Abstract
A single-step and rapid chromatographic method-based purification of Gracilaria corticata (J. Agardh) R-phycoerythrin (R-PE) was attained using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) technique without affecting structural integrity. The purified R-PE had a characteristic UV–Vis spectrum with three absorbance maxima at 496, 535, and 565 nm, and fluorescence at 575 nm. R-PE was obtained with a purity index of 4.2 and a recovery yield of 44.3%. SDS-PAGE analysis exhibited three sub-units i.e., 18, 21, and 31 kDa, which corresponds to α, β, and γ, respectively. This report's purification process was considered less time-consuming and could be efficiently applied to purify phycobiliproteins. The purified R-PE showed optimal stability up to 6 h at pH 7.0 when exposed to light (3000 lx), while the temperature at which the maximum stability was retained was at 20 °C. The cellular imaging property of R-PE was effectively implemented to evaluate its credentials without affecting the cell proliferation of Vero and Hep-2 cell lines with the higher IC50 concentrations in vitro. Under fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry analysis, purified R-PE displayed the characteristic affinity towards cell imaging functions in preliminary in vitro studies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 563-570 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules |
Volume | 194 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 Jan 1 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Gracilaria corticata
- In vitro cell imaging
- Phycobiliprotein
- Physico-chemical properties
- R-phycoerythrin
- SDS-PAGE
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology