title: Observation of salt-induced beta-lactoglobulin aggregation using sedimentation field-flow fractionation.
abstract: Sedimentation field-flow fractionation (SdFFF) was applied in order to characterize particle sizes of beta-lactoglobulin aggregates induced by Ca2+ or Zn2+. Aggregation induced by Zn2+ was faster than that induced by Ca2+. Effects of Zn2+ and beta-lactoglobulin concentrations, as well as contact time, on the aggregation of beta-lactoglobulin were examined. All factors exhibited a combined effect on the size of aggregates, whereby larger aggregates were obtained at increased concentrations of Zn2+ and beta-lactoglobulin. At fixed concentrations of 2% (w/v) beta-lactoglobulin and 10 mM Zn2+, the particle size of the aggregates increased from 0.19 microm (at 15 min) to 0.38 microm (at 2880 min). Further, a hyphenated technique of SdFFF and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) was used to examine whether intermolecular ionic bridges take part in salt-induced beta-lactoglobulin aggregation. With SdFFF-ICP-OES, protein-cation-protein cross-linkages were observed for beta-lactoglobulin aggregation induced by Zn2+, but not for that induced by Ca2+.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Rd, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
authors.forename: Sudarat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saeseaw
authors.forename: Juwadee
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shiowatana
authors.forename: Atitaya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siripinyanond
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000737:chemistry; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000737:chemistry; D007782:Lactoglobulins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010316:Particle Size; D012492:Salts; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002413:Cations, Divalent; D007782:Lactoglobulins; D012492:Salts; D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium