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High Pressure Research
An International Journal
Volume 24, 2004 - Issue 1
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Biology under extreme conditions

Pages 57-66 | Accepted 19 Aug 2003, Published online: 08 Jun 2010
 

Abstract

The conditions for temperature and pressure survival of organisms point to proteins as the primary target. The elliptic shape of the stability phase diagram of proteins in aqueous solutions suggests that hydration and packing specificity are important factors. Pressure is a valuable tool for the study of partially unfolded protein conformations that give rise to aggregation and fibril formation.

Acknowledgements

It is a pleasure to acknowledge many collaborators and colleagues for experimental contributions and discussions. I am grateful to the Research Fund of the K.U. Leuven and F.W.O. Flanders, Belgium for support.

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