Synergistic effect of polyethylene glycol with arginine on the prevention of heat-induced aggregation of lysozyme
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Arginine (Arg) is a commonly used additive to prevent protein aggregation and inactivation in denaturing solutions. This paper presents new findings on the synergistic effect on the prevention of heat-induced aggregation of lysozyme using Arg in combination with polyethylene glycol (PEG). The synergistic enhancement was observed in the presence of Arg with amphiphilic polymers, such as PEG6000, PEG20000, and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), while it was not observed with hydrophilic polymers, such as PEG200, Poly(acrylic acid), poly(vinyl alcohol), dextran, and Ficoll 70.
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