Abstract
Yeast alcohol dehydrogenase is slowly denatured at moderate hydrostatic pressure (t1 / 2 ? 30 min at 2 kbar and pH 7). The extent of denaturation is pH dependent with maximal stability near the isoelectric point of the protein, pH = 5.4. While not a surprising finding, it appears that this phenomenon has not been documented before (or at least not identified) despite many investigations into the pressure stability of proteins. Consideration of changes in the net charge of proteins far from their isoelectric points may explain other pressure effects as well.
Keywords: Isoelectric point, hydrostatic pressure, yeast alcohol dehydrogenase, myoglobin, volume of ionization, cytochrome c, protein folding, protein denaturation, barostability, thermostability
Protein & Peptide Letters
Title: Pressure Stability of Proteins at their Isoelectric Points
Volume: 11 Issue: 6
Author(s): Gene Kidman, Hyun Park and Dexter B. Northrop
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Keywords: Isoelectric point, hydrostatic pressure, yeast alcohol dehydrogenase, myoglobin, volume of ionization, cytochrome c, protein folding, protein denaturation, barostability, thermostability
Abstract: Yeast alcohol dehydrogenase is slowly denatured at moderate hydrostatic pressure (t1 / 2 ? 30 min at 2 kbar and pH 7). The extent of denaturation is pH dependent with maximal stability near the isoelectric point of the protein, pH = 5.4. While not a surprising finding, it appears that this phenomenon has not been documented before (or at least not identified) despite many investigations into the pressure stability of proteins. Consideration of changes in the net charge of proteins far from their isoelectric points may explain other pressure effects as well.
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Kidman Gene, Park Hyun and Northrop B. Dexter, Pressure Stability of Proteins at their Isoelectric Points, Protein & Peptide Letters 2004; 11 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866043406157
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866043406157 |
Print ISSN 0929-8665 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-5305 |
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