Association with Imidazole in the Cooperative Order–Disorder Transition in Aqueous Solution of Schizophyllan

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 1748 - 1756
• Main Authors: Yoshiba, Kazuto, Yasuda, Yota, Christensen, Bjørn E, Kondo, Chisaki, Miyazaki, Yuji, Nakano, Motohiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 08.02.2022
• Subjects: aqueous solutions; Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; Carbohydrate Conformation; dissociation; enthalpy; imidazole; Imidazoles; schizophyllan; Sizofiran - chemistry; Solutions; solvents; temperature; Water - chemistry

Schizophyllan, a triple helical polysaccharide, exhibits cooperative order–disorder transition (CODT) in aqueous solutions. The transition transforms the ordered structure (triple helix I) formed between the branched side chains and solvent molecules into the disordered structure (triple helix II) w...