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Pawlowska D, Erdmann N, Folz M, Langner A, Dobner B, Wölk C, Brezesinski G. Ionizable lipids based on branched fatty acids - An explorative study on Langmuir monolayers. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2024:114338. [PMID: 38789063 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Ionizable lipids are a class of pharmaceutical excipients with a main application in lipid nanoparticles for nucleic acid delivery. New ionizable lipids are needed to tune characteristics of lipid-based nucleic acid delivery systems, e.g. stability, nucleic acid loading capacity and binding strength, as well as bio-distribution. Herein, we present the synthesis of three novel ionizable lipids as putative excipients for lipid-based nucleic acid delivery systems. Langmuir monolayer experiments with classical surface pressure/area isotherm evaluation were used to understand the self-assembly behavior of the lipids. Additional experiments with surface sensitive techniques, namely grazing incidence x-ray scattering and infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS), were performed to understand structural characteristics of lipid associates. The latter technique was also used to investigate the nucleic acid binding process between DNA and the ionizable lipids. Finally, first transfection experiments with the novel lipids formulated as cationic liposomes were performed providing first efficacy data. Although the alkyl chain pattern was comparable for all three ionizable lipids, the results demonstrated that with increasing head-group size the DNA binding capacity changed and the alkyl chain fluidity was increased. The lipid with the lowest phase transition temperature and the smallest packing parameter showed the highest DNA transfer efficiency.
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- Dorota Pawlowska
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Potsdam-Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Pharmacy, Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Straße 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Pharmacy, Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Straße 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Pharmacy, Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Straße 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Pharmacy, Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Straße 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Leipzig University, Pharmaceutical Technology, Institute of Pharmacy, Medical Faculty, Eilenburger Strasse 15a, 04317 Leipzig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Science Park Potsdam-Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Maguire S, Scheibe C, Eisgruber T, Mosesso N, Isono E, Hauser K. Membrane-specific and calcium-dependent binding of the Arabidopsis C2 domain protein CaLB revealed by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 307:123629. [PMID: 37995652 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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C2 domain-containing proteins bind to cellular membranes and mediate diverse cellular processes. Although many of these membrane-interacting proteins have been identified, the molecular mechanisms of protein-membrane interactions and conformational dynamics are often poorly understood and remain to be investigated with appropriate methods. Here, we used attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and biomimetic membrane systems to analyse CalB, a yet uncharacterized Arabidopsis C2 domain protein. We studied membrane binding, lipid specificity and calcium dependency with solid-supported lipid membranes (SSLB) and small unilamellar lipid vesicles (SUVs). Membranes were composed of pure POPC lipids or of POPC/PI(3)P lipid mixtures. A significantly increased protein binding affinity was observed with membranes containing 1% PI(3)P indicating the high binding specificity of CaLB for PI(3)P. Furthermore, membrane binding occurs in a calcium-dependent manner with a higher calcium concentration increasing the binding of CaLB to the POPC/PI(3)P membrane. Secondary structure analysis of IR-spectra reveals that only minor conformational changes take place upon binding with a slight increase in the helical and disordered regions of CaLB.
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- Shane Maguire
- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
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Michailov A, Povolotskiy A, Kuzmin V. Four-parameter model of thin surface layer contribution to reflectance-absorbance spectroscopy and ellipsometry. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:6619-6629. [PMID: 38439361 DOI: 10.1364/oe.514646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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The contribution of the surface layer to the reflection coefficients is shown to be determined by four surface integral values, which can be interpreted as real and imaginary parts of two complex permittivity excesses. The reflectance-absorbance spectra are determined by the spectra of these parameters. The spectra of the surface excess integrals cannot be found with the angular measurements of reflection-absorption spectra, which are determined by only three angular dependent terms. To determine these four surface excess integrals, it is necessary to involve the experimental data of spectroscopic ellipsometry or polarization-modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy providing equivalent information about surface. In the case of weakly absorbing bulk medium, the real parts of the excesses can be neglected, permitting calculation of their imaginary parts using the angular dependence of the absorbance. The calculation of these parameters allows to check consistency of the data obtained. Measurements of the angular dependence of the absorbance of p-polarized radiation reflected from the DPPC monolayer upon distilled water were performed. The data obtained turned to be in good agreement with the proposed theoretical analysis.
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Ruiz GCM, do Carmo Morato LF, Pazin WM, Oliveira ON, Constantino CJL. In situ interaction between the hormone 17α-ethynylestradiol and the liquid-ordered phase composed of the lipid rafts sphingomyelin and cholesterol. Bioorg Chem 2024; 143:107002. [PMID: 38006790 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.107002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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Hormone treatments are frequently associated with cardiovascular diseases and cancers in women. Additionally, the detrimental effects of their presence as contaminants in water remain a concern. The transport of hormones through cell membranes is essential for their biological action, but investigating cell permeability is challenging owing to the experimental difficulty in dealing with whole cells. In this paper, we study the interaction of the synthetic hormone 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2) with membrane models containing the key raft components sphingomyelin (SM) and cholesterol (Chol). The models consisted of Langmuir monolayers and giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) that represent bilayers. EE2 induced expansion of SM monolayers upon interacting with the non-hydrated amide group of SM head, but it had practically no effect on SM GUVs because these group are not available for interaction in bilayers. In contrast, EE2 interacted with hydrated phosphate group (PO2-) and amide group of SM/Chol mixture monolayer, which could explain the loss in phase contrast of liquid-ordered GUVs suggesting pore formation. A comparison with reported EE2 effects on GUVs in the fluid phase, for which no loss in phase contrast was observed, indicates that the liquid-ordered phase consisting of lipid rafts is relevant to be associated with the changes on cell permeability caused by the hormones.
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- Gilia Cristine Marques Ruiz
- Department of Physics, School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Physics, School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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- Sao Carlos Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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Bykov AG, Panaeva MA, Milyaeva OY, Michailov AV, Rafikova AR, Guzman E, Rubio R, Miller R, Noskov BA. Structural changes in layers of lipid mixtures at low surface tensions. Chem Phys Lipids 2024; 258:105365. [PMID: 38092233 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2023.105365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Layers of pulmonary lipids on an aqueous substrate at non-equilibrium conditions can decrease the surface tension of water to quite low values. This is connected with different relaxation processes occurring at the interface and the associated changes in the surface layer structure. Results of measurements by the combination of methods like surface rheology, ellipsometry, Brewster angle microscopy, and IRRAS for spread layers of lipid mixtures open a possibility to specify the dynamics of structural changes at conditions close to the physiological state. At sufficiently low surface tension values (below 5 mN/m) significant changes in the ellipsometric signal were observed for pure DPPC layers, which can be related to a transition from 2D to 3D structures caused by the layer folding. The addition of other lipids can accelerate the relaxation processes connected with squeezing-out of molecules or multilayer stacks formation hampering thereby a decrease of surface tension down to low values corresponding to the folding of the monolayer.
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- A G Bykov
- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation.
