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Run-Chao Lu1, Ao-Neng Cao, Lu-Hua Lai
1College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The interaction between the fluorocarbon surfactant, sodium perfluorooctanoate (SPFO), and beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) was studied. In particular, the effects of cationic surfactants, such as alkyltriethylammonium bromide (C(n)NE, n=8, 10, 12), on SPFO-BLG interaction were examined. It was shown that the anionic fluorocarbon surfactant, SPFO, was a strong denaturant of BLG. The ability of SPFO to denature BLG could be weakened by the addition of C(n)NE. The effect of C(n)NE on SPFO-BLG interaction was related to the hydrocarbon chain length of C(n)NE, and also the molar ratio of the added C(n)NE to the SPFO in SPFO-BLG solutions ([C(n)NE]/[SPFO]). Our findings might provide a way to design surfactant systems that are less denaturing to proteins or tailor the ability of surfactant to denature proteins through the appropriate mixing with other surfactants.
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