title: A rapid microbore HPLC method for determination of primary structure of beta-lactoglobulin genetic variants.
abstract: A rapid method for determination of the primary structures for beta-lactoglobulin (beta-LG) genetic variants is described. This included rapid microbore HPLC, amino acid analyses, and wherever necessary, direct peptide sequencing. Two novel variants of beta-LG have been identified, bovine beta-LG W and ovine beta-LG C. The proteins were oxidized, digested with trypsin and separated using RP-HPLC. All peptides were recovered in a single run. Peptides with amino acid exchanges were identified by retention time and subjected to amino acid and sequence analyses. Ovine beta-LG C differs from the ovine beta-LG A variant by a single amino acid exchange at position 148 where Arg is replaced by Gln. Bovine beta-LG W differs from bovine beta-LG B by having Leu at position 56 instead of Ile. The method described here is reliable and can be used for mapping of 20-1000 pmol of material.
authors.affiliation: John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Presnell
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Erhardt
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Godovac-Zimmermann
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007782:Lactoglobulins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010449:Peptide Mapping; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007782:Lactoglobulins