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Stackhouse CI, Pierson KN, Labrecque CL, Mawson C, Berg J, Fuglestad B, Nucci NV. Characterization of 10MAG/LDAO reverse micelles: Understanding versatility for protein encapsulation. Biophys Chem 2024; 311:107269. [PMID: 38815545 PMCID: PMC11225088 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2024.107269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Reverse micelles (RMs) are spontaneously organizing nanobubbles composed of an organic solvent, surfactants, and an aqueous phase that can encapsulate biological macromolecules for various biophysical studies. Unlike other RM systems, the 1-decanoyl-rac-glycerol (10MAG) and lauryldimethylamine-N-oxide (LDAO) surfactant system has proven to house proteins with higher stability than other RM mixtures with little sensitivity to the water loading (W0, defined by the ratio of water to surfactant). We investigated this unique property by encapsulating three model proteins - cytochrome c, myoglobin, and flavodoxin - in 10MAG/LDAO RMs and applying a variety of experimental methods to characterize this system's behavior. We found that this surfactant system differs greatly from the traditional, spherical, monodisperse RM population model. 10MAG/LDAO RMs were discovered to be oblate ellipsoids at all conditions, and as W0 was increased, surfactants redistributed to form a greater number of increasingly spherical ellipsoidal particles with pools of more bulk-like water. Proteins distinctively influence the thermodynamics of the mixture, encapsulating at their optimal RM size and driving protein-free RM sizes to scale accordingly. These findings inform the future development of similarly malleable encapsulation systems and build a foundation for application of 10MAG/LDAO RMs to analyze biological and chemical processes under nanoscale confinement.
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- Crystal I Stackhouse
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States; Department of Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States; Department of Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States; Department of Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States; Department of Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States; Institute for Structural Biology, Drug Discovery and Development, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23219, United States.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States; Department of Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States.
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Züblin P, Zeller A, Moulis C, Remaud-Simeon M, Yao Y, Mezzenga R. Expanding the Enzymatic Polymerization Landscape by Lipid Mesophase Soft Nanoconfinement. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202312880. [PMID: 37962302 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Soft nanoconfinement can increase chemical reactivity in nature and has therefore led to considerable interest in transferring this universal feature to artificial biological systems. However, little is known about the underlying principles of soft nanoconfinement responsible for the enhancement of biochemical reactions. Herein we demonstrate how enzymatic polymerization can be expanded, optimized, and engineered when carried out under soft nanoconfinement mediated by lipidic mesophases. By systematically varying the water content in the mesophase and thus the diameter of the confined water nanochannels, we show higher efficiency, turnover rate, and degrees of polymerization as compared to the bulk aqueous solution, all controlled by soft nanoconfinement effects. Furthermore, we exploit the unique properties of unfreezing soft nanoconfined water to perform the first enzymatic polymerization at -20 °C in pure aqueous media. These results underpin lipidic mesophases as a versatile host system for chemical reactions and promote them as an original and unexplored platform for enzymatic polymerization.
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- Patrick Züblin
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135 Av. de Rangueil, 31400, Toulouse, France
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- TBI, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRAE, INSA, 135 Av. de Rangueil, 31400, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Schmelzbergstrasse 9, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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Sethi O, Singh M, Sood AK, Kang TS. Water Induced Alterations in Self-Assembly of a Bio-Surfactant in Deep Eutectic Solvent for Enhanced Enzyme Activity. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202300293. [PMID: 37431953 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) meet important requirements for green solvent technology, including non-toxicity, biodegradability, sustainability, and affordability. Despite possessing low cohesive energy density than water, DESs have been found to support the self-assembly of amphiphiles. It is very much pertinent to examine the effect of water on self-assembly of surfactants in DESs as the presence of water alters the inherent structure of DES, which is expected to affect the characteristic properties of self-assembly. Following this, we have investigated the self-assembly of amino-acid based surfactant, Sodium N-lauroyl sarcosinate (SLS), in DES-water mixtures (10, 30 and 50 w/w% of water) and explored the catalytic activity of Cytochrome-c (Cyt-c) in the formed colloidal systems. Investigations using surface tension, fluorescence, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) have shown that DES-water mixtures promote the aggregation of SLS, resulting in the lower critical aggregation concentration (cac ∼1.5-6-fold) of the surfactant as compared to water. The nanoclustering of DES at low water content and it's complete de-structuring at high water content affects the self-assembly in a contrasting manner governed by different set of interactions. Further, Cyt-c dispersed in DES-water colloidal solutions demonstrated 5-fold higher peroxidase activity than that observed in phosphate buffer.
