title: Cold crystallisation behaviour of water molecules in ionic liquids as a screening method to evaluate biocompatibility of the hydrated ionic liquids.
abstract: Hydrated ionic liquids, exhibiting cold crystallisation behaviour of water molecules in a certain range of water contents, successfully dissolved cytochrome c maintaining the original spin state of heme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Nakacho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Yohsuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nikawa
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohno
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D020134:Catalytic Domain; D003460:Crystallization; D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006418:Heme / Q000737:chemistry; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D011789:Quantum Theory; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D052578:Ionic Liquids; D011108:Polymers; D014867:Water; D006418:Heme; D045304:Cytochromes c