Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 14(1), 19 (1998).
Molecular Recognition and Interfacial Catalysis at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces
Alexander G. VOLKOV
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 5732F Boelter Hall, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1593, USA
The interface between two immiscible liquids with immobilizedmetalloporphyrins, enzymes and submitochondrialparticles can serve as the simplest model of biological membrane convenientfor the investigation of redox reactionaccompanied by spatial separation of charges. In this mini review, we havedescribed the vectorial charge transfer andmolecular recognition at liquid/liquid interfaces. The structure of liquidinterfaces, donor-acceptor interactions in theelectrical double layer, hydrogen and specific bounding between moleculesplay the dominant role in molecularrecognition and interfacial catalysis. (Keywords: Oil/water interface, Kelvin probe, vibrating condenser,molecular recognition, interfacial catalysis,cytochrome oxidase, porphyrins)
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