کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1384414 | 982402 | 2011 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Bisphenoidal shape of α-N,N′-diacetylchitobiose (α-(GlcNAc)2) monohydrate crystals was obtained from aqueous solution. Crystal morphology was studied by computer simulation. Theoretical morphologies calculated by classic models (a BFDH model, a surface free-energy method, and an AE model) deviated significantly from that from the experimental crystal habit. Therefore, a solvent effect was considered by introducing an interface layer model based on molecular dynamics simulation in order to bridge this gap. The results of the simulation showed that the calculated habit is much closer to the experiment, meaning that the interface layer model describes the solvent effect very well. This model may also be applied for other oligosaccharide systems to study the relationship among crystal morphology, crystal structure, and solvation effects.
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Journal: Carbohydrate Research - Volume 346, Issue 15, 8 November 2011, Pages 2457–2462