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Association behavior of protoporphyrin IX in water and aqueous poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) solutions. Interaction between protoporphyrin IX and poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)

Isamu Inamura, +1 more
- 01 Jun 1991 - 
- Vol. 64, Iss: 6, pp 2005-2007
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The association behavior of protoporphyrin IX was investigated at different pH by absorption spectroscopy and gel chromatography as mentioned in this paper, and it was shown that poly(n-vinylpyrrolidone) tended to suppress dimerization and aggregation of the protein.
Abstract
The association behavior of protoporphyrin IX was investigated at different pH by absorption spectroscopy and gel chromatography. Protoporphyrin IX existed as monomer in acidic water, as aggregate in neutral water, and as dimer in basic water. Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) tended to suppress dimerization and aggregation of protopophyrin IX.

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Ligand‐binding in porphyrin systems*

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Acid—base properties of protoporphyrin IX; its dimethyl ester and heme solubilized on surfactant micelles: spectrophotometric and fluorometric titration

TL;DR: A considerable decrease in the critical micelle concentration of surfactants in the presence of protoporphyrins has been observed and it has been suggested that the porphyrin macrocycle is located in the micelle nucleus whereas the propionic acid residues are in the Stern layer.
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Solubilization of Hemin in Neutral and Acidic Aqueous Solutions by Forming Complexes with Water-Soluble Macromolecules

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of pH and ultraviolet (UV) irradiation on the spectroscopic properties of the hemin in neutral and acidic aqueous solutions were examined, and it was shown that hemin was monomeric in polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol, poly(vinyl alcohol) and dextran.
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