Effect of pressure on protein low-energy dynamics

Nakagawa, Hiroshi   ; Jochi, Yasumasa*; Yamamuro, Osamu*; Kataoka, Mikio

Protein dynamics is closely related with protein biological function. Protein dynamical transition and boson peak is observed by neutron inelastic scattering and molecular dynamics simulation. Protein volume fluctuation is related with cavity in protein structure. The cavity volume is affected by pressure. It is important to examine the effect of pressure on protein dynamics. We examined the effect of pressure on protein dynamical transition and boson peak of Staphylococcal nuclease by neutron inelastic scattering at AGNES spectrometer at JRR-3. We found that boson peak shifted to higher energy upon pressure at 900 MP. And quasi-elastic scattering is restricted by pressure.