Artocarpus hirsuta lectin: Differential modes of chemical and thermal denaturation
2002
Gaikwad, Sushama M. | Gurjar, Madhura M. | Khan, M Islam
Unfolding, inactivation and dissociation of the lectin from Artocarpus hirsuta seeds were studied by chemical (guanidine hydrochloride, GdnHCl) and thermal denaturation. Conformational transitions were monitored by intrinsic fluorescence and circular dichroism. The gradual red shift in the emission maxima of the native protein from 335 to 356ânm, change in the ellipticity at 218ânm and simultaneous decrease in the sugar binding activity were observed with increasing concentration of GdnHCl in the pH range between 4.0 and 9.0. The unfolding and inactivation by GdnHCl were partially reversible. Gel filtration of the lectin in presence of 1–6â£m GdnHCl showed that the protein dissociates reversibly into partially unfolded dimer and then irreversibly into unfolded inactive monomer. Thermal denaturation was irreversible. The lectin loses activity rapidly above 45â°C. The exposure of hydrophobic patches, distorted secondary structure and formation of insoluble aggregates of the thermally inactivated protein probably leads to the irreversible denaturation.
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