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  • Title: The low-temperature dynamic crossover phenomenon in protein hydration water: simulations vs experiments.
    Author: Lagi M, Chu X, Kim C, Mallamace F, Baglioni P, Chen SH.
    Journal: J Phys Chem B; 2008 Feb 14; 112(6):1571-5. PubMed ID: 18205352.
    Abstract:
    A super-Arrhenius-to-Arrhenius dynamic crossover phenomenon has been observed in the translational alpha-relaxation time and in the inverse of the self-diffusion constant both experimentally and by simulations for lysozyme hydration water in the temperature range of TL = 223 +/- 2 K. MD simulations are based on a realistic hydrated powder model, which uses the TIP4P-Ew rigid molecular model for the hydration water. The convergence of neutron scattering, nuclear magnetic resonance and molecular dynamics simulations supports the interpretation that this crossover is a result of the gradual evolution of the structure of hydration water from a high-density liquid to a low-density liquid form upon crossing of the Widom line above the possible liquid-liquid critical point of water.
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