Isolation of Casein From Milk and Acid
Isolation of Casein From Milk and Acid
Isolation of Casein From Milk and Acid
NEUTRALIZATION
Alambra Barrion Bravo Chavez Escobar Gonong Yap
INTRODUCTION
PROTEINS
It
is naturally occurring, unbranched polymer, with monomer unit called amino acids. Proteins are chains of amino acid molecules connected by peptide bonds. It is a peptide in which at least 50 amino acid residues are present. It can be categorized in two types: Fibrous Globular
FIBROUS PROTEINS
tend
to form long and strong repeated sets of amino acid residues Unlike globular proteins, it forms intermolecular interactions between the side chains of the residues
GLOBULAR PROTEINS
tend
to fold back on themselves into compact units that approach nearly spheroidal shapes do not form intermolecular interactions between protein units
PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS
Protein
that has been hydrolyzed or broken down into its component amino acids bonds of proteins are hydrolyzed by either strong acid or strong base.
Peptide
MILK
It
is a complex biological fluid with high amount of proteins, lipids, and minerals. It is a good source of calcium and phosphorus but it is deficient in iron, and a poor source of ascorbic acid. Milk proteins contain all 9 essential amino acids required by humans. The function of milk is to supply nutrients such as essential amino acids required for the growth of the newborn.
CASEIN
It
is the main protein in milk It is a phosphoprotein which has phosphate groups attached to the hydroxyl groups of some of the amino acids side-chains. Casein exists in milk as a calcium salt, calcium caseinate. Calcium caseinate has an isoelectric point of pH 4.6
CASEIN
Casein consists of a fairly high number of proline peptides, which do not interact. There are also no disulfide bridges. As a result, it has relatively little tertiary structure. Because of this, it cannot denature It is relatively hydrophobic It is found in milk as a suspension of particles called casein miscelles which show some resemblance with surfactanttype miscellae
To isolate casein from non-fat milk by isoelectric precipitation. hydrolyze casein with an acid or a base
To
casein
casein
--filter by gravity filtration
casein (residue)
whey (filtrate)
--dry between filter papers and weigh --calculate % yield --divide into two portions
Acid/Base hydrolysis Color reactions
protein isolate
-add 4mL 8N H2SO4 -label flask, plug with cotton, and cover with aluminum foil -note appearance before autoclaving -autoclave the flask at 15psi for 5 hrs. -note appearance after autoclaving -dilute hydrolyzate with 15mL d.H2O and transfer to 250mL beaker
-neutralize the hydrolyzate by adding spatula full of Ba(OH)2 -check pH using litmus paper (red purple); confirm using pH paper -if not yet neutralized, add saturated Ba(OH)2 solution dropwise -filter off precipitate formed and wash with 2mL hot H2O twice -If the volume of the filtrate is less than 15mL, make up to 15mL then proceed to color reactions
Acid hydrolyzate
Before autoclaving Group 1 Group 3 Group 5 Group 7 Group 9 Dark brown liquid with thin brown residues White solution Dark brown liquid with thin brown residues White solution
After autoclaving Clear yellow liquid Black solution with black precipitate Clear yellow liquid Black solution
Brownish-black White pieces of casein in solution with brown clear liquid flakes Colorless/clear liquid with suspended casein particles Brown to black solution with light brown particles
Group 11
protein isolate
-add 5mL boiling H2O and 2.5g Ba(OH)2 -label flask, plug with cotton, and cover with aluminum foil -note appearance before autoclaving -autoclave the flask at 15psi for 5 hrs. -note appearance after autoclaving -dilute hydrolyzate with 15mL d.H2O and transfer to 250mL beaker
-neutralize the hydrolyzate by adding 1.0mL 16N H2SO4 -check pH using litmus paper (red purple); confirm using pH paper -if not yet neutralized, add 8N H2SO4 solution dropwise -filter off precipitate formed and wash with 2mL hot H2O twice -If the volume of the filtrate is less than 15mL, make up to 15mL then proceed to color reactions
Base hydrolyzate
Before autoclaving Group 2 Group 4 Group 6 Group 8 Group 10 Cloudy white solution Cloudy solution Yellowish form, smooth texture Solid light yellow product
After autoclaving Yellow cloudy solution Turbid, curd forms, yellow color Yellowish liquid with small amounts of white precipitate
Yellowish soulition with lumps of undissolved casein Yellowish liquid with small amounts of white precipitate
Group 12
Percent Yield Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10 Group 11 Group 12 48% 66.3% 69.9% 69%
PERCENT YIELD:
DISCUSSION
ISOELECTRIC PRECIPITATION
Precipitation- formation of a solid in a solution or inside another solid during a chemical reaction. When the reaction occurs in a liquid, the solid formed is called the precipitate. The precipitation from suspension of a protein when the pH is at the isoelectric point
ISOELECTRIC PH
Protein is uncharged Positive charge = Negative charge Minimized intermolecular repulsions Displays minimum water solubility
ISOELECTRIC PH
pH of milk = 6.6 Isoelectric pH of casein= 4.6 10% Acetic Acid- phosphate groups present in casein is protonated and the neutral protein precipitates. causes the casein micelles to destabilize/aggregate by decreasing the pH. aggregation occurs as a result of entropically driven hydrophobic interactions precipitates casein by coagulation Increases solubility of organic calcium and phosphorous in the micelle
ISOELECTRIC PRECIPITATION
pH< 4.6
soluble
pH= 4.6
insoluble
pH= 4.6
pH> 4.6
soluble
AS THE PH FALLS THE CHARGE ON CASEIN FALLS AND IT PRECIPITATES. HENCE MILK CURDLES AS IT SOURS, OR
THE CASEIN PRECIPITATES MORE COMPLETELY AT LOW PH.
CASEIN MICELLE
ACID HYDROLYSIS
Acid
hydrolysis proceeds without racemization and with less destruction of certain amino acids (S, T, C, R) than alkaline treatment. It is most likely the method of choice in the analysis of proteins and polypeptides. Tryptophan is destroyed by acid hydrolysis. In acid hydrolysis, the acid itself also acts as a catalyst Yields burry-brown solution.
BASE HYDROLYSIS
Serine, Threonine, Cystein, and Arginine
are destroyed in base hydrolysis. It is not used much because it destroys more amino acids compared with acid hydrolysis. Ba (OH)2 The base itself also acts as a catalyst.
NEUTRALIZATION
Ba(OH)2 -neutralizing
CONCLUSION
Casein
was isolated through isoelectric precipitation with the use of a weak acid, acetic acid. The isoelectric pH of casein is 4.6 Casein isolated was hydrolyzed using a stron acid (H2SO4) and a strong base (Ba(OH)2). W is destroyed in acid hydrolysis S,T,R,C are destroyed in base hydrolysis.