Radiation-induced sol-gel hnsition of protein: Effects of radiation on optical rotation
โ Scribed by Mizuho Nisizawa
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 98 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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โฆ Synopsis
Ionizing radiation influences strongly the chemical and conformational properties of biological macromolecules.'*2 Some biological macromolecules, such as proteins, form a hydr~gel?-~ Since the mechanism of the sol-gel transition of protein is a topic of general interest, it was decided to investigate the effects of radiation on the conformational property of protein. Gelatin was selected as the protein molecule, since it was described in a previous report?
The changes in the conformational property can be followed conveniently by measuring the optical rotation of the irradiated protein.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Ionizing radiation strongly influences the chemical and conformational properties of biological macromolecules,'\*2 and also, some biological macromolecules, such as proteins, form a h~drogel?-~ Since the radiation-induced sol-gel transition of protein poses a problem of considerable interest, it wa