Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8335518 | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Gold nanorods, with their unique morphology and optical properties have offered new prospects for biomedical and biosensing applications. Herein, the interaction between gold nanorods and a model protein has been monitored using spectroscopic techniques. The enzyme retains high fraction of its native structure with a slight increase in the helical content at the expense of β-turns. Kinetic investigations revealed notable increase of enzyme affinity for substrate without significant decrease in the Vmax. Emission spectra of tryptophan residues in the presence of chaotropic agent highlighted the maintenance of internal quenching due to the induced compactness. Comparison of the gold nanorod treated lysozyme with free enzyme revealed higher thermodynamic stability under denaturing condition. Results from this study encourage the possibility of utilizing gold nanorods as promising nanocarrier candidates for a new generation of drug delivery applications.
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Authors
Tahereh Tohidi Moghadam, Bijan Ranjbar, Khosro Khajeh, Seyed Masoud Etezad, Khosrow Khalifeh, Mohamad Reza Ganjalikhany,