title: A study on the surface hydrophobicity of lipases.
abstract: Surface properties, including surface net and local hydrophobicities, of bovine serum albumin, gamma-globulin, and six lipases of different origins were evaluated using the aqueous two-phase partitioning method. Each showed a specific and characteristic pattern of surface properties. Correlations between the protein surface hydrophobicities and the coverages of the proteins by lipid-coating with a synthetic detergent, dioleyl glucosyl L-glutamate, were discussed. The results indicated that the surface net hydrophobicity of each protein was indicative of the affinity of the protein for the coating detergent applied in lipid-coating.
authors.affiliation: General Education Division, Oshima National College of Maritime Technology, Komatsu, Oshima-cho, Yamaguchi, Japan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugimura
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukunaga
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuno
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nakashio