Non-covalent binding of antibiotics to their target ligands represents a form of molecular recognition which is of considerable contemporary interest in bioorganic and bioanalytical chemistry. The vancomycin antibiotics, including vancomycin and ristocetin, are a family of complex glycopeptides which bind specifically to the C-terminal
The Rheological behavior of mozzarella cheese filled with various proteins (whey protein, caseinate, egg white, soy protein isolate, gelatin) incorporated was determined by uniaxial compression at 10°C and the effect of temperature (lOT--6OT) by dynamic measurement. Mozzarella cheese with whey protein, caseinate, egg white, and soy protein isolate showed significant water retention during heating. Among the proteins, soy protein isolate induced the strongest gel network structure with mozzarella cheese. All proteins altered the viscoelastic properties of mozzarella cheese.
Non-covalent binding of actinomycin D (AMD) to single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) was observed by ion spray mass spectrometry. Interactions between AMD and different sequences of non-self-complementary oligodeoxynucleotides were investigated as a function of pH. Non-covalent AMD/ssDNA complexes disappeared at low pH, and no ssDNA complexes were detected with rifampicin (RP). Moreover, the different binding affinities between AMD and ssDNA with and without 5'G-C3' or 5'C-G3' base sequences were also demonstrated using ion spray mass spectrometry. Additional support for the non-covalent nature of binding in AMD/ssDNA complexes was obtained from tandem mass spectrometry.
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