The Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields on Protein Unfolding

Authors

Yoke J. BerryFollow

RIS ID

57093

Publication Details

Berry, Y. J. (2005). The Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields on Protein Unfolding University of Wollongong Thesis Collection, 2005 (pp. 1-485) University of Wollongong : ( Dissertation or Thesis )

Abstract

This thesis describes a spectroscopic investigation of the effects of pulsed electromagnetic radiation on the conformation, unfolding, aggregation and precipitation of a variety of proteins. Initial experiments required the calibration of a microwave exposure system thus the temperature of different buffer solutions was studied in detail. The exposure system comprised of an incubator and a rebuilt domestic microwave oven that delivered pulses every six minutes to give a plot of the temperature before, during and after a pulse ...