A fluorescence spectroscopic study of a coagulating protein extracted from Moringa oleifera seeds

Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2007 Nov 15;60(2):213-20. doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2007.06.015. Epub 2007 Jun 21.

Abstract

The fluorescence studies of coagulating protein extracted from Moringa oleifera seeds have been studied using steady-state intrinsic fluorescence. The fluorescence spectra are dominated by tryptophan emission and the emission peak maximum (lambda(max)=343+ or -2nm) indicated that the tryptophan residue is not located in the hydrophobic core of the protein. Changes in solution pH affected the protein conformation as indicated by changes in the tryptophan fluorescence above pH 9 whereas the ionic strength had minimal effect. The exposure and environments of the tryptophan residue were determined using collisional quenchers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Moringa oleifera / chemistry*
  • Plant Proteins / chemistry*
  • Plant Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Seeds / chemistry*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Solutions / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence / methods
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Plant Proteins
  • Solutions