Journal
THIN SOLID FILMS
Volume 499, Issue 1-2, Pages 13-18Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.07.046
Keywords
mesoporous silica; protein; adsorption; nanostructures
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The Langmuir-type adsorption of myoglobin occurred with monolayer coverage of the inner surface mesopore channels of SBA-15. Myoglobin occupation of the pores was calculated as ca. 50% based on N-2 adsorption/desorption isotherms. Pore-filling models revealed that myoglobin molecules are well packed in the pores. The maximum adsorption was observed near the isoelectric point of myoglobin, suggesting the important role of suppression of electric repulsion between the proteins and/or between the protein and the adsorbent. FT-IR spectroscopic studies confirmed that the myoglobin is stable even after the adsorption. The results obtained are comparable with those observed for another redox protein, cytochrome c. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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