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Using Scaffold Liposomes to Reconstitute Lipid-proximal Protein-protein Interactions In Vitro
Published on: January 11, 2017
Immobilization of protein molecules on liposomes. Anchorage by artificially bound unsaturated hydrocarbon tails
Abstract:
A method for the immobilization of trypsin, a hydrophilic nonmembrane protein, on a liposomal surface has been developed. The technique consists of covalent coupling of linoleoyl residues to the protein globules and consequent binding of linoleoyl trypsin to liposomes by a detergent dilution method. The immobilized protein preserved its biological functions: specific esterolytic catalytic activity and ability to bind to a macromolecular trypsin protein inhibitor. Liposomes carrying immobilized trypsin were able to sequester glucose with the same efficiency as liposomes without trypsin.
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