The eight solid complexes of zinc with L-alpha-methionine or L-alpha-histid
ine were prepared. The constant-volume combustion energies of the complexes
, Delta(c,coor)E, at 298.15 K have been determined by using a precision rot
ating-bomb calorimeter. The standard enthalpies of combustion, Delta(c,coor
)H(theta), and standard enthalpies of formation, Delta(f,coor)H(theta), hav
e been calculated for these complexes. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All r
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