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Why forces between proteins follow different Hofmeister series for pH above and below pI

Date

Authors

Bostrom, Mathias Anders

Tavares, Frederico W

Finet, S

Skouri-Panet, F

Tardieu, A

Ninham, Barry

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

The relative effectiveness of different anions in crystallizing proteins follows a reversed Hofmeister sequence for pH < pI and a direct Hofmeister sequence for pH > pI. The phenomenon has been known almost since Hofmeister's original work but it has not

Keywords

Keywords: egg protein; electrolyte; protein; article; chemical reaction; dielectric constant; dipole; electric activity; hydration; hydrogen bond; molecular interaction; molecular model; pH measurement; priority journal; protein analysis; reaction analysis; theoret Dispersion potential; Hofmeister sequence; Ion; Protein precipitation

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/80499

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Biophysical Chemistry

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.bpc.2005.05.010