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Trivedi R, Kompella UB. Nanomicellar formulations for sustained drug delivery: strategies and underlying principles. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2010; 5:485-505. [PMID: 20394539 DOI: 10.2217/nnm.10.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Micellar delivery systems smaller than 100 nm can be readily prepared. While micelles allow a great depth of tissue penetration for targeted drug delivery, they usually disintegrate rapidly in the body. Thus, sustained drug delivery from micellar nanocarriers is a challenge. This article summarizes various key strategies and underlying principles for sustained drug delivery using micellar nanocarriers. Comparisons are made with other competing delivery systems such as polymeric microparticles and nanoparticles. Amphiphilic molecules self-assemble in appropriate liquid media to form nanoscale micelles. Strategies for sustained release nanomicellar carriers include use of prodrugs, drug polymer conjugates, novel polymers with low critical micellar concentration or of a reverse thermoresponsive nature, reverse micelles, multi-layer micelles with layer by layer assembly, polymeric films capable of forming micelles in vivo and micelle coats on a solid support. These new micellar systems are promising for sustained drug delivery.
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- Ruchit Trivedi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, 12700 E 19th Avenue, C238-P15, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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Burns SA, Hard R, Hicks WL, Bright FV, Cohan D, Sigurdson L, Gardella JA. Determining the protein drug release characteristics and cell adhesion to a PLLA or PLGA biodegradable polymer membrane. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010; 94:27-37. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Burns SA, Valint PL, Gardella JA. Determination of critical micelle concentration of aerosol-OT using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry fragmentation ion patterns. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:11244-11249. [PMID: 19731949 DOI: 10.1021/la902343r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Aggregation patterns and fragmentation ion data from thin film preparations of the anionic surfactant sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (aka Aerosol-OT (AOT)) near the critical micelle concentration (CMC) in carbon tetrachloride were determined using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). Previous work using electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to determine the chemical structure of AOT aggregates was compared to data from ToF-SIMS results from both positive and negative ion spectra. Quasi-molecular ions were detected for AOT in the positive and negative spectra at m/z 467 and 421, respectively, corresponding to [AOT+Na]+ and [AOT-Na]-. Repeating ion patterns assigned to AOT aggregates were detected in the positive spectra from n=3 to n=13, corresponding to the repeating series [AOTn+Na]+. A similar pattern [AOTn-Na]- was observed in the negative ion spectra from n=4 to n=14. ToF-SIMS analysis was also able to detect a previously unreported fragmentation pattern in the mass region below [AOT3+Na]+ when the film was cast from a solution with AOT concentration above the CMC. This pattern is observed starting at m/z 526 and continuing until the n=3 AOT is reached at m/z 1356 in the positive spectra. The pattern of ions is assigned to structures related to the sodium and sulfate ions from the headgroups of an aggregate of AOT molecules. The formation of the low mass pattern is shown to respond only to concentrations above the CMC, and allows for a more precise determination of CMC than previously reported methods. The CMC of AOT in carbon tetrachloride is shown to be between 2.0x10(-5) and 3.0x10(-5) molar.
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- Sarah A Burns
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
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Pacheco R, Karmali A, Matos-Lopes ML, Serralheiro ML. Amidase encapsulated in TTAB reversed micelles for the study of transamidation reactions. BIOCATAL BIOTRANSFOR 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10242420500372419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Madeira C, Estrela N, Ferreira JAB, Andrade SM, Costa SMB, Melo EP. Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy and fluorescence resonance energy transfer from cyan to yellow fluorescent protein validates a novel method to cluster proteins on solid surfaces. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2009; 14:044035. [PMID: 19725746 DOI: 10.1117/1.3210770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A novel method to distribute proteins on solid surfaces is proposed. Proteins microencapsulated in the water pool of reverse micelles were used to coat a solid surface with well-individualized round spots of 1 to 3 microm in diameter. The number of spots per unit area can be increased through the concentration of reverse micelles, and networks of spots were obtained at high concentrations of large reverse micelles. Moreover, depending on the pool size of the water reverse micelles, proteins can be deposited far from each other or in close proximity within the range of 50 to 70 A. This proximity obtained with small reverse micelles was proved through fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FLIM-FRET) measurements for the most relevant FRET pair in cell biology studies, the cyan and yellow fluorescent proteins. This novel procedure has several advantages and reveals the potential for study of protein-protein interactions on solid surfaces and for developing novel biomaterials and molecular devices based on biorecognition elements.