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- Omish Sethi
- Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advance Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advance Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advance Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advance Studies-II, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, Punjab, India
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Parodi F, Cacciari RD, Mazalu JN, Montejano HA, Reynoso E, Biasutti MA. UVB light influence on the laccase enzyme catalytic activity in reverse micelles and in homogeneous aqueous medium. Amino Acids 2023; 55:469-479. [PMID: 36695918 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-023-03237-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Laccase is a versatile enzyme widely used for the oxidation of environmental contaminants and exhibits great potential in many others applications; however, it undergoes photo-degradation when irradiated with UVB light. The photo-stability of this biomolecule can be improved by immobilization in different encapsulation media and reverse micelles have been employed with this purpose. The laccase activity using syringaldazine as substrate has been studied in the absence and in the presence of reverse micelles of 0.15 M of sodium 1,4-bis (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) in isooctane at W0 ([H2O]/[AOT]) = 30, before and after irradiation of the enzyme with UVB light. The kinetic parameters, i.e., Michaelis-Menten constant (KM), catalytic constant (kCAT), and catalytic efficiency (kCAT/KM), were determined by spectroscopic measurements in the micellar system and in homogeneous aqueous medium. The distribution of the substrate in two pseudo-phases (micelle and organic solvent) was taking into account in the kinetic parameters' determinations. The results obtained indicate that the nano-aggregate system confers a solubilization media in the water core of the micelle, both for the enzyme and the substrate, in which the catalytic function of the enzyme is preserved. On the other hand, in homogeneous aqueous medium kCAT/KM value, it is reduced by ~50% after UVB irradiation of the enzyme, while in micellar medium, less than 10% of the activity was affected. This mean that the enzyme achieves a considerably photo-protection when it is irradiated with UVB light in reverse micelles as compared with the homogeneous aqueous medium. This phenomenon can be mainly due to the confinement of the biomolecule inside the micelle. Physical properties of the nano-environment could affect photochemical reactions.
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- Facundo Parodi
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
- Instituto Para El Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), CONICET-UNLP, Diagonal 113 y 64, Casco Urbano, B1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Tecnologías Energéticas y Materiales Avanzados (IITEMA), CONICET-UNRC, Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Instituto Para El Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físico-Químicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto (UNRC), Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Instituto Para El Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Ruta Nacional 36 Km 601, X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Zong W, Shao X, Li J, Chai Y, Hu X, Zhang X. Synthetic Intracellular Environments: From Basic Science to Applications. Anal Chem 2023; 95:535-549. [PMID: 36625127 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c04199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Wei Zong
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, No. 42 Wenhua Street, Qiqihar161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, No. 42 Wenhua Street, Qiqihar161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, No. 42 Wenhua Street, Qiqihar161006, China.,Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Synthesis for Fine Chemicals, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar161006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, No. 42 Wenhua Street, Qiqihar161006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices (Wenzhou), College of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou325035, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, No. 42 Wenhua Street, Qiqihar161006, China
