Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol.59, No.4, 1240-1246, 2014
Standard Thermodynamic Functions of Tripeptides N-Formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalaninol and N-Formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine Methyl Ester
The heat capacities of tripeptides N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalaninol (N-f-MLF-OH) and N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester (N-f-MLF-OMe) were measured by precision adiabatic vacuum calorimetry over the temperature range from T = (6 to 350) K. The tripeptides were stable over this temperature range, and no phase change, transformation, association, or thermal decomposition was observed. The standard thermodynamic functions: molar heat capacity C-p,C-m, enthalpy H(T) - H(0), entropy S(T), and Gibbs energy G(T) - H(0) of peptides were calculated over the range from T = (0 to 350) K. The low-temperature (T <= 50 K) heat capacities dependencies were analyzed using the Debye's and the multifractal theories. The standard entropies of formation of peptides at T = 298.15 K were calculated.