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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
The cytoplasm contains high concentrations of cosolutes. These cosolutes include macromolecules and small organic molecules called osmolytes. However, most biophysical studies of proteins are conducted in dilute solutions. Two broad classes of models have been used to describe the interaction between osmolytes and proteins. One class focuses on excluded volume effects, while the other focuses on binding between the protein and the osmolyte. To better understand protein--smolyte interactions, we have conducted sedimentation equilibrium analytical ultracentrifugation experiments using ferricytochrome c as a model protein. From these experiments, we determined the second virial coefficients for a series of osmolytes. We have interpreted the second virial coefficient as a measure of both excluded volume and protein--osmolyte binding. We conclude that simple models are not sufficient to understand the interactions between osmolytes and proteins.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0961-8368
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
12-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Second virial coefficients as a measure of protein--osmolyte interactions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.