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Preferential interactions determine protein solubility in three-component solutions: the MgCl2 system.

T Arakawa1, R Bhat, S N Timasheff

  • 1Graduate Department of Biochemistry, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254.

Biochemistry
|February 20, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Protein solubility is linked to how proteins interact with solvents like magnesium chloride (MgCl2). Changes in salt concentration and pH alter these interactions, affecting protein solubility and indicating no structural changes during precipitation.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • Protein solubility is a critical factor in biological processes and protein-based technologies.
  • Understanding protein-solvent interactions is key to controlling solubility and protein behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between protein solubility and preferential interactions with solvent components using aqueous magnesium chloride (MgCl2).
  • To analyze how varying pH and salt concentrations influence these interactions for different proteins.

Main Methods:

  • Performed preferential interaction and solubility measurements on three proteins: beta-lactoglobulin, bovine serum albumin, and lysozyme.
  • Analyzed results based on the balance of salt binding and exclusion, considering surface tension effects and electrostatic interactions.
  • Calculated transfer free energies for proteins in solution and precipitate.

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Main Results:

  • Proteins showed similar interaction patterns across different conditions.
  • At acid pH and low salt, proteins were preferentially hydrated; at higher salt, preferential salt binding or low salt exclusion occurred.
  • At pH 4.5-5, proteins exhibited low preferential hydration or preferential MgCl2 binding.
  • Protein solubility variations mirrored preferential interaction patterns.
  • Transfer free energies indicated consistent protein-solvent interactions in solution and precipitate.

Conclusions:

  • Protein-solvent interactions are consistent between solution and solid states, implying no structural change during precipitation.
  • Preferential salt exclusion, driven by increased water surface tension, is the predominant interaction when weak ion binding is minimal, leading to salting-out.
  • Electrostatic repulsion influences salt binding at acidic pH with highly charged proteins.