Abstract
The n-octanol-water partition coefficient is an important property to measure the hydrophobicity of organic compounds, which has been demonstrated to be a parameter in studying the conformation of biomolecules in aqueous solutions. The hydrophobic parameters of the amino acid side chains of peptides have been evaluated from the n-octanol-water partition coefficients of amino acids. For biological systems, electrolytes play an important role on thermodynamic properties. Numerous measurements of the partition coefficients of amino acids in the n-octanol-water system have been already made but without any salt effect. In this study, we investigated the salt effect on the n-octanol-water partition coefficients of glycine, L-valine, and L-phenyl alanine with the use of a generator column. The electrolytes used were LiCl, NaCl, and Na2SO4.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-290 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Fluid Phase Equilibria |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | pt 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fluid Properties and Phase Equilibria for Chemical Process Design 1992 - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Duration: 1992 Jul 19 → 1992 Jul 24 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry