1. Circular Dichroism of Pig and Bovine Lactadherins and Their Affinity for the Pig Zona Pellucida
- Author
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Miguel Betancourt-Rule, Edmundo Bonilla-González, Salvador R. Tello-Solis, Guillermo Mendoza-Hernández, Hector Zayas-Perez, and Humberto González-Márquez
- Subjects
endocrine system ,Circular dichroism ,Bovine milk ,Swine ,Carbohydrates ,Biochemistry ,Protein Structure, Secondary ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Protein structure ,Structural Biology ,medicine ,Animals ,Zona pellucida ,Zona Pellucida ,reproductive and urinary physiology ,Lactadherin ,urogenital system ,Chemistry ,Circular Dichroism ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,General Medicine ,Anatomy ,Milk Proteins ,Sperm ,Milk ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Antigens, Surface ,embryonic structures ,Gamete ,Cattle ,DNA - 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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- 2005