Abstract:
Volumetric and sound velocity method was applied to analyze the effect of ciprofloxacin on the
structure of non-essential amino acids (L-alanine & Glycine). Densities and sound velocities of
L-alanine and glycine in water and in aqueous (0.03, 0.045 and 0.06) mol.kg-1 ciprofloxacin
solutions have been studied at 293.15 K to 318.15 K with an interval of 5 K temperature. The
density data have been used to calculate apparent molar volume (φv), limiting apparent molar
volume (φv
0), limiting apparent molar volume transfer (Δtrφv
0), apparent molar expansibilities
(δφv
0/δT)p and Hepler’s constant (δ2φv
0/δT2)p. The acoustic properties such as adiabatic
compressibility (βs), apparent molar adiabatic compressibility (φk), limiting apparent molar
adiabatic compressibility (φk
0), apparent molar adiabatic compressibility of transfer (Δtrφk
0),
acoustic impedance (Z), relative association (RA) and hydration number (nH) have been
calculated by densities and sound velocities data.
The densities increase with the increase of concentration of amino acids. Densities of amino
acids in aqueous ciprofloxacin solutions are higher than that of amino acids in aqueous solution.
The increase of density with concentration of amino acids can be attributed to solute-solvent
interaction. The limiting apparent molar volumes (φv
0) are positive at the studied temperatures
for the all mixtures indicate the presence of solute-solvent interactions. The positive values of
Sv indicate strong solute-solute interaction and φv
0 values suggest the dominance of solutesolvent
interaction.
The limiting apparent molar volume transfer (Δtrφv
0) values of L-alanine are negative which
suggest the existence of ion-hydrophobic and hydrophobic-hydrophobic group interaction. But
Δtrφv
0 values of Glycine are positive which suggest the existence of ion-hydrophilic and
hydrophilic-hydrophilic interactions. The values of limiting apparent molar expansibility
(δφv
0/δT)p are positive which suggest the presence of solute-solvent interactions in solutions of
amino acids in ciprofloxacin. Hepler’s constant (δ2φv
0/δT2)p values are small negative for all
studied amino acids suggest the studied systems act as structure makers. The values of partial
molar volumes (V̅ 2) increase with increasing of concentration of L-alanine and Glycine for the
studied systems. This trend of V̅ 2 indicates solute-solvent interactions increase with increasing
concentration of amino acids.
The sound velocity increases with the increase of concentration of L-alanine and glycine. This
may be attributed to the increase of compactness of the medium with the increase in amino acids
concentration. Sound velocities of amino acids in aqueous ciprofloxacin solutions are higher
than that of amino acids in aqueous solution. The adiabatic compressibility (βs) decreases with
the increasing concentration of L-alanine and glycine. This indicates the water molecules around
the amino acids are less compressible than the water molecules in the bulk solution. The negative
apparent molar adiabatic compressibility (φk) values indicate the greater loss of structural
compressibility of water. The values of limiting apparent molar adiabatic compressibility (φk
0)
are negative. The values of apparent molar adiabatic compressibility transfer (Δtrφk
0) are positive
which suggest the existence of strong ion-solvent interaction. At lower concentration, negative
values of Δtrφk
0 indicate that increase in hydrophobic-hydrophobic group interactions. The
positive Sk values also indicates the solute–solute interaction. The acoustic impedance, Z
increases with the increase of concentration of amino acids. The relative association, RA
decreases linearly with increasing the concentration of solute indicates the increase of solutesolvent
interaction. The positive hydration number (nH) values indicate an appreciable solvation
of solutes.
Therefore, the water molecules around amino acids are less compressible than water molecules
in the bulk solution. The compressibility of ternary solution is less than binary solution. This
result suggests that the proteins or peptides generated from the studied amino acids that will be
denatured in ternary ciprofloxacin solution.
Description:
This thesis is submitted to the Department of Chemistry, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Chemistry, January 2018.
Cataloged from PDF Version of Thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-123)