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- Catarina Madeira
- Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre for Biological and Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Av Rovisco Pais, Lisbon, 1049-001, Portugal
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Zhao X, Li Y, He X, Zhong N, Xu Z, Yang L. Study of the factors affecting the extraction of soybean protein by reverse micelles. Mol Biol Rep 2009; 37:669-75. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9515-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Accepted: 03/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Imm JY, Kim SC. Convenient partial purification of polyphenol oxidase from apple skin by cationic reversed micellar extraction. Food Chem 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Martínez-Aragón M, Goetheer E, de Haan A. Host–guest extraction of immunoglobulin G using calix[6]arenas. Sep Purif Technol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2008.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Burns SA, Gardella JA. Quantitative ToF-SIMS Studies of Protein Drug Release from Biodegradable Polymer Drug Delivery Membranes. APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE 2008; 255:1170-1173. [PMID: 20016666 PMCID: PMC2678735 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.05.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Biodegradable polymers are of interest in developing strategies to control protein drug delivery. The protein that was used in this study is Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF) which is a protein involved in the re-epithelialization process. The protein is stabilized in the biodegradable polymer matrix during formulation and over the course of polymer degradation with the use of an ionic surfactant Aerosol-OT (AOT) which will encapsulate the protein in an aqueous environment. The release kinetics of the protein from the surface of these materials requires precise timing which is a crucial factor in the efficacy of this drug delivery system.Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) was used in the same capacity to identify the molecular ion peak of the surfactant and polymer and use this to determine surface concentration. In the polymer matrix, the surfactant molecular ion peak was observed in the positive and negative mode at m/z 467 and 421, respectively. These peaks were determined to be [AOT + Na+] and [AOT-Na+]-. These methods are used to identify the surfactant and protein from the polymer matrix and are used to measure the rate of surface accumulation. The second step was to compare this accumulation rate with the release rate of the protein into an aqueous solution during the degradation of the biodegradable film. This rate is compared to that from fluorescence spectroscopy measurements using the protein autofluorescence from that released into aqueous solution.
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Tonova K, Lazarova Z. Reversed micelle solvents as tools of enzyme purification and enzyme-catalyzed conversion. Biotechnol Adv 2008; 26:516-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2008.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2008] [Revised: 06/16/2008] [Accepted: 06/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mitra RK, Sinha SS, Verma PK, Pal SK. Modulation of Dynamics and Reactivity of Water in Reverse Micelles of Mixed Surfactants. J Phys Chem B 2008; 112:12946-53. [DOI: 10.1021/jp803585q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Rajib Kumar Mitra
- Unit for Nano Science & Technology, Department of Chemical, Biological & Macromolecular Sciences, S.N. Bose National Center for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098, INDIA
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- Unit for Nano Science & Technology, Department of Chemical, Biological & Macromolecular Sciences, S.N. Bose National Center for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098, INDIA
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- Unit for Nano Science & Technology, Department of Chemical, Biological & Macromolecular Sciences, S.N. Bose National Center for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098, INDIA
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- Unit for Nano Science & Technology, Department of Chemical, Biological & Macromolecular Sciences, S.N. Bose National Center for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098, INDIA
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Biasutti MA, Abuin EB, Silber JJ, Correa NM, Lissi EA. Kinetics of reactions catalyzed by enzymes in solutions of surfactants. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2008; 136:1-24. [PMID: 17706582 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2007.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2006] [Revised: 06/30/2007] [Accepted: 07/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The effect of surfactants, both in water-in-oil microemulsions (hydrated reverse micelles) and aqueous solutions upon enzymatic processes is reviewed, with special emphasis on the effect of the surfactant upon the kinetic parameters of the process. Differences and similarities between processes taking place in aqueous and organic solvents are highlighted, and the main models currently employed to interpret the results are briefly discussed.
