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ArticleBiomacromolecules2026

Superchaotropic Stabilization of Monomeric Protein States.

Ben Tin Yan Wong, Lichun Zhang, Thomas Chun Yip Wong, Chun Ngo Yau, Adrian Jun Chu, Tsz Fung Tsang, Joshua Jing Xi Li, Xiao Yang, Hei Ming Lai

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2026. 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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9 authors.

Ben Tin Yan WongDepartment of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0009-0003-7207-1318
Lichun ZhangDepartment of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Thomas Chun Yip WongIllumos Limited, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Chun Ngo YauLi Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Adrian Jun ChuDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China.
Tsz Fung TsangDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China.
Joshua Jing Xi LiDepartment of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Xiao YangDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR China.
Hei Ming LaiDepartment of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5150-7918

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chaotropes are long known to destabilize protein assemblies and folding. We report that a boron cluster ion, as a weakly coordinating superchaotrope, can paradoxically stabilize protein folding even under extended thermal stresses while broadly inhibiting specific and nonspecific protein-protein interactions at millimolar concentrations for multiple proteins. Thermodynamic and kinetic investigations suggest that the boron cluster ion reduced the association rates of protein association and rendered protein-associative interactions entropically unfavorable. The preliminary utility of this phenomenon is demonstrated by the preservation of protein functions within complex mixtures stored in ambient, uncontrolled conditions, boosting their shelf life and stability against aggregation.

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BoronProteinsKineticsProtein FoldingProtein StabilityThermodynamicsBoronProteins

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PMID40887766
PMCPMC12892320

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