Quantitative analysis and degradation mechanisms of different protein degradation methods
- 29 November 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials
- Vol. 110 (5), 1034-1043
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.34977
Abstract
The abrasive debris produced by wear test of artificial joints in vitro is encapsulated by proteins in serum lubricants, which hinder the characterization of debris analysis. One of the key issues of isolating wear debris from serum is degrading the proteins wrapping the wear debris. In this article, the proteins in calf serum were degraded by a strong alkali, a strong acid, and an enzyme. The residual concentration of proteins in calf serum was detected by UV absorption. Quantitative analysis of protein degradation and the protein degradation rate was proposed, following treatment with different degradation reagents and different incubation times. The results showed that when 10 mL of 25% volume calf serum was added with 40 mL of NaOH and incubated at 65°C for 24 h, the protein degradation rate reached a maximum of 95.52%. The protein degradation rate in the solution ranged from 31.86% to 71.64% when a different volume of 37% HCl was added and incubated at 60°C. The highest protein degradation rate was 94.98% in the protease degradation solution. When the protein degradation rate is less than 70%, the particles were coated by protein. When the protein degradation rate was more than 95%, there was no protein coating around the particles. The three protein degradation methods have different processes and protein degradation rates. A suitable method for protein degradation can be selected according to these practical applications.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Basic Research Program of China (2016YFC1101803)
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
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