Thermodynamics of protein cross-links

The thermal transitions of native lysozyme and a well-characterized cross-linked derivative of lysozyme [Imoto, T., and Rupley, J. A. (1973), J. Mol. Biol. 80, 657] have been studied in 1.94 M guanidine hydrochloride at pH 2. The observed increase in the melting temperature from 32.4 degrees C for n...

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Published in:Biochemistry (Easton) 1978-04, Vol.17 (8), p.1479-1484
Main Authors: Johnson, Robert E, Adams, Patricia, Rupley, John A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry
Egg White
Glutathione
Muramidase
Protein Conformation
Protein Denaturation
Serum Albumin, Bovine
Thermodynamics
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Summary:The thermal transitions of native lysozyme and a well-characterized cross-linked derivative of lysozyme [Imoto, T., and Rupley, J. A. (1973), J. Mol. Biol. 80, 657] have been studied in 1.94 M guanidine hydrochloride at pH 2. The observed increase in the melting temperature from 32.4 degrees C for native lysozyme to 61.8 degrees C for the cross-linked derivative corresponds to a calculated 5.2 kcal/mol increase in the free energy of denaturation. This free-energy change is attributed to the decreased entropy of the unfolded polypeptide chain following introduction of a cross-link and is shown to compare well with theoretical predictions. The possibility that an introduction of a cross-link could also affect the enthalpy of an unfolded protein was investigated. The heats of reduction of bovine serum albumin and lysozyme by dithioerythritol in 6 M guanidine hydrochloride were determined and compared to that for the model peptide, oxidized glutathione. The near identity of the observed heats was taken as evidence that the introduction of cross-links into a random-coil protein does not, in general, introduce strain.
ISSN:0006-2960
1520-4995
DOI:10.1021/bi00601a019