Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM: A negative activation enthalpy reaction

Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM cryoglobulin isolated from a patient with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia was observed to have a negative activation enthalpy. The rate of the reaction increased, as the temperature decreased. Differential scanning calorimetry of the monoclonal IgM...

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Main Authors: Meliga, S., Farrugia, W., Ramsland, Paul, Falconer, R.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2013
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/543317
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26271
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author Meliga, S.
Farrugia, W.
Ramsland, Paul
Falconer, R.
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Farrugia, W.
Ramsland, Paul
Falconer, R.
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description Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM cryoglobulin isolated from a patient with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia was observed to have a negative activation enthalpy. The rate of the reaction increased, as the temperature decreased. Differential scanning calorimetry of the monoclonal IgM showed precipitation as an inverted peak during a downward temperature scan. The transition temperature was between 14 and 15 °C and was possibly concentration dependent. At temperatures below the transition the precipitation was best described by second-order kinetics. The difference in change in enthalpy between precipitation and disassociation suggests that cold-induced precipitation had a fast precipitation stage followed by a slower consolidation reaction. Negligible curvature of the Eyring plot suggested the precipitation reaction was dominated by van der Waal forces and hydrogen bonding. Conversely, during an upward temperature scan, disassociation was observed as a positive enthalpy peak. This reaction had two stages, a reaction undoing consolidation followed by heat-induced disassociation that had first-order kinetics.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-262712017-09-13T15:26:50Z Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM: A negative activation enthalpy reaction Meliga, S. Farrugia, W. Ramsland, Paul Falconer, R. Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM cryoglobulin isolated from a patient with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia was observed to have a negative activation enthalpy. The rate of the reaction increased, as the temperature decreased. Differential scanning calorimetry of the monoclonal IgM showed precipitation as an inverted peak during a downward temperature scan. The transition temperature was between 14 and 15 °C and was possibly concentration dependent. At temperatures below the transition the precipitation was best described by second-order kinetics. The difference in change in enthalpy between precipitation and disassociation suggests that cold-induced precipitation had a fast precipitation stage followed by a slower consolidation reaction. Negligible curvature of the Eyring plot suggested the precipitation reaction was dominated by van der Waal forces and hydrogen bonding. Conversely, during an upward temperature scan, disassociation was observed as a positive enthalpy peak. This reaction had two stages, a reaction undoing consolidation followed by heat-induced disassociation that had first-order kinetics. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26271 10.1021/jp309109k http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/543317 American Chemical Society unknown
spellingShingle Meliga, S.
Farrugia, W.
Ramsland, Paul
Falconer, R.
Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM: A negative activation enthalpy reaction
title Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM: A negative activation enthalpy reaction
title_full Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM: A negative activation enthalpy reaction
title_fullStr Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM: A negative activation enthalpy reaction
title_full_unstemmed Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM: A negative activation enthalpy reaction
title_short Cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal IgM: A negative activation enthalpy reaction
title_sort cold-induced precipitation of a monoclonal igm: a negative activation enthalpy reaction
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/543317
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26271