title: Determining stability of proteins from guanidinium chloride transition curves.
abstract: The guanidinium chloride (GdmCl) denaturation of RNAase A, lysozyme and metmyoglobin was investigated at several pH values by using absorbance measurements at 287, 300 and 409 nm respectively. From these measurements the free-energy change on denaturation, delta Gapp., was calculated, assuming a two-state mechanism, and values of delta Gapp. at zero concentration of the denaturant were measured. For each protein all delta Gapp. values were adjusted to pH 7.00 by using the appropriate relationship between delta Gapp. and pH. Dependence of the adjusted delta Gapp. value on GdmCl concentration increases for metmyoglobin and decreases for the other two proteins as the denaturant concentration decreases. It has been shown that these are expected results if the presence of the acid-denatured state during the GdmCl denaturation of proteins is considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taneja
mesh_terms: D004355:Drug Stability; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D019791:Guanidine; D006146:Guanidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008786:Metmyoglobin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects; D009113:Muramidase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011487:Protein Conformation / Q000187:drug effects; D011489:Protein Denaturation; D012259:Ribonuclease, Pancreatic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D008786:Metmyoglobin; D012259:Ribonuclease, Pancreatic; D009113:Muramidase; D019791:Guanidine