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Dynamical Transition in Dehydrated Proteins

Kölbel, Johanna ; Anuschek, Moritz L ; Stelzl, Ivonne ; Santitewagun, Supawan ; Friess, Wolfgang ; Zeitler, J Axel

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Dynamical Transition in Dehydrated Proteins
Autor: Kölbel, Johanna ; Anuschek, Moritz L ; Stelzl, Ivonne ; Santitewagun, Supawan ; Friess, Wolfgang ; Zeitler, J Axel
Assuntos: Humans ; Proteins ; Solvents ; Temperature ; Water
Descrição: Publication status: Published Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry were used to study the role of the dynamics of biomolecules decoupled from solvent effects. Lyophilized sucrose exhibited steadily increasing absorption with temperature as anharmonic excitations commenced as the system emerged from a deep minimum of the potential energy landscape where harmonic vibrations dominate. The polypeptide bacitracin and two globular proteins, lysozyme and human serum albumin, showed a more complex temperature dependence. Further analysis focused on the spectral signature below and above the boson peak. We found evidence of the onset of anharmonic motions that are characteristic for partial unfolding and molecular jamming in the dry biomolecules. The activation of modes of the protein molecules at temperatures comparable to the protein dynamical transition temperature was observed in the absence of hydration. No evidence of Fröhlich coherence, postulated to facilitate biological function, was found in our experiments.
Editor: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Data de criação/publicação: 2024
Idioma: Inglês

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