Solvent-free protein liquids and liquid crystals

Actam W. Perriman; Helmut Cölfen; Roy W. Hughes; Claire L. Barrie; Stephen Mann

doi:10.1002/anie.200903100

Solvent-free protein liquids and liquid crystals

Actam W. Perriman, Helmut Cölfen, Roy W. Hughes, Claire L. Barrie, Stephen Mann

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Abstract

Molten proteins: Warming a freeze-dried powder of a stoichiometric ferritin-polymer ionic construct produces a solvent-free liquid protein that exhibits viscoelastic and thermotropic liquidcrystalline properties at 30 °C (see polarized-light micrograph), and transforms into a Newtonian fluid above 40 °C.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6242-6246
Number of pages	5
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	48
Issue number	34
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200903100
Publication status	Published - 10 Aug 2009
Externally published	Yes

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