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Chakraborty A, Dash S, Thakur N, Agarwal V, Nayak D, Sarma TK. Polyoxometalate-Guanosine Monophosphate Hydrogels with Haloperoxidase-like Activity for Antibacterial Performance. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:104-118. [PMID: 38051745 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Haloperoxidases represent an important class of enzymes that nature adopts as a defense mechanism to combat the colonial buildup of microorganisms on surfaces, commonly known as biofouling. Subsequently, there has been tremendous focus on the development of artificial haloperoxidase mimics that can catalyze the oxidation of X- (halide ion) in the presence of H2O2 to form HOX. The natural intermediate HOX disrupts the bacterial quorum sensing, thus preventing biofilm formation. Herein, we report a simple method for the formation of supramolecular hydrogels through the self-assembly of Keggin-structured polyoxometalates, phosphotungstic acid, and silicotungstic acid with the small biomolecule guanosine monophosphate (GMP) in an aqueous medium. The polyoxometalate-GMP hydrogels that contained highly entangled nanofibers were mechanically robust and showed thixotropic properties. The gelation of the polyoxometalates with GMP not only rendered manifold enhancement in biocompatibility but also the fibril network in the hydrogel provided high water wettability and the polyoxometalates acted as an efficient haloperoxidase mimic to trigger oxidative iodination, as demonstrated by a haloperoxidase assay. The antifouling activity of the phosphotungstic acid-GMP hydrogel was demonstrated against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, which showed enhanced antibacterial performance of the hydrogel as compared to the polyoxometalate alone. We envision that the polyoxometalate-GMP hydrogels may facilitate mechanically robust coatings in a simple pathway that can be useful for antifouling applications.
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- Amrita Chakraborty
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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Agarwal V, Varshney N, Singh S, Kumar N, Chakraborty A, Sharma B, Jha HC, Sarma TK. Cobalt-Adenosine Monophosphate Supramolecular Hydrogel with pH-Responsive Multi-Nanozymatic Activity. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2023; 6:5018-5029. [PMID: 37914190 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.3c00719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Self-assembled metal-ion cross-linked multifunctional hydrogels are gaining a lot of attention in the fields of biomedical and biocatalysis. Herein, we report a heat-triggered metallogel that was spontaneously formed by the self-assembly of adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP) and cobalt chloride, accompanied by a color transition depicting an octahedral to tetrahedral transition at high temperature. The hydrogel shows excellent stability in a wide pH window from 1 to 12. The metallogel is being exploited as a multienzyme mimic, exhibiting pH-responsive catalase and peroxidase activity. Whereas catalase mimicking activity was demonstrated by the hydrogel under neutral and basic conditions, it shows peroxidase mimicking activity in an acidic medium. The multifunctionality of the synthesized metallogel was further demonstrated by phenoxazinone synthase-like activities. Owing to its catalase-mimicking activity, the metallogel could effectively reduce the oxidative stress produced in cells due to excess hydrogen peroxide by degrading H2O2 to O2 and H2O under physiological conditions. The biocompatible metallogel could prevent cell apoptosis by scavenging reactive oxygen species. A green and simple synthetic strategy utilizing commonly available biomolecules makes this metallogel highly attractive for catalytic and biomedical applications.
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- Vidhi Agarwal
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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Panigrahi A, Mandal SC, Pathak B, Sarma TK. Discriminative Detection of Aliphatic, Electron‐Rich and Electron‐Deficient Aromatic Volatile Organic Contaminants Using Conjugated Polymeric Fluorescent Nanoaggregates with Aggregation Induced Emission Characteristics. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Abhiram Panigrahi
- Discipline of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Indore Simrol, Khandwa Road Indore 453552 India
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- Discipline of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Indore Simrol, Khandwa Road Indore 453552 India
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- Discipline of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Indore Simrol, Khandwa Road Indore 453552 India
- Discipline of Metallurgy Engineering and Materials Science Indian Institute of Technology Indore Simrol, Khandwa Road Indore 453552 India
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- Discipline of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Indore Simrol, Khandwa Road Indore 453552 India
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Sarma D, Majumdar B, Deori B, Jain S, Sarma TK. Photoinduced Enhanced Decomposition of TBHP: A Convenient and Greener Pathway for Aqueous Domino Synthesis of Quinazolinones and Quinoxalines. ACS Omega 2021; 6:11902-11910. [PMID: 34056344 PMCID: PMC8154027 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Catalyst-free photoinduced processes in aqueous medium represent significant advancement toward development of green and sustainable pathways in organic synthesis. tert-Butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) is a widely used oxidant in organic reactions, where the decomposition of TBHP into its radicals by metal catalysts or other reagents is a key factor for efficient catalytic outcome. Herein, we report a simple and environmentally friendly visible light-promoted synthetic pathway for the synthesis of N-heterocyclic moieties, such as quinazolinones and quinoxalines, in the presence of TBHP as an oxidizing agent in aqueous medium that requires no catalysts/photocatalysts. The enhanced rate of decomposition to generate free radicals from TBHP upon visible light irradiation is the driving force for the domino reaction.
