Effect of polypyridine copper complex [Cu(dppz)(l-Ser)]NO3·H2O on the stabilization of triplex DNA based on gold-nanoparticles

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 3425-3430
Author(s):  
Wu Chengke ◽  
An Xiaoyu ◽  
Yue yuanyuan Yue yuanyuan ◽  
Feng Suling ◽  
Niu Xiaoqing

[Cu(dppz)(l-Ser)]NO3·H2O, as an intercalator, improved the stability of the triplex structure under a weak alkaline environment.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 196-207
Author(s):  
Emanuel Sporer ◽  
Christian B. M. Poulie ◽  
Sture Lindegren ◽  
Emma Aneheim ◽  
Holger Jensen ◽  
...  

Targeted α-therapy (TAT) can eradicate tumor metastases while limiting overall toxicity. One of the most promising α-particle emitters is astatine-211 (211At). However, 211At-carbon bonds are notoriously unstable in vivo and no chelators are available. This hampers its adoption in TAT. In this study, the stability of 211At on the surface of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) was investigated. The employed AuNPs had sizes in the 25–50 nm range. Radiolabeling by non-specific surface-adsorption in >99% radiochemical yield was achieved by mixing 211At and AuNPs both before and after polyethylene glycol (PEG) coating. The resulting 211At-AuNPs were first challenged by harsh oxidation with sodium hypochlorite, removing roughly 50% of the attached 211At. Second, incubation in mouse serum followed by a customized stability test, showed a stability of >95% after 4 h in serum. This high stability was further confirmed in an in vivo study, with comparison to a control group of free 211At. The AuNP-associated 211At showed low uptake in stomach and thyroid, which are hallmark organs of uptake of free 211At, combined with long circulation and high liver and spleen uptake, consistent with nanoparticle biodistribution. These results support that gold surface-adsorbed 211At has high biological stability and is a potentially useful delivery system in TAT.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-124
Author(s):  
P. P. Kostrobij ◽  
◽  
I. A. Ryzha ◽  

The stability conditions for mathematical models of carbon monoxide oxidation on the surface of gold nanoparticles are investigated. The cases of reaction mechanisms of one-step and step-by-step transformation of reagents are consecutively considered. Using the stability analysis by Lyapunov method, it is shown that models which take into account the possibility of structural changes of the catalyst surface can predict the occurrence of oscillatory mode in the system as a result of Hopf instability.


Author(s):  
RADITYA ISWANDANA ◽  
RICHA NURSELVIANA ◽  
SUTRIYO SUTRIYO

Objective: Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are highly useful for drug delivery, but their application is limited by their stability as they readily aggregate.This issue can be prevented by adding a stabilizing agent such as resveratrol (RSV), which is a polyphenol derived from plants, that is used to preventcancer. Therefore, we propose a novel method to prepare stable RSV-conjugated nanoparticles modified with polyethylene glycol (RSV-AuNP-PEG).Methods: In the first step, the Turkevich method was used to synthesize the AuNPs. Then, PEG was added as stabilizer agent and conjugated with RSV.The synthesized conjugates were characterized using ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, particle sizeanalysis, and high-performance liquid chromatography.Results: The obtained RSV-AuNP-PEG had a particle size of 83.93 nm with a polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.562 and formed a translucent purple-redfluid in solution. The zeta potential was −22.9 mV, and the highest entrapment efficiency was 75.86±0.66%. For comparison, the RSV-AuNP solutionwas purple and turbid, the particle size was 51.97 nm with a PDI of 0.694, and the zeta potential was −24.6 mV. The stability test results showed thatthe storage stability of RSV-AuNP-PEG was better than that of AuNP-RSV. Further, the RSV-AuNP-PEG was shown to be most stable in 2% bovine serumalbumin (BSA) while the AuNP-RSV was most stable in 2% BSA in phosphate-buffered saline pH 7.4.Conclusion: These results show that modification of RSV-conjugated AuNPs with PEG effectively prevents their aggregation in storage, but only incertain mediums.


2012 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Ming Liu ◽  
Yuan Lin An ◽  
Wen Jian Wu

As one of the main methods to study biomembranes, the construction of highly active bionic biomembrane systems is very important. Based on the hybrid film of gold nanoparticles and cellulose, a novel system of bionic biomembrane is demonstrated. The ratio effects of lecithin to cholesterin on the stability of bilayer lipid membranes are studied. Lipid solutions that can form stable membranes in the air and in some aqueous solutions are prepared. The bionic biomembranes composed of bilayer lipid membranes and hybrid films of gold nanoparticles and cellulose can be sustained for a long period in aqueous solutions. The bionic biomembranes also exhibit some interesting electrochemical properties.


1973 ◽  
Vol 28 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 317-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Bachlaus ◽  
K. L. Menaria ◽  
P. Nath

The ligands T.P.A.I.* and T.B.A.I.** have been synthesised and their dissociation constants are 1.738 · 10-10 and 1.412 · 10-8 respectively. The potentiometric studies show that these reagents form 1 : 1 complex with copper(II) and iron(II). The stability constants of copper complex and iron complex with T.P.A.I. are 6.43 and 6.51 respectively and for T.B.A.I. 4.36 and 4.24 respectively. The free energy of complex formation at 25°C are 8.76 Kcal/mole and 8.87 Kcal/mole for Cu (II)-T.P.A.I. and Fe (II)-T.P.A.I. respectively, whereas the free energy of the Cu (II)-T.B.A.I. and Fe(II)-T.B.A.I. are 5.94 Kcal/mole and 5.78 Kcal/mole respectively.


Nanoscale ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 2114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuyun Zhao ◽  
Zhuo Wang ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Xingyu Jiang

2016 ◽  
Vol 230 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianfranco Bocchinfuso ◽  
Claudia Mazzuca ◽  
Paolo Conflitti ◽  
Davide Cori ◽  
Tommasina Coviello ◽  
...  

AbstractScleroglucan (Sclg) is a polysaccharide that exhibits a triple helix conformation (triplex), both in aqueous solution and in the solid state, which is lost in DMSO solution, at high temperature and at high pH values. The triplex conformation is characterized by a high rigidity, responsible of Sclg peculiar properties. Although the relative stability of triplex and single strand has already been investigated, different structural details are still missing.In the present study, we analyse the structural properties and the factors stabilizing the single chain and the triple helix of Sclg in different conditions. To this end, we simulated both systems in water and in DMSO. The triple helix has been also simulated in the presence of chemical damages on one of the three strands (to reproduce in silico the effect of sonication) or by inducing a partial unfolding of the triplex structure. The computational results have been compared with experimental evidences in which the triplex denaturation, at alkaline pH values, has been followed by monitoring the UV and CD spectra of Congo red, used as a probe molecule. Our results indicate that sonication breaks the Sclg chains without appreciably changing the stability of the other tracts of triple helix. The simulated perturbed or partially unfolded triplexes show a clear tendency to form less ordered aggregates. Finally, our simulations put in evidence an important role of the hydrophobic interactions both in the triplex stability and in the aggregation processes observed after induced denaturation.


2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 6305-6313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robinson Cortes-Huerto ◽  
Jacek Goniakowski ◽  
Claudine Noguera

We highlight the conditions under which energy differences between isotropic and elongated gold nanoparticles are reduced, thus prompting their thermodynamic coexistence.


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