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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 338, Issue 2, Pages 450-462Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2009.06.052
Keywords
kappa-Casein; Pectin; SPR; DWS; kappa-Casein coated beads; Interfacial interactions
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- Fonterra
- FRST
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Using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) it has been shown that the. ne structure of the anionic polysaccharide pectin strongly influences its interfacial interaction with a kappa-casein layer coated onto a gold surface (via a dextran linker) in the pH range 3.5-6.8, with the highest SPR signal being observed for pectin with the lowest charge density tested (a degree of methylesterification (DM) around 90%). Furthermore, the Brownian motions of kappa-casein coated polystyrene beads (used to provide calcium-free 'model casein micelles') were studied in pectin solutions using Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy (DWS) and microscopy, and were compared with measurements made on naked beads. At every pH value studied (with the exception of 3.5), bridging of the protein-covered probe particles was observed for pectins of both DM 28 and DM 78. However, no aggregated complexes were found in these model casein micelle systems when pectin of an unusually high DM was used (90%). It was hypothesised that having a limited number of binding regions of spatially limited extent maximises the number of chains binding to the protein layer (as found with the SPR measurement), encourages the formation of loops and trains, and additionally limits the potential for destabilisation via bridging. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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