title: Viscosity analysis of the temperature dependence of the solution conformation of ovalbumin.
abstract: The viscosity of ovalbumin aqueous solutions was studied as a function of temperature and of protein concentration. Viscosity-temperature dependence was discussed on the basis of the modified Arrhenius formula at temperatures ranging from 5 to 55 degrees C. The activation energy of viscous flow for hydrated and unhydrated ovalbumin was calculated. Viscosity-concentration dependence, in turn, was discussed on the basis of Mooney equation. It has been shown that the shape parameter S decreases with increasing temperature, and self-crowding factor K does not depend on temperature. At low concentration limit the numerical values of the intrinsic viscosity and of Huggins coefficient were calculated. A master curve relating the specific viscosity etasp to the reduced concentration c[eta], over the whole range of temperature, was obtained and the three ranges of concentrations: diluted, semi-diluted and concentrated, are discussed. It has been proved that the Mark-Houvink-Kuhn-Sakurada (MHKS) exponent for ovalbumin does not depend on temperature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, Silesian Medical Academy, Zabrze, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Monkos
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012996:Solutions; D013696:Temperature; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D010047:Ovalbumin