[행사/세미나] [Colloquium] Sep. 21(Wed.) Dynamics and thermodynamics of bimolecular reactions at aqueous-nonaqueous interfaces
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- 2022-09-15
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아 래
1. Title: Dynamics and thermodynamics of bimolecular reactions at aqueous-nonaqueous interfaces
2. Speaker: 이 재 규 교수님 (서울대학교 융합과학기술대학원)
3. Date & Time: Sep. 21(Wed.) 2022. 4:30 PM
4. Place: Natural Science 1, Room No. 31214
5. Abstract: The behaviors of biomolecules at aqueous-nonaqueous interfaces markedly differ from those occurring in bulk water. First, we found that various biomolecular reactions are highly accelerated by a factor of 103 or higher at the aqueous interface of micron-sized water droplets (microdroplets). Second, thermodynamically unfavorable biomolecular reactions such as phosphorylation and RNA formation can proceed in water microdroplets at room temperature, which is due to the minimized entropic barrier at the water surface. Third, the charge exchange between water molecules and biomolecules spontaneously occurs at the water interface, leading to the oxidation of water molecules and the reduction of biomolecules. Vibrational Stark spectroscopy coupled with stimulated Raman excited fluorescence microscopy revealed the presence of a strong electric field formed at the aqueous-nonaqueous interface. This electric field combined with the partial desolvation effect can be in part responsible for the observed behaviors. Several other empirical and theoretical studies on the observed behaviors and their implications for cellular biology will be discussed.