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Monti GA, Falcone RD, Moyano F, Correa NM. Green AOT reverse micelles as nanoreactors for alkaline phosphatase. The hydrogen bond "dances" between water and the enzyme, the reaction product, and the reverse micelles interface. RSC Adv 2023; 13:1194-1202. [PMID: 36686944 PMCID: PMC9811498 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra06296h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In this work, we present an investigation of the influence of water encapsulated in 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate/methyl laurate and 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate/isopropyl myristate reverse micelles on the enzymatic hydrolysis of 1-naphthyl phosphate by alkaline phosphatase. Our results show that the enzyme is active in the biocompatible reverse micelles studied and that the Michaelis-Menten kinetic model is valid in all systems. We found that both micellar systems studied have a particular behavior toward pH and that the penetration of external solvents into the interfaces is crucial to understanding the effect. Methyl laurate does not disrupt the interface and is not necessary to control the pH value since alkaline phosphatase in the center of the micelles is always solvated similarly. In contrast, isopropyl myristate disrupts the interfaces so that the water and 1-naphthol molecules cannot form hydrogen bond interactions with the polar head of the surfactant. Then, when the water is at pH = 7, the 1-naphthol moves away to the interfaces inhibiting alkaline phosphatase which is not observable when the water is at pH = 10. Our study shows that the concept of pH cannot be used directly in a confined environment. In addition, our research is of great importance in the field of reactions that occur in reverse micelles, catalyzed by enzymes.
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- Gustavo A. Monti
- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS, CONICET-UNRC), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río CuartoRío CuartoArgentina,Instituto de Investigaciones en Tecnologías Energéticas y Materiales Avanzados (IITEMA, CONICET-UNRC), Departamento de Tecnología Química, Universidad Nacional de Río CuartoRío CuartoArgentina
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS, CONICET-UNRC), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río CuartoRío CuartoArgentina
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS, CONICET-UNRC), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río CuartoRío CuartoArgentina
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS, CONICET-UNRC), Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río CuartoRío CuartoArgentina
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Hu G, Chang W, An S, Qi B, Song YF. Self-assembly of reverse micelle nanoreactors by zwitterionic polyoxometalate-based surfactants for high selective production of β‑hydroxyl peroxides. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Blach D, Girardi VR, Silber JJ, Correa NM, Falcone RD. How the type of interface can alter the behavior of an aprotic ionic liquid-water mixture entrapped in different reverse micelles. An exploratory study using an enzymatic reaction as a sensor. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Wang Y, Pan R, Jiang D, Jiang D, Chen HY. Nanopipettes for the Electrochemical Study of Enhanced Enzymatic Activity in a Femtoliter Space. Anal Chem 2021; 93:14521-14526. [PMID: 34666486 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The chemical reaction in a confined space is known to be accelerated due to a high collision probability; however, the study of this confinement effect in a supersmall space down to femtoliter (fL) is seldom reported. Here, an adjustable volume [from picoliter (pL) to fL] of the aqueous phase is retrained at the tip of a nanopipette by an organic solvent so that the confinement effect on the specific activity of glucose oxidase is investigated. The activity is determined by the amount of hydrogen peroxide generated from the reaction between the oxidase and glucose using a nanoelectrode inside the nanopipette. As compared with the activity in bulk solution (82 U/mg), the activity increases up to 7500 U/mg in a 105 fL space. The 2 orders of magnitude increase in the enzymatic activity is the highest amplification in the volume-confined enzyme reaction as reported. A near-exponential drop in the activity is observed with the increase in the space volume, revealing the dominant enhancement in the confined space at the fL level for the first time. The established electrochemical nanopipettes should not only provide a strategy for the study of the enzymatic activity in supersmall confined space but also help understand the confinement effect of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
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- Yuling Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P. R. China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, P. R. China
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Dib N, Girardi VR, Silber JJ, Correa NM, Falcone RD. How the external solvent in biocompatible reverse micelles can improve the alkaline phosphatase behavior. