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Electrochemical properties of thiol monolayers at surfaces of different electrodes
Josypčuk, Bohdan ; Mareček, Vladimír
Solid amalgam electrodes covered by a mercury meniscus or by mercury film (m-AgSAE, MF-AgSAE, m-CuSAE, m-BiAgSAE and m-CdSAE) are convenient for obtaining thiol films which are bound to different metals. By choosing an appropriate metal for the amalgam preparation, a thiol monolayer can be created which is stable in the given potential range. After a short accumulation time (1-2 min), the area of the reduction peak (charge) practically does not change it the monolayer is created from 1 nM thiol solution. Statistical results based on many times repeated formation and desorption of thiol monolayers (RSD = 2-3 %) attest that the stationary SAEs are convenient tools for study of electrochemical properties of thiol films.
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Transport of cadmium ions across model supported phospholipid membranes
Navrátil, Tomáš ; Šestáková, Ivana ; Mareček, Vladimír ; Štulík, Karel
These results report on experiments focussed on the formation of supported model phospholipid membranes, formed from phosphatidyl choline in the micrometric pores of hydrophilic polycarbonate supports, their chatacterization using voltammetry and electrochemical impendance spectrometry (EIS). Attention was paid transport of heavy metal ions (ions of cadmium, etc.) across these membranes in the presence or absence of ionophores (valinomysing and calciomycin) or in the presence of oxalic acid. The impact of some parameters on these systems and processes was investigated.
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Proton transfer across a liquid/liquid interface facilitated by phospholipid interfacial films
Holub, Karel ; Jänchenová, Hana ; Štulík, Karel ; Mareček, Vladimír
The five-step mechanism proposed earlier for the formation of phospholipid films at aqueous/organic interfaces and for their behavior involving transfer of protons from the aqueous to the organic phase was further studied by cyclic voltammetry. A theoretical model was created for this mechanism and compared with the experimental results. Both the experimental and theoretical results support the proposed mechanism and evaluate the importance of the individual steps. It seems that the decisive step is the regenration of the zwitterionic form of the phospholipid at the interface, ensuring stability of the film in time and its continuous functioning.
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A study of calixarene self-assembled monolayers on gold metal surfaces
Šustrová, Barbora ; Mareček, Vladimír ; Štulík, Karel
Substituted calix[4]arene molecules were self-assembled on the gold disk electrode surface and the structure of the monolayer formed and the electrochemical behavior of the modified electrode were studied. The formation of the calixarene self-assembled monolayer (SAM) conformed to a Langmuir-type adsorption isotherm, The atomic force microscopy measurement results indicated that the calixarene molecules form a stable monolayer on the Au(111) surface and confirmed the cyclic voltammetry results concerning the SAM structure dependence on the solvent used. Impedance measurements demonstrate that the capacity of the modified electrode varies in the presence of ions, depending on their size and shape.
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Studium transportu iontů přes modelové fosfolipidové membrány
Navrátil, Tomáš ; Šestáková, Ivana ; Mareček, Vladimír
Synthetically prepared model phospholipid bilayers (PLBs) in the form of black membranes, vesicles or supported membranes, with incorporated ionophores or real ion channels (i.e., artificially synthesized or gained from real living cells, e.g. protoplasts) are promising for study and simulations of transporting processes across the real cell membranes and the membranes surrounding sub-cellular structures. The electrochemical methods were found to be very suitable and sensitive enough for characterization of such processes.
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Patch Clamp Technique – The Tool for Ions Transport across Model and Real Biological Membranes
Navrátil, Tomáš ; Jaklová Dytrtová, J. ; Jakl, M. ; Šestáková, Ivana ; Mareček, Vladimír ; Krůšek, Jan
The project is aimed at the preparation and characterization of model and/or real phospholipid bilayers at stabilized phase boundaries enabling studies of transfer of charged and uncharged species between the two phases. The best way for investigation of inorganic ion transfer is provided by using mercury as one of the phases, in view of the large amount of the relevant electrochemical data available, whereas the transfer of more complex species is better studied in the system of an organic and an aqueous phase stabilized by (agar) gel. The results contribute to the understanding of ion transport across real membranes. Polypeptides and peptides capable forming ionic channels and enabling transport of various ions and molecules across the membranes, will be incorporated into the model membranes. The possibilities of transport of selected compounds across the model membrane will be investigated using cell permeable peptides as well.
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