Phase equilibria in the lysozyme-ammonium sulfate-water system. 2000

J J Moretti, and S I Sandler, and A M Lenhoff
Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.

Ternary phase diagrams were measured for lysozyme in ammonium sulfate solutions at pH values of 4 and 8. Lysozyme, ammonium sulfate, and water mass fractions were assayed independently by UV spectroscopy, barium chloride titration, and lyophilization respectively, with mass balances satisfied to within 1%. Protein crystals, flocs, and gels were obtained in different regions of the phase diagrams, and in some cases growth of crystals from the gel phase or from the supernatant after floc removal was observed. These observations, as well as a discontinuity in protein solubility between amorphous floc precipitate and crystal phases, indicate that the crystal phase is the true equilibrium state. The ammonium sulfate was generally found to partition unequally between the supernatant and the dense phase, in disagreement with an assumption often made in protein phase equilibrium studies. The results demonstrate the potential richness of protein phase diagrams as well as the uncertainties resulting from slow equilibration.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009113 Muramidase A basic enzyme that is present in saliva, tears, egg white, and many animal fluids. It functions as an antibacterial agent. The enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrin. EC 3.2.1.17. Lysozyme,Leftose,N-Acetylmuramide Glycanhydrolase,Glycanhydrolase, N-Acetylmuramide,N Acetylmuramide Glycanhydrolase
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D000645 Ammonium Sulfate Sulfuric acid diammonium salt. It is used in CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION of proteins. Sulfate, Ammonium
D012995 Solubility The ability of a substance to be dissolved, i.e. to form a solution with another substance. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Solubilities
D014867 Water A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Hydrogen Oxide

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