Thermal properties of cholesterol and estimation of impurity by differential scanning calorimetry
W L G Gent; W L G Gent; Biochemistry Department, Guy's Hospital Medical School, London
Журнал:
Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments
Дата:
1969-01-01
Аннотация:
Differential scanning calorimetry has been used to investigate the heat of fusion (ΔH<sub>f</sub>=7·12 kcal per g mol) and true melting temperature (T<sub>0</sub>=422·4°K) of pure cholesterol (99·5 mole%). In addition to analysis of the thermograph by an existing method a new and more rapid procedure has been used for evaluation of the purity of substances. Evidence is given that differential scanning calorimetry measurements at low scanning rates (0·5,1° min<sup>−1</sup>), followed by correction for premelting, are essential for estimation of ΔH<sub>f</sub> of substances not ultra-pure, at higher scanning rates large errors result. The entropy of fusion of cholesterol is similar to that of the simpler cholesteryl esters.
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