scholarly journals Interaction of Linear Polyelectrolytes with Proteins: Role of Specific Charge–Charge Interaction and Ionic Strength

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1377
Author(s):  
Julia Bukala ◽  
Prabhusrinivas Yavvari ◽  
Jacek J. Walkowiak ◽  
Matthias Ballauff ◽  
Marie Weinhart
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Glycidyl Ether ◽  
Bound Water ◽  
Titration Calorimetry ◽  
Amino Groups ◽  
Anionic Polymer ◽  
Water Release ◽  
Dimethyl Amine ◽  
Primary Amino

We present a thermodynamic study of the interaction of synthetic, linear polyelectrolytes with bovine serum albumin (BSA). All polyelectrolytes are based on poly(allyl glycidyl ether) which has been modified by polymer-analogous reaction with anionic (-SO3Na), cationic (-NH3Cl or -NHMe2Cl) or zwitterionic groups (-NMe2(CH2)3SO3). While the anionic polymer shows a very weak interaction, the zwitterionic polymer exhibits no interaction with BSA (pI = 4.7) under the applied pH = 7.4, ionic strength (I = 23–80 mM) and temperature conditions (T = 20–37 °C). A strong binding, however, was observed for the polycations bearing primary amino or tertiary dimethyl amino groups, which could be analysed in detail by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). The analysis was done using an expression which describes the free energy of binding, DGb, as the function of the two decisive variables, temperature, T, and salt concentration, cs. The underlying model splits DGb into a term related to counterion release and a term related to water release. While the number of released counter ions is similar for both systems, the release of bound water is more important for the primary amine compared to the tertiary N,N-dimethyl amine presenting polymer. This finding is further traced back to a closer contact of the polymers’ protonated primary amino groups in the complex with oppositely charged moieties of BSA as compared to the bulkier protonated tertiary amine groups. We thus present an investigation that quantifies both driving forces for electrostatic binding, namely counterion release and change of hydration, which contribute to a deeper understanding with direct impact on future advancements in the biomedical field.

Aldehyde gold clusters for molecular labeling

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 858-859
Author(s):  
James F. Hainfeld ◽  
Frederic R. Furuya
Keyword(s):  
Covalent Bond ◽  
Aldehyde Group ◽  
Gold Clusters ◽  
Side Reactions ◽  
Amino Groups ◽  
Sodium Cyanoborohydride ◽  
Schiff’S Base ◽  
Protein Molecules ◽  
Hydroxysuccinimide Esters ◽  
Primary Amino

Glutaraldehyde is a useful tissue and molecular fixing reagents. The aldehyde moiety reacts mainly with primary amino groups to form a Schiff's base, which is reversible but reasonably stable at pH 7; a stable covalent bond may be formed by reduction with, e.g., sodium cyanoborohydride (Fig. 1). The bifunctional glutaraldehyde, (CHO-(CH2)3-CHO), successfully stabilizes protein molecules due to generally plentiful amines on their surface; bovine serum albumin has 60; 59 lysines + 1 α-amino. With some enzymes, catalytic activity after fixing is preserved; with respect to antigens, glutaraldehyde treatment can compromise their recognition by antibodies in some cases. Complicating the chemistry somewhat are the reported side reactions, where glutaraldehyde reacts with other amino acid side chains, cysteine, histidine, and tyrosine. It has also been reported that glutaraldehyde can polymerize in aqueous solution. Newer crosslinkers have been found that are more specific for the amino group, such as the N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, and are commonly preferred for forming conjugates. However, most of these linkers hydrolyze in solution, so that the activity is lost over several hours, whereas the aldehyde group is stable in solution, and may have an advantage of overall efficiency.

Purification of Penicillin Amidohydrolase, an Enzyme for Semisynthetic Procedures

1992 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 2187-2191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Jiráček ◽  
Tomislav Barth ◽  
Jiří Velek ◽  
Ivo Bláha ◽  
Jan Pospíšek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Affinity Chromatography ◽  
Amino Groups ◽  
Primary Amino

Penicillin amidohydrolase (EC 3.5.1.11.) is one of the few enzymes used successfully for deprotection of primary amino groups of semisynthetic peptides. The available material is usually contamined by endo- and exopeptidases. We managed to prepare the enzyme devoid of trypsin- and chymotrypsin-like activities using affinity chromatography with specific ligands: Gly-D-Phe-Phe-Tyr-Thr-Pro-Lys-Thr (the fF peptide) and Leu-Gly-Val-D-Arg-Arg-Gly-Phe (the rR peptide). For further purification of the enzyme affinity chromatography with N-phenylacetyl-D-tert-Leu as a ligand was used.

scholarly journals Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms for the Interaction of Water with Polyethylene Glycol-Based Hydrogels: Influence of Ionic Strength and Gel Network Structure

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 845
Author(s):  
Xin Yang ◽  
Bronwin Dargaville ◽  
Dietmar Hutmacher
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Repeat Unit ◽  
Bound Water ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Swelling Ratio ◽  
Polyethylene Glycol Diacrylate ◽  
Glycol Diacrylate ◽  
Hydrogel System

