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ArticlePloS one2017

Frequency Dependent Non- Thermal Effects of Oscillating Electric Fields in the Microwave Region on the Properties of a Solvated Lysozyme System: A Molecular Dynamics Study.

Stelios Floros, Maria Liakopoulou-Kyriakides, Kostas Karatasos, Georgios E Papadopoulos

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Stelios FlorosFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Maria Liakopoulou-KyriakidesFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Kostas KaratasosFaculty of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Georgios E PapadopoulosFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Mezourlo, Larisa, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2742-8467

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Abstract

The use of microwaves in every day's applications raises issues regarding the non thermal biological effects of microwaves. In this work we employ molecular dynamics simulations to advance further the dielectric studies of protein solutions in the case of lysozyme, taking into consideration possible frequency dependent changes in the structural and dynamic properties of the system upon application of electric field in the microwave region. The obtained dielectric spectra are identical with those derived in our previous work using the Fröhlich-Kirkwood approach in the framework of the linear response theory. Noticeable structural changes in the protein have been observed only at frequencies near its absorption maximum. Concerning Cα position fluctuations, different frequencies affected different regions of the protein sequence. Furthermore, the influence of the field on the kinetics of protein-water as well as on the water-water hydrogen bonds in the first hydration shell has been studied; an extension of the Luzar-Chandler kinetic model was deemed necessary for a better fit of the applied field results and for the estimation of more accurate hydrogen bond lifetime values.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationAmino Acid SequenceDielectric SpectroscopyHumansHydrogen BondingKineticsMicrowavesMuramidaseWaterMuramidaseWater

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