Logarithmic Decay in Single-Particle Relaxation of Hydrated Lysozyme Powder

We present the self-dynamics of protein amino acids of hydrated lysozyme powder around the physiological temperature by means of molecular dynamics simulations. The self-intermediate scattering functions of the amino acid residue center of mass display a logarithmic decay over 3 decades of time, fro...

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Main Authors: Lagi, Marco (Contributor), Baglioni, Piero (Author), Chen, Sow-Hsin (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2010-02-18T18:18:10Z.
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520 |a We present the self-dynamics of protein amino acids of hydrated lysozyme powder around the physiological temperature by means of molecular dynamics simulations. The self-intermediate scattering functions of the amino acid residue center of mass display a logarithmic decay over 3 decades of time, from 2 ps to 2 ns, followed by an exponential α relaxation. This kind of slow dynamics resembles the relaxation scenario within the β-relaxation time range predicted by mode coupling theory in the vicinity of higher-order singularities. These results suggest a strong analogy between the single-particle dynamics of the protein and the dynamics of colloidal, polymeric, and molecular glass-forming liquids. 
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