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Panigrahi A, Are VN, Jain S, Nayak D, Giri S, Sarma TK. Cationic Organic Nanoaggregates as AIE Luminogens for Wash-Free Imaging of Bacteria and Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Application. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2020; 12:5389-5402. [PMID: 31931570 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b15629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The increase in the use of bactericides is a matter of grave concern and a serious threat to human health. The present situation demands rapid and efficient detection and elimination of antibiotic-resistant microbes. Herein, we report the synthesis of a simple C3-symmetric molecular system (TGP) with an intrinsic positive charge through a single-step Schiff base condensation. In a water-dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solvent mixture (80:20 v/v), TGP molecules self-aggregate to form spherical nanoparticles with a positively charged surface that displays efficient fluorescence owing to the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) phenomenon. Both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria could be effectively detected through "turn-off" fluorescence spectroscopy as the electrostatic interaction of the resultant nanoaggregates with the negatively charged bacterial surface induced quenching of fluorescence of the nanoparticles. The fluorescence analysis and steady-state lifetime studies of TGP nanoparticles suggest that a nonradiative decay through photoinduced electron transfer from the nanoparticles to the bacterial surface leads to effective fluorescence quenching. Further, the TGP nanoaggregates demonstrate potent antimicrobial activity against microbes such as multidrug-resistant bacteria and fungi at a concentration as low as 74 μg/mL. A combination of factors including ionic surface characteristics of the nanoparticles for strong electrostatic binding on the bacterial surface followed by possible photoinduced electron transfer from the nanoaggregates to the bacterial membrane and enhanced oxidative stress in the membrane resulting from reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is found accountable for the high antimicrobial activity of the TGP nanoparticles. The effective disruption of membrane integrity in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria upon interaction with the nanoaggregates can be observed from field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) studies. The development of simple pathways for the molecular design of multifunctional broad-spectrum antimicrobial systems for rapid and real-time detection, wash-free imaging, and eradication of drug-resistant microbes might be crucial to combat pathogenic agents.
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- Abhiram Panigrahi
- Discipline of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol, Khandwa Road , Indore 453552 , India
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- Centre of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol, Khandwa Road , Indore 453552 , India
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- Discipline of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol, Khandwa Road , Indore 453552 , India
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- Centre of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol, Khandwa Road , Indore 453552 , India
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- School of Applied Sciences and Humanities , Haldia Institute of Technology , Haldia 721657 , West Bengal , India
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- Discipline of Chemistry , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol, Khandwa Road , Indore 453552 , India
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Jain S, Panigrahi A, Sarma TK. Counter Anion-Directed Growth of Iron Oxide Nanorods in a Polyol Medium with Efficient Peroxidase-Mimicking Activity for Degradation of Dyes in Contaminated Water. ACS Omega 2019; 4:13153-13164. [PMID: 31460442 PMCID: PMC6705086 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Development of nanozymes, which are nanomaterials with intrinsic enzymatic properties, has emerged as an appealing alternative to the natural enzymes with tremendous application potential from the chemical industry to biomedicine. The self-assembled growth of micrometer-sized oxide materials with controlled nonspherical shapes can be an important tool for enhancing activity as artificial enzymes, as the formation of these superstructures often results in high surface area with favorable impact on catalytic activity. Herein, the growth of rod-shaped Fe3O4 microstructures via a one-pot microwave-based method and using a water-poly(ethylene glycol) mixture as a solvent is reported, without the involvement of external shape-directing agents. The precursor metal salt played a key role in the size, shape, and phase selective evolution of iron oxide micro/nanomaterials. Whereas self-assembled microrod superstructures were obtained using Fe(NO3)3 as the metal salt precursor, use of FeCl3 or Fe-acetate as precursors afforded hollow Fe2O3 microparticles and Fe3O4 nanoparticles, respectively. A graphitic layer was deposited on the Fe3O4 surface, imparting a negative surface charge as a result of a high-temperature treatment of poly(ethylene glycol). The rod-shaped Fe3O4 microcrystals show efficient peroxidase-mimicking activity toward 3,3,5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine and pyrogallol as peroxidase substrates with a Michaelis-Menten rate constant (K m) value of 0.05 and 0.52 mM, respectively. The proficient enzyme mimicking behavior of these magnetic superstructures was further explored for the degradation of organic dyes that includes rhodamine B, methylene blue, and methyl orange with a rate constant (k) of 0.038, 0.011, and 0.007 min-1 respectively, using H2O2. This fast and simple method could help to develop a new pathway for differently shaped oxide nanoparticles in a sustainable and economical manner that can be harnessed as nanozymes for industrial as well as biological applications.
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- Siddarth Jain
- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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Thakur N, Sharma B, Bishnoi S, Jain S, Nayak D, Sarma TK. Biocompatible Fe3+ and Ca2+ Dual Cross-Linked G-Quadruplex Hydrogels as Effective Drug Delivery System for pH-Responsive Sustained Zero-Order Release of Doxorubicin. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2019; 2:3300-3311. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Neha Thakur
- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Materials Research Centre, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, Jaipur 302017, India
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- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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Panigrahi A, Sahu BP, Mandani S, Nayak D, Giri S, Sarma TK. AIE active fluorescent organic nanoaggregates for selective detection of phenolic-nitroaromatic explosives and cell imaging. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Majumdar B, Sarma D, Jain S, Sarma TK. One-Pot Magnetic Iron Oxide-Carbon Nanodot Composite-Catalyzed Cyclooxidative Aqueous Tandem Synthesis of Quinazolinones in the Presence of tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide. ACS Omega 2018; 3:13711-13719. [PMID: 31458072 PMCID: PMC6644479 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The development of synthetic protocols for biologically important molecules using biocompatible catalysts in aqueous medium holds the key in green and sustainable chemistry. Herein, a magnetically recoverable iron oxide-carbon dot nanocomposite has been demonstrated as an effective catalyst for cyclooxidative tandem synthesis of quinazolinones in aqueous medium using alcohols as starting materials. Fluorescent carbon dots, the newest entrant in the nanocarbon family, were used as the stabilizing agent for the iron oxide nanoparticles, and a continuous layer of carbon dots decorates the iron oxide nanoparticle surface as observed by transmission electron microscopy. The fluorescence studies demonstrated the effective electron transfer from carbon dots to the iron oxide nanoparticles resulting in complete quenching of emission owing to carbon dots, once it binds with iron oxide nanoparticles. The nanocatalyst showed high activity with significant reusability for the syntheses of quinazolinones in the presence of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) in an aqueous medium. Controlled experiments revealed the synergistic effect of carbon dots in enhancing the catalytic activity of iron oxide, as they might influence the decomposition of TBHP into radicals owing to their peroxidase activity. These radicals stabilized over the nanoparticle surface are known to have increased lifetime compared to solution-based radicals. These surface-stabilized radicals then could catalyze the tandem reaction resulting in the formation of the quinazolinone derivatives in high yields.
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Sharma B, Mandani S, Thakur N, Sarma TK. Cd(ii)-nucleobase supramolecular metallo-hydrogels for in situ growth of color tunable CdS quantum dots. Soft Matter 2018; 14:5715-5720. [PMID: 29978884 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01122b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The integration of nanoscale materials into unconventional environments such as gels is a magnificent strategy towards development of engineered hybrid functional systems. Herein, the in situ formation of CdS quantum dots integrated into a metallogel formed through the coordination of Cd2+ with two pyrimidine nucleobases is reported. Thymine and uracil formed spontaneous hydrogels with nanofibrous morphology through coordinative interaction with Cd2+ ions at alkaline pH. Introduction of Na2S resulted in generation of CdS quantum dots within the hydrogels with tunable emission properties from blue to white to yellow. The quenching of emission of white light system was exploited for the sensing of Fe3+ and Cu2+ ions. Such a color tunable quantum dot incorporated metallogel system will find applications in energy harvesting and sensing.
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- Bhagwati Sharma
- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore-453552, India.
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Sharma B, Mahata A, Mandani S, Thakur N, Pathak B, Sarma TK. Zn(ii)–nucleobase metal–organic nanofibers and nanoflowers: synthesis and photocatalytic application. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj02765j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The interaction of Zn2+ ions with pure nucleobases guanine and cytosine under alkaline conditions leads to the formation of nanoscale metal–organic nanofibers and nanoflowers with excellent photocatalytic activity for the degradation of organic pollutant dyes.
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- Bhagwati Sharma
- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-453552
- India
- Department of Chemistry
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-453552
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-453552
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-453552
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-453552
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-453552
- India
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Sharma B, Singh A, Sarma TK, Sardana N, Pal A. Chirality control of multi-stimuli responsive and self-healing supramolecular metallo-hydrogels. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj00218e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The spontaneous formation of supramolecular metallo-hydrogels showing multi stimuli-responsiveness and intrinsic self-healing properties upon the interaction of chiral-histidine with Zn2+ ions.
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology
- Indore-453552
- India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology
- Mohali
- India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology
- Mohali
- India
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Mandani S, Majee P, Sharma B, Sarma D, Thakur N, Nayak D, Sarma TK. Carbon Dots as Nanodispersants for Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes: Reduced Cytotoxicity and Metal Nanoparticle Functionalization. Langmuir 2017; 33:7622-7632. [PMID: 28696709 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The colloidal stabilization of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in an aqueous medium through noncovalent interactions has potential benefits toward the practical use of this one-dimensional carbonaceous material for biomedical applications. Here, we report that fluorescent carbon nanodots can efficiently function as dispersing agents in the preparation of stable aqueous suspensions of CNTs at significant concentrations (0.5 mg/mL). The amphiphilic nature of carbon dots with a hydrophobic graphitic core could effectively interact with the CNT surface, whereas hydrophilic oxygenated functionalization on the C-dot surface provided excellent water dispersibility. The resultant CNT-C-dot composite showed significantly reduced cytotoxicity compared to that of unmodified or protein-coated CNTs, as demonstrated by cell viability and proliferation assays. Furthermore, the reducing capability of C-dots could be envisaged toward the formation of a catalytically active metal nanoparticle-CNT-C-dot composite without the addition of any external reducing or stabilizing agents that showed excellent catalytic activity toward the reduction of p-nitrophenol in the presence of NaBH4. Overall, the present work establishes C-dots as an efficient stabilizer for aqueous dispersions of CNTs, leading to an all-carbon nanocomposite that can be useful for different practical applications.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology , Phase X, Sector-64, Mohali 160062, India
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Majumdar B, Mandani S, Bhattacharya T, Sarma D, Sarma TK. Probing Carbocatalytic Activity of Carbon Nanodots for the Synthesis of Biologically Active Dihydro/Spiro/Glyco Quinazolinones and Aza-Michael Adducts. J Org Chem 2017; 82:2097-2106. [PMID: 28121145 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Herein, we report the fluorescent carbon dots as an effective and recyclable carbocatalyst for the generation of carbon-heteroatom bond leading to quinazolinone derivatives and aza-Michael adducts under mild reaction conditions. The results establish this nanoscale form of carbon as an alternative carbocatalyst for important acid catalyzed organic transformations. The mild surface acidity of carbon dots imparted by -COOH functionality could effectively catalyze the formation of synthetically challenging spiro/glycoquinazolinones under the present reaction conditions.
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- Biju Majumdar
- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Khandwa Road, Simrol, Madhya Pradesh 453552, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Khandwa Road, Simrol, Madhya Pradesh 453552, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Khandwa Road, Simrol, Madhya Pradesh 453552, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Khandwa Road, Simrol, Madhya Pradesh 453552, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Khandwa Road, Simrol, Madhya Pradesh 453552, India
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Bhattacharya T, Majumdar B, Sarma TK. Compositional Effect in AuPd Bimetallic Nanoparticles Towards Product Selectivity during Aerobic Oxidation of α-Hydroxy Esters and Phosphonates. ChemistrySelect 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201601021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Tamalika Bhattacharya
- Discipline of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences; Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences; Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences; Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol, Khandwa Road, Indore 453552, India
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Majumdar B, Bhattacharya T, Sarma TK. Gold Nanoparticle-Polydopamine-Reduced Graphene Oxide Ternary Nanocomposite as an Efficient Catalyst for Selective Oxidation of Benzylic C(sp3)−H Bonds Under Mild Conditions. ChemCatChem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201600136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Biju Majumdar
- Discipline of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences; Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol; Khandwa Road Indore 452020 India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences; Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol; Khandwa Road Indore 452020 India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences; Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol; Khandwa Road Indore 452020 India
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Sharma B, Mahata A, Mandani S, Sarma TK, Pathak B. Coordination polymer hydrogels through Ag(i)-mediated spontaneous self-assembly of unsubstituted nucleobases and their antimicrobial activity. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra11137h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The formation of effective antimicrobial metallogels through Ag(i) ion mediated self-assembly of unsubstituted nucleobases is reported. The Ag–pyrimidine gels could further reduce Ag+ ions to Ag nanoparticles decorated along the nanofibers.
