Temporal and spatial resolution of distal protein motions that activate hydrogen tunneling in soybean lipoxygenase

JPT Zaragoza, AR Offenbacher, S Hu… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The enzyme soybean lipoxygenase (SLO) provides a prototype for deep tunneling
mechanisms in hydrogen transfer catalysis. This work combines room temperature X-ray …

Understanding the role of extracellular polymeric substances in the rheological properties of aerobic granular sludge

Z Li, L Lin, X Liu, C Wan, DJ Lee - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The gel-properties of aerobic granular sludge could sustain the mechanical strength and
stability of granules during the operation of wastewater treatment. The contributing …

[HTML][HTML] Urine source separation-based pretreatment: a sustainable strategy for improving methane production from anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

L Tian, H Guo, Y Wang, X Wang, T Zhu, Y Liu - Sustainable Horizons, 2022 - Elsevier
Urine wastewater derived from source separation technology was employed to pretreat
waste activated sludge (WAS) for anaerobic digestion in this study. In comparison to the …

Understanding the role of cations and hydrogen bonds on the stability of aerobic granules from the perspective of the aggregation and adhesion behavior of …

Z Li, H Li, L Zhao, X Liu, C Wan - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) were essential for the granulation and stability of
aerobic granular sludge (AGS). In this study, the effects of electrostatic interactions, bridging …

Ultrafast fluorescence spectroscopy via upconversion and its applications in biophysics

S Cao, H Li, Z Zhao, S Zhang, J Chen, J Xu… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this review, the experimental set-up and functional characteristics of single-wavelength
and broad-band femtosecond upconversion spectrophotofluorometers developed in our …

Effect of extracellular polymer substances on the tetracycline removal during coagulation process

Q Xu, B Han, H Wang, Q Wang, W Zhang… - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of extracellular polymer substances on the tetracycline removal under
hydroxyl aluminium treatment was investigated, and the molecular mechanisms of …

Entropy connects water structure and dynamics in protein hydration layer

JN Dahanayake, KR Mitchell-Koch - Physical chemistry chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The enzyme Candida Antarctica lipase B (CALB) serves here as a model for understanding
connections among hydration layer dynamics, solvation shell structure, and protein surface …

Mapping hydration dynamics around a β-barrel protein

J Yang, Y Wang, L Wang, D Zhong - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Protein surface hydration is fundamental to its structure, flexibility, dynamics, and function,
but it has been challenging to disentangle their ultimate relationships. Here, we report our …

Effects of nonequilibrium fluctuations on ultrafast short-range electron transfer dynamics

Y Lu, M Kundu, D Zhong - Nature Communications, 2020 - nature.com
A variety of electron transfer (ET) reactions in biological systems occurs at short distances
and is ultrafast. Many of them show behaviors that deviate from the predictions of the classic …

Ultrafast dynamics of water–protein coupled motions around the surface of eye crystallin

P Houston, N Macro, M Kang, L Chen… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Water dynamics on the protein surface mediate both protein structure and function.
However, many questions remain about the role of the protein hydration layers in protein …