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Pluridisciplinar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Soft Matter Physics, Technical University Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, the Russian Federation
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Dynarowicz-Latka P, Wnętrzak A, Chachaj-Brekiesz A. Advantages of the classical thermodynamic analysis of single-and multi-component Langmuir monolayers from molecules of biomedical importance-theory and applications. J R Soc Interface 2024; 21:20230559. [PMID: 38196377 PMCID: PMC10777166 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2023.0559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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The Langmuir monolayer technique has been successfully used for decades to model biological membranes and processes occurring at their interfaces. Classically, this method involves surface pressure measurements to study interactions within membrane components as well as between external bioactive molecules (e.g. drugs) and the membrane. In recent years, surface-sensitive techniques were developed to investigate monolayers in situ; however, the obtained results are in many cases insufficient for a full characterization of biomolecule-membrane interactions. As result, description of systems using parameters such as mixing or excess thermodynamic functions is still relevant, valuable and irreplaceable in biophysical research. This review article summarizes the theory of thermodynamics of single- and multi-component Langmuir monolayers. In addition, recent applications of this approach to characterize surface behaviour and interactions (e.g. orientation of bipolar molecules, drug-membrane affinity, lateral membrane heterogeneity) are presented.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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Satyarthy S, Hasan Ul Iqbal M, Abida F, Nahar R, Hauser AJ, Cheng MMC, Ghosh A. Stearic Acid as an Atomic Layer Deposition Inhibitor: Spectroscopic Insights from AFM-IR. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2713. [PMID: 37836354 PMCID: PMC10574727 DOI: 10.3390/nano13192713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Modern-day chip manufacturing requires precision in placing chip materials on complex and patterned structures. Area-selective atomic layer deposition (AS-ALD) is a self-aligned manufacturing technique with high precision and control, which offers cost effectiveness compared to the traditional patterning techniques. Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) have been explored as an avenue for realizing AS-ALD, wherein surface-active sites are modified in a specific pattern via SAMs that are inert to metal deposition, enabling ALD nucleation on the substrate selectively. However, key limitations have limited the potential of AS-ALD as a patterning method. The choice of molecules for ALD blocking SAMs is sparse; furthermore, deficiency in the proper understanding of the SAM chemistry and its changes upon metal layer deposition further adds to the challenges. In this work, we have addressed the above challenges by using nanoscale infrared spectroscopy to investigate the potential of stearic acid (SA) as an ALD inhibiting SAM. We show that SA monolayers on Co and Cu substrates can inhibit ZnO ALD growth on par with other commonly used SAMs, which demonstrates its viability towards AS-ALD. We complement these measurements with AFM-IR, which is a surface-sensitive spatially resolved technique, to obtain spectral insights into the ALD-treated SAMs. The significant insight obtained from AFM-IR is that SA SAMs do not desorb or degrade with ALD, but rather undergo a change in substrate coordination modes, which can affect ALD growth on substrates.
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- Saumya Satyarthy
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; (S.S.); (M.H.U.I.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; (S.S.); (M.H.U.I.)
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; (F.A.); (M.M.-C.C.)
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; (R.N.); (A.J.H.)
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; (R.N.); (A.J.H.)
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; (F.A.); (M.M.-C.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA; (S.S.); (M.H.U.I.)
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Bölke S, Früh A, Trilling F, Forster M, Scherf U, Chassé T, Peisert H. Influence of Backbone Ladderization and Side Chain Variation on the Orientation of Diketopyrrolopyrrole-Based Donor-Acceptor Copolymers. Molecules 2023; 28:6435. [PMID: 37764211 PMCID: PMC10535938 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28186435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Ladder polymers with poly(diketopyrrolopyrrole) (DPP) moieties have recently attracted enormous interest for a large variety of opto-electronic applications. Since the rigidity of the backbone increases with ladderization, a strong influence on the self-organization of thin films is expected. We study the molecular orientation of DPP-based ladder polymers in about 50 nm thin films using polarization modulation-infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS). Exemplarily, for one polymer, the orientation in thicker films is qualitatively investigated by infrared spectroscopy in transmission. Further, this method allows us to rule out the effects of a possible azimuthal ordering, which would affect the analysis of the orientation by PM-IRRAS. For all polymers, the long axis of the polymer backbone is preferentially oriented parallel to the substrate surface, pointing to a high degree of ordering. It is suggested that the choice of the side chains might be a promising way to tune for face-on and edge-on orientations. The exemplarily performed investigation of interface properties on substrates with different work functions suggests that the choice of the side chains has a minor effect on the interfacial electronic interface structure.
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- Sven Bölke
- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany (A.F.)
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany (A.F.)
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- Makromolekulare Chemie (buwMakro) und Wuppertal Center for Smart Materials and Systems (CM@S), Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gaussstrasse 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany (M.F.)
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- Makromolekulare Chemie (buwMakro) und Wuppertal Center for Smart Materials and Systems (CM@S), Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gaussstrasse 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany (M.F.)
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- Makromolekulare Chemie (buwMakro) und Wuppertal Center for Smart Materials and Systems (CM@S), Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Gaussstrasse 20, 42119 Wuppertal, Germany (M.F.)
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany (A.F.)
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- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany (A.F.)
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Kobal MB, Camacho SA, Moreira LG, Toledo KA, Tada DB, Aoki PHB. Unveiling the mechanisms underlying photothermal efficiency of gold shell-isolated nanoparticles (AuSHINs) on ductal mammary carcinoma cells (BT-474). Biophys Chem 2023; 300:107077. [PMID: 37515949 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.107077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Gold nanoparticles are valuable photothermal agents owing to their efficient photothermal conversion, photobleaching resistance, and potential surface functionalization. Herein, we combined bioinspired membranes with in vitro assays to elicit the molecular mechanisms of gold shell-isolated nanoparticles (AuSHINs) on ductal mammary carcinoma cells (BT-474). Langmuir and Langmuir-Schaefer (LS) films were handled to build biomembranes from BT-474 lipid extract. AuSHINs incorporation led to surface pressure-area (π-A) isotherms expansion, increasing membrane flexibility. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) of LS multilayers revealed electrostatic AuSHINs interaction with head portions of BT-474 lipid extract, causing lipid chain disorganization. Limited AuSHINs insertion into monolayer contributed to hydroperoxidation of the unsaturated lipids upon irradiation, consistently with the surface area increments of ca. 2.0%. In fact, membrane disruption of irradiated BT-474 cells containing AuSHINs was confirmed by confocal microscopy and LDH leakage, with greater damage at 2.2 × 1013 AuSHINs/mL. Furthermore, the decrease in nuclei dimensions indicates cell death through photoinduced damage.
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- M B Kobal
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil; University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos Institute of Physics (IFSC), São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil; São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences, São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Institute of Science and Technology, São José dos Campos, SP 12231-280, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil.
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Stefaniu C, Wölk C, Latza VM, Chumakov A, Brezesinski G, Schneck E. Cross-linking reactions in Langmuir monolayers of specially designed aminolipids - a toolbox for the customized production of amphiphilic nanosheets. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:4589-4597. [PMID: 37638167 PMCID: PMC10448339 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00244f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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Synthetic amino lipids, already known as highly efficient gene therapy tool, are used in a novel way to create cross-linked stable one-molecule-thin films envisioned for future (bio)-materials applications. The films are prepared as Langmuir monolayers at the air/water interface and cross-linked 'in situ' via dynamic imine chemistry. The cross-linking process and the film characteristics are monitored by various surface-sensitive techniques such as grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, X-ray reflectivity, and infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy. After transfer onto carbon grids, the cross-linked films are investigated by transmission and scanning electron microscopy. The obtained micrographs display mechanically self-supported nanosheets with area dimensions over several micrometers and, thus, an undeniable visual proof of successful cross-linking. The cross-linking process at the air/water interface allows to obtain Janus-faced sheets with a hydrophobic side characterized by aliphatic alkyl chains and a hydrophilic side characterized by nucleophilic groups like amines, hydroxyl groups and imine.
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- Cristina Stefaniu
- Departments of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig Eilenburger Str. 15a 04317 Leipzig Germany
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- Departments of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility 71, avenue des Martyrs, CS 40220 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- Departments of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Germany
- Department of Physics, TU Darmstadt Hochschulstr. 8 64289 Darmstadt Germany
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- Departments of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces Am Mühlenberg 1 14476 Potsdam Germany
- Department of Physics, TU Darmstadt Hochschulstr. 8 64289 Darmstadt Germany
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Pivetta TP, Jochelavicius K, Wrobel EC, Balogh DT, Oliveira ON, Ribeiro PA, Raposo M. Incorporation of acridine orange and methylene blue in Langmuir monolayers mimicking releasing nanostructures. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2023; 1865:184156. [PMID: 37031871 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2023.184156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023]
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The efficiency of methylene blue (MB) and acridine orange (AO) for photodynamic therapy (PDT) is increased if encapsulated in liposomes. In this paper we determine the molecular-level interactions between MB or AO and mixed monolayers of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC), 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-(1'-rac-glycerol) (DPPG) and cholesterol (CHOL) using surface pressure isotherms and polarization-modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS). To increase liposome stability, the effects from adding the surfactants Span® 80 and sodium cholate were also studied. Both MB and AO induce an expansion in the mixed monolayer, but this expansion is less significant in the presence of either Span® 80 or sodium cholate. The action of AO and MB occurred via coupling with phosphate groups of DPPC or DPPG. However, the levels of chain ordering and hydration of carbonyl and phosphate in headgroups depended on the photosensitizer and on the presence of Span® 80 or sodium cholate. From the PM-IRRAS spectra, we inferred that incorporation of MB and AO increased hydration of the monolayer headgroup, except for the case of the monolayer containing sodium cholate. This variability in behaviour offers an opportunity to tune the incorporation of AO and MB into liposomes which could be exploited in the release necessary for PDT.
