Encapsulación de proteínas en silicato mesoporoso: los efectos del confinamiento en la estabilidad de las proteínas,

Revanur Ravindra1, Shuang Zhao, Hermann Gies

  • 1University of Dortmund, Department of Chemistry, Physical Chemistry I, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, D-44227 Dortmund, Germany.

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Resumen

El confinamiento en sílice mesoporosa mejora significativamente la estabilidad de las proteínas al restringir el espacio conformacional y fortalecer la hidratación. Este estudio explora los efectos del volumen excluido en el replegamiento y la función de las proteínas.

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