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Enrichment of triglyceride docosahexanoic acid by lipase used as a hydrolysis medium in lecithin-based nano-scale molecular assemblage. Biochem Eng J 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2006.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Uskoković V, Drofenik M. Reverse micelles: inert nano-reactors or physico-chemically active guides of the capped reactions. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 133:23-34. [PMID: 17400166 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2007.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2006] [Revised: 02/19/2007] [Accepted: 02/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Reverse micelles present self-assembled multi-molecular entities formed within specific compositional ranges of water-in-oil microemulsions. The structure of a reverse micelle is typically represented as nano-sized droplet of a polar liquid phase, capped by a monolayer of surfactant molecules, and uniformly distributed within a non-polar, oil phase. Although their role in serving as primitive membranes for encapsulation of primordial self-replicating chemical cycles that anticipated the very origins of life has been proposed, their first application for 'parent(hesis)ing' chemical reactions with an aim to produce 'templated' 2D arrays of nanoparticles dates back to only 25 years ago. Reverse micelles have since then been depicted as passive nano-reactors that via their shapes template the growing crystalline nuclei into narrowly dispersed or even perfectly uniform nano-sized particles. Despite this, numerous examples can be supported, where from deviations from the simple unilateral correlations between size and shape distribution of reverse micelles and the particles formed within may be reasonably implied. A rather richer, dynamical role of reverse micelles, with potential significance in the research and design of complex, self-assembly synthesis pathways, as well as possible adoption of their application as an aspect of biomimetic approach, is suggested herein.
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- Vuk Uskoković
- Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Roy I, Mondal K, Gupta MN. Leveraging protein purification strategies in proteomics. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2007; 849:32-42. [PMID: 17141589 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2006] [Revised: 11/03/2006] [Accepted: 11/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The proteomic studies, although, tend to be analytical in nature, yet many strategies of preparative protein purification can be usefully employed in such studies. This review points out the importance of purification techniques which are capable of dealing with samples which are suspensions rather than clear solution, e.g. aqueous two phase partitioning, three phase partitioning, expanded bed chromatography, etc. The review also outlines the potential of non-chromatographic techniques in dealing with fractionation of proteomes. Separation protocols which can deal with post-translationally modified (PTM) proteins are also considered.
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- Ipsita Roy
- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, SAS Nagar, Punjab 160062, India
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Rehan M, Younus H. Effect of organic solvents on the conformation and interaction of catalase and anticatalase antibodies. Int J Biol Macromol 2006; 38:289-95. [PMID: 16677702 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2006.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2005] [Revised: 03/22/2006] [Accepted: 03/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Effect of six organic solvents-methanol, ethanol, propanol, dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO), N,N-dimethyl formamide (DMF), and glycerol on the conformation and interaction of catalase and anticatalase antibodies were studied with the aim of identifying the solvents in which antigen-antibody interactions are strong. The antigen binding activity of the antibodies in the various organic solvents increased in the following order: ethanol<methanol<no organic solvent<propanol<DMSO<DMF<glycerol. The structure of both the antibody and the antigen molecule was affected significantly in 40% concentration of the organic solvents used in this study. Catalase activity was inhibited in DMSO. However, the enzyme was activated in DMF upto about 50% of its concentration.
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- Mohd Rehan
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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Gochman-Hecht H, Bianco-Peled H. Structure modifications of AOT reverse micelles due to protein incorporation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2006; 297:276-83. [PMID: 16298384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2005.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2005] [Revised: 10/06/2005] [Accepted: 10/11/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Structural modifications of AOT/water/isooctane reverse micelles due to incorporation of proteins were studied at various water contents and protein concentrations, using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments under static conditions, rheometry analysis, and SR-SAXS experiments under induced shear flow. Two proteins, lysozyme (pI 11.1, Mw 14,300 Da) and BSA (pI 4.3, Mw 66,700 Da), were chosen as models. SAXS analysis of protein-containing reverse micelles at low water content detected minima in the average micelle size versus protein concentration curve, for both proteins, below and above their isoelectric point. This minimum was attributed to changes in the size distribution of the reverse micelles. SAXS measurements of reverse micelles at high water content have shown them to have a cylindrical form. Incorporation of lysozyme at pH 7 into the cylindrical micelles induced a shape transition to spherical micelles, which was associated with a decreased viscosity. SR-SAXS measurements under induced shear flow and dynamic conditions revealed alignment of the cylindrical micelles in the flow direction. The anisotropy parameter, a measure of the degree of the spatial order, was found to increase with increasing shear rate and to decrease with increasing lysozyme concentration.
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- Hadas Gochman-Hecht
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Chattopadhyay A, Arora A, Kelkar DA. Dynamics of a membrane-bound tryptophan analog in environments of varying hydration: a fluorescence approach. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2005; 35:62-71. [PMID: 16184387 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-005-0009-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2005] [Revised: 06/30/2005] [Accepted: 07/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tryptophan octyl ester (TOE) represents an important model for membrane-bound tryptophan residues. In this article, we have employed a combination of wavelength-selective fluorescence and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopies to monitor the effect of varying degrees of hydration on the dynamics of TOE in reverse micellar environments formed by sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) in isooctane. Our results show that TOE exhibits red edge excitation shift (REES) and other wavelength-selective fluorescence effects when bound to reverse micelles of AOT. Fluorescence parameters such as intensity, emission maximum, anisotropy, and lifetime of TOE in reverse micelles of AOT depend on [water]/[surfactant] molar ratio (w (o)). These results are relevant and potentially useful for analyzing dynamics of proteins or peptides bound to membranes or membrane-mimetic media under conditions of changing hydration.
