@misc{zou_interaction_between_2010, author={Zou, A.,Liu, J.,Haramus, V.M.,Zheng, K.,Willumeit, R.,Mu, B.}, title={Interaction between the Natural Lipopeptide [Glu1, Asp5] Surfactin-C15 and Hemoglobin in Aqueous Solution}, year={2010}, howpublished = {journal article}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1021/bm9011453}, abstract = {The interaction between natural lipopeptide [Glu1, Asp5] surfactin-C15 (surfactin) and hemoglobin (Hb) has been studied. Surface tension measurements show that the critical micelle concentration (cmc) of surfactin increases from 1.54 × 10−5 to 3.86 × 10−5 mol/L with Hb. The UV spectra display that the effect of surfactin on Hb exhibits strong concentration-dependent fashion and the aquometHb convert to hemichrome at high surfactin concentration. Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and freeze-fracture transmission electron microscopy (FF-TEM) measurements show that surfactin result in the formation of a fractal structure representing a “necklace model” of micelle-like clusters randomly distributed along the protein polypeptide chain at high surfactin concentration. Far-UV circular dichroism (CD) results confirmed that surfactin can disrupt the helical structure of protein at high concentrations, although the enhanced native-like behavior of protein by low concentration of surfactin was observed. The microenvironment change around Phe amino residues and disulfide bonds of Hb was obtained from near-UV CD spectra.}, note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1021/bm9011453} (DOI). Zou, A.; Liu, J.; Haramus, V.; Zheng, K.; Willumeit, R.; Mu, B.: Interaction between the Natural Lipopeptide [Glu1, Asp5] Surfactin-C15 and Hemoglobin in Aqueous Solution. Biomacromolecules. 2010. vol. 11, no. 3, 593-599. DOI: 10.1021/bm9011453}}