Shear-wave detection of structural effects in aqueous solutions of bovine serum albumin and hemoglobin. |
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| Authors: | C Barnes T J Lewis |
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| Institution: | School of Electronic Engineering Science, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom. |
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| Abstract: | Using cylindrical quartz crystal torsional resonators operating at 39 and 75 kHz to generate shear waves in aqueous solutions of the proteins bovine serum albumin and hemoglobin and the polypeptide poly l-glutamic acid, it has been possible to determine the complex dynamic shear viscosities of the solutions. The effects of concentration, pH, and denaturation using various agents have been studied. It is possible to relate the viscosity and configurational elasticity of the solutions, to the intramolecular and intermolecular forces associated with the of the proteins at frequencies between 60 and 400 kHz and attributed to conformational changes of bovine serum albumin and the quaternary doublet interactions of hemoglobin have been confirmed and emphasized by the use of shear waves. |
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