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Volumetric Investigations on Molecular Interactions of Glycine/l-alanine in Aqueous Citric Acid Solutions at Different Temperatures.

ABSTRACT: Apparent molar volumes (?V) of glycine/l-alanine in water and in aqueous citric acid (CA) solutions of varying concentrations, i.e. (0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40 and 0.50) mol·kg-1 were determined from density measurements at temperatures T?=?(288.15, 298.15, 308.15, 310.15 and 318.15) K and at atmospheric pressure. Limiting partial molar volumes (?Vo) and their corresponding partial molar volumes of transfer (?tr?V) have been calculated from the ?V data. The negative ?tr?V values obtained for glycine/l-alanine from water to aqueous CA solutions indicate the dominance of hydrophilic-hydrophobic/hydrophobic-hydrophilic and hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions over ion/hydrophilic-dipolar interactions. Further, pair and triplet interaction coefficients, i.e. (VAB)and(VABB) along with hydration number (nH) have also been calculated. The effect of temperature on the volumetric properties of glycine/l-alanine in water and in aqueous CA solutions has been determined from the limiting partial molar expansibilities (??Vo/?T)p and their second-order derivative (?2?Vo/?T2)P . The apparent specific volumes (??) for glycine and l-alanine tend to approach sweet taste behavior both in the presence of water and in aqueous CA solutions. The ?? values for glycine/l-alanine increase with increase in concentration of CA at all temperatures studied. This reveals that CA helps in enhancing the sweet taste behavior of glycine/l-alanine which also supports the dominance of hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions.

SUBMITTER: Patyar P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6267150 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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