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- Bhagwati Sharma
- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-452020
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-452020
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-452020
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-452020
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore-452020
- India
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Mandani S, Sharma B, Dey D, Sarma TK. White light emission by controlled mixing of carbon dots and rhodamine B for applications in optical thermometry and selective Fe3+detection. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra17306c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Controlled mixing of rhodamine B with fluorescent carbon dots derived from β-carotene resulted in a white light emitting mixture that could be used for optical thermometry and Fe3+ion detection in water.
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- Sonam Mandani
- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore – 453552
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore – 453552
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore – 453552
- India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore – 453552
- India
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Mandani S, Sharma B, Dey D, Sarma TK. Carbon nanodots as ligand exchange probes in Au@C-dot nanobeacons for fluorescent turn-on detection of biothiols. Nanoscale 2015; 7:1802-8. [PMID: 25520240 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr05424e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Au nanoparticle-carbon dot core-shell (Au@C-dot) nanocomposite was synthesized in aqueous medium at room temperature using the carbon dots as reducing agents themselves. The carbon nanodots also function as an effective stabilizer by forming a thin layer surrounding Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) similar to self-assembled monolayers. Ligand exchange with thiol containing biomolecules resulted in the release of carbon dots from the Au NP surface leading to an enhancement of fluorescence. Simultaneously the agglomeration of Au NPs stimulated by the interaction of biothiols led to changes in the surface plasmon properties of Au NPs. A detailed spectroscopic investigation revealed a combination of static and dynamic quenching being involved in the process. Thus, the Au nanoparticle-carbon dot composite could be used as a dual colorimetric and fluorometric sensor for biothiols ranging from amino acids, peptides, proteins, enzymes etc. with a detection limit of 50 nM.
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- Sonam Mandani
- Discipline of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, IET Campus-DAVV, Khandwa Road, Indore 452017, India.
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Sharma B, Mandani S, Sarma TK. Enzymes as bionanoreactors: glucose oxidase for the synthesis of catalytic Au nanoparticles and Au nanoparticle–polyaniline nanocomposites. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:4072-4079. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb00218k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Biogenic synthesis of Au nanoparticles and Au nanoparticle–polyaniline composite could be accomplished taking advantage of the reducing and catalytic activity of glucose oxidase.
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- Bhagwati Sharma
- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- IET Campus-DAVV
- Indore-452017, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- IET Campus-DAVV
- Indore-452017, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- IET Campus-DAVV
- Indore-452017, India
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Bhattacharya T, Majumdar B, Dey D, Sarma TK. Ultrasound mediated synthesis of α-aminophosphonates and 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-ones using graphene oxide as a recyclable catalyst under solvent-free conditions. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra08533g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Graphene oxide functions as an effective and reusable carbocatalyst for the multicomponent synthesis of α-aminophosphonates and 3,4-dihydropyrimidinones under solvent-free conditions using ultrasonic irradiation.
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- Tamalika Bhattacharya
- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore 452017, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore 452017, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore 452017, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry
- School of Basic Sciences
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indore 452017, India
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Dey D, Bhattacharya T, Majumdar B, Mandani S, Sharma B, Sarma TK. Carbon dot reduced palladium nanoparticles as active catalysts for carbon–carbon bond formation. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:13821-5. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt51234g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bhattacharya T, Sarma TK, Samanta S. Self-assembled monolayer coated gold-nanoparticle catalyzed aerobic oxidation of α-hydroxy ketones in water: an efficient one-pot synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives. Catal Sci Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cy20438j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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