From: Randy Smith (cryofan@mylinuxisp.com)
Date: Mon May 27 2002 - 17:47:57 MDT
On Mon, 27 May 2002 13:07:35 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>
>This Nature article (subscription required):
>
>Berglund, G. I., et al
>"The catalytic pathway of horseradish peroxidase at high resolution"
>Nature 417:463-468 (2002)
>http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v417/n6887/full/417463a_fs.html
>
>contains the following statement:
>
>"Electron transfer reactions and proton-coupled electron transfer
> processes readily occur at cryogenic temperatures in protein
> crystals along with small-scale movements of ligands and side chains."
>
>I was under the impression that when frozen to LN2 temperatures
>all chemistry came ceased. Is this inaccurate?
>
>Any feelings about what impact this might have on cryonic suspendees?
I will crosspost this to Cryonet.
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