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Determination of holo- and apo-riboflavin binding protein in avian egg whites through circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy.

作者信息

Zandomeneghi Giorgia, Zandomeneghi Maurizio

机构信息

Physical Chemistry, ETH-Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland.

出版信息

J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Aug 12;57(15):6510-7. doi: 10.1021/jf901079n.

Abstract

The hen egg white contains proteins able to strongly bind, with a definite stoichiometry, small molecules such as biotin and riboflavin, or ions such as Cu2+ or Fe3+. The complexation process modifies the spectral properties of these low-molecular-weight species. On the basis of these changes, it is possible, in principle, to measure the quantity of the binding protein and to evaluate the protein-substrate interactions. Here, we present a method to determine the concentration of both the apo and holo forms of the riboflavin-binding protein (RFBP) present in avian egg white, by measuring the circular dichroism (CD) related to the controlled addition of riboflavin (or vitamin B2) to the egg white. At the same time, front-face fluorescence is used to confirm the concentration of apo-RFBP obtained from CD data. The method is based on data only from spectroscopy, and no process involving either extraction, chromatography, electrophoresis, or mass spectrometry is involved. We study the egg whites from four different avian species, reporting and comparing the concentration of the apo- and holo-RFBP and the molar circular dichroism spectra (Deltaepsilon) of riboflavin in the RFBP binding site. Finally, egg whites from different hen individuals are analyzed, and a surprising variation of the RFBP concentration is found.

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