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- Thais P Pivetta
- CEFITEC, Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; Laboratory of Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics (LIBPhys-UNL), Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Sao Carlos Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil
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- Sao Carlos Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil
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- Sao Carlos Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil
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- Sao Carlos Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics (LIBPhys-UNL), Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics (LIBPhys-UNL), Department of Physics, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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Kovalchuk VI, Aksenenko EV, Schneck E, Miller R. Surfactant Adsorption Layers: Experiments and Modeling. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:3537-3545. [PMID: 36853274 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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During recent years, great progress has been made in understanding the adsorption of surfactants at liquid interfaces. In addition to tensiometry, new efficient methodologies have been developed, in particular interfacial selective optical methods which allow direct access to the adsorbed amounts and interfacial layer compositions. In addition to these new experimental tools, the thermodynamic description by equations of state now allows one to provide a quantitative picture of surfactant interfacial layers. This is most notable for surfactant layers at water/oil interfaces. Additional knowledge about the structure of interfacial layers was gained through different types of molecular modeling. Improved interrelationships between these three aspects are the challenges for current and future work. Particular attention must be paid to dilational interfacial rheology studies, as these mechanical quantities are much more sensitive to small changes in the interfacial composition and structure.
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- V I Kovalchuk
- Institute of Biocolloid Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv 03680, Ukraine
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- Institute of Colloid Chemistry and Chemistry of Water, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv 03680, Ukraine
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- Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Technical University Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Condensed Matter Physics, Technical University Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Ma L, Li X, Petersen RB, Peng A, Huang K. Probing the interactions between amyloidogenic proteins and bio-membranes. Biophys Chem 2023; 296:106984. [PMID: 36889133 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2023.106984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Protein misfolding diseases (PMDs) in humans are characterized by the deposition of protein aggregates in tissues, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Misfolding and aggregation of amyloidogenic proteins play a central role in the onset and progression of PMDs, and these processes are regulated by multiple factors, especially the interaction between proteins and bio-membranes. Bio-membranes induce conformational changes in amyloidogenic proteins and affect their aggregation; on the other hand, the aggregates of amyloidogenic proteins may cause membrane damage or dysfunction leading to cytotoxicity. In this review, we summarize the factors that affect the binding of amyloidogenic proteins and membranes, the effects of bio-membranes on the aggregation of amyloidogenic proteins, mechanisms of membrane disruption by amyloidogenic aggregates, technical approaches for detecting these interactions, and finally therapeutic strategies targeting membrane damage caused by amyloidogenic proteins.
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- Liang Ma
- Department of Pharmacy, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan, China; Department of Pharmacy, Wuhan Hospital for Psychotherapy, Wuhan, China
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Foundational Sciences, Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Hospital of Wuhan, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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- Tongji School of Pharmacy, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Khechine E, Noack S, Schlaad H, Xu J, Reiter G, Reiter R. Reversible Dehydration-Hydration of Poly(ethylene glycol) in Langmuir Monolayers of a Diblock Copolymer Inferred from Changes in Filament Curvature. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:2710-2718. [PMID: 36757479 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We investigated changes in the hydration state of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) through morphological changes in Langmuir monolayers of a PEG-poly(l-lactide) (PlLA) (PEG-b-PlLA) diblock copolymer. When the PEG blocks were hydrated, we observed a remarkable morphology of bundles of ring-like filaments, arranged concentrically, yielding densely packed disk-like objects with a hollow center. We attribute the uniform curvature of these filaments to a strong mismatch between the molecular volumes occupied by PlLA blocks and hydrated PEG blocks. Under the constraint that each hydrated PEG block is attached to a hydrophobic PlLA block anchored to the air-water interface, this mismatch of molecular volumes caused strong repulsion within the PEG layer, in particular when the PlLA blocks packed tightly. Induced by a transition in the ordering of the PlLA blocks, the PEG blocks lost their hydration shell and packed into a dense polymer brush, accompanied by a reduction of the pressure within the PEG layer. During this packing process, the curvature of the filaments was eliminated and the ring-like filaments fractured into small linear pieces. Upon compression, the linear pieces coalesced and formed long filaments aligned in parallel. Importantly, upon expansion of the Langmuir film, these changes in morphology were reversible, and the PEG blocks could be rehydrated and bundles of concentrically arranged ring-like filaments were reformed. We conclude that the change in curvature of the filaments provides a means for distinguishing between the hydrated and dehydrated states of PEG.
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- Emna Khechine
- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder Street 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht Street 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht Street 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Advanced Materials Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder Street 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, Hermann-Herder Street 3, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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Shioya N, Yoshida M, Fujii M, Shimoaka T, Miura R, Maruyama S, Hasegawa T. Conformational Change of Alkyl Chains at Phase Transitions in Thin Films of an Asymmetric Benzothienothiophene Derivative. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:11918-11924. [PMID: 36525547 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Among many promising organic semiconducting materials, 2-decyl-7-phenyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (Ph-BTBT-C10) shows outstanding device performances for organic field-effect transistors. This compound has a highly ordered liquid crystalline state, i.e., the smectic E (SmE) phase. Although the transition from the crystalline state to the SmE phase is believed to accompany melting of the alkyl chains, no spectroscopic evidence has been found so far. In this study, the conformational change of the decyl chains in Ph-BTBT-C10 films across the phase transition is analyzed by temperature-dependent measurements in situ using infrared spectroscopy. The spectral analysis reveals that the polycrystalline film has latent conformational disorder (the gauche conformer), the rate of which becomes more pronounced with the heat treatment. As expected, melting of the decyl chains is observed above the transition temperature to the SmE phase. This study also highlights the discovery of some key bands sensitive to the phase transitions in liquid crystalline organic semiconductors.
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- Nobutaka Shioya
- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tohoku University, 6-6-07 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Tohoku University, 6-6-07 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Interfacial Dynamics of Adsorption Layers as Supports for Biomedical Research and Diagnostics. COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/colloids6040081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The input of chemical and physical sciences to life sciences is increasingly important. Surface science as a complex multidisciplinary research area provides many relevant practical tools to support research in medicine. The tensiometry and surface rheology of human biological liquids as diagnostic tools have been very successfully applied. Additionally, for the characterization of pulmonary surfactants, this methodology is essential to deepen the insights into the functionality of the lungs and for the most efficient administration of certain drugs. Problems in ophthalmology can be addressed using surface science methods, such as the stability of the wetting films and the development of artificial tears. The serious problem of obesity is fast-developing in many industrial countries and must be better understood, while therapies for its treatment must also be developed. Finally, the application of fullerenes as a suitable system for detecting cancer in humans is discussed.
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Deal AM, Vaida V. Infrared Reflection–Absorption Spectroscopy of α-Hydroxyacids at the Water–Air Interface. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:8280-8294. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c04462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Alexandra M. Deal
- Department of Chemistry and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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Schmidt TF, Caseli L. Molecular organization of dengue fusion peptide in phospholipid monolayers revealed by tensiometry and vibrational spectroscopy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 215:112477. [PMID: 35381500 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The interaction of Dengue fusion peptide (FLAg) in selected lipid Langmuir monolayers was characterized with surface pressure-area isotherms and infrared spectroscopy to investigate the role of the membrane charge and molecular organization in the peptide-lipid binding. Surface pressure-area isotherms were employed to analyze the thermodynamic and mechanical properties of the FLAg-lipid monolayer, showing that charged lipid monolayers showed different peptide adsorption patterns for an optimized peptide concentration (maximum membrane adsorption). Polarization modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy pointed out that incorporating FLAg changed the dipole orientations for the lipid polar head groups, as confirmed in PG-containing monolayers. Also, FLAg reorients the lipid film when it interacts with the phosphate and choline groups. Finally, analysis of the 310-helix bands suggests that FLAg assumes a configuration as a hairpin, an essential premise for the beginning of the membrane fusion process.
