Figure 2.
UV-vis spectroscopy confirms Ni(II) is incorporated into the claMP Tag in both Tris-Cl (a) and KPi (b). Ni(II) remains incorporated in the claMP Tag regardless of buffer system chosen, as the intensity of the feature at 310 nm remains constant over the 12-week period with Tris-Cl (c) and KPi (d). At the 24-week time point, the intensity of the feature at 310 nm decreases, suggesting alterations occur in the Ni-claMP complex. The intensity of the feature at 280 nm remains constant, indicating the protein concentration remains the same over the time period investigated.