Control of α-Lactalbumin Aggregation by Modulation of Temperature and Concentration of Calcium and Cysteine
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Control of α-Lactalbumin Aggregation by Modulation of Temperature and Concentration of Calcium and Cysteine. / Nielsen, Line R.; Nielsen, Søren B.; Zhao, Zichen; Olsen, Karsten; Nielsen, Jacob H.; Lund, Marianne Nissen.
I: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Bind 66, Nr. 27, 2018, s. 7110-7120.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Control of α-Lactalbumin Aggregation by Modulation of Temperature and Concentration of Calcium and Cysteine
AU - Nielsen, Line R.
AU - Nielsen, Søren B.
AU - Zhao, Zichen
AU - Olsen, Karsten
AU - Nielsen, Jacob H.
AU - Lund, Marianne Nissen
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The effect of free cysteine (in different concentrations) on the thermal aggregation of calcium-saturated (Ca-sat) and -depleted (Ca-dep) alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-LA) was investigated at 25, 50, and 70 degrees C. The temperatures chosen were below the denaturation temperature (T-d) of Ca-dep and Ca-sat alpha-LA (25 degrees C), above the T-d of Ca-dep alpha-LA and below that of Ca-sat alpha-LA (50 degrees C), and above the T-d of Ca-sat alpha-LA (70 degrees C). Size-exclusion chromatography coupled to multiangle light scattering showed that no aggregation or only minor aggregation was obtained at the investigated temperatures for both Ca-dep and Casat alpha-LA even at extended holding times. Aggregates of Ca-sat alpha-LA were larger than those developed for Ca-dep alpha-LA. The addition of cysteine, a low-molecular-mass free thiol, resulted in increased aggregation of both Ca-sat and Ca-dep alpha-LA. Comparisons of SDS-PAGE run under reducing and nonreducing conditions showed that the formed cross-links were primarily disulfide bonds, but Western blots also showed small contributions from dityrosine cross-link formation. The aggregation kinetics related to monomer loss during heat treatment were determined by RP-UPLC and showed that the addition of cysteine increased the rate of aggregation. The activation energies for Ca-dep alpha-LA with 0.35 and 0.7 mM cysteine were found to be 59 +/- 1 and 46 +/- 4 kJ/mol, respectively, which showed that less energy was needed for the enhanced thermal aggregation of alpha-LA when the cysteine concentration was increased. This study showed that it was possible to control the aggregation size of alpha-LA by manipulating the incubation temperature and the cysteine concentration.
AB - The effect of free cysteine (in different concentrations) on the thermal aggregation of calcium-saturated (Ca-sat) and -depleted (Ca-dep) alpha-lactalbumin (alpha-LA) was investigated at 25, 50, and 70 degrees C. The temperatures chosen were below the denaturation temperature (T-d) of Ca-dep and Ca-sat alpha-LA (25 degrees C), above the T-d of Ca-dep alpha-LA and below that of Ca-sat alpha-LA (50 degrees C), and above the T-d of Ca-sat alpha-LA (70 degrees C). Size-exclusion chromatography coupled to multiangle light scattering showed that no aggregation or only minor aggregation was obtained at the investigated temperatures for both Ca-dep and Casat alpha-LA even at extended holding times. Aggregates of Ca-sat alpha-LA were larger than those developed for Ca-dep alpha-LA. The addition of cysteine, a low-molecular-mass free thiol, resulted in increased aggregation of both Ca-sat and Ca-dep alpha-LA. Comparisons of SDS-PAGE run under reducing and nonreducing conditions showed that the formed cross-links were primarily disulfide bonds, but Western blots also showed small contributions from dityrosine cross-link formation. The aggregation kinetics related to monomer loss during heat treatment were determined by RP-UPLC and showed that the addition of cysteine increased the rate of aggregation. The activation energies for Ca-dep alpha-LA with 0.35 and 0.7 mM cysteine were found to be 59 +/- 1 and 46 +/- 4 kJ/mol, respectively, which showed that less energy was needed for the enhanced thermal aggregation of alpha-LA when the cysteine concentration was increased. This study showed that it was possible to control the aggregation size of alpha-LA by manipulating the incubation temperature and the cysteine concentration.
KW - alpha-lactalbumin
KW - calcium
KW - cysteine
KW - aggregation
KW - thiol-disulfide exchange
KW - kinetics
U2 - 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01172
DO - 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01172
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 29916707
VL - 66
SP - 7110
EP - 7120
JO - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
JF - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
SN - 0021-8561
IS - 27
ER -
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