-In milk, casein micelles are the natural vectors of calcium (Ca) and constitute an ideal vehicle for the delivery of additional Ca, through Ca-protein interactions. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) is a technique of choice in the study of biomolecular interactions and especially in mineral-protein interactions. Calcium-milk protein interactions were thermodynamically characterized by titration of cow's milk protein with calcium chloride (CC) using ITC. Experiments similar to that of ITC were reproduced and analyzed with other techniques (granulometry and electrophoretic mobility measurement) to better understand the nature of interactions. Binding titration curves were fitted with the "one set of sites model" to determine the thermodynamic parameters (N, 6 mol Ca·mol ). Milk proteins bound up to 8 mg Ca·g −1 of protein at saturation. The global thermodynamic signal obtained upon titration was endothermic. The electrophoretic mobility variations of casein micelles occurring upon CC titration were indicative of Ca-protein interactions of electrostatic nature. Hence, the usual exothermic signal involved in electrostatic interactions was completely hidden by the strong endothermic signal coming from the release of water molecules, either from the hydration shell of the Ca ions and/or dehydration of hydrophobic core of proteins. Particle size variations were indicative of casein micelle retraction upon CC titration.calcium / milk protein / interaction / isothermal titration calorimetry / nano-sizer 摘要 -等温滴定量热法研究钙-乳蛋白质相互作用的热力学性质○ 在乳中,钙与酪蛋白相 互作用,使得酪蛋白胶束成为钙的天然载体和理想的传递者○ 等温滴定量热法是用来研究 生物分子之间相互作用,特别是矿物元素-蛋白质间相互作用的一种有效方法○ 采用等温滴 定量热法用氯化钙滴定乳蛋白质就可以研究钙-乳蛋白相互作用的热力学性质○ 本文同时还 采用粒度测定和电泳迁移测定法进行了对比分析○ 根据测定的热力学参数 (N, 6 mol·Ca· mol −1 乳蛋白; 束缚参数 K, 1070 mol·L −1 ; 束缚热焓 H, 1910 cal·mol −1 氯化钙; 熵 S, cal·mol −1 ·K −1 ) 确定的束缚滴定曲线符合 "one set of sited" 模型○ 在饱和状态下每克乳蛋白