High Temperature Increases the Refolding Yield of Reduced Lysozyme: Implication for the Productive Process for Folding

Misfolding poses a serious problem in the biotechnological field in obtaining the active protein from inclusion bodies. Here we show that high temperature increases the refolding yield of reduced lyosyzme by a simple dilution method. The refolding yields at 98 °C were three times higher than those at 20 °C in the solutions tested, which is related to the fact that the thermally unfolded state of lysozyme is a more productive form for folding than the denaturant‐induced fully unfolded state. The thermal‐assisted refolding could be used for various reduced and denatured proteins as a result of its simplicity and low cost.

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