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:4969-4977. [PMID: 34002175 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob02371j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the last decade, the nature of the nonpolar solvents that can be part of reverse micelles (RMs) has been the topic of several investigations to improve their applications. In this sense, the hydrolysis of 1-naphthyl phosphate catalyzed by the enzyme alkaline phosphatase (AP) was used as a probe to investigate the effect of the change of the external solvent on RMs formulated with the anionic surfactant sodium diethylhexyl sulfosuccinate (AOT). As external nonpolar solvents, two biocompatible lipophilic esters, isopropyl myristate and methyl laurate, and the traditional nonpolar solvents, n-heptane and benzene, were used. The results were compared among the RMs investigated and with the reaction in homogeneous media. Thus, the effect of the nanoconfinement as well as the impact of the replacement of a conventional external nonpolar solvent by biocompatible solvents were analyzed. The results indicate that the catalytic efficiency in the AOT RMs is larger than that in homogeneous media, denoting a different hydration level over the AP enzyme, which is directly related to the different degrees of nonpolar solvent penetration to the RM interface. Our findings demonstrated that toxic solvents such as n-heptane and benzene can be replaced by nontoxic ones (isopropyl myristate or methyl laurate) in AOT RMs without affecting the performance of micellar systems as nanoreactors, making them a green and promising alternative toward efficient and sustainable chemistry.
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- Nahir Dib
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina and Instituto de Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina and Instituto de Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina and Instituto de Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina and Instituto de Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal 3, C.P. X5804BYA, Ruta Nacional 36, km 601, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Yadav N, Ganguli AK. Mechanistic understanding of growth of nanorods in microemulsions. J INDIAN CHEM SOC 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jics.2021.100038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Role of micellar interface in the synthesis of chitosan nanoparticles formulated by reverse micellar method. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.124876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Rodriguez-Abetxuko A, Sánchez-deAlcázar D, Muñumer P, Beloqui A. Tunable Polymeric Scaffolds for Enzyme Immobilization. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:830. [PMID: 32850710 PMCID: PMC7406678 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The number of methodologies for the immobilization of enzymes using polymeric supports is continuously growing due to the developments in the fields of biotechnology, polymer chemistry, and nanotechnology in the last years. Despite being excellent catalysts, enzymes are very sensitive molecules and can undergo denaturation beyond their natural environment. For overcoming this issue, polymer chemistry offers a wealth of opportunities for the successful combination of enzymes with versatile natural or synthetic polymers. The fabrication of functional, stable, and robust biocatalytic hybrid materials (nanoparticles, capsules, hydrogels, or films) has been proven advantageous for several applications such as biomedicine, organic synthesis, biosensing, and bioremediation. In this review, supported with recent examples of enzyme-protein hybrids, we provide an overview of the methods used to combine both macromolecules, as well as the future directions and the main challenges that are currently being tackled in this field.
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- PolyZymes group, POLYMAT and Department of Applied Chemistry (UPV/EHU), San Sebastián, Spain
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- PolyZymes group, POLYMAT and Department of Applied Chemistry (UPV/EHU), San Sebastián, Spain
- Department of Applied Chemistry, University of the Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Bilbao, Spain
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Dib N, Falcone RD, Acuña A, García-Río L. Characterization of Reverse Micelles Formulated with the Ionic-Liquid-like Surfactant Bmim-AOT and Comparison with the Traditional Na-AOT: Dynamic Light Scattering, 1H NMR Spectroscopy, and Hydrolysis Reaction of Carbonate as a Probe. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2019; 35:12744-12753. [PMID: 31495176 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b01083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The present study investigated how the presence of butylmethylimidazolium cation (bmim+) alters the interfacial properties of reverse micelles (RMs) created with the ionic liquid-like surfactant 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (bmim-AOT), in comparison to sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (Na-AOT) RMs, employing dynamic light scattering (DLS) and 1H NMR techniques. Moreover, through the hydrolysis reaction of bis(4-nitrophenyl)carbonate inside both RMs as reaction probe, interfacial properties changes were explored in more detail. The kinetic solvent isotope effect was also analyzed. Micellar systems were formed using n-heptane as external nonpolar solvent and water as the polar component. According to the DLS studies, water is encapsulated inside the organized media; however, a different tendency is observed depending on the cationic component of the surfactant. For Na-AOT system, the results suggest that the micellar shapes are probably spherical, while in the case of bmim-AOT, a transition from ellipsoidal to spherical micelles could be occurring when water is added. 