Protein and solvent dynamics: How strongly are they coupled?

  • G. Caliskan
  • , D. Mechtani
  • , J. H. Roh
  • , A. Kisliuk
  • , A. P. Sokolov
  • , S. Azzam
  • , M. T. Cicerone
  • , S. Lin-Gibson
  • , I. Peral

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Abstract

The impact of various solvents on protein dynamics was investigated using Raman and neutron scattering spectra. Over the entire temperature range 100-350 K, the protein dynamics followed the dynamics of the solvents glycerol and trehalose. The behavior of the solvents was found sensitive to the protein's fast conformational fluctuations and low-frequency vibrations and their temperature variations. Glycerol acted as a biological cryopreservant, as shown by the results. The results also indicate that protein relaxation is stronger in solid trehalose than in liquid glycerol.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1978-1983
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume121
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 22 2004
Externally publishedYes

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