Thermal denaturation of ribonuclease T1 a DSC study |
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Authors: | G. Barone P. Del Vecchio D. Fessas C. Giancola G. Graziano P. Pucci A. Riccio M. Ruoppolo |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry, University Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 4, 80134 Naples, Italy;(2) Department of Organic and Biological Chemistry, University Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134 Naples, Italy |
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Abstract: | The thermal denaturation of microbial Ribonuclease T1 (RNAase T1) as a function ofpH, was studied by means of DSC microcalorimetry. The midpoint denaturation temperatures, enthalpy changes and heat capacity changes of Ribonuclease T1 were compared with those obtained for pancreatic Ribonuclease A (RNAase A). It was found that the microbial T1 protein undergoes a more complex conformational transition than the simple two-state transition shown by Ribonuclease A. The hypothesis of the presence of a molten globule form is discussed. The conformational stability of RNAase T1 is lower than that of RNAase A at highpH values. Indeed, the maximum stability of RNAase T1 occurs atpH 5, whereas that of RNAase A occurs atpH 8. AtpH=3.7 an irreversible aggregation phenomenon was indicated by the existence of a reproducible exothermic peak. The conformational transition of RNAase T1 is reversible in the range ofpH 4.5–7.0, whereas it becomes irreversible atpH8.0 as for RNAase A.This work was financed by the National Research Council (C.N.R.-Rome) and by Ministry of University and Scientific and Technological Research. |
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Keywords: | microbial Ribonuclease T1 denaturation temperature enthalphy change heat capacity |
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