HYDRATION OF GAMMA-CRYSTALLINS

被引:5
作者
BETTELHEIM, FA [1 ]
REID, MB [1 ]
GARLAND, D [1 ]
机构
[1] NEI,BETHESDA,MD 20892
关键词
BOUND WATER; FREEZABLE WATER; GAMMA-CRYSTALLINS; HYDRATION; LENS;
D O I
10.1006/exer.1994.1010
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
Four fractions of γ-crystallins, B(II), C(IIIb), D(IIIa) and E(IVa), were isolated from bovine lenses. The hydration properties of each fraction were measured as a function of protein concentration. The freezable water content was obtained by differential scanning calorimetry and the total water content by thermogravimetric analysis. The difference yields the non-freezable (bound) water content of the crystallins. At physiological protein concentrations the order of the bound water content was C(IIIb) > D(IIIa) ≫ E(IVa) > B(II). This order was reversed between C and D and between B and E at low protein concentrations. This trend was evident whether the bound water was calculated as a percentage of the total water or as quantity per gram of γ-crystallin. © 1994 Academic Press. All rights reserved.
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页码:219 / 223
页数:5
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