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一九二四年の「ヨーク,アントワープ」規則に就て
Phosphorus has long been the target of much research, but in recent
years the focus has shifted from being limited only to reducing its
detrimental environmental impact, to also looking at how it is linked
to the global food security. Therefore, the interest in finding novel
techniques for phosphorus recovery, as well as improving existing
techniques, has increased. In this study we apply a hybrid simulation
approach of molecular dynamics and quantum mechanics to investigate
the binding modes of phosphate anions by a small intrinsically disordered
peptide. Our results confirm that the conformational ensemble of the
peptide is significantly changed, or stabilized, by the binding of
phosphate anions and that binding does not take place purely as a
result of a stable P-loop binding nest, but rather that multiple binding
modes may be involved. Such small synthetic peptides capable of binding
phosphate could be the starting point of new novel technological approaches
toward phosphorus recovery, and they represent an excellent model
system for investigating the nature and dynamics of functional de
novo designed intrinsically disordered proteins
Accessing the Inaccessible: Analyzing the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in the Diffusion Limit
The oxygen reduction
reaction (ORR) is one of the key processes in electrocatalysis. In
this communication, the ORR is studied using a rotating disk electrode
(RDE). In conventional work, this method limits the potential region
where kinetic (mass transport free) reaction rates can be determined
to a narrow range. Here, we applied a new approach, which allows us
to analyze the ORR rates in the diffusion-limited potential region
of high mass transport. Thus, for the first time, the effect of anion
adsorption on the ORR can be studied at such potentials