کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5370738 1503905 2016 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Aqueous solubilization of C60 fullerene by natural protein surfactants, latherin and ranaspumin-2
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه شیمی شیمی تئوریک و عملی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Aqueous solubilization of C60 fullerene by natural protein surfactants, latherin and ranaspumin-2
چکیده انگلیسی


- C60 solubilized in water by mixing with natural surfactant proteins.
- Aqueous fullerene: protein solutions have long term stability.
- C60 cluster sizes are smaller than those obtained by more vigorous methods.
- Potential implications for nanoparticle toxicology and biotechnology

C60 fullerene is not soluble in water and dispersion usually requires organic solvents, sonication or vigorous mechanical mixing. However, we show here that mixing of pristine C60 in water with natural surfactant proteins latherin and ranaspumin-2 (Rsn-2) at low concentrations yields stable aqueous dispersions with spectroscopic properties similar to those previously obtained by more vigorous methods. Particle sizes are significantly smaller than those achieved by mechanical dispersion alone, and concentrations are compatible with clusters approximating 1:1 protein:C60 stoichiometry. These proteins can also be adsorbed onto more intractable carbon nanotubes. This promises to be a convenient way to interface a range of hydrophobic nanoparticles and related materials with biological macromolecules, with potential to exploit the versatility of recombinant protein engineering in the development of nano-bio interface devices. It also has potential consequences for toxicological aspects of these and similar nanoparticles.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Biophysical Chemistry - Volumes 214–215, July–August 2016, Pages 27-32
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