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- Thaís F Schmidt
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil; Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul, São Caetano do Sul, SP, Brazil.
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Ishii M, Mori T, Nakanishi W, Hill JP, Sakai H, Ariga K. Mechanical Tuning of Aggregated States for Conformation Control of Cyclized Binaphthyl at the Air-Water Interface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:6481-6490. [PMID: 35549351 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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An air-water interface enables molecular assemblies and conformations to be controlled according to their intrinsic interactions and anisotropic stimuli. The chirality and conformation of binaphthyl derivatives have been controlled by tuning molecular aggregated states in solution. In this study, we have tuned molecular aggregated states of monobinaphthyldurene (MBD) by applying different mechanical stimuli to control the conformation at the air-water interface. Density functional theory calculations indicate that MBD exists essentially in two conformations, namely, 1-MBD (most stable) and 2-MBD (less stable). MBD was mechanically dissolved in appropriate lipid matrices using the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method, while pure MBD was self-assembled at the dynamic air-water interface in the absence of or by applying vortex motions (vortex LB method). In MBD mixed monolayer, surface pressure-molecular area measurements and atomic force microscopy observations suggest that separate lipids and MBD phases transform to mixed phases induced by the dissolution of MBD into the lipid matrices during mechanical compression at the air-water interface. Circular dichroism measurements indicate that molecular conformation changes from 1-MBD to 2-MBD in passing from a separated phase to a mixed MBD/lipid phase. In addition, the molecular aggregated states and conformations of MBD depend on the spreading volume and vortex flow rate when applying the vortex LB method. Molecular conformations and aggregated states of MBD could be controlled continuously by applying a mechanical stimulus at the air-water interface.
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- Masaki Ishii
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
- Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- Molecular Design and Function Group, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan
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- Functional Chromophores Group, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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Kappes K, Frandsen BN, Vaida V. Infrared spectroscopy of 2-oxo-octanoic acid in multiple phases. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:6757-6768. [PMID: 35237773 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05345k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Alpha-keto acids are environmentally and biologically relevant species whose chemistry has been shown to be influenced by their local environment. Vibrational spectroscopy provides useful ways to probe the potential inter- and intramolecular interactions available to them in several phases. We measure and compare the IR spectra of 2-oxo-octanoic acid (2OOA) in the gas phase, solid phase, and at the air-water interface. With theoretical support, we assign many of the vibrational modes in each of the spectra. In the gas phase, two types of conformers are identified and distinguished, with the intramolecularly H-bonded form being the dominant type, while the second conformer type identified does not have an intramolecular hydrogen bond. The van der Waals interactions between molecules in solid 2OOA manifest C-H and CO vibrations lower in energy than in the gas phase and we propose an intermolecular hydrogen bonding scheme for the solid phase. At the air-water interface the hydrocarbon tails of 2OOA do interact with each other while the carbonyls appear to interact with water in the subphase, but not with neighboring 2OOA as might be expected of a closely packed surfactant film.
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- Keaten Kappes
- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado-Boulder, UCB 215, Boulder, CO 80309, USA. .,Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder, UCB 216, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado-Boulder, UCB 215, Boulder, CO 80309, USA. .,Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder, UCB 216, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado-Boulder, UCB 215, Boulder, CO 80309, USA. .,Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder, UCB 216, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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Sofińska K, Lupa D, Chachaj-Brekiesz A, Czaja M, Kobierski J, Seweryn S, Skirlińska-Nosek K, Szymonski M, Wilkosz N, Wnętrzak A, Lipiec E. Revealing local molecular distribution, orientation, phase separation, and formation of domains in artificial lipid layers: Towards comprehensive characterization of biological membranes. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 301:102614. [PMID: 35190313 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Lipids, together with molecules such as DNA and proteins, are one of the most relevant systems responsible for the existence of life. Selected lipids are able to assembly into various organized structures, such as lipid membranes. The unique properties of lipid membranes determine their complex functions, not only to separate biological environments, but also to participate in regulatory functions, absorption of nutrients, cell-cell communication, endocytosis, cell signaling, and many others. Despite numerous scientific efforts, still little is known about the reason underlying the variability within lipid membranes, and its biochemical significance. In this review, we discuss the structural complexity of lipid membranes, as well as the importance to simplify studied systems in order to understand phenomena occurring in natural, complex membranes. Such systems require a model interface to be analyzed. Therefore, here we focused on analytical studies of artificial systems at various interfaces. The molecular structure of lipid membranes, specifically the nanometric thickens of molecular bilayer, limits in a major extent the choice of highly sensitive methods suitable to study such structures. Therefore, we focused on methods that combine high sensitivity, and/or chemical selectivity, and/or nanometric spatial resolution, such as atomic force microscopy, nanospectroscopy (tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, infrared nanospectroscopy), phase modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy, sum-frequency generation spectroscopy. We summarized experimental and theoretical approaches providing information about molecular structure and composition, lipid spatial distribution (phase separation), organization (domain shape, molecular orientation) of lipid membranes, and real-time visualization of the influence of various molecules (proteins, drugs) on their integrity. An integral part of this review discusses the latest achievements in the field of lipid layer-based biosensors.
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Scholl FA, Siqueira JR, Caseli L. Graphene Oxide Modulating the Bioelectronic Properties of Penicillinase Immobilized in Lipid Langmuir-Blodgett Films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:2372-2378. [PMID: 35143210 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this paper, graphene oxide was incorporated in penicillinase-lipid Langmuir monolayers and transferred to solid supports as Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films so that the enzyme catalytic properties could be evaluated. Adsorption of penicillinase and graphene oxide on dimyristoylphosphatidic acid (DMPA) monolayers at the air-water interface was investigated by tensiometry, vibrational spectroscopy, and Brewster angle microscopy. The LB films were characterized by quartz crystal microbalance, infrared spectroscopy, luminescence spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Enzyme activity was studied with UV-vis spectroscopy, and the feasibility of the supramolecular device nanostructured as ultrathin films was essayed as an optical sensor device. The presence of graphene oxide in the enzyme-lipid LB film not only tuned the catalytic activity of penicillinase but also helped conserve its enzyme activity after weeks. These results may be related not only to the molecular architecture provided by the film but also to the synergism between the compounds on the active layer, leading to a molecular architecture that allowed a fast analyte diffusion owing to a suitable molecular accommodation which also preserved the penicillinase activity. This work then demonstrates the feasibility of employing LB films composed of lipids, graphene oxide, and enzymes as optical devices for biosensing applications as a proof-of-concept experiment.
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- Fábio A Scholl
- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), 09913-030 Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Nanomaterials and Nanostructures (LANNA), Institute of Exact Sciences, Natural and Education, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), 38064-200 Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Institute of Environmental, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), 09913-030 Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil
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Fluid Films as Models for Understanding the Impact of Inhaled Particles in Lung Surfactant Layers. COATINGS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings12020277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Pollution is currently a public health problem associated with different cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. These are commonly originated as a result of the pollutant transport to the alveolar cavity after their inhalation. Once pollutants enter the alveolar cavity, they are deposited on the lung surfactant (LS) film, altering their mechanical performance which increases the respiratory work and can induce a premature alveolar collapse. Furthermore, the interactions of pollutants with LS can induce the formation of an LS corona decorating the pollutant surface, favoring their penetration into the bloodstream and distribution along different organs. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the most fundamental aspects of the interaction of particulate pollutants with LS to mitigate their effects, and design therapeutic strategies. However, the use of animal models is often invasive, and requires a careful examination of different bioethics aspects. This makes it necessary to design in vitro models mimicking some physico-chemical aspects with relevance for LS performance, which can be done by exploiting the tools provided by the science and technology of interfaces to shed light on the most fundamental physico-chemical bases governing the interaction between LS and particulate matter. This review provides an updated perspective of the use of fluid films of LS models for shedding light on the potential impact of particulate matter in the performance of LS film. It should be noted that even though the used model systems cannot account for some physiological aspects, it is expected that the information contained in this review can contribute on the understanding of the potential toxicological effects of air pollution.
