Transport properties of rigid, symmetrical oligomeric structures composed of prolate, ellipsoidal subunits |
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Authors: | López Martinez M C García de la Torre J |
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Affiliation: | Departamento de Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. |
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Abstract: | We have calculated translational and rotational diffusion coefficients and intrinsic viscosities of oligomeric structures composed of n identical subunits having a prolate ellipsoidal shape with axial ratio p. Results are presented for p = 1-6 for a variety of structures with n = 1-6. We compare our results with those obtained by a different modeling procedure, proposed by other workers, in which the monomeric subunit is represented as a string of touching, colinear spheres. If n and an estimate of p are known, the structure of the oligomer can be. in most cases, unambiguously determined by comparison of the experimental oligomer-to-monomer ratios of a given property with the numerical results of this work. As examples of the applicability of our results, we examine the relationship between structure and properties for neurophysin. bovine serum albumin, hemoglobin and phycocyanin. |
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Keywords: | Diffusion Intrinsic viscosity Oligomeric structure Neurophysin Hemoglobin: Bovine serum albumin Phycocyanin |
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