Quantitative Detections of Hydration and Biscoelastisity of Biomolecules on a QCM

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  • ~知っておきたい新計測法~9)水晶発振子を用いた生体分子の水和と粘弾性の定量化
  • シッテオキタイ シンケイソクホウ 9 スイショウ ハッシンシ オ モチイタ セイタイ ブンシ ノ スイワ ト ネンダンセイ ノ テイリョウカ

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Abstract

A 27 MHz piezoelectric crystal was connected with a network analyzer. Both a frequency shift (ΔF) and energy dissipation change (ΔD) were observed when biomolecules were immobilized on a piezoelectric plate. Linear biomolecules such as DNA strands showed a large energy dissipation due to their flexible structures and the amount of hydrated water. On the contrary, globular proteins showed a small energy dissipation, which means proteins are relatively rigid. The combination of a piezoelectric crystal and a network analyzer will provide a powerful tool to analyze the hydration and viscoelasticity of biomolecules.

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  • Hyomen Kagaku

    Hyomen Kagaku 28 (10), 606-609, 2007

    The Surface Science Society of Japan

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