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  • Title: Protective effect of sorbitol on enzymes exposed to microsecond pulsed electric field.
    Author: Zhao W, Yang R.
    Journal: J Phys Chem B; 2008 Nov 06; 112(44):14018-25. PubMed ID: 18855429.
    Abstract:
    Lysozyme (alpha-helix dominant structure) and pepsin (beta-sheet dominant structure) were exposed to microsecond pulsed electric field (PEF) at 3.5x10(6) V/m. The response of enzymes to the stress of PEF was investigated in this study. Unfolding of enzyme structures and disruption of secondary and three-dimensional structures occurred when the exposed PEF dosage exceeds a critical value, which caused the decrease in activity. In this work, sorbitol was found to be effective to stabilize the conformations and activities of enzymes against electric field. The protective effect increased with the increase of concentration of sorbitol.
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