Tanning of Fatty Acid and Protein Monolayers by Metal Ions (Cr, Al, Fe and Cu)

IT has been shown by Wolstenholme and Schulman 1,2 that metal ions such as Fe, Al, Co, Cu interact with fatty acid monolayers over the p H stability range of the basic metal ions. There were indications that the association could be influenced also by the size and shape of both the fatty acid molecu...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1952-07, Vol.170 (4314), p.31-32
Main Authors: SCHULMAN, J. H, DOGAN, M. Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fatty Acids
Humanities and Social Sciences
Ions
letter
Metals
multidisciplinary
Old Medline
Proteins
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Summary:IT has been shown by Wolstenholme and Schulman 1,2 that metal ions such as Fe, Al, Co, Cu interact with fatty acid monolayers over the p H stability range of the basic metal ions. There were indications that the association could be influenced also by the size and shape of both the fatty acid molecule and the basic metal ionic unit. The present communication shows how these ideas can be applied to the chromium ionic system, together with a direct analogy between the interaction of the basic chromium ion, with fatty acid monolayers, and the tanning of a protein monolayer. Here, the reactivity of the carboxyl group is important in both systems.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/170031b0