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Oliveira ON, Caseli L, Ariga K. The Past and the Future of Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films. Chem Rev 2022; 122:6459-6513. [PMID: 35113523 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 59.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique, through which monolayers are transferred from the air/water interface onto a solid substrate, was the first method to allow for the controlled assembly of organic molecules. With its almost 100 year history, it has been the inspiration for most methods to functionalize surfaces and produce nanocoatings, in addition to serving to explore concepts in molecular electronics and nanoarchitectonics. This paper provides an overview of the history of Langmuir monolayers and LB films, including the potential use in devices and a discussion on why LB films are seldom considered for practical applications today. Emphasis is then given to two areas where these films offer unique opportunities, namely, in mimicking cell membrane models and exploiting nanoarchitectonics concepts to produce sensors, investigate molecular recognitions, and assemble molecular machines. The most promising topics for the short- and long-term prospects of the LB technique are also highlighted.
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- Osvaldo N Oliveira
- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paulo, CP 369, 13560-970 Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Paulo, 09913-030 Diadema, SP, Brazil
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- World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 305-0044 Tsukuba, Japan.,Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-0827, Japan
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Alvarez AB, Rodríguez PEA, Fidelio GD. Gangliosides smelt nanostructured amyloid Aβ(1-40) fibrils in a membrane lipid environment. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. BIOMEMBRANES 2022; 1864:183749. [PMID: 34506795 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2021.183749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Gangliosides induced a smelting process in nanostructured amyloid fibril-like films throughout the surface properties contributed by glycosphingolipids when mixed with 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine (POPC)/Aβ(1-40) amyloid peptide. We observed a dynamical smelting process when pre-formed amyloid/phospholipid mixture is laterally mixed with gangliosides. This particular environment, gangliosides/phospholipid/Aβ(1-40) peptide mixed interfaces, showed complex miscibility behavior depending on gangliosides content. At 0% of ganglioside covered surface respect to POPC, Aβ(1-40) peptide forms fibril-like structure. In between 5 and 15% of gangliosides, the fibrils dissolve into irregular domains and they disappear when the proportion of gangliosides reach the 20%. The amyloid interfacial dissolving effect of gangliosides is taken place at lateral pressure equivalent to the organization of biological membranes. Domains formed at the interface are clearly evidenced by Brewster Angle Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy when the films are transferred onto a mica support. The domains are thioflavin T (ThT) positive when observed by fluorescence microscopy. We postulated that the smelting process of amyloids fibrils-like structure at the membrane surface provoked by gangliosides is a direct result of a new interfacial environment imposed by the complex glycosphingolipids. We add experimental evidence, for the first time, how a change in the lipid environment (increase in ganglioside proportion) induces a rapid loss of the asymmetric structure of amyloid fibrils by a simple modification of the membrane condition (a more physiological situation).
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- Alain Bolaño Alvarez
- Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina; Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba, CIQUIBIC, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química Biológica Ranwel Caputto, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina; Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica de Córdoba, CIQUIBIC, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.
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Biliškov N. Infrared spectroscopic monitoring of solid-state processes. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:19073-19120. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cp01458k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We put a spotlight on IR spectroscopic investigations in materials science by providing a critical insight into the state of the art, covering both fundamental aspects, examples of its utilisation, and current challenges and perspectives focusing on the solid state.
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- Nikola Biliškov
- Rudjer Bošković Institute, Bijenička c. 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B8, Canada
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Camacho SA, Kobal MB, Moreira LG, Bistaffa MJ, Roque TC, Pazin WM, Toledo KA, Oliveira ON, Aoki PHB. The efficiency of photothermal action of gold shell-isolated nanoparticles against tumor cells depends on membrane interactions. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 211:112301. [PMID: 34968778 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.112301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Photoinduced hyperthermia with nanomaterials has been proven effective in photothermal therapy (PTT) of tumor tissues, but a precise control in PTT requires determination of the molecular-level mechanisms. In this paper, we determined the mechanisms responsible for the action of photoexcited gold shell-isolated nanoparticles (AuSHINs) in reducing the viability of MCF7 (glandular breast cancer) and especially A549 (lung adenocarcinoma) cells in vitro experiments, while the photoinduced damage to healthy cells was much smaller. The photoinduced effects were more significant than using other nanomaterials, and could be explained by the different effects from incorporating AuSHINs on Langmuir monolayers from lipid extracts of tumoral (MCF7 and A549) and healthy cells. The incorporation of AuSHINs caused similar expansion of the Langmuir monolayers, but Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) data of Langmuir-Schaefer films (LS) indicated distinct levels of penetration into the monolayers. AuSHINs penetrated deeper into the A549 extract monolayers, affecting the vibrational modes of polar groups and carbon chains, while in MCF7 monolayers penetration was limited to the surroundings of the polar groups. Even smaller insertion was observed for monolayers of the healthy cell extract. The photochemical reactions were modulated by AuSHINs penetration, since upon irradiation the surface area of A549 monolayer decreased owing to lipid chain cleavage by oxidative reactions. For MCF7 monolayers, hydroperoxidation under illumination led to a ca. 5% increase in surface area. The monolayers of healthy cell lipid extract were barely affected by irradiation, consistent with the lowest degree of AuSHINs insertion. In summary, efficient photothermal therapy may be devised by producing AuSHINs capable of penetrating the chain region of tumor cell membranes.
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- Sabrina A Camacho
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil; IFSC, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil
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- IFSC, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil; São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Technology and Applied Sciences, Presidente Prudente, SP 19060-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil; São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences, São José do Rio Preto 15054-000, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil; IFSC, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil.
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Rose J, Brand I, Bilstein-Schloemer M, Jachimska B, Twyman RM, Prüfer D, Noll GA. The Ca 2+ response of a smart forisome protein is dependent on polymerization. Protein Sci 2021; 31:602-612. [PMID: 34897845 PMCID: PMC8862433 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Forisomes are giant self-assembling mechanoproteins that undergo reversible structural changes in response to Ca2+ and various other stimuli. Artificial forisomes assembled from the monomer MtSEO-F1 can be used as smart biomaterials, but the molecular basis of their functionality is not understood. To determine the role of protein polymerization in forisome activity, we tested the Ca2+ association of MtSEO-F1 dimers (the basic polymerization unit) by circular dichroism spectroscopy and microscale thermophoresis. We found that soluble MtSEO-F1 dimers neither associate with Ca2+ nor undergo structural changes. However, polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy revealed that aggregated MtSEO-F1 dimers and fully-assembled forisomes associate with Ca2+ , allowing the hydration of poorly-hydrated protein areas. A change in the signal profile of complete forisomes indicated that Ca2+ interacts with negatively-charged regions in the protein complexes that only become available during aggregation. We conclude that aggregation is required to establish the Ca2+ response of forisome polymers.
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- Judith Rose
- Institute for Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute for Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.,Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.,Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Münster, Germany
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Vazquez de Vasquez MG, Carter-Fenk KA, McCaslin LM, Beasley EE, Clark JB, Allen HC. Hydration and Hydrogen Bond Order of Octadecanoic Acid and Octadecanol Films on Water at 21 and 1 °C. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:10065-10078. [PMID: 34761931 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c06101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The temperature-dependent hydration structure of long-chain fatty acids and alcohols at air-water interfaces has great significance in the fundamental interactions underlying ice nucleation in the atmosphere. We present an integrated theoretical and experimental study of the temperature-dependent vibrational structure and electric field character of the immediate hydration shells of fatty alcohol and acid headgroups. We use a combination of surface-sensitive infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS), surface potentiometry, and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations to elucidate detailed molecular structures of the octadecanoic acid and octadecanol (stearic acid and stearyl alcohol) headgroup hydration shells at room temperature and near freezing. In experiments, the alcohol at high surface concentration exhibits the largest surface potential; yet we observe a strengthening of the hydrogen-bonding for the solvating water molecules near freezing for both the alcohol and the fatty acid IRRAS experiments. Results reveal that the hydration shells for both compounds screen their polar headgroup dipole moments reducing the surface potential at low surface coverages; at higher surface coverage, the polar headgroups become dehydrated, which reduces the screening, correlating to higher observed surface potential values. Lowering the temperature promotes tighter chain packing and an increase in surface potential. IRRAS reveals that the intra- and intermolecular vibrational coupling mechanisms are highly sensitive to changes in temperature. We find that intramolecular coupling dominates the vibrational relaxation pathways for interfacial water determined by comparing the H2O and the HOD spectra. Using ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) calculations on cluster systems of propanol + 6H2O and propionic acid + 10H2O, a spectral decomposition scheme was used to correlate the OH stretching motion with the IRRAS spectral features, revealing the effects of intra- and intermolecular coupling on the spectra. Spectra calculated with AIMD reproduce the red shift and increase in intensity observed in experimental spectra corresponding to the OH stretching region of the first solvation shell. These findings suggest that intra- and intermolecular vibrational couplings strongly impact the OH stretching region at fatty acid and fatty alcohol water interfaces. Overall, results are consistent with ice templating behavior for both the fatty acid and the alcohol, yet the surface potential signature is strongest for the fatty alcohol. These findings develop a better understanding of the complex surface potential and spectral signatures involved in ice templating.
