Impact of cosolvent (glucose) on the stabilization of ovalbumin |
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Authors: | L Palaniappan V Velusamy |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physics (DDE), Annamalai University, TN 608002, India;2. Department of Physics, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abishekapatti, Tirunelveli, TN 627012, India |
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Abstract: | Proteins are stabilized by glucose against denaturation due to extremes of pH. This was studied by means of density, ultrasonic velocity, viscosity and surface tension measurements in the ovalbumin (5 mg/ml) dissolved in phosphate buffer (pH 2, 5, 7, 9 and 12). Few thermo-acoustical parameters such as adiabatic compressibility, intermolecular free length, acoustic impedance, the partial apparent specific volume and the partial apparent specific adiabatic compressibility were calculated for the said systems. Obtained results suggest that the stabilization of ovalbumin occurs in the presence of glucose through strengthening of hydrophobic interactions supported by other non-covalent interactions and the steric exclusion effect of the cosolvent molecules. |
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Keywords: | Ovalbumin Glucose Sound velocity Viscosity Surface tension Hydrophobic interactions |
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