The effect of buffer concentration on the dynamic/equilibrium surface tension of bovine serum albumin solution

Siam Hussain, Sheng Hsiang Hung, Wen Chi Tseng, Ruey Yug Tsay, Boris Noskov, Shi Yow Lin*

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Abstract

The effect of phosphate buffer (Na2HPO4 and NaH2PO4) concentration on the dynamic and equilibrium surface tension (ST) of bovine serum albumin (BSA) solutions was examined in this study. A pendant bubble tensiometer was utilized for measuring the ST relaxation of BSA solutions in varying buffer concentration (0, 0.01–300 mM). The data showed: (i) an initial increase in buffer concentration (Cbuff < 0.3 mM) resulted in a slower ST relaxation and a notable rise in the equilibrium ST; (ii) a further rise in buffer concentration (Cbuff > 0.3 mM) resulted in a faster ST relaxation and a progressive decrease in the equilibrium ST; and (iii) despite an increase in BSA concentration from 2 to 15 (10−10 mol/cm3), the dynamic ST of BSA solutions always relaxed the slowest at Cbuff = 0.3 mM. The equilibrium ST of BSA solutions in 10 and 44 mM buffer [C = 0.1–15 (10−10 mol/cm3)] was also obtained and the data confirmed the near-constant equilibrium ST of purely aqueous BSA solutions [Le et al., J.Mol.Liq (2022) 118305] to not be an anomalous behavior but, observable irrespective of the solvent formulation.

Original languageEnglish
Article number121837
JournalJournal of Molecular Liquids
Volume381
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2023

Keywords

  • Bovine serum albumin
  • Buffer concentration
  • Dynamic surface tension
  • Equilibrium surface tension
  • Pendant bubble
  • Phosphate buffer

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