Research Article

Calorimetric Study of Helix aspersa Maxima Hemocyanin Isoforms

Table 2

Arrhenius equation parameters, estimated for the two-state irreversible model of the thermal denaturation of isoform αD+N-HaH, at neutral pH.

ParameterTemperature scan rate (°C min−1)
0.20.51.01.5

First transition
Tm (°C)73.474.076.477.0
ΔHcal (MJ·mol−1)31.1034.0739.1041.27
Ea (kJ·mol−1)424 ± 9434 ± 6418 ± 5423 ± 7
(°C)80.8 ± 0.579.0 ± 0.380.0 ± 0.479.0 ± 0.3
r0.9890.9850.9880.987
Second transition
Tm (°C)77.179.0280.0781.20
ΔHcal (MJ·mol−1)69.979.079.881.4
Ea (kJ·mol−1)586 ± 12564 ± 8596 ± 10601 ± 14
(°C)83.883.983.783.6
r0.9950.9960.9930.994

Main transition.