Reduced β-strand content in apoprotein B-100 in smaller and denser low-density lipoprotein subclasses as probed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

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The secondary structure of apolipoprotein B-100 in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) subfractions was analysed by Fourier-transform IR spectroscopy. LDLs were isolated in three density ranges by gradient centrifugation of human plasma from healthy volunteers. The spectra revealed differences in the lipid content and composition of the three LDL fractions. The secondary structure of apolipoprotein B-100 was the same in the two fractions corresponding to the large less-dense LDL particles, whereas a lower content of β-strands was found in the third fraction corresponding to the smaller denser LDL particles. Analysis of the spectroscopic data suggests that, in the same set of LDL subfractions, the particle size is probably the cause of the observed differences in apolipoprotein B-100 secondary structure.

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