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. 2024 Nov 11;63(46):20397–20423. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.4c02995

Table 5. Melting Properties of the Amino Acids and Peptides Used to Calculate Their Solubilitya.

solute Tfusi/K Δhfusi/kJ mol–1 Δcp,i/J mol–1 K–1 ref
glycine 569 ± 9 22 ± 3   (152)
alanine 608 ± 9 23 ± 3   (152)
valine 529 ± 7 44 ± 6   (55)
leucine 518 ± 8 43 ± 5   (55)
serine 519 ± 7 28 ± 3   (55)
gly-gly 593 ± 7 40 ± 6 51 ± 6 (153)
gly-gly-gly 594 ± 7 54 ± 7 57 ± 15 (56)
ala-ala 606 ± 7 54 ± 7 62 ± 18 (153)
ala-ala-ala 606 ± 7 72 ± 9 124 ± 8 (56)
gly-ala 551 ± 7 41 ± 5 55 ± 6 (153)
ala-gly 611 ± 7 52 ± 7 57 ± 3 (153)
gly-gly-ala 592 ± 10 70 ± 8 66 ± 7 (56)
gly-ala-gly 623 ± 7 61 ± 7 78 ± 11 (56)
ala-gly-ala 557 ± 8 58 ± 7 98 ± 5 (56)
leu-gly-gly 530 ± 7 74 ± 8 111 ± 11 (56)
gly-leu-gly 545 ± 7 60 ± 7 139 ± 11 (56)
gly-gly-leu 521 ± 7 55 ± 7 160 ± 7 (56)
gly-ala-leu 578 ± 7 77 ± 9 112 ± 6 (56)
gly-ser 530 ± 8 49 ± 6 67 ± 6 (56)
ser-gly 553 ± 7 62 ± 7 61 ± 9 (56)
ala-ser 556 ± 7 43 ± 5 48 ± 6 (56)
ser-ala 609 ± 7 73 ± 8 55 ± 3 (56)
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Reported with their experimental uncertainties; melting-point temperature (Tfusi), enthalpy of fusion (Δhfusi), and difference between the molar heat capacity of the liquid and solid phases evaluated at Tfusi (Δcp,i).