期刊
BIOMOLECULES
卷 9, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/biom9080359
关键词
human serum albumin; protein denaturation; IR spectroscopy; second derivative; secondary protein structure
资金
- Government of the Russian Federation [08-08]
Human serum albumin (HSA) is the most abundant protein in blood plasma. HSA is involved in the transport of hormones, fatty acids, and some other compounds, maintenance of blood pH, osmotic pressure, and many other functions. Although this protein is well studied, data about its conformational changes upon different denaturation factors are fragmentary and sometimes contradictory. This is especially true for FTIR spectroscopy data interpretation. Here, the effect of various denaturing agents on the structural state of HSA by using FTIR spectroscopy in the aqueous solutions was systematically studied. Our data suggest that the second derivative deconvolution method provides the most consistent interpretation of the obtained IR spectra. The secondary structure changes of HSA were studied depending on the concentration of the denaturing agent during acid, alkaline, and thermal denaturation. In general, the denaturation of HSA in different conditions is accompanied by a decrease in alpha-helical conformation and an increase in random coil conformation and the intermolecular beta-strands. Meantime, some variation in the conformational changes depending on the type of the denaturation agent were also observed. The increase of beta-structural conformation suggests that HSA may form amyloid-like aggregates upon the denaturation.
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