[Study on the effect of electric field on the secondary structure of lipase by circular dichroism]

After the lipase was treated with electric field for five minutes, the effect of electric field on the secondary structure of lipase was studied by circular dichroism (CD). The results showed that different electric field strength in the range from 0. 5 to 6. 0 kV x cm(-1) has a different effect on the relative contents of alpha-helix, beta-sheet, beta-turn and random coil of the lipase, and whose changes were non-monotonous with the raising of electric field. In general, the electric treatment tends to transform the alpha-helix and beta-sheet into beta-turn and random coil. The decrease in alpha-helix and beta-sheet ranged respectively from 4. 6% to 48. 0% and from 13. 2% to 35. 1%, and the increase in beta-turn and random coil ranged respectively from 2. 8% to 33. 3% and from 0. 9% to 48. 1%. The result of this study has important meaning to explain the biological effect of electric treatment seeds.