Charged and polar groups, through forming ion pairs, hydrogen bonds, and other less
specific electrostatic interactions, impart important properties to proteins. Modulation of the …

There are still debates on whether the hydration of ions perturbs the water structure, and
what is the degree of such disturbance; therefore, the origin of the Hofmeister effect on …

Weakly hydrated anions help to solubilize hydrophobic macromolecules in aqueous
solutions, but small molecules comprising the same chemical constituents precipitate out …

Climate change can cause an increase in arid soils, warmer weather, and reduce water
availability, which in turn can directly affect food security. This increases food prices and …

Elucidating the details of the formation, stability, interactions, and reactivity of biomolecular
systems under extreme environmental conditions, including high salt concentrations in …

Thermodynamic properties of protein unfolding have been extensively studied; however, the
methods used have typically required significant preparation time and high protein …

The greenhouse gas CO 2 is of considerable and particular interest for use as a next
generation feedstock in different types of bioconversions to create valuable products on a …

Fracking is an enhanced oil recovery technology, which uses viscoelastic fluids (fracking
fluids) to fracture oil reservoirs and to transport sand within the fractures, to prop them open …

Salt bridges are elementary motifs of protein secondary and tertiary structure and are
commonly associated with structural driving force that increases stability. Often found on the …

Terahertz spectroscopy was used to study the absorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) in
water. The Diamond Light Source operating in a low alpha mode generated coherent …