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Baron AM, Sarquis MIM, Baigori M, Mitchell DA, Krieger N. A comparative study of the synthesis of n-butyl-oleate using a crude lipolytic extract of Penicillum coryophilum in water-restricted environments. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2005.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kelkar DA, Chattopadhyay A. Depth-Dependent Solvent Relaxation in Reverse Micelles: A Fluorescence Approach. J Phys Chem B 2004. [DOI: 10.1021/jp048645z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Devaki A. Kelkar
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Fernandes M, Krieger N, Baron A, Zamora P, Ramos L, Mitchell D. Hydrolysis and synthesis reactions catalysed by Thermomyces lanuginosa lipase in the AOT/Isooctane reversed micellar system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2004.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Viparelli P, Alfani F, Gallifuoco A, Cantarella M. Effect of quaternary ammonium salts on the hydrolysis of N-glutaryl-l-phenylalanine catalysed by α-chymotrypsin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2004.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Andrade SM, Carvalho TI, Viseu MI, Costa SMB. Conformational changes of beta-lactoglobulin in sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate reverse micelles. A fluorescence and CD study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 271:734-44. [PMID: 14764089 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.03977.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The effect of beta-lactoglobulin encapsulation in sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate reverse micelles on the environment of protein and on Trp was analysed at different water contents (omega0). CD data underlined the distortion of the beta-sheet and a less constrained tertiary structure as the omega0 increased, in agreement with a concomitant red shift and a decrease in the signal intensity obtained in steady-state fluorescence measurements. Fluorescence lifetimes, evaluated by biexponential analysis, were tau1 = 1.28 ns and tau2 = 3.36 ns in neutral water. In reverse micelles, decay-associated spectra indicated the occurrence of important environmental changes associated with omega0. Bimolecular fluorescence quenching by CCl4 and acrylamide was employed to analyse alterations in the accessibility of the two Trp residues in beta-lactoglobulin, induced by changes in omega0. The average bimolecular quenching constant <kq(CCl4)> was found not to depend on omega0, confirming the insolubility of this quencher in the aqueous interface, while <kq(arcylamide)> increases with omega0. The drastic decrease with omega0 of kq, associated with the longest lifetime kq2(CCl4), comparatively to the increase of kq2(acrylamide), emphasizes the location of beta-lactoglobulin in the aqueous interfacial region especially at omega0> or = 10. The fact that (omega0 = 30) >> kq2(acrylamide) (water) also confirms the important conformational changes of encapsulated beta-lactoglobulin.
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- Suzana M Andrade
- Centro de Química Estrutural, Complexo 1, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal.
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Cho EJ, Tao Z, Tang Y, Tehan EC, Bright FV, Hicks WL, Gardella JA, Hard R. Tailored delivery of active keratinocyte growth factor from biodegradable polymer formulations. J Biomed Mater Res A 2003; 66:417-24. [PMID: 12889013 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.10598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We report the results of a high throughput screening campaign that is aimed to develop a biodegradable polymer-based formulation to deliver active keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and provide a means to tune the KGF delivery rate. A statistical design strategy was used to prepare and screen a series of polymer blends that were composed of poly(lactic acid) (PLA), poly(glycolic acid) (PGA), and the surfactant sodium bis(ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (Aerosol-OT, AOT). Chloroform was the solvent. Our high throughput screening method used a two-tiered assessment strategy. At Level 1, we identified "lead" KFG-loaded formulations that exhibited KGF emission spectra that were the most similar to the native KGF spectrum recorded in buffer. At Level 2, we used steady-state emission and a homogeneous polarization immunoassay strategy to determine the concentration of total and active KGF, respectively, liberated from the lead formulations during biodegradation. After preparing and screening 2500 formulations, we identified several viable, lead formulations. An analysis of the data showed that the combination of PLA, PGA, and AOT were important to yield a high fraction of active KGF upon release from the formulation; no combination of any two together produced an effect as good as the ternary formulation. The optimum formulations that yielded the highest fraction of active KGF upon release had the following general features: PLA/PGA (w/w) near unity, AOT loading of 100-200 mM, water/AOT mole ratio of 10-20, and a pH between 6 and 8. PLA alone cast from chloroform delivered KGF, but that KGF did not bind to anti-KGF antibodies (i.e., it was inactive). We can tune the KGF release kinetics by more than two orders of magnitude while maintaining the KGF activity upon liberation from the formulation by adjusting the PLA molecular weight.
