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. 1981 Jan;78(1):261-5.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.78.1.261.

Water structure-dependent charge transport in proteins

P R Gascoyne, R Pethig, A Szent-Györgyi

Water structure-dependent charge transport in proteins

P R Gascoyne et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Jan.

Abstract

Dielectric and conductivity measurements are reported for bovine serum albumin as a function of hydration. Strong evidence is found for the existence of mobile charges whose short- and long-range hopping motion strongly depends on the physical state of the protein-bound water. These charges are considered to be protons. Insights into the nature of the electrical properties of protein-methylglyoxal complexes are provided, and the possibilities for correlated proton-electron motions are outlined.

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