performed on a 7100 CE instrument (Agilent Technologies, Waldbronn,
Germany) with UV absorption diode array detection (DAD). The autosampler
of the CE instrument was kept at the same temperature as the CE cartridge
cassette using an external water bath (Minichiller 300, Peter Huber
Kältemaschinenbau AG, Offenburg, Germany). Data acquisition
was performed with ChemStation C.01.06 software (Agilent Technologies).
CD spectra were recorded on a Jasco J-810 spectropolarimeter equipped
with a Julabo F-25/HD temperature control unit. UV spectra were recorded
on an Agilent 8453 spectrophotometer. Hellma quartz covered cells
(10 mm path length, 3000 mL volume) were used in both cases.
pH measurements were made with a Crison 2002 potentiometer and
a Crison electrode 52–03 (Crison Instruments, Barcelona, Spain).