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J. Dairy Sci. 86:3876-3880
© American Dairy Science Association, 2003.

Dependence of the Interfacial Behavior of ß-Casein on Phosphoserine Residues

M. M. Cassiano and J. A. G. Arêas

Departamento de Nutrição, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, 01246-904, São Paulo, Brazil

1 Corresponding Author: M. M. Cassiano; e-mail: cassiano{at}if.usp.br.

The role of the phosphoserine residues on the dynamical and structural properties of ß-casein was studied by molecular dynamics of the protein in water/lipid interfacial regions. The initial protein structure adopted in the modeling was that proposed for bovine ß-casein A2, where the five phosphoserine residues, originally present in its primary structure, were partially or totally substituted by serine residues. The simulations revealed a dependence of the interfacial behavior of ß-casein on the phosphorylation grade. When only partially dephosphorylated, the protein showed a similar behavior as that observed for the original ß-casein reported in previous work. During dynamics, the protein migrated from the aqueous environment towards the lipid medium, and remained attached to the interface separating both media. Quite different was the dynamics of the totally dephosphorylated ß-casein, that did not perceive the interface and immersed incessantly into lipid medium. The results suggest that the phosphoserine residues appear to be, in fact, intrinsically related to the mechanisms of ß-casein emulsion stabilization.

Key Words: dephosphorylated ß-casein • molecular dynamics • lipid-protein interaction • functional properties

Abbreviation key: SerP = phosphoserine






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