H/D isotope effects in protein thermal denaturation: the case of bovine serum albumin. 2011

Ling Fu, and Sandrine Villette, and Stéphane Petoud, and Felix Fernandez-Alonso, and Marie-Louise Saboungi
Centre de Recherche sur la Matiére Divisée, UMR 6619-CNRS, Université d'Orléans, 1b rue de la Férollerie, 45071 Orléans Cedex 2, France. Ling.Fu@gmail.com

The present work investigates the effects of H/D isotopic substitution on the structural and thermodynamic stability of bovine serum albumin (BSA) in aqueous solution over the temperature range of 5-90 °C. Using far-ultraviolet circular dichroism, we have compared protein unfolding pathways in H(2)O and D(2)O. Our results show that BSA possesses similar conformations in H(2)O and D(2)O at temperatures below 50 °C but follows different unfolding pathways at higher temperatures. The presence of D(2)O retards the occurrence of irreversible thermal denaturation in BSA, as evidenced by a higher onset temperature of 58 °C, in contrast to 50 °C in H(2)O. D(2)O exhibits a protective effect on the domain structure during the early stages of domain denaturation. Following incubation at 90 °C over a period of minutes, D(2)O causes a rapid aggregation of BSA molecules. This behavior is not observed in H(2)O solutions. Meanwhile, H/D substitution does not influence the reversible structural transformation of the protein in a significant manner. Partly renatured BSA in H(2)O and D(2)O undergoes very similar reversible structural transformations during a second heating cycle.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011489 Protein Denaturation Disruption of the non-covalent bonds and/or disulfide bonds responsible for maintaining the three-dimensional shape and activity of the native protein. Denaturation, Protein,Denaturations, Protein,Protein Denaturations
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002942 Circular Dichroism A change from planar to elliptic polarization when an initially plane-polarized light wave traverses an optically active medium. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Circular Dichroism, Vibrational,Dichroism, Circular,Vibrational Circular Dichroism
D003903 Deuterium The stable isotope of hydrogen. It has one neutron and one proton in the nucleus. Deuterons,Hydrogen-2,Hydrogen 2
D006859 Hydrogen The first chemical element in the periodic table with atomic symbol H, and atomic number 1. Protium (atomic weight 1) is by far the most common hydrogen isotope. Hydrogen also exists as the stable isotope DEUTERIUM (atomic weight 2) and the radioactive isotope TRITIUM (atomic weight 3). Hydrogen forms into a diatomic molecule at room temperature and appears as a highly flammable colorless and odorless gas. Protium,Hydrogen-1
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012710 Serum Albumin, Bovine Serum albumin from cows, commonly used in in vitro biological studies. (From Stedman, 25th ed) Fetal Bovine Serum,Fetal Calf Serum,Albumin Bovine,Bovine Albumin,Bovine Serum Albumin,Albumin, Bovine,Albumin, Bovine Serum,Bovine Serum, Fetal,Bovine, Albumin,Calf Serum, Fetal,Serum, Fetal Bovine,Serum, Fetal Calf
D013696 Temperature The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms. Temperatures
D017433 Protein Structure, Secondary The level of protein structure in which regular hydrogen-bond interactions within contiguous stretches of polypeptide chain give rise to ALPHA-HELICES; BETA-STRANDS (which align to form BETA-SHEETS), or other types of coils. This is the first folding level of protein conformation. Secondary Protein Structure,Protein Structures, Secondary,Secondary Protein Structures,Structure, Secondary Protein,Structures, Secondary Protein
D041961 Deuterium Exchange Measurement A research technique to measure solvent exposed regions of molecules that is used to provide insight about PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Measurement,Deuterium Exchange Measurements,Exchange Measurement, Deuterium,Exchange Measurement, Hydrogen-Deuterium,Exchange Measurements, Deuterium,Exchange Measurements, Hydrogen-Deuterium,Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange Measurement,Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Measurements,Measurement, Deuterium Exchange,Measurement, Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange,Measurements, Deuterium Exchange,Measurements, Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange

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