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- Maria G Vazquez de Vasquez
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Combustion Research Facility, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California 94551, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, 100 West 18th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Khambatta K, Hollings A, Sauzier G, Sanglard LMVP, Klein AR, Tobin MJ, Vongsvivut J, Gibberd MR, Payne AD, Naim F, Hackett MJ. "Wax On, Wax Off": In Vivo Imaging of Plant Physiology and Disease with Fourier Transform Infrared Reflectance Microspectroscopy. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2101902. [PMID: 34338438 PMCID: PMC8498906 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202101902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Analysis of the epicuticular wax layer on the surface of plant leaves can provide a unique window into plant physiology and responses to environmental stimuli. Well-established analytical methodologies can quantify epicuticular wax composition, yet few methods are capable of imaging wax distribution in situ or in vivo. Here, the first report of Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) reflectance spectroscopic imaging as a non-destructive, in situ, method to investigate variation in epicuticular wax distribution at 25 µm spatial resolution is presented. The authors demonstrate in vivo imaging of alterations in epicuticular waxes during leaf development and in situ imaging during plant disease or exposure to environmental stressors. It is envisaged that this new analytical capability will enable in vivo studies of plants to provide insights into how the physiology of plants and crops respond to environmental stresses such as disease, soil contamination, drought, soil acidity, and climate change.
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- Karina Khambatta
- School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern Australia6102Australia
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- School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern Australia6102Australia
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- School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern Australia6102Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease ManagementSchool of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern Australia6102Australia
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- Infrared Microspectroscopy (IRM) BeamlineANSTO – Australian Synchrotron800 Blackburn RoadClaytonVictoria3168Australia
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- Infrared Microspectroscopy (IRM) BeamlineANSTO – Australian Synchrotron800 Blackburn RoadClaytonVictoria3168Australia
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- Infrared Microspectroscopy (IRM) BeamlineANSTO – Australian Synchrotron800 Blackburn RoadClaytonVictoria3168Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease ManagementSchool of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern Australia6102Australia
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- School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern Australia6102Australia
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- Centre for Crop and Disease ManagementSchool of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern Australia6102Australia
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- School of Molecular and Life SciencesCurtin UniversityBentleyWestern Australia6102Australia
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Ravera F, Miller R, Zuo YY, Noskov BA, Bykov AG, Kovalchuk VI, Loglio G, Javadi A, Liggieri L. Methods and models to investigate the physicochemical functionality of pulmonary surfactant. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bistaffa MJ, Camacho SA, Melo CFOR, Catharino RR, Toledo KA, Aoki PHB. Plasma membrane permeabilization to explain erythrosine B phototoxicity on in vitro breast cancer cell models. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2021; 223:112297. [PMID: 34482154 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2021.112297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Lipid oxidation is ubiquitous in cell life under oxygen and essential for photodynamic therapy (PDT) of carcinomas. However, the mechanisms underlying lipid oxidation in rather complex systems such as plasma membranes remain elusive. Herein, Langmuir monolayers were assembled with the lipid extract of glandular breast cancer (MCF7) cells and used to probe the molecular interactions allowing adsorption of the photosensitizer (PS) erythrosine B and subsequent photooxidation outcomes. Surface pressure (π) versus area (cm2/mL) isotherms of MCF7 lipid extract shifted to larger areas upon erythrosine incorporation, driven by secondary interactions that affected the orientation of the carbonyl groups and lipid chain organization. Light-irradiation increased the surface area of the MCF7 lipid extract monolayer containing erythrosine owing to the lipid hydroperoxidation, which may further undergo decomposition, resulting in the chain cleavage of phospholipids and membrane permeabilization. Incorporation of erythrosine by MCF7 cells induced slight toxic effects on in vitro assays, differently of the severe phototoxicity caused by light-irradiation, which significantly decreased cell viability by more than 75% at 2.5 × 10-6 mol/L of erythrosine incubated for 3 and 24 h, reaching nearly 90% at 48 h of incubation. The origin of the phototoxic effects is in the rupture of the plasma membrane shown by the frontal (FSC) and side (SSC) light scattering of flow cytometry. Consistent with hydroperoxide decomposition, membrane permeabilization was also confirmed by cleaved lipids detected in mass spectrometry and subsidizes the necrotic pathway of cell death.
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- Maria J Bistaffa
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil.; IFSC, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo (USP), São Carlos, SP 13566-590, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil
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- INNOVARE Biomarkers Laboratory, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil.; São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences, São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Assis, SP 19806-900, Brazil..
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Xu M, Tsona NT, Cheng S, Li J, Du L. Unraveling interfacial properties of organic-coated marine aerosol with lipase incorporation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 782:146893. [PMID: 33848860 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Marine aerosols are believed to have an organic surface coating on which fatty acids act as an important component due to their high surface activity. In addition, various kinds of enzyme species are abundantly found in seawater, some of which have been identified to exist in marine aerosols. Herein, from the perspective of marine aerosol interface simulation, we investigate the effect of Burkholderia cepacia lipase on the surface properties of stearic acid (SA) monolayer at the air-water interface by using surface-sensitive techniques of Langmuir trough and Infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS). Our findings indicate that the stearic acid film undergoes a significant expansion, especially when the lipase concentration is 500 nM, because of the incorporation of lipase as observed from the surface pressure-area (π-A) isotherms. IRRAS spectra also show reduced intensities and ordering in the methylene stretching vibration region of stearic acid as a result of low surface density and disordered packing as the enzyme concentration increases. In particular, when the concentration of lipase is 500 nM, the lowest Ias/Is values are shown on both pure water subphase and artificial seawater subphase, indicating more gauche conformations for SA. Furthermore, SA films with lipase incorporation were also studied at three different pH of subphase environment, considering the decrease of pH caused by the reaction with acidic gases during the aerosol aging process. The results reflect a more pronounced expansion of SA monolayer in acidic environment at pH 2.5, suggesting that hydrophobic interaction plays an important role in the disorder of the SA monolayer. In view of the coexistence of fatty acids and enzymes in the marine environment, this study provides a further understanding of the surface organization and behavior of organic-coated marine aerosols and deepen the knowledge of lipid-enzyme interfacial interactions occurring in the atmosphere.
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- Minglan Xu
- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Binhai Road 72, Qingdao 266237, China.
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Alexandraki S, Leontidis E. Towards the systematic design of multilayer O/W emulsions with tannic acid as an interfacial antioxidant. RSC Adv 2021; 11:23616-23626. [PMID: 35479771 PMCID: PMC9036574 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03512f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This work discusses the possibility of designing multilayer oil-in-water emulsions to introduce the maximum possible amount of an antioxidant at the droplet interfaces for the optimal protection of a linseed oil core against oxidation, using a systematic three-step colloidal procedure. An antioxidant (here Tannic Acid - TA) is chosen and its interactions with a primary emulsifier (here Bovine Serum Albumin - BSA) and several polysaccharides are first examined in solution using turbidity measurements. As a second step, LbL deposition on solid surfaces is used to determine which of the polysaccharides to combine with BSA and tannic acid in a multilayer system to ensure maximum presence of tannic acid in the films. From UV-vis and polarization modulation infrared reflection-absorption (PM-IRRAS) spectroscopic measurements it is suggested that the best components to use in a multilayer emulsion droplet, together with BSA and TA, are chitosan and pectin. BSA, chitosan and pectin are subsequently used for the formation of three-layer linseed oil emulsions, and tannic acid is introduced into any of the three layers as an antioxidant. The effect of the exact placement of tannic acid on the oxidative stabilization of linseed oil is assessed by monitoring the fluorescence of Nile red, dissolved in the oil droplets, under the attack of radicals generated in the aqueous phase of the emulsion. From the results it appears that the three-stage procedure presented here can serve to identify successful combinations of interfacial components of multilayer emulsions. It is also concluded that the exact interfacial placement of the antioxidant plays an important role in the oxidative stabilization of the valuable oil core.
