Journal
BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 93, Issue 2-3, Pages 159-170Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4622(01)00218-6
Keywords
protein hydrodynamics; solution properties; hydration layer
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The effect of hydration on hydrodynamic properties of globular proteins can be expressed in terms of two quantities: the 3 (g/g) parameter and the thickness of the hydration layer. The two paradigms on hydration that originate these alternative measures are described and compared. For the numerical calculation of hydrodynamic properties, from which estimates of hydration can be made, we employ the bead modelling with atomic resolution implemented in programs HYDROPRO and HYDRONMR. As typical, average values, we find 0.3 g/g and a thickness of only approximately 1.2 Angstrom. However, noticeable differences in this parameter are found from one protein to another. We have made a numerical analysis, which leaves apart marginal influences of modelling imperfections by simulating properties of a spherical protein. This analysis confirms that the errors that one can attribute to the experimental quantities suffice to explain the observed fluctuations in the hydration parameters. However, for the main purpose of predicting protein solution properties, the above mentioned typical values may be safely used. Particularly for atomic bead modelling, a hydrodynamic radius of approximately 3.2 Angstrom yields predictions in very good agreement with experiments. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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