Calculation of the standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides

To augment the relatively sparse set of thermodynamic data available for high molecular weight biopolymers, group additivity algorithms have been developed to estimate the heat capacity power function coefficients and standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides in the multitude o...

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Main Authors: LaRowe, D., Dick, Jeffrey
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25430
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description To augment the relatively sparse set of thermodynamic data available for high molecular weight biopolymers, group additivity algorithms have been developed to estimate the heat capacity power function coefficients and standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides in the multitude of biogeochemical environments in which they are found. Group contributions representing the 20 common amino acids plus 5-hydroxylysine and 4-hydroxyproline for each coefficient and property were generated using the thermodynamic properties of crystalline amino acids, polypeptides and other organic compounds. These group contributions were in turn used to compute the thermodynamic properties of naturally occurring proteins that are found in a crystalline state in cells. The coefficients and properties of the model compounds, group contributions and proteins are tabulated. In a demonstration of the uncertainty of the thermodynamic properties of the groups generated in this study, experimentally determined heat capacities and entropies of crystalline homopolypeptides and proteins taken from the literature have been compared to estimates of these quantities. Additionally, standard molal volumes for 24 amino acids have been recalculated in light of inconsistencies in an earlier analysis, and the standard molal thermodynamic properties of aqueous and crystalline methionine at 25 °C and 0.1 MPa have been reassessed. Calculations of this kind can be carried out to thermodynamically describe the biogeochemical interactions throughout the broad range of environmental settings in which they are known to occur.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-254302017-09-13T16:08:34Z Calculation of the standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides LaRowe, D. Dick, Jeffrey To augment the relatively sparse set of thermodynamic data available for high molecular weight biopolymers, group additivity algorithms have been developed to estimate the heat capacity power function coefficients and standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides in the multitude of biogeochemical environments in which they are found. Group contributions representing the 20 common amino acids plus 5-hydroxylysine and 4-hydroxyproline for each coefficient and property were generated using the thermodynamic properties of crystalline amino acids, polypeptides and other organic compounds. These group contributions were in turn used to compute the thermodynamic properties of naturally occurring proteins that are found in a crystalline state in cells. The coefficients and properties of the model compounds, group contributions and proteins are tabulated. In a demonstration of the uncertainty of the thermodynamic properties of the groups generated in this study, experimentally determined heat capacities and entropies of crystalline homopolypeptides and proteins taken from the literature have been compared to estimates of these quantities. Additionally, standard molal volumes for 24 amino acids have been recalculated in light of inconsistencies in an earlier analysis, and the standard molal thermodynamic properties of aqueous and crystalline methionine at 25 °C and 0.1 MPa have been reassessed. Calculations of this kind can be carried out to thermodynamically describe the biogeochemical interactions throughout the broad range of environmental settings in which they are known to occur. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25430 10.1016/j.gca.2011.11.041 Pergamon restricted
spellingShingle LaRowe, D.
Dick, Jeffrey
Calculation of the standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides
title Calculation of the standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides
title_full Calculation of the standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides
title_fullStr Calculation of the standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides
title_full_unstemmed Calculation of the standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides
title_short Calculation of the standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides
title_sort calculation of the standard molal thermodynamic properties of crystalline peptides
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25430