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Tworek P, Rakowski K, Szota M, Lekka M, Jachimska B. Changes in Secondary Structure and Properties of Bovine Serum Albumin as a Result of Interactions with Gold Surface. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202300505. [PMID: 38009440 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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Proteins can alter their shape when interacting with a surface. This study explores how bovine serum albumin (BSA) modifies structurally when it adheres to a gold surface, depending on the protein concentration and pH. We verified that the gold surface induces significant structural modifications to the BSA molecule using circular dichroism, infrared spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Specifically, adsorbed molecules displayed increased levels of disordered structures and β-turns, with fewer α-helices than the native structure. MP-SPR spectroscopy demonstrated that the protein molecules preferred a planar orientation during adsorption. Molecular dynamics simulations revealed that the interaction between cysteines exposed to the outside of the molecule and the gold surface was vital, especially at pH=3.5. The macroscopic properties of the protein film observed by AFM and contact angles confirm the flexible nature of the protein itself. Notably, structural transformation is joined with the degree of hydration of protein layers.
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- Paulina Tworek
- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239, Krakow, Poland
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239, Krakow, Poland
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Biophysical Microstructures, Henryk Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 31-342, Krakow, Poland
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- Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 8, 30-239, Krakow, Poland
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An Y, Chen W, Li Y, Zhao H, Ye D, Liu H, Wu K, Ju H. Crosslinked albumin-manganese nanoaggregates with sensitized T1 relaxivity and indocyanine green loading for multimodal imaging and cancer phototherapy. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:2157-2165. [PMID: 36779282 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb02529a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Albumin-manganese-based nanocomposites (AMNs) characterized by simple preparation and good biocompatibility have been widely used for in vivo T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and cancer theranostics. Herein, an aggregation and crosslinking assembly strategy was proposed to achieve the sensitization to T1 relaxivity of the albumin-manganese nanocomposite. At a relatively low Mn content (0.35%), the aggregation and crosslinking of bovine serum albumin-MnO2 (BM) resulted in a dramatic increase of T1 relaxivity from 5.49 to 67.2 mM-1 s-1. Upon the loading of indocyanine green (ICG) into the crosslinked BM nanoaggregates (C-BM), the T1 relaxivity of the C-BM/ICG nanocomposite (C-BM/I) was further increased to 97.3 mM-1 s-1, which was much higher than those reported previously even at high Mn contents. Moreover, the presence of C-BM greatly enhanced the photoacoustic (PA) and photothermal effects of ICG at 830 and 808 nm, respectively, and the second near infrared fluorescence (NIR-II FL) of ICG also showed better stability. Therefore, the synthesized C-BM/ICG nanocomposite exhibited remarkable performance in in vivo multimodal imaging of tumors, such as T1-weighted MRI, NIR-II FL imaging and PA imaging, and cancer phototherapy with little side effects. This work provided a highly efficient and promising multifunctional nanoprobe for breaking through the limits of cancer theranostics, and opened a new avenue for the development of high-relaxivity AMNs and multimodal imaging methodology.
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- Ying An
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Geographic and Biologic Information, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Nandi R, Agam Y, Amdursky N. A Protein-Based Free-Standing Proton-Conducting Transparent Elastomer for Large-Scale Sensing Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2101208. [PMID: 34219263 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202101208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A most important endeavor in modern materials' research is the current shift toward green environmental and sustainable materials. Natural resources are one of the attractive building blocks for making environmentally friendly materials. In most cases, however, the performance of nature-derived materials is inferior to the performance of carefully designed synthetic materials. This is especially true for conductive polymers, which is the topic here. Inspired by the natural role of proteins in mediating protons, their utilization in the creation of a free-standing transparent polymer with a highly elastic nature and proton conductivity comparable to that of synthetic polymers, is demonstrated. Importantly, the polymerization process relies on natural protein crosslinkers and is spontaneous and energy-efficient. The protein used, bovine serum albumin, is one of the most affordable proteins, resulting in the ability to create large-scale materials at a low cost. Due to the inherent biodegradability and biocompatibility of the elastomer, it is promising for biomedical applications. Here, its immediate utilization as a solid-state interface for sensing of electrophysiological signals, is shown.
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- Ramesh Nandi
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
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Ren Y, Zhou H, Lu J, Huang S, Zhu H, Li L. Theoretical and Experimental Optimization of the Graft Density of Functionalized Anti-Biofouling Surfaces by Cationic Brushes. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:membranes10120431. [PMID: 33348625 PMCID: PMC7766574 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10120431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Diseases and complications related to catheter materials are severe problems in biomedical material applications, increasing the infection risk and medical expenses. Therefore, there is an enormous demand for catheter materials with antibacterial and antifouling properties. Considering this, in this work, we developed an approach of constructing antibacterial surfaces on polyurethane (PU) via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). A variety of cationic polymers were grafted on PU. The biocompatibility and antifouling properties of all resulting materials were evaluated and compared. We also used a theoretical algorithm to investigate the anticoagulant mechanism of our PU-based grafts. The hemocompatibility and anti-biofouling performance improved at a 86–112 μg/cm2 grafting density. The theoretical simulation demonstrated that the in vivo anti-fouling performance and optimal biocompatibility of our PU-based materials could be achieved at a 20% grafting degree. We also discuss the mechanism responsible for the hemocompatibility of the cationic brushes fabricated in this work. The results reported in this paper provide insights and novel ideas on material design for applications related to medical catheters.
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- Yijie Ren
- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China; (Y.R.); (H.Z.); (J.L.); (S.H.)
