FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (1): 73-77.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201801011

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Interaction of ε-Poly-L-lysine with Ovalbumin and Its Influence on Antibacterial Activity

TAN Zhilei1, WU Yanan1, FANG Siqi1, SUN Xiaoguang1, LIANG Li1, GUO Fengzhu1, JIA Shiru1, ZHOU Bin2   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; 2. Zhejiang Silver Elephant Bioengineering Co. Ltd., Taizhou 317200, China
  • Online:2018-01-15 Published:2018-01-05

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to characterize the interaction of cationic ε-poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) with anionic ovalbumin and investigate the influence of this interaction on the antimicrobial efficacy of ε-PL. The interaction was characterized by measuring the ζ-potential and turbidity of ovalbumin-ε-PL complex solution. The results showed that ovalbumin interacted with ε-PL molecules, forming complexes with different electrical charges. In addition, the antimicrobial efficacy of ε-PL against Escherichia coli decreased, likely due to strong electrostatic binding of ε-PL to ovalbumin molecules and consequently reducing its interaction with the negative charge on the of microbial surface. The model of ε-PL interaction with ovalbumin and bacteria proposed in this study helps further reveal the interaction of ε-PL with protein and the influence of this interaction on the antimicrobial efficacy of ε-PL in complex food systems.

Key words: ε-poly-L-lysine, ovalbumin, electrostatic binding, antibacterial activity, protein

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