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ArticleGels (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Spontaneous and Electrically Induced Anisotropy of Composite Agarose Gels.

Alexandar M Zhivkov, Svetlana H Hristova

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Article in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandar M ZhivkovInstitute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Acad. G. Bonchev Str., bl. 11, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-9635-633X
Svetlana H HristovaDepartment of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Medical Faculty, Medical University-Sofia, Zdrave Str. 2, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences · BGMedical University of Sofia · BG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Agarose gels containing and not bacteriorhodopsin purple membranes (incorporated before gelling) manifest spontaneous optical anisotropy. The dependencies of the anisotropy on the agarose concentration and time have been studied. The rise in the anisotropy is explained by the predominant orientation of the agarose fibers during the gelling and subsequent deformation of the gel net. In the electric field, additional optical anisotropy rises, which is caused by the orientation of the membranes. A procedure has been developed to separate electrically induced and spontaneous anisotropy in composite gels. The isoelectric points and surface electric potential of bacteriorhodopsin trimer and purple membranes are calculated by the method of protein electrostatics to explain their electric asymmetry, which leads to perpendicular orientation in the direct electric field and longitudinal in the kilohertz sinusoidal field. The results allow for an increase in the separation capability of composite gels of electrophoresis for macromolecules with different sizes by applying an appropriate electric field to modulate the effective pore size.

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agarose gelsbacteriorhodopsinelectric birefringenceoptical anisotropypurple membranes

Identifiers

PMID36421575
PMCPMC9690220
OpenAlexW4309742845

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