Densities and viscosities of aqueous solutions of α-amino acids (glycine, dl-alanine, dl-α-amino-n-butyric
acid, dl-α-valine, and dl-α-leucine) + sodium butyrate have been measured as a function of concentrations
of amino acid and electrolyte at 298.15 K. These data have been used to calculate apparent molar volumes
and viscosity B-coefficients of the amino acids. The standard partial molar volumes, V°2,
φ, standard volumes
of transfer, Δt
V°, and hydration numbers of the amino acids have been determined. It has been shown
that V°2,
φ, Δt
V°, and the B-coefficient vary linearly with increasing number of carbon atoms in the alkyl
chain of the amino acids, and they were split into contributions from the charged end group (NH3
+, COO-)
and CH2 groups of the amino acids. From the volumetric data, we found that sodium butyrate interacts
strongly with the charged center of the zwitterion of the amino acids and has a strong dehydration effect
on the amino acids.
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