Protease susceptibility of beta-Lactoglobulin adsorbed on stainless steel surface as evidence of contribution of its specific segment to adsorption
2006
Sakiyama, T.(Okayama Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Engineering) | Aya, A. | Embutsu, M. | Imamura, K. | Nakanishi, K.
Beta-Lactoglobulin (beta-Lg) is a major constituent of fouling deposits in the dairy industry. To determine the interaction between beta-Lg and stainless steel surfaces, beta-Lg irreversibly adsorbed on stainless steel particles was subjected to lysyl endopeptidase treatment and the course of fragmentation was compared with that observed for beta-Lg in solution. The results showed a distinct difference between the courses of fragmentation: a fragment (residues 102-135) was liberated readily from beta-Lg in solution but scarcely from beta-Lg irreversibly adsorbed on stainless steel particles. This result strongly suggests that residues 102-135 include a segment primarily responsible for the interaction of beta-Lg with stainless steel surfaces. This supports our previous results [Sakiyama et al., J. Biosci. Bioeng., 88, 536-541 (1999)] that showed that residues 125-135 of beta-Lg have a strong affinity toward stainless steel surfaces and probably a major contribution to the adsorption of beta-Lg.
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