Circular Dichroism of Pig and Bovine Lactadherins and Their Affinity for the Pig Zona Pellucida

Title: Circular Dichroism of Pig and Bovine Lactadherins and Their Affinity for the Pig Zona Pellucida

Volume: 12 Issue: 3

Author(s): Hector Zayas-Perez, Salvador R. Tello-Solis, Humberto Gonzalez-Marquez, Edmundo Bonilla-Gonzalez, Guillermo Mendoza-Hernandez and Miguel Betancourt-Rule

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Keywords: circular dichroism, milk lactadherin, pig, bovine, zona pellucida, chaperone, dnak

Abstract: We have purified and characterized pig and bovine milk lactadherins. Studies by circular dichroism spectroscopy indicate that the two proteins present a similar folding pattern. Results have been discussed in terms of their affinity for pig zona pellucida in order to use these proteins as analogs of pig sperm lactadherin in gamete studies.

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Zayas-Perez Hector, Tello-Solis R. Salvador, Gonzalez-Marquez Humberto, Bonilla-Gonzalez Edmundo, Mendoza-Hernandez Guillermo and Betancourt-Rule Miguel, Circular Dichroism of Pig and Bovine Lactadherins and Their Affinity for the Pig Zona Pellucida, Protein & Peptide Letters 2005; 12 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929866053587084