Can affinity interactions influence the partitioning of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in two-phase aqueous micellar systems?
| Autor: | André M. Lopes, Adalberto Pessoa-Jr., Carlota de O. Rangel-Yagui |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Química Nova, Vol 31, Iss 5, Pp 998-1003 (2008) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0100-4042 1678-7064 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0100-40422008000500010 |
| Popis: | In this work, we provide an investigation of the role and strength of affinity interactions on the partitioning of the glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in aqueous two-phase micellar systems. These systems are constituted of micellar surfactant solutions and offer both hydrophobic and hydrophilic environments, providing selectivity to biomolecules. We studied G6PD partitioning in systems composed of the nonionic surfactants, separately, in the presence and absence of affinity ligands. We observed that G6PD partitions to the micelle-poor phase, owing to the strength of excluded-volume interactions in these systems that drive the protein to the micelle-poor phase, where there is more free volume available. |
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