Physico-chemical properties of different forms of bovine lactoferrin
2013
Bokkhim, Huma | Bansal, Nidhi | GrØndahl, Lisbeth | Bhandari, Bhesh
Three forms of bovine lactoferrin (Lf), apo-, native- and holo- with 0.9%, 12.9% and 99.7% iron content, respectively, were characterised for their physico-chemical properties. Colour, surface tension, thermal properties, particle charge and rheological behaviour of Lf were found to be affected by the form of Lf. The surface tension of Lf tends to decrease with decrease in iron content. The Circular Dichroism (CD) spectra confirmed that all forms of Lf had similar secondary structures while the tertiary structure was different for holo-Lf. The Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) analysis showed that the apo- and holo-Lf in aqueous solution displayed thermal denaturation temperatures of 71±0.2 and 91±0.5°C, respectively, suggesting that the iron saturation of Lf tends to increase its thermal stability. The study of particle charge properties (ζ-potential) in 1mM KCl salt solution showed that apo-Lf reached the net charge of zero in the pH range 5.5–6.5 whereas native and holo-Lf in the pH range 8.0–9.0. The apparent viscosity of 1% (wt/wt) solution of the different forms of Lf showed no difference between apo- and native-Lf (≈1.4mPas) while the value was significantly higher (2.38mPas) for holo-Lf.
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