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Function Materials, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China; (Y.R.); (H.Z.); (J.L.); (S.H.)
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China; (Y.R.); (H.Z.); (J.L.); (S.H.)
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China; (Y.R.); (H.Z.); (J.L.); (S.H.)
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China; (Y.R.); (H.Z.); (J.L.); (S.H.)
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Function Materials, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Correspondence: (H.Z.); (L.L.)
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- National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China; (Y.R.); (H.Z.); (J.L.); (S.H.)
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Function Materials, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
- Correspondence: (H.Z.); (L.L.)
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Modulating the electron transport energy levels of protein by doping with foreign molecule. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2019.113472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Liang W, Wu C, Cai Z, Sun Y, Zhang H, Wu P, Cai C. Tuning the electron transport band gap of bovine serum albumin by doping with Vb12. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:2853-2856. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc00688e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A facile method to tune the electron transport band gaps of proteins via doping with other molecules is reported.
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- Wenhui Liang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing 210097
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing 210097
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Clarkson University
- Potsdam
- USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing 210097
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing 210097
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing 210097
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of New Power Batteries
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Biomedical Functional Materials
- College of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing 210097
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Kerch G. Polymer hydration and stiffness at biointerfaces and related cellular processes. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2018; 14:13-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2017.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Hoarau M, Badieyan S, Marsh ENG. Immobilized enzymes: understanding enzyme – surface interactions at the molecular level. Org Biomol Chem 2017; 15:9539-9551. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ob01880k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Interactions between immobilized enzymes and supporting surfaces are complex and context-dependent and can significantly alter enzyme structure, stability and activity.
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- Marie Hoarau
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Michigan
- Ann Arbor
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Michigan
- Ann Arbor
- USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry
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Liu P, Huang T, Liu P, Shi S, Chen Q, Li L, Shen J. Zwitterionic modification of polyurethane membranes for enhancing the anti-fouling property. J Colloid Interface Sci 2016; 480:91-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2016.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Revised: 07/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Zhou W, Cao Y, Sui D, Guan W, Lu C, Xie J. Ultrastable BSA-capped gold nanoclusters with a polymer-like shielding layer against reactive oxygen species in living cells. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:9614-20. [PMID: 27102116 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr02178f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The prevalence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and the enzyme-containing intracellular environment could lead to the fluorescence quenching of bovine serum albumin (BSA)-capped gold nanoclusters (AuNCs). Here we report an efficient strategy to address this issue, where a polymer-like shielding layer is designed to wrap around the Au core to significantly improve the stability of AuNCs against ROS and protease degradation. The key of our design is to covalently incorporate a thiolated AuNC into the BSA-AuNC via carbodiimide-activated coupling, leading to the formation of a AuNC pair inside the cross-linked BSA molecule. The as-designed paired AuNCs in BSA (or BSA-p-AuNCs for short) show improved performances in living cells.
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- Wenjuan Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260, Singapore
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Ghang YJ, Perez L, Morgan MA, Si F, Hamdy OM, Beecher CN, Larive CK, Julian RR, Zhong W, Cheng Q, Hooley RJ. Anionic deep cavitands enable the adhesion of unmodified proteins at a membrane bilayer. SOFT MATTER 2014; 10:9651-9656. [PMID: 25366572 DOI: 10.1039/c4sm02347a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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An anionic self-folding deep cavitand is capable of immobilizing unmodified proteins and enzymes at a supported lipid bilayer interface, providing a simple, soft bioreactive surface that allows enzymatic function under mild conditions. The adhesion is based on complementary charge interactions, and the hosts are capable of binding enzymes such as trypsin at the bilayer interface: the catalytic activity is retained upon adhesion, allowing selective reactions to be performed at the membrane surface.
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- Yoo-Jin Ghang
- University of California - Riverside, Department of Chemistry, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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Lv K, Zhang L, Lu W, Liu M. Control of supramolecular chirality of nanofibers and its effect on protein adhesion. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:18878-18884. [PMID: 25302778 DOI: 10.1021/am504702p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Chiral nanostructure, such as the double helix of DNA and α-helix of protein, plays an important role in biochemistry and material sciences. In the organism system, the biological entities always exhibit homochirality and show preference toward one specific enantiomer. How the opposite enantiomers will affect the chirality of the supramolecular nanostructures and their interactions with the biological molecules remains an important issue. In this study, two gelators bearing amphiphilic l-glutamide and d- or l-pantolactone (abbreviated as DPLG and LPLG) were designed, and their self-assembly behavior and interactions with proteins were investigated. It was found that both of the gelators could form gels in the mixed solvent of ethanol and water, and the corresponding gels were characterized with UV-vis spectroscopy, circular dichroism, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and atomic force microscopy. Although both gels formed nanofiber structures and showed many similar properties, their supramolecular chiralities were opposite, which was determined by the chirality of the terminal group. The chirality of the nanofibrous structure is found to influence the protein adhesion significantly. Quartz crystal microbalance technique was used to investigate the adsorption of human serum albumin on the nanofibrous structures. It was revealed that supramolecular nanostructure of DPLG exhibited stronger adhesive ability than that of LPLG, while there is no clear difference at a molecular level. This suggested that slightly different interactions between d and l substances with the biological molecules could be amplified when they formed chiral nanostructures. Molecular dynamic simulations were performed to verify the interaction between the two gelators and protein molecules. A possible model was proposed to explain the interaction between the nanofibers and the proteins.
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- Kai Lv
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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