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Castelletto, V., Krysmann, M., Kelarakis, A. and Jauregi, P. (2007) Complex formation of bovine serum albumin with a poly(ethylene glycol) lipid conjugate. Biomacromolecules, 8 (7). pp. 2244-2249. ISSN 1525-7797 doi: 10.1021/bm070116o
Abstract/Summary
In this work, we report the formation of complexes by self-assembly of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with a poly(ethylene glycol) lipid conjugate (PEG(2000)-PE) in phosphate saline buffer solution (pH 7.4). Three different sets of samples have been studied. The BSA concentration remained fixed (1, 0.01, or 0.001 wt % BSA) within each set of samples, while the PEG(2000)-PE concentration was varied. Dynamic light scattering (DLS), rheology, and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) were used to study samples with 1 wt % BSA. DLS showed that BSA/PEG(2000)-PE aggregates have a size intermediate between a BSA monomer and a PEG(2000)-PE micelle. Rheology suggested that BSA/PEG(2000)-PE complexes might be surrounded by a relatively compact PEG-lipid shell, while SAXS results showed that depletion forces do not take an important role in the stabilization of the complexes. Samples containing 0.01 wt % BSA were studied by circular dichroism (CD) and ultraviolet fluorescence spectroscopy (UV). UV results showed that at low concentrations of PEG-lipid, PEG(2000)-PE binds to tryptophan (Trp) groups in BSA, while at high concentrations of PEG-lipid the Trp groups are exposed to water. CD results showed that changes in Trp environment take place with a minimal variation of the BSA secondary structure elements. Finally, samples containing 0.001 wt % BSA were studied by zeta-potential experiments. Results showed that steric interactions might play an important role in the stabilization of the BSA/PEG(2000)-PE complexes.
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| URI | https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/13507 |
| Item Type | Article |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Divisions | Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences |
| Uncontrolled Keywords | PROTEIN, SEPARATION, POLYELECTROLYTES, SURFACTANTS, TRANSITION, SCATTERING, MECHANISM, DIFFUSION, HYDRATION, MICELLES |
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