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- Savvia Alexandraki
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus P. O Box 20537 Nicosia 1678 Cyprus
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Santana HJA, Caseli L. A bactericide peptide changing the static and dilatational surface elasticity properties of zwitterionic lipids at the air-water interface: Relationship with the thermodynamic, structural and morphological properties. Biophys Chem 2021; 277:106638. [PMID: 34111703 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2021.106638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In this paper, we studied how different hydrophilicity degrees of the polar groups of the lipids dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and dipalmitoyl phosphatidylethanolamine (DPPE) influence the interaction of the antibiotic peptide vancomycin (VC), affecting the physicochemical properties of the monolayers, including thermodynamic, rheological, structural and morphological ones. Lipid Langmuir monolayers were prepared at air-water interfaces with VC aqueous solution as subphase and characterized with tensiometry, Brewster angle microscopy, infrared spectroscopy, dilatational, and interfacial shear rheology. The presence of PC or PE groups as polar head groups of the phospholipid monolayers modulated the interaction of VC adsorbing from the aqueous subphase since for DPPC, vancomycin condenses the monolayer, making it less stable, fluid, and more disordered. In contrast, for DPPE, vancomycin expands the monolayer, making it more stable, keeping the compressibility, and leading to the formation of interfacial aggregates, which are not observed for DPPC. We concluded thatelectrostatic interactions induced the insertion of the peptide into the polar heads of the monolayers (DPPE), while hydrophobic interactions, in addition to ion-dipole interactions, induced the adsorption of the peptide onto the polar head of the monolayers (DPPC).
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil.
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In situ/operando vibrational spectroscopy for the investigation of advanced nanostructured electrocatalysts. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Cholesterol modulates the interaction between paclitaxel and Langmuir monolayers simulating cell membranes. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 205:111889. [PMID: 34098365 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The composition of Langmuir monolayers used as cell membrane models is an essential factor for the interaction with biologically-relevant molecules, including pharmaceutical drugs. In this paper, we report the modulation of effects from the antineoplastic drug paclitaxel by the relative concentration of cholesterol in the Langmuir monolayers of ternary mixtures of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, sphingomyelin, and cholesterol. Since the dependence on cholesterol concentration for these monolayers simulating lipid rafts is non-monotonic, we analyzed the surface pressure and compressibility modulus data with the multidimensional projection technique referred to as interactive document mapping (IDMAP). The maximum expansion induced by paclitaxel in surface pressure isotherms was observed for 27% cholesterol, while the compressibility modulus decreased most strongly for the monolayer with 48% cholesterol. Therefore, the physiological action of paclitaxel may vary depending on whether it is associated with penetration in the membrane or with changes in the membrane elasticity.
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Ruiz GCM, do Carmo Morato LF, Pazin WM, Milano F, Constantino CJL, Valli L, Giotta L. Chemical and morphological effects of the contraceptive hormone 17 α-ethynylestradiol on fluid lipid membranes. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 204:111794. [PMID: 33940520 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.111794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The lack of studies involving the effects in human health associated with the chronic ingestion of pollutants lead to the path of investigating the action of these compounds in cell membrane models. We demonstrated the interaction (causes and consequences) of the hormone 17 α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) with lipid monolayers (prepared as Langmuir films) and bilayers prepared as small unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) and giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs). Both fluidity and majority chemical composition of real plasma cell membrane were guaranteed using the phospholipid 1-palmitoil-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (POPC). Surface pressure-mean molecular area (π-A) isotherms and PM-IRRAS measurements highlighted the strong interaction of EE2 with POPC monolayers, leading the hormone to remain at the air/water interface and promoting its penetration into the phospholipid hydrophobic chains. In the case of bilayers, the entrance of the hormone inside the SUV is likely facilitated by their high curvature. In GUVs, EE2 was responsible for changes in the spherical shape, forming structures like buds and lipid protrusions. The set of results indicates the strong effects of EE2 on fluid membranes, which is an important feature to predict its damage in human cells.
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- Gilia Cristine Marques Ruiz
- Department of Physics, School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Physics, School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, Italian National Research Council (CNR-ISPA), S.P. Lecce-Monteroni, Lecce, I-73100, Italy
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- Department of Physics, School of Technology and Applied Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, S.P. Lecce-Monteroni, Lecce, I-73100, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Unità di Lecce, S.P. Lecce-Monteroni, Lecce, I-73100, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies (DiSTeBA), University of Salento, S.P. Lecce-Monteroni, Lecce, I-73100, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali (INSTM), Unità di Lecce, S.P. Lecce-Monteroni, Lecce, I-73100, Italy
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Malik A, Seeberger PH, Brezesinski G, Varón Silva D. Zwitterionic Character and Lipid Composition Determine the Behaviour of Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Fragments in Monolayers. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:757-763. [PMID: 33586851 PMCID: PMC8251720 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Glycosylphosphatidylinositols (GPIs) are complex glycolipids found in free form or anchoring proteins to the outer leaflet of the cell membrane in eukaryotes. GPIs have been associated with the formation of lipid rafts and protein sorting on membranes. The presence of a conserved glycan core with cell-specific modifications together with lipid remodelling during biosynthesis suggest that the properties of the glycolipids are being fine-tuned. We synthesized a series of GPI fragments and evaluated the interactions and arrangement of these glycolipids in monolayers as a 2-D membrane model. GIXD and IRRAS analyses showed the need of N-acetylglucosamine deacetylation for the formation of hydrogen bonds to obtain highly structured domains in the monolayers and an effect of the unsaturated lipids in formation and localization of the glycolipids within or between membrane microdomains. These results contribute to understand the role of these glycolipids and their modifications in the organization of membranes.
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- Ankita Malik
- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Muehlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Muehlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Muehlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Biomolecular SystemsMax Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesAm Muehlenberg 114476PotsdamGermany
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryFreie Universität BerlinArnimallee 2214195BerlinGermany
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Modenez IA, Macedo LJA, Melo AFAA, Pereira AR, Oliveira ON, Crespilho FN. Nanosized non-proteinaceous complexes III and IV mimicking electron transfer of mitochondrial respiratory chain. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 599:198-206. [PMID: 33945968 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.04.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Synthetic biology pursues the understanding of biological processes and their possible mimicry with artificial bioinspired materials. A number of materials have already been used to mimic the active site of simple redox proteins, including nanosized iron oxides due to their redox properties. However, the mimicry of membrane redox protein complexes is still a challenge. Herein, magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs), incorporated as non-proteinaceous complexes III and IV in a mitochondrial model membrane, catalyze electron transfer (ET) similarly to the natural complexes towards cytochrome c. The associated molecular mechanism is experimentally proven in solution and in a Langmuir-Blodgett film. A direct and entropy-driven ET, with rate constant of 2.63 ± 0.05Lmol-1 at 25 °C, occurs between the iron sites of the NPs and the cytochrome c heme group, not affecting the protein secondary and tertiary structures. This process requires an activation energy of 40.2 ± 1.5 kJ mol-1 resulting in an overall Gibbs free energy of -55.3 kJ mol-1. Furthermore, the protein-NP system is governed by electrostatic and non-polar forces that contribute to an associative mechanism in the transition state. Finally, the incorporated NPs in a model membrane were able to catalyze ET, such as the natural complexes in respiratory chain. This work presents an experimental approach demonstrating that inorganic nanostructured systems may behave as embedded proteins in the eukaryotic cells membrane, opening the way for more sophisticated and robust mimicry of membrane protein complexes.
