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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1978-1983 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Jul 22 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |