title: Protein solubilising and stabilising ionic liquids.
abstract: We report a family of biocompatible ionic liquids (ILs) which are able to dissolve significant amounts of proteins such as cytochrome c and in which ATR-FTIR spectroscopy results show retention of secondary structure to extreme temperatures.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Douglas R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: MacFarlane
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forsyth
mesh_terms: D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000737:chemistry*; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012995:Solubility; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D052578:Ionic Liquids; D045304:Cytochromes c