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Adsorption of Water Vapor by Biopolymers

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Adsorption and the Gibbs Surface Excess

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Biological macromolecules usually exhibit strong affinities for water. Protein crystals contain a considerable amount of bound water.1 The folded structure of a protein is known to be grossly altered if the bound water is completely removed from protein. Many globular proteins dissolved in the aqueous phase are found to be extensively hydrated.2 Fibrous proteins and other types of protein powders are known to adsorb a considerable amount of water vapor from the moist atmosphere forming protein gels. If the adsorption is extensive, many proteins may dissolve in the aqueous phase forming a concentrated solution. It may be pointed out here that the biological functions of protein such as enzyme activities, membrane transport, muscle action, water evaporation from skin, etc. are exhibited in the living system only in the presence of large amounts of aqueous fluid. It is believed that these functions are guided by complicated water-protein interactions, the mechanism of which is not yet clearly understood.

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  2. The Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

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Chattoraj, D.K., Birdi, K.S. (1984). Adsorption of Water Vapor by Biopolymers. In: Adsorption and the Gibbs Surface Excess. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8333-2_9

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