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- Iago A Modenez
- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-970, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-970, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-970, Brazil; Materials Engineering Graduate Program, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí, Central Campus, Teresina 64000-040, PI, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-590, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-590, Brazil
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- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Carlos 13560-970, Brazil.
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Hoffmann M, Drescher S, Schwieger C, Hinderberger D. Influence of a single ether bond on assembly, orientation, and miscibility of phosphocholine lipids at the air-water interface. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:5325-5339. [PMID: 33634294 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06520j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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How does a small change in the structure of a phospholipid affect its supramolecular assembly? In aqueous suspensions, the substitution of one ester linkage in DPPC (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) by an ether linkage alters its phase behaviour completely. To unravel the effect of replacing a phospholipid's ester linkage by an ether linkage in lipid monolayers, we characterized pure monolayers of the model lipid DPPC and its sn-2 ether analogue PHPC (1-palmitoyl-2-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) as well as mixtures of both by measurements of surface pressure-molecular area (π-Amol) isotherms. In addition, we used infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) to study lipid condensation, lipid chain orientation, headgroup hydration, and lipid miscibility in all samples. Mixed monolayers consisting of DPPC and PHPC were studied further using epifluorescence microscopy. Our results indicate a strong influence of the sn-2 ether linkage on headgroup hydration and ordering effects in the regions of the apolar chains and the headgroups. Both effects could originate from changes in glycerol conformation. Furthermore, we observed a second plateau in the π-Amol isotherms of DPPC/PHPC mixtures and analysis of the mixed π-Amol isotherms reveals a non-ideal mixing behaviour of both lipids which may be caused by conformational differences in their headgroups.
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- Matthias Hoffmann
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany. and Interdisciplinary Research Center HALOmem, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3a, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Str. 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany and Phospholipid Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 515, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center HALOmem, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3a, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany. and Interdisciplinary Research Center HALOmem, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3a, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Bykov A, Milyaeva O, Isakov N, Michailov A, Loglio G, Miller R, Noskov B. Dynamic properties of adsorption layers of pulmonary surfactants. Influence of matter exchange with bulk phase. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Michailov A, Povolotskiy A, Kuzmin V. Angular invariance of the contribution of an anisotropic thin surface layer to reflectance and reflectance-absorbance. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:3090-3096. [PMID: 33770915 DOI: 10.1364/oe.413642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The absorbance studies of the optical radiation reflection from the boundary of two soft-matter media with a thin monolayer between are performed for a number of angles of incidence. The reflectance and absorbance spectra are described in terms of a unique spectrum invariant with respect to the incidence angles. The angular dependence of the absorbance for s-polarized radiation is shown to not provide any extra information as compared with a single-angle study in line with the previously developed theoretical considerations. We verify it experimentally performing the multi-angle infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy measurements at the air-water interface with a thin lipid film.
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Materon EM, Nascimento GF, Shimizu FM, Câmara AS, Sandrino B, Faria RC, Oliveira ON. Role of sphingomyelin on the interaction of the anticancer drug gemcitabine hydrochloride with cell membrane models. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 196:111357. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neal JF, Saha A, Zerkle MM, Zhao W, Rogers MM, Flood AH, Allen HC. Molecular Recognition and Hydration Energy Mismatch Combine To Inform Ion Binding Selectivity at Aqueous Interfaces. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:10171-10180. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c09568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Jennifer F. Neal
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Hoffmann M, Drescher S, Ihling C, Hinderberger D, Schwieger C. An Azidolipid Monolayer - Transitions, Miscibility, and UV Reactivity Studied by Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:12804-12815. [PMID: 33090001 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, we characterized monolayers of an azide-modified lipid at the air-water interface, pure and in its mixtures with the model lipid DPPC, with the aim of proving its potential to be applied for photo-cross-linking with other molecules. We chose a phospholipid bearing a terminal azide group in one of its hydrophobic tails to study its monolayer characteristics with the Langmuir film balance technique. Furthermore, we performed infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) to get detailed insights into the organization of those monolayers as well as high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) to see the effects of UV-irradiation on the lipids' chemical structure and organization. Our results suggest that in expanded monolayers of pure azide-modified membrane lipids, the azido-terminated chain folds back toward the air-water interface. Above the LE/LC (liquid-expanded/liquid-condensed) phase transition, the chains stretched, and thus, the azide group detaches from the interface. From temperature-dependent monolayer compressions, we evaluated all relevant thermodynamic parameters of the monolayers, such as the phase transition pressure, the critical temperature, and the triple point, and compare them to those of model lipids. For future applications, we studied the miscibility of the azide-modified lipid with DPPC in monolayers and found at least a certain miscibility over all investigated mixing ratios ranging from 10 to 75% of the azidolipid. Finally, we irradiated the azidolipid monolayer with UV light at 305 nm and measured photodissociation of the azide, leading to chemical cross-linking with other lipids, which shows the potential to be used as a cross-linking agent within self-assembled lipid or lipid/protein layers.
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- Matthias Hoffmann
- Institute of Chemistry - Complex Self-Organizing Systems, Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Interdisciplinary Research Center HALOmem, Charles Tanford Protein Center, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3a, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy - Biophysical Pharmacy, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Wolfgang-Langenbeck-Str. 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Phospholipid Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 515, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Charles Tanford Protein Center, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3a, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry - Complex Self-Organizing Systems, Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Interdisciplinary Research Center HALOmem, Charles Tanford Protein Center, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3a, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry - Complex Self-Organizing Systems, Martin Luther University (MLU) Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Danckelmann-Platz 4, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Interdisciplinary Research Center HALOmem, Charles Tanford Protein Center, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 3a, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Contribution of Secondary Structure Changes to the Surface Activity of Proteins. J Biotechnol 2020; 323:208-220. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hasan N, Busse K, Haider T, Wurm FR, Kressler J. Crystallization of Poly(ethylene)s with Regular Phosphoester Defects Studied at the Air-Water Interface. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E2408. [PMID: 33086637 PMCID: PMC7650800 DOI: 10.3390/polym12102408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Poly(ethylene) (PE) is a commonly used semi-crystalline polymer which, due to the lack of polar groups in the repeating unit, is not able to form Langmuir or Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films. This problem can be solved using PEs with hydrophilic groups arranged at regular distances within the polymer backbone. With acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization, a tool for precise addition of polar groups after a certain interval of methylene sequence is available. In this study, we demonstrate the formation of Langmuir/LB films from two different PEs with regular phosphoester groups, acting as crystallization defects in the main chain. After spreading the polymers from chloroform solution on the water surface of a Langmuir trough and solvent evaporation, the surface pressure is recorded during compression under isothermal condition. These π-A isotherms, surface pressure π vs. mean area per repeat unit A, show a plateau zone at surface pressures of ~ (6 to 8) mN/m, attributed to the formation of crystalline domains of the PEs as confirmed by Brewster angle and epifluorescence microscopy. PE with ethoxy phosphoester defects (Ethoxy-PPE) forms circular shape domains, whereas Methyl-PPE-co-decadiene with methyl phosphoester defects and two different methylene sequences between the defects exhibits a film-like morphology. The domains/films are examined by atomic force microscopy after transferring them to a solid support. The thickness of the domains/films is found in the range from ~ (2.4 to 3.2) nm depending on the transfer pressure. A necessity of chain tilt in the crystalline domains is also confirmed. Grazing incidence X-ray scattering measurements in LB films show a single Bragg reflection at a scattering vector qxy position of ~ 15.1 nm-1 known from crystalline PE samples.
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- Nazmul Hasan
- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle, Germany; (N.H.); (K.B.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle, Germany; (N.H.); (K.B.)
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany;
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- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiteit Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands;
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, D-06099 Halle, Germany; (N.H.); (K.B.)
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Pereira AR, Fiamingo A, de O. Pedro R, Campana-Filho SP, Miranda PB, Oliveira ON. Enhanced chitosan effects on cell membrane models made with lipid raft monolayers. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 193:111017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The prion fragment PrP106-127 adopts a secondary structure typical of aggregated fibrils in langmuir monolayers of brain lipid extract. Chem Phys Lipids 2020; 230:104930. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2020.104930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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