Archives of Acoustics, 10, 2, pp. 151-160, 1985

Ultrasonic studies on hydration of carboxylic acids, amino acids and peptides in aqueous ethanolic solutions

Adam JUSZKIEWICZ
Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University
Poland

Hydration numbers of the simplest carboxylic acids, amino acids and di- and tripeptides were determined by measurements of ultrasonic velocity in the ethanolic-aqueous solutions. Hydration numbers of the functional groups pre-sent in the amino acids and peptides were also determined.
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