1H NMR data show that water is structured differently when Na+ cation is replaced by bmim+; in bmim-AOT RMs, the interaction of water with the surfactant is weaker and the water hydrogen-bonding network is less disturbed than in Na-AOT RMs. Kinetic studies reveal that the hydrolysis reaction in bmim-AOT RMs was much more favorable in comparison to Na-AOT RMs. In addition, when water content decreases in bmim-AOT RMs, the hydrolysis reaction rate increases and the solvent isotope effect remains constant, while for Na-AOT solutions, both the reaction rate and the solvent isotope effect decrease. Our results indicate that bmim+ cation would be located in the surfactant layer in such a way the negative charge density in the interface is less than that in Na-AOT RMs, and the reaction is more favorable. Additionally, as 1H NMR studies reveal, the interfacial water molecules would be more available in bmim-AOT RMs to participate in the nucleophilic attack. Therefore, the present study evidences how the replacement of Na+ counterion by bmim+ alters the composition of the interface of AOT RMs.
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- Nahir Dib
- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3, CP X5804BYA Río Cuarto , Argentina
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS), CONICET-UNRC, Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3, CP X5804BYA Río Cuarto , Argentina
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS) and Departamento de Química Física , Universidade de Santiago de Compostela , 15782 Santiago , Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CIQUS) and Departamento de Química Física , Universidade de Santiago de Compostela , 15782 Santiago , Spain
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Gomez Rodríguez EI, Falcone RD, Beassoni PR, Moyano F, Correa NM. Supramolecular Systems as an Alternative for Enzymatic Degradation of 1‐Naphthyl Methylcarbamate (Carbaryl) Pesticide. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201901735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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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- Esteban I. Gomez Rodríguez
- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET Facultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET Facultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET Facultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de Biologia Molecular Universidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales. Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET Facultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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- Instituto para el Desarrollo Agroindustrial y de la Salud (IDAS)UNRC-CONICET Facultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
- Departamento de QuímicaUniversidad Nacional de Río CuartoFacultad de Ciencias ExactasFísico-Químicas y Naturales, Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto ARGENTINA
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Lépori CMO, Correa NM, Silber JJ, Vaca Chávez F, Falcone RD. Interfacial properties modulated by the water confinement in reverse micelles created by the ionic liquid-like surfactant bmim-AOT. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:947-955. [PMID: 30644504 DOI: 10.1039/c8sm02217h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The behavior of the interfacial water entrapped in reverse micelles (RMs) that were formed by the ionic liquid-like surfactant 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (bmim-AOT) was investigated with the use of UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) relaxometry. The solvatochromism of two molecular probes, namely, 1-methyl-8-oxyquinolinium betaine (QB) and N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine copper(ii)acetylacetonate tetraphenylborate ([Cu(acac)(tmen)][B(C6H5)4]), was investigated. As a comparison, the analog RMs formed by sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (Na-AOT) were also explored. By varying the water content inside the RMs and consequently the different magnitude of the water-surfactant interactions at the interface, interesting properties were observed by comparing bmim-AOT and Na-AOT RMs. From the solvatochromic behavior of ([Cu(acac)(tmen)][B(C6H5)4]), we found that the interface in bmim-AOT RMs shows a smaller electron donating capacity than that in Na-AOT RMs. QB revealed that the interfacial region is a weaker hydrogen bond donor and less polar than the corresponding Na-AOT RMs. NMR experiments showed that the molecular motion of water in bmim-AOT RMs is less restricted than that of the water molecules confined in Na-AOT RMs. In summary, the results show how the nature of the bmim+ cation affects the interaction between the entrapped water and the RM interface, greatly modifying the interfacial water structure in comparison with the results known for Na-AOT.
