Improving the stability of biomolecules using ionic liquids

该项目旨在通过开发新的溶剂来解决研究天然环境之外的蛋白质的关键问题，这些溶剂将增加其稳定性和溶解性。该项目希望通过使用高通量机器人技术，蛋白质结构的同步加速器分析和分子动力学模拟的新方法，为我们对溶剂化学性质的理解创造新的知识。预期的结果是一套设计规则，创造新的溶剂。这将有利于许多研究和工业应用，包括确定用于开发新药和生物催化剂的蛋白质结构，以及基于蛋白质的药物的冷冻保存。

This project aims to address critical issues in studying proteins outside their native environments by developing new solvents that will increase their stability and solubility. The project expects to create new knowledge in our understanding of solvent chemical properties through a novel approach using high throughput robotics, synchrotron analysis of protein structures and Molecular Dynamics simulations. The expected outcome is a set of design rules for creating new solvents. This should benefit many research and industrial applications, including determining protein structure for the development of new drugs and biocatalysts, and cryopreservation of protein-based pharmaceuticals.