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Conformational dynamic and enthalpy changes associated with pH induced unfolding of apomyoglobin were studied using photoacoustic calorimetry and photothermal beam deflection methods. The transition between the native state and the I intermediate was induced by a nanosecond pH jump from o-nitrobenzaldehyde photolysis. Deconvolution of photoacoustic waves indicates two kinetic processes. The fast phase (τ < 50ns) is characterized by a volume expansion of 8.8 ml mol−1. This process is followed by a volume contraction of about −22 ml mol−1 (τ ∼ 500 ns). Photothermal beam deflection measurements do not reveal any volume changes on the time scale between ∼100 μs and 5 ms. We associate the volume contraction with structural changes occurring during the transition between the native state and the I intermediate. The lack of any processes on the ms time scale may indicate the absence of structural events involving larger conformational changes of apomyoglobin after the pH jump.
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Mikšovská, J., Larsen, R.W. Photothermal Studies of pH Induced Unfolding of Apomyoglobin. J Protein Chem 22, 387–394 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025398325578
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