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- Cristian M O Lépori
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina.
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Villa CC, Correa NM, Silber JJ, Falcone RD. Catanionic Reverse Micelles as an Optimal Microenvironment To Alter the Water Electron Donor Capacity in a S N2 Reaction. J Org Chem 2019; 84:1185-1191. [PMID: 30608687 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b02492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The effect of interfacial water entrapped in two types of catanionic reverse micelles (RMs) on the kinetic parameters of the SN2 reaction between dimethyl-4-nitrophenylsulfonium trifluoromethanesulfonate (S+) and n-butylamine (BuNH2) was explored. Two catanionic surfactants, composed of a mixture of oppositely charged ionic surfactants without their original counterions, were used to create the RMs. Thus, benzyl- n-hexadecyldimethylammonium 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (BHD-AOT) and cetyltrimethylammonium 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (CTA-AOT) were formed. Also, the well-known anionic surfactant sodium 1,4-bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (Na-AOT) was employed as a comparison. Our results showed an important catalytic-like effect of all RMs investigated in comparison with a water-benzene mixture, and the rate constant values depend on the type of surfactant used. Faster reaction in BHD-AOT RMs than in CTA-AOT and Na-AOT RMs was observed. This behavior was attributed to the strong interaction (by hydrogen bonding with AOT anion and ion-dipole interaction with BHD+) between the entrapped water and the BHD-AOT interface, which reduces the solvation capacity of water on S+. In CTA-AOT (and Na-AOT) RMs, the water-interface interaction is weaker and the electron pairs of water can solvate S+ ions. In summary, the chemical structure of the counterion on the catanionic surfactant alters the interfacial region, allowing the progress of a reaction inside the RMs to be controlled.
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- Cristian C Villa
- Programa de Química , Universidad del Quindío , Carrera 15 Calle 14 Norte C.P. 630004 Armenia , Colombia
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- Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto , Argentina
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- Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto , Argentina
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- Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3 C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto , Argentina
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Kundu K, Singh AP, Panda S, Singh V, Gardas RL, Senapati S. Study on the Conformation of Entrapped Protein inside the Reverse Micellar Confinement Based on the Amino Acid Derived Ionic Liquid. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201800918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Kaushik Kundu
- Department of Biotechnology; Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences; Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of Biotechnology; Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences; Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Chennai 600036 India
- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of Chemistry; Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Chennai 600036 India
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- Department of Biotechnology; Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences; Indian Institute of Technology Madras; Chennai 600036 India
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Odella E, Falcone RD, Ceolín M, Silber JJ, Correa NM. Structural Characterization of Biocompatible Reverse Micelles Using Small-Angle X-ray Scattering, 31P Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:4366-4375. [PMID: 29589933 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b11395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The most critical problem regarding the use of reverse micelles (RMs) in several fields is the toxicity of their partial components. In this sense, many efforts have been made to characterize nontoxic RM formulations on the basis of biological amphiphiles and/or different oils. In this contribution, the microstructure of biocompatible mixed RMs formulated by sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT) and tri- n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) surfactants dispersed in the friendly solvent methyl laurate was studied by using SAXS and 31P NMR and by following the solvatochromic behavior of the molecular probe 4-aminophthalimide (4-AP). The results indicated the presence of RM aggregates upon TOPO incorporation with a droplet size reduction and an increase in the interfacial fluidity in comparison with pure AOT RMs. When confined inside the mixed systems, 4-AP showed a red-edge excitation shift and confirmed the increment of interfacial fluidity upon TOPO addition. Also, the partition between the external nonpolar solvent and the RM interface and an increase in both the local micropolarity and the capability