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BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 93, 期 1, 页码 37-51出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(01)00207-1
关键词
dodecylammonium chloride; alkylammonium pK(a) shift; thermodynamics of molecular interactions; van't Hoff enthalpy; calorimetric enthalpy; isothermal titration calorimetry
资金
- NIGMS NIH HHS [GM28093] Funding Source: Medline
Long aliphatic hydrocarbon chains aggregate in aqueous solution due to the hydrophobic effect, forming structures such as micelles and membranes, while amino groups titrate at basic pH. These two biologically important behaviors are linked in alkylamines, in which the pK(a) of the amino group is shifted downward by aggregation. In this paper we study the thermodynamics of these coupled processes, following aggregation by observing alkylamine pH titration behavior. The magnitude of the shift depended on the aliphatic chain length and on the concentration of alkylamine: longer chains and higher concentrations lowered the pK(a) to a greater extent. Gibbs free energies of protonation and aggregation were calculated from the pK(a) shifts. Enthalpies, entropies, and heat capacities were estimated by van't Hoff analysis from the pK(a) shift dependencies on temperature. However, the results were less precise than the calorimetrically measured values, as described in the following article. A model to calculate titration curves, pK(a) shifts, and aggregation of uncharged alkylamines as a function of aliphatic chain length, concentration, and temperature is presented. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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