The 1,10-phenanthroline micelles-copper(I) complex catalyzes protein degradation.
The 1,10-phenanthroline micelles-copper(I) coordinated complex, not the mono-dispersed bis 1,10-phenanthroline-copper(I) one, rapidly degraded proteins in the presence of beta-mercaptoethanol in the neutral-to-mild acidic region under aerobic conditions. The degradation products derived from alpha-casein were peptides and amino acids.
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Research Institute for Food Science, Kyoto University, Japan.
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D000332:Aerobiosis; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D002364:Caseins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D008623:Mercaptoethanol / Q000737:chemistry; D008823:Micelles; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010618:Phenanthrolines / Q000737:chemistry*
D000596:Amino Acids; D002364:Caseins; D008823:Micelles; D010455:Peptides; D010618:Phenanthrolines; D008623:Mercaptoethanol; D003300:Copper; C025205:1,10-phenanthroline