Possible Interaction: Ovalbumin and Calcium Supplement

“The stabilizing effect of ovalbumin could arise from the strong binding between carboxylate groups of ovalbumin and the calcium ions on the CaCO(3) surface, preventing the metastable CaCO(3) from transformation via dissolution-recrystallization processes.”

“Incubating the cells with ovalbumin in the absence of added calcium resulted in a time-dependent desensitization of histamine release induced by subsequent exposure to calcium.”

“ Ovalbumin evoked histamine release in a manner dependent on added calcium.”

“Evaluation of the kinetic data revealed that calcium inhibited glycation of ovalbumin by a mixed non-competitive mechanism in both dry and in solution conditions; while the mode of inhibition by tannic acid was found to be purely non-competitive in the dry state.”

“It was also observed that in the protein mixture, ovalbumin has a major influence on the CaCO3 formation through a strong interaction with calcium ions , which leads to the coalescence and creation of a steric barrier reducing particle growth.”