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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-2-16
pubmed:abstractText
Dielectric measurements have been made on lysozyme-compressed powders as a function of hydration and of the pH at which the samples were lyophilised. A dielectric dispersion previously described in the literature and known as the alpha-dispersion is found to be strongly influenced by the lyophilisation pH, and reaches a maximum magnitude at around pH 11. A dielectric loss of the form of the alpha-dispersion is observed in polylysine hydrobromide and the sodium salt of polyglutamic acid, but not for polyglycine. These results can be understood in terms of proton transfer between the ionisable side-groups, as well as by the controlling influence of counter-ions in moderating the energetics of the proton transfer processes. Another, weaker and hitherto unreported, dielectric loss process has been found for lysozyme, polyglycine, polylysine and poly(glutamic acid). This is referred to as the alpha 2-dispersion and its characteristics can be understood in terms of vibrational motions of the polypeptide backbones and the plasticising action of bound water.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
952
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
27-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Low-frequency dielectric properties of lysozyme as a function of hydration and pH of lyophilisation.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Molecular and Biomolecular Electronics, University College of North Wales, Bangor, U.K.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't