Adherence measurements and corrosion resistance in primer/hot-dip galvanized steel systems

This paper focuses on the adherence during ageing of a primer (made of polyester resins crosslinked with melamine) applied onto hot-dip galvanized (HDG) steel for coil coating application and its influence on corrosion protection. A chromium-free surface treatment, composed of fluorotitanic acid, phosphoric acid, manganese phosphate, and vinylphenol was applied on the HDG steel to obtain high corrosion resistance and high adherence of a polyester and melamine primer. The influence of the manganese phosphate on the corrosion and adherence was investigated. To measure the adherence between the metal and the primer, a three-point flexure test was set up. The adherence was then linked with corrosion resistance during ageing, using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Glycosynthase activity of hybrid aspen xyloglucan /endo/-transglycosylase /Ptt/XET16-34 nucleophile mutants

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Kinetic analysis using low-molecular mass xyloglucan oligosaccharides defines the catalytic mechanism of a Populus xyloglucan endotransglycosylase

Plant XETs [XG (xyloglucan) endotransglycosylases] catalyse the transglycosylation front a XG donor to a XG or low-molecular-mass XG fragment Lis the acceptor, and are thought to be important enzymes in the formation and remodelling of the cellulose-XG three-dimensional network in the primary plant cell wall. Current methods to assay XET activity use the XG polysaccharide as the donor substrate, and present limitations for kinetic and mechanistic studies of XET action due to the polymeric and polydisperse nature of the substrate. A novel activity assay based oil HPCE (high performance capillary electrophoresis), in con, junction with a defined low-molecular-mass XGO {XG oligosaccharicle; (XXXGXXXG, where G = Glc beta 1,4- and X = [Xyl alpha 1,6]Glc beta 1,4-)l as the glycosyl donor and a heptasaccharide derivatized with ANTS [8-aminonaphthalene-1,3,6-trisulphonic acid; (XXXG-ANTS)] as the acceptor substrate was developed and validated. The recombinant enzyme PttXET16A from Popidus tremula x tremuloides (hybrid aspen) was characterized using file donor/acceptor pair indicated above, for which preparative scale syntheses have been optimized. The low-molecular-mass donor underwent a single transglycosylation reaction to the acceptor substrate under initial-rate conditions. with a pH optimum at 5.0 and maximal activity between 30 and 40 degrees C. Kinetic data are best explained by a ping-pong bi-bi mechanism With Substrate inhibition by both donor and acceptor. This is the first assay for XETs using a donor Substrate other than polymeric XG, enabling quantitative kinetic analysis of different XGO donors for specificity, and subsite mapping studies of XET enzymes

Kinetic analysis using low-molecular mass xyloglucan oligosaccharides defines the catalytic mechanism of a <i>Populus</i> xyloglucan endotransglycosylase

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Molecular cloning and enzymatic characterization of a Trichoderma reesei 1,2-alpha-D-mannosidase.

A cDNA encoding 1,2-α-D-mannosidase mds1 from Trichoderma reesei was cloned. The largest open reading frame occupied 1571 bp. The predicted sequence contains 523 amino acid residues for a calculated molecular mass of 56 266 Da and shows high similarity to the amino acid sequences of 1,2-α-D-mannosidases from Aspergillus saitoi and Penicillium citrinum (51.6 and 51.0% identity, respectively). T. reesei mannosidase was produced as a recombinant enzyme in the yeast Pichia pastoris. Replacement of the N-terminal part with the prepro-signal peptide of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae α-mating factor resulted in high amounts of secreted enzyme. A three-step purification protocol was designed and the enzymatic properties were analysed. The enzyme was characterized as a class-I mannosidase. Copyright (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.</p