THE DETERMINATION OF ZETA POTENTIAL IN THE COLLOID α-FeOOH/NaCl aq.BY THE APPLICATION OF STIGTER-OHSHIMA THEORIES

The electrophoretic mobility of positively charged,cylindrically shaped α-FeO OH particles dispersed in dilute sodium chloride solutions was measured at 25℃,as a function of ionic strength and pH using microelectrophoresis apparatus. The mobility data were processed through a number of selected relationships that represent various stages of understanding of electrophoretic theory,culminating in the determination of values of the electrokinetic charge and zeta potential of the colloid α-FeO OH/NaCl aq.

Genetic polymorphism of CYP2A6 is one of the potential factors determining tobacco-related cancer risk

While we studied pharmacokinetics of SM-12502 which was under development as an anti-PAF agent, we found three subjects showing a slow metabolic phenotype in its pharmacokinetics. Analyzing the genes for CYP2A6 from the three subjects, we discovered that the three subjects possessed the whole CYP2A6 gene deletion (CYP2A6*4C), a novel genetic polymorphism of the CYP2A6 gene. Genetically engineered Salmonella YG7108 cells expressing human CYP2A6 or CYP2E1 together with the NADPH-CYP reductase were established in our laboratory to compare the mutagen-producing capacity of these enzymes for various N-nitrosamines. We found that CYP2E1 was responsible for the metabolic activation of N-nitrosamines with relatively short alkyl chains, whereas CYP2A6 was involved in the metabolic activation of N-nitrosamines possessing relatively bulky alkyl chains such as a tobacco-specific nitrosamine, NNK, which has been known to cause lung tumor in rodents. Thus, to examine a hypothesis that individuals possessing the CYP2A6*4C have the reduced risk of lung cancer due to the lack of the capacity of the metabolic activation of certain carcinogens in tobacco smoke, a case-control study was performed.

Orbital symmetry matching:Achieving superior nitrogen reduction reaction over single-atom catalysts anchored on Mxene substrates

The nitrogen reduction reaction(NRR)under ambient conditions is still challenging due to the inertness of N2.Herein,we report a series of superior NRR catalysts identified by examining Ti2NO2 MXenes embedded with 28 different single-atom catalysts using first-principles calculations.The stability of this system was first verified using formation energies,and it is discovered that N2 can be effectively adsorbed due to the synergistic effect between single atom catalysis and the Ti atoms.Examination of the electronic structure demonstrated that this design satisfies orbital symmetry matching where“acceptor-donor”interaction scenario can be realized.A new“enzymatic-distal”reaction mechanism that is a mixture of the enzymatic and distal pathways was also discovered.Among all of the candidates,Ni anchored on MXene system achieves an onset potential as low as–0.13 V,which to the best of our knowledge is the lowest onset potential value reported to date.This work elucidates the significance of orbital symmetry matching and provides theoretical guidance for future studies.

Origin of potential errors in the quantitative determination of terahertz optical properties in time-domain terahertz spectroscopy

We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally how changes of a terahertz （THz） beam induced by the sample affect the accuracy of the determination of THz dielectric properties in THz time-domain transmission spectros- copy （TDTS）. We apply a Gaussian beam and the ABCD matrix formalism to describe the propagation of the THz beam in a focused beam setup. The insertion of the sample induces a focus displacement which is absent in the reference t without a sample. We show how the focus displacement can be corrected. The THz optical properties after focus displacement correction reported in this Letter are in quantitative agreement with those obtained using collimated beam THz-TDTSinpreviouswork.