DYNAMIC INSTABILITY OF LIQUID-LIKE MOTIONS IN A GLOBULAR PROTEIN OBSERVED BY INELASTIC NEUTRON-SCATTERING

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DOSTER, W
CUSACK, S
PETRY, W
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[1] INST MAX VON LAUE PAUL LANGEVIN,EUROPEAN MOLEC BIOL LAB,GRENOBLE OUTSTN,F-38042 GRENOBLE,FRANCE
[2] INST MAX VON LAUE PAUL LANGEVIN,F-38042 GRENOBLE,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.1080
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Inelastic neutron scattering was used to investigate liquidlike motions and the nature of a dynamic transition in myoglobin, a small globular protein. The signature of the transition is a strong enhancement of low-frequency density fluctuations and a corresponding decrease in elastic scattering above 180 K. It is shown that the line shape of the inelastic-scattering function approximates the scaling behavior predicted for a simple liquid by mode-coupling theories in the vicinity of the liquid-glass transition. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1080 / 1083
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