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Which of the following complicates the electrostatic interactions between charged groups on a protein surface?
Correct Answer: C — Salts
The formation of protein complexes or aggregates in aqueous buffers is determined by a number of factors: physical properties of the protein itself, pH, temperature, type and concentration of the used co-solvent (salt). Salts interfere with intramolecular interactions mediated by non-covalent forces such as hydrogen bonds, van der Waals forces, and hydrophobic interactions, which, at high co-solvent concentrations, results in protein denaturation.