historical Textiles With Dyestuff Analyses By Tlc And Derivative Spectrophotometry, Recep Karadağ, Emre Dölen Jan 1997

Examination Of Historical Textiles With Dyestuff Analyses By Tlc And Derivative Spectrophotometry, Recep Karadağ, Emre Dölen

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A group of historical textiles in the Topkapi Museum, i.e., silk brocades classified as 16th century pieces by art historians, were investigated by TLC and spectrophometric analyses of their dyestuffs for the purpose of dating these pieces. The dyestuffs contained intextile fibers were extracted with acid solutions of varying strength, and the acid extracts were analyzed by both TLC and spectrophotometry, either directly or after an organic solvent extraction step. The first derivative spectra proved to provide more information than the main spectra. In order to eliminate possible interferences in spectrophotometry arising from impurities in the fibers, e.g., compounds containing …