Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (7): 1245.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20160259

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Effect of Tb3+ on the Stability of Ovalbumin

SONG Zhen1,3, DONG Jinlong1, REN Yuehong1, YUAN Wen1, ZHANG Caifeng1,3, YANG Binsheng2,*()   

  1. 1. Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Taiyuan 030012, China
    2. Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
    3. Humic Acid Engineering and Technology Research Center of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan 030012, China
  • Received:2016-04-20 Online:2016-07-10 Published:2016-06-20
  • Contact: YANG Binsheng E-mail:yangbs@sxu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21571117), the Returned Oversea Fund of Shanxi Province, China(No.2011085) and the Innovation Project of Undergraduate of Shanxi Normal University, China(No.CXCY1629)

Abstract:

The binding properties of Tb3+ with ovalbumin were measured by fluorescence spectra at room temperature in pH=7.4, 10 mmol/L 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazinecthanesulfonic acid(Hepes). The effect of Tb3+ on the hydrophobic region of ovalbumin was measured by hydrophobic probe 2-p-toluidino-6-naphthalenesalfonic acid(TNS). The effects of Ca2+ and Tb3+ on the stability of ovalbumin were analyzed by chemical unfolding methods. The results suggested that ovalbumin can form 1∶2 complexes with Tb3+. The binding of Tb3+ increased the hydrophobic surface of ovalbumin, and the fluorescence intensity of TNS increased. The unfolding curves of ovalbumin showed two transition, N?I and I?U. Ca2+ can increase the stability of transition I?U and Tb3+ can increase the stability of transitions N?I and I?U.

Key words: Ovalbumin, Tb3+, Stability(Ed.: F, K, M)

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