Structure and dynamics of urea/water mixtures investigated by vibrational spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 117, Issue 42, 2013, Pages 13291-13300

  Carr, J K ^a   Buchanan, L E ^a   Schmidt, J R ^a   Zanni, M T ^a   Skinner, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN BONDS; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS; UREA; VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY; WATER ABSORPTION;

HYDROGEN-BONDED WATER MOLECULES; MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PROTEIN DENATURANT; PROTEIN THERMODYNAMICS; ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; STRUCTURE-BREAKERS;

METABOLISM;

DEUTERIUM; PROTEIN; UREA; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

DEUTERIUM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEINS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED; THERMODYNAMICS; UREA; WATER;

EID: 84886682236     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: 15205207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4037217     Document Type: Article

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