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Picosecond orientational dynamics of water in living cells

Authors :
Martijn Tros
Linli Zheng
Johannes Hunger
Mischa Bonn
Daniel Bonn
Gertien J. Smits
Sander Woutersen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

Abstract

The cytoplasm’s crowdedness leads one to expect that cell water is different from bulk water. By measuring the rotational motion of water molecules in living cells, Tros et al. find that apart from a small fraction of water solvating biomolecules, cell water has the same dynamics as bulk water.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.071855f7b3144ed9f0e949cea3378d3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00858-0