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The effects of surface adsorption on the thermal stability of proteins
B L Steadman1, K C Thompson, C R Middaugh
1Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Pharmaceutical Research and Development, West Point, PA 19486, USA.
Abstract:
The effect of surface adsorption on the structure and stability of proteins is a matter of increasing interest in biotechnology. Therefore, we have examined the effect of adsorption to silica on the thermal stability of 7 proteins employing differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and front surface fluorescence (FSF) spectroscopy. In general, it was found that surface adsorption decreased the thermal stability of the bound protein. Using lysozyme for further studies, DSC, FSF, and FTIR spectroscopies, as well as enzymatic activity measurements, were used to explore the effect of decreasing surface apolarity on stability. It was observed that increasing surface apolarity produced decreasing stability and increasing structural alteration of the adsorbed protein.
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