ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Ordering of water molecules in water/amino acid mixtures

Abstract: The obvious role played by water dynamics in the biological movements and reactions has stimulated huge experimental efforts during last years. However, biological materials are in general very complex systems, showing many degrees of freedom. Therefore, investigations on water dynamics in more simple systems - but showing similarities with biological materials - can illuminate the way to unravel these questions. In a recent experiment we have investigated the dynamics of water in amino acid solutions (lysine/water). The results are very promising but we need to analyze the structure of water molecules in the first hydration shell and also in those loosely bounded in the lysine solution. We propose to perform sandals experiments in order to learn about the ordering of water molecules about lysine.

Principal Investigator: Dr Luis Carlos Pardo-Soto
Experimenter: Ms Nicola Steinke
Experimenter: Dr Sebastian Busch
Experimenter: Dr Sylvia McLain
Experimenter: Dr Silvina Cerveny
Experimenter: Dr Roberto Macovez
Experimenter: Ms Guadalupe Ruiz
Local Contact: Dr Silvia Imberti
Experimenter: Mr Andrew Johnston

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1510171

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1510171

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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