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- Eun Jeong Cho
- Department of Chemistry, Natural Sciences Complex, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, USA
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Melo EP, Costa SMB, Cabral JMS, Fojan P, Petersen SB. Cutinase-AOT interactions in reverse micelles: the effect of 1-hexanol. Chem Phys Lipids 2003; 124:37-47. [PMID: 12787942 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(03)00031-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Cutinase encapsulated in dioctyl sulfosuccinate reverse micelles displays very low stability, undergoing fast denaturation due to an anchoring at the micellar interface. The denaturation process and the structure of the reverse micelle were characterized using biophysical techniques. The kinetics of denaturation observed from fluorescence match the increase of the hydrodynamic radius of reverse micelles. Denaturation in reverse micelles is mainly the unfolding of the three-dimensional structure since the decrease in the circular dichroism ellipticity in the far-UV range is very small. The process is accompanied by an increase in the steady-state anisotropy, as opposed to what happens for denaturation in aqueous solution. Since 1-hexanol used as co-surfactant in dioctyl sulfosuccinate reverse micelles slows or even prevents cutinase denaturation, its effect on cutinase conformation and on the size of reverse micelles was analyzed. When 1-hexanol is present, cutinase is encapsulated in a large reverse micelle, as deduced from dynamic light scattering. The large reverse micelle filled with cutinase was built from the fusion of reverse micelles according to a pseudo-unimolecular process ranging in time from a few minutes to 2h depending on the reverse micellar concentration. This slow equilibrium driven by the encapsulated cutinase has not been reported previously. The encapsulation of cutinase in dioctyl sulfosuccinate reverse micelles establishes a completely new equilibrium characterized by a bimodal population of empty and filled reverse micelles, whose characteristics depend greatly on the interfacial characteristics, that is, on the absence or presence of 1-hexanol.
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- Eduardo P Melo
- Faculdade de Engenharia dos Recursos Naturais, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8000-117 Faro, Portugal.
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Chattopadhyay A, Mukherjee S, Raghuraman H. Reverse Micellar Organization and Dynamics: A Wavelength-Selective Fluorescence Approach. J Phys Chem B 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jp021801m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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- Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500 007, India
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Köditz J, Arnold U, Ulbrich-Hofmann R. Dissecting the effect of trifluoroethanol on ribonuclease A. Subtle structural changes detected by nonspecific proteases. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2002; 269:3831-7. [PMID: 12153580 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03079.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
With the aim to distinguish between local and global conformational changes induced by trifluoroethanol in RNase A, spectroscopic and activity measurements in combination with proteolysis by unspecific proteases have been exploited for probing structural transitions of RNase A as a function of trifluoroethanol concentration. At > 30% (v/v) trifluoroethanol (pH 8.0; 25 degrees C), circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy indicate a cooperative collapse of the tertiary structure of RNase A coinciding with the loss of its enzymatic activity. In contrast to the denaturation by guanidine hydrochloride, urea or temperature, the breakdown of the tertiary structure in trifluoroethanol is accompanied by an induction of secondary structure as detected by far-UV circular dichroism spectroscopy. Proteolysis with the nonspecific proteases subtilisin Carlsberg or proteinase K, both of which attack native RNase A at the Ala20-Ser21 peptide bond, yields refined information on conformational changes, particularly in the pretransition region. While trifluoroethanol at concentrations > 40% results in a strong increase of the rate of proteolysis and new primary cleavage sites (Tyr76-Ser77, Met79-Ser80) were identified, the rate of proteolysis at trifluoroethanol concentrations < 40% (v/v) is much smaller (up to two orders of magnitude) than that of the native RNase A. The proteolysis data point to a decreased flexibility in the surrounding of the Ala20-Ser21 peptide bond, which we attribute to subtle conformational changes of the ribonuclease A molecule. These changes, however, are too marginal to alter the overall catalytic and spectroscopic properties of ribonuclease A.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jens Köditz
- Department of Biochemistry/Biotechnology, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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