We carry out a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy study on the dynamics of lysozyme hydration water. We consider a hydration level corresponding to a single water monolayer. We investigate the thermodynamical region from 295K to 355 K, at temperatures below and above the magic temperature T* ~ 320 K. In particular, we focus our attention on hydration water mean-square displacement (MSD) as a function of the diffusion time at different temperatures. Our results suggest the occurrence of a smooth anomalous diffusion from a sub-diffusive state (T < T*) to a super-diffusive one (T > T*). These conclusions confirm the importance of the temperature T* as the border for water behavior.
The time dependence dynamics of hydration water changes upon crossing T*
Corsaro C;Mallamace F
2016
Abstract
We carry out a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy study on the dynamics of lysozyme hydration water. We consider a hydration level corresponding to a single water monolayer. We investigate the thermodynamical region from 295K to 355 K, at temperatures below and above the magic temperature T* ~ 320 K. In particular, we focus our attention on hydration water mean-square displacement (MSD) as a function of the diffusion time at different temperatures. Our results suggest the occurrence of a smooth anomalous diffusion from a sub-diffusive state (T < T*) to a super-diffusive one (T > T*). These conclusions confirm the importance of the temperature T* as the border for water behavior.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
