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Apomyoglobin forms a micellar complex with phospholipid at low pH
Author(s) -
Woo Lee Jong,
Kim Hyoungman
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(88)81056-1
Subject(s) - chemistry , vesicle , phospholipid , micelle , phosphatidylcholine , size exclusion chromatography , chromatography , dynamic light scattering , complex formation , crystallography , membrane , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , biochemistry , aqueous solution , nanoparticle , engineering , enzyme
Apomyoglobin was found to break down phosphatidylcholine vesicles to form a micellar complex at pH 4. Size reduction during this process was observed by measuring light scattering at 400 nm and by passing the complex through a gel‐filtration column. Micellar complex formation was confirmed by electron microscopy.