Study on osmotic pressures for aqueous lysozyme and alpha-chymotrypsin-electrolyte solutions with two Yukawa potentials

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2002 Jul 15;251(2):256-62. doi: 10.1006/jcis.2002.8400.

Abstract

The equation of state (EOS) of Duh and Mier-y-Terán for one Yukawa potential is expanded to two Yukawa potentials to describe the nonidealities of the charged lysozyme and alpha-chymotrypsin solutions. Instead of the classical DLVO theory, the attractive dispersion and double-layer repulsion interactions are represented by two Yukawa potentials, respectively. For the aqueous lysozyme solutions, the only adjustable dispersion energy parameter epsilon/k is regressed and the average deviation is 1.76%. For the aqueous alpha-chymotrypsin solutions, two adjustable parameters (the molecular weight and dispersion energy parameter) are regressed and the average deviation is 7.62%. Some correlation and prediction results are discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chymotrypsin / chemistry*
  • Electrolytes / chemistry
  • Kinetics
  • Muramidase / chemistry*
  • Osmotic Pressure

Substances

  • Electrolytes
  • Muramidase
  • Chymotrypsin
  • alpha-chymotrypsin