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The fluorescence behavior of two tryptophans (Trp-134, Trp-213) in bovine serum albumin (BSA) and a single tryptophan (Trp-214) in human serum albumin (HSA) was examined. The maximum emission wavelength (λmax) was 340.0 nm for both proteins. In a solution of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), the λmax of BSA abruptly shifted to 332 nm at 1 mM SDS and then reversed to 334 nm at 3 mM SDS. The λmax of HSA gradually shifted to 330 nm below 3 mM SDS, although it returned to 338 nm at 10 mM SDS. In contrast to this, in a solution of dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide, the λmax positions of BSA and HSA gradually shifted to 334.0 and 331.5 nm, respectively. Differences in the fluorescence behavior of the proteins are attributed to the fact that Trp-134 exists only in BSA, with the assumption that Trp-213 of BSA behaves the same as Trp-214 of HSA. The Trp-134 behavior appears to relate to the disruption of the helical structure in the SDS solution.
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Moriyama, Y., Ohta, D., Hachiya, K. et al. Fluorescence behavior of tryptophan residues of bovine and human serum albumins in ionic surfactant solutions: A comparative study of the two and one tryptophan(s) of bovine and human albumins. J Protein Chem 15, 265–272 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887115
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