| Literature DB >> 15089713 |
S Tanaka1, S U Egelhaaf, W C K Poon.
Abstract
We studied the crystallization of a globular protein, lysozyme, in the cubic phase of the lipid mono-olein. The solubility of lysozyme in salt solution decreased by a factor of approximately 4 when confined in cubic phase. Monte Carlo simulations and calculations show that this can be explained by the confinement of lysozyme molecules to the narrow water cells in the cubic phase.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15089713 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.128102
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161