Solubilisation of myosin in a solution of low ionic strength L-histidine: Significance of the imidazole ring

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Chen, Xing ; Zou, Yufeng ; Han, Minyi ; Pan, Lihua ; Xing, Tong ; Xu, Xinglian ; Zhou, Guanghong

Nanjing Agr Univ

关键词: Myosin;    L-Histidine;    Imidazole ring;    Solubility;    Chemical constituent;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.09.039

学科分类：食品科学和技术

【 摘 要 】

Myosin, a major muscle protein, can be solubilised in a low ionic strength solution containing L-histidine (His). To elucidate which chemical constituents in His are responsible for this solubilisation, we investigated the effects of 5 mM His, imidazole (Imi), L-alpha-alanine (Ala), 1-methyl-L-histidine (M-his) and L-carnosine (Car) on particle properties of myosin suspensions and conformational characteristics of soluble myosin at low ionic strength (1 mM KCI, pH 7.5). His, Imi and Car, each containing an imidazole ring, were able to induce a myosin suspension, which had small particle size species and high absolute zeta potential, thus increasing the solubility of myosin. His, Imi and Car affected the tertiary structure and decreased the a-helix content of soluble myosin. Therefore, the imidazole ring of His appeared to be the significant chemical constituent in solubilising myosin at low ionic strength solution, presumably by affecting its secondary structure. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.