Soluble Zwitterionic Poly(sulfobetaine) Destabilizes Proteins
Kisley L, Miller K, Davis CM, Guin D, Murphy EA, Gruebele M, Leckband DE. Soluble Zwitterionic Poly(sulfobetaine) Destabilizes Proteins. Biomacromolecules 2018, 19: 3894-3901. PMID: 30064224, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein melting temperatureBiotechnological applicationsSpecific proteinsProtein conformationTryptophan fluorescenceProteinTryptophan residuesThermal denaturation studiesDenaturation studiesCooperativity increasesProtein bindingPSBLocal polarityInteractsResiduesPEG solutionBindingCooperativityConformationFluorescence