The interaction of gelatin with Pb
2+ ion was investigated under various conditions by means of the polarographic method. The mecha-nism of this interaction was analysed by applying the thermodynamic method to the adsorption isotherm, together with the experimental results of the viscosity measurement of the reacting systems. The results obtained are summarized as follows:
1. The interaction is divided into two parts, the first of which corresponds to the lower concentration range and the second of which to the higher concentration range of Pb
2+ ion.
2. It is concluded that Pb
2+ ion interacts specifically with the dis-sociated imidazol and/or carboxyl groups of the gelatin molecule. In the second part, some kinds of physical adsorption of Pb
2+ ion to the gelatin-Pb
2+ ion complexes are supposed to occur.
3. In the first part of specific interaction, the value of
ΔF is about -3.9 kcal./mole, and the effect of pH is large, which is in agreement with the results of the globular protein-metallic ion interaction. The value of
ΔS, however, is much smaller than that obtained with the globular proteins, and that of
ΔH is of small negative value.
4. The maximum number of the site available to the specific gela-tin-Pb
2+ ion interaction is kept nearly constant under the various con-ditions. Especially it is independent of the dilution of gelatin, while its increase with the dilution has been reported by Breyer
et al. in the case of the bovine plasma albumin-methyl orange interaction. This is supposed to be an important difference between the fibrous (and com-pletely denatured) protein and the globular (and native) protein.
After the completion of this study, one of the present authors (R. T.) had an op-portunity of making the valuable discussion with Dr. B. Breye r of the University of Sydney, to whom the present authors express their thanks for his interest in this study.
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