Proteins as micro viscosimeters: Brownian motion revisited

Translational and rotational diffusion coefficients of proteins in solution strongly deviate from the Stokes-Einstein laws when the ambient viscosity is induced by macromolecular co-solutes rather than by a solvent of negligible size as was assumed by A. Einstein one century ago for deriving the law...

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Veröffentlicht in:European biophysics journal 2006-08, Vol.35 (6), p.517
Hauptverfasser: Lavalette, Daniel, Hink, Mark A, Tourbez, Martine, Tétreau, Catherine, Visser, Antonie J
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Zusammenfassung:Translational and rotational diffusion coefficients of proteins in solution strongly deviate from the Stokes-Einstein laws when the ambient viscosity is induced by macromolecular co-solutes rather than by a solvent of negligible size as was assumed by A. Einstein one century ago for deriving the laws of Brownian motion and diffusion. Rotational and translational motions experience different micro viscosities and both become a function of the size ratio of protein and macromolecular co-solute. Possible consequences upon fluorescence spectroscopy observations of diffusing proteins within living cells are discussed.
ISSN:0175-7571
1432-1017
DOI:10.1007/s00249-006-0060-z