CTAB/hexanol/isooctane 역미셀을 이용하여 단백질을 선택적으로 분리할 수 있는 분리조건을 밝히기 위해서 먼저 분자량과 등전점이 다른 여러 단백질의 용해와 회수에 미치는 pH, 이온의 종류 및 이온 강도, 계면활성제의 종류 등 system parameters에 대해 연구 검토하였다. pH에 따른 단백질의 용해는 등전점이 낮은 pepsin이 pH5-7 이상, 등전점이 높은 lisozyme이나 ribonuclease-a는 pH11-12 이상으로 단백질이 계면활성제의 (+)전하와 반대전하인 (-)를 띠는 등전점 이상의 pH역역에서 용해가 가능하였다.
The solubilization and desolubilization of proteins in CTAB/hexanol/isooctane reverse micellar system were investigated for the selective separation of proteins. Several proteins were used, including bovine serum albumin (BSA), pepsin, trysin and ribonuclease-a. Most proteins could be solubilized into reverse micelles in the pH range above the isoelectric point of each protein, where the net charge of protein was opposite to that of surfactant. However BSA was solubilized above pH 10, which is serveral pH units above the pI 4.9. The kinds of anions in aqueous phase influenced on protein solubilization while no significant trend was observed with different cations, Protein solubilization decreased with increase of the ion size in the order of F -, C1-, Br- and I -. The size of CTAB micelles did not change significantly with increasing ionic strength, but the solubilization decreased. Protein desolubilization showedropposite behaviors to the solubilization. Several model mixtures such as pepsin/ trypsin, pepsin/ribonuclease-a and BSAlribonucleaee-a were successfully separated from each other without changing enzymatic activities.