The interaction of water within synthetic and natural hydrogel systems is of fundamental importance in biomaterial science. A systematic study is presented on the swelling behavior and states of water for a polyethylene glycol-diacrylate (PEGDA)-based model neutral hydrogel system that goes beyond previous studies reported in the literature. Hydrogels with different network structures are crosslinked and swollen in different combinations of water and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Network variables, polyethylene glycol (PEG) molecular weight (MW), and weight fraction are positively correlated with swelling ratio, while “non-freezable bound water” content decreases with PEG MW. The presence of ions has the greatest influence on equilibrium water and “freezable” and “non-freezable” water, with all hydrogel formulations showing a decreased swelling ratio and increased bound water as ionic strength increases. Similarly, the number of “non-freezable bound water” molecules, calculated from DSC data, is greatest—up to six molecules per PEG repeat unit—for gels swollen in PBS. Fundamentally, the balance of osmotic pressure and non-covalent bonding is a major factor within the molecular structure of the hydrogel system. The proposed model explains the dynamic interaction of water within hydrogels in an osmotic environment. This study will point toward a better understanding of the molecular nature of the water interface in hydrogels.

scholarly journals Competitive Biological Activities of Chitosan and Its Derivatives: Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Anticancer, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suyeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Water Solubility ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Biomedical Science ◽  
Amino Groups ◽  
Chitosan Oligosaccharides ◽  
Primary Amino ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Key Functional Groups ◽  
Application Fields

Chitosan is obtained from alkaline deacetylation of chitin, and acetamide groups are transformed into primary amino groups during the deacetylation. The diverse biological activities of chitosan and its derivatives are extensively studied that allows to widening the application fields in various sectors especially in biomedical science. The biological properties of chitosan are strongly depending on the solubility in water and other solvents. Deacetylation degree (DDA) and molecular weight (MW) are the most decisive parameters on the bioactivities since the primary amino groups are the key functional groups of chitosan where permits to interact with other molecules. Higher DDA and lower MW of chitosan and chitosan derivatives demonstrated higher antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer capacities. Therefore, the chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) with a low polymerization degree are receiving a great attention in medical and pharmaceutical applications as they have higher water solubility and lower viscosity than chitosan. In this review articles, the antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory activities of chitosan and its derivatives are highlighted. The influences of physicochemical parameters of chitosan like DDA and MW on bioactivities are also described.

A spectrophotometric assay for solid phase primary amino groups

1992 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violeta G. Janolino ◽  
Harold E. Swaisgood
Keyword(s):  
Solid Phase ◽  
Spectrophotometric Assay ◽  
Amino Groups ◽  
Primary Amino

scholarly journals Synthesis of nanodiamond derivatives carrying amino functions and quantification by a modified Kaiser test

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 2729-2737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Jarre ◽  
Steffen Heyer ◽  
Elisabeth Memmel ◽  
Thomas Meinhardt ◽  
Anke Krueger
Keyword(s):  
Diels Alder ◽  
Amino Groups ◽  
Pyrimidine Derivatives ◽  
Quantification Method ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Primary Amino ◽  
Wet Chemical ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Chemical Quantification

Nanodiamonds functionalized with different organic moieties carrying terminal amino groups have been synthesized. These include conjugates generated by Diels–Alder reactions of ortho-quinodimethanes formed in situ from pyrazine and 5,6-dihydrocyclobuta[d]pyrimidine derivatives. For the quantification of primary amino groups a modified photometric assay based on the Kaiser test has been developed and validated for different types of aminated nanodiamond. The results correspond well to values obtained by thermogravimetry. The method represents an alternative wet-chemical quantification method in cases where other techniques like elemental analysis fail due to unfavourable combustion behaviour of the analyte or other impediments.

scholarly journals Sensitive analysis of ethanolamine- and serine-containing phosphoglycerides by high-performance liquid chromatography

1975 ◽  
Vol 145 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
F B Jungalwala ◽  
R J Turel ◽  
J E Evans ◽  
R H McCluer
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
Amino Groups ◽  
Tissue Samples ◽  
Primary Amino ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic Analysis ◽  
Liquid Chromatographic

A highly sensitive method for the separation and quantitative measurement of phospholipids containing primary amino groups, such as phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine and lysophosphatidylethanolamine, is described. The method involves a simple and quantitative derivative formation of the phospholipids containing amino groups to their u.v.-absorbing biphenylcarbonyl derivatives. These have molar extinction coefficients of about 23,000 at 268nm. The phospholipid derivatives are then separated and non-destructively determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. The amino phospholipids containing vinyl ether bonds (plasmalogens) can be determined separately from the diacyl- and alkylacyl-amino phospholipids. The lower limit of detection by high-performance liquid-chromatographic analysis of the phospholipid derivatives is about 10-13pmol or 0.3-0.4ng of phospholipid P. The quantitative range of derivative formation and analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography of the phospholipids containing amino groups was shown to be 10-500nmol. The method was shown to be applicable to the analysis of phospholipids containing amino groups in tissue samples.

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