The interaction between condensed grape tannins and some proteins was studied turbidimetrically. Tannins precipitated protein efficiently at pH values up to the isoelectric point of the individual protein. At slightly higher pH values there was a sharp decrease in complex formation. This "critical pH" was usually observed within approximately 0.5 pH unit of the isoelectric point. A close correlation (r=0.96) was obtained between the isoelectric point and the critical pH of proteins. The effects of pH and ionic strength on turbidity formation by tannins and bovine serum albumin showed that an increasing salt concentration tended to increase turbidity at pH 3, but it had no significant effect at pH 4. In contrast at pH 5 high salt concentration tended to decrease turbidity. Employing an ultrafiltration technique, the binding behavior of interacting tannin and protein was described by a typical Brunauer type II adsorption curve.
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