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16853253

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
37
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
The rheological behavior of beta-casein adsorption layers formed at the air-water and tetradecane-water interfaces is studied in detail by means of pendant drop tensiometry. First, its adsorption behavior is briefly summarized at both interfaces, experimentally and also theoretically. Subsequently, the experimental dilatational results obtained for a wide range of frequencies are presented for both interfaces. An interesting dependence with the oscillation frequency is observed via the comparative analysis of the interfacial elasticity (storage part) and the interfacial viscosity (loss part) for the two interfaces. The analysis of the interfacial elasticities provides information on the conformational transitions undergone by the protein upon adsorption at both interfaces. The air-water interface shows a complex behavior in which two maxima merge into one as the frequency increases, whereas only a single maximum is found at the tetradecane interface within the range of frequencies studied. This is interpreted in terms of a decisive interaction between the oil and the protein molecules. Furthermore, the analysis of the interfacial viscosities provides information on the relaxation processes occurring at both interfaces. Similarly, substantial differences arise between the gaseous and liquid interfaces and various possible relaxation mechanisms are discussed. Finally, the experimental elasticities obtained for frequencies higher than 0.1 Hz are further analyzed on the basis of a thermodynamic model. Accordingly, the nature of the conformational transition given by the maximum at these frequencies is discussed in terms of different theoretical considerations. The formation of a protein bilayer at the interface or the limited compressibility of the protein in the adsorbed state are regarded as possible explanations of the maximum.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1520-6106
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
109
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17608-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Dilatational rheology of beta-casein adsorbed layers at liquid-fluid interfaces.
pubmed:affiliation
Grupo de Física de Fluidos y Biocoloides, Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Campus de Fuentenueva E-18071 Granada, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't