Electrically Induced Orientation of Polypeptides in Solution.
Abstract
The objectives of the work were to substantiate the existence of electrically induced molecular orientation in concentrated polypeptide solutions under constant fields and to perform a comprehensive investigation of the structures of these solutions and the mechanisms of orientation. The investigation was performed with X-ray diffraction, low angle light scattering, optical transmission, optical microscopy, and electron microscopy techniques. Results indicate that the solution is formed of micron size rodlike aggregates of polypeptide molecules. Under a constant electric field, the rods and the molecules of which they are formed orient along the field. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0730901
Entities
People
- James B. Stamatoff