Protein dynamics: from rattling in a cage to structural relaxation

S Khodadadi, AP Sokolov - Soft Matter, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We present an overview of protein dynamics based mostly on results of neutron scattering,
dielectric relaxation spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations. We identify several …

[HTML][HTML] The cold neutron chopper spectrometer at the Spallation Neutron Source—A review of the first 8 years of operation

G Ehlers, AA Podlesnyak, AI Kolesnikov - Review of Scientific …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
The first eight years of operation of the Cold Neutron Chopper Spectrometer (CNCS) at the
Spallation Neutron Source in Oak Ridge is being reviewed. The instrument has been part of …

Effect of pH-shifting on the water holding capacity and gelation properties of mung bean protein isolate

MS Jeong, SJ Cho - Food Research International, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, alkaline pH-shifting modified the globular structure of mung bean protein
isolate (MBPI) to form flexible and stretched structures. In contrast, acidic pH-shifting …

Effects of short-term and long-term cold plasma treatment on the color, structure, and Pickering foaming properties of Grass pea protein particles

HM Mehr, A Koocheki - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of short-term (30 and 60 seconds) and long-term (300 and 600
seconds) cold plasma treatments at two voltages (9.4 and 18.6 kVpp) on the color, structure …

High-performance versatile setup for simultaneous Brillouin-Raman microspectroscopy

F Scarponi, S Mattana, S Corezzi, S Caponi, L Comez… - Physical Review X, 2017 - APS
Brillouin and Raman scattering spectroscopy are established techniques for the
nondestructive contactless and label-free readout of mechanical, chemical, and structural …

Intrinsically disordered proteins access a range of hysteretic phase separation behaviors

F Garcia Quiroz, NK Li, S Roberts, P Weber… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The phase separation behavior of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) is thought of as
analogous to that of polymers that undergo equilibrium lower or upper critical solution …

Eco-friendly electrospun nanofibers based on plant proteins as tunable and sustainable biomaterials

K Kalouta, MB Stie, X Sun, V Foderà… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Plant protein-based nanofibers generated by eco-friendly waterborne electrospinning are
emerging as sustainable and innovative materials with vast applications in different …

Viscoelasticity of amyloid plaques in transgenic mouse brain studied by Brillouin microspectroscopy and correlative Raman analysis

S Mattana, S Caponi, F Tamagnini… - Journal of innovative …, 2017 - World Scientific
Amyloidopathy is one of the most prominent hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the
leading cause of dementia worldwide, and is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid …

Staphylococcus aureus functional amyloids catalyze degradation of β-lactam antibiotics

E Arad, KB Pedersen, O Malka… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Antibiotic resistance of bacteria is considered one of the most alarming developments in
modern medicine. While varied pathways for bacteria acquiring antibiotic resistance have …

Kinetic and conformational insights of protein adsorption onto montmorillonite revealed using in situ ATR-FTIR/2D-COS

MP Schmidt, CE Martínez - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Protein adsorption onto clay minerals is a process with wide-ranging impacts on the
environmental cycling of nutrients and contaminants. This process is influenced by kinetic …