The intra- and intermolecular potentials of potassium palmitate B-form crystal were estimated by a normal mode analysis and a molecular dynamics simulation. Based on these potentials, we calculated the time history of the dipolemoment in the nine unit cells (3a×3b) containing 18 molecules and obtained the polarized infrared spectra by a Fourier transformation. The frequencies and the intensities of the intense bands agreed well with the observed ones, and were consistent with the crystal structure.
The suppressive effects of noncyclic cyanamides (guanidine hydrochloride, urea, and thiourea) on the retrogradation of waxy corn starch (WCS) gel were examined using differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray powder diffraction. We demonstrated that thiourea, guanidine hydrochloride, and urea effectively suppressed the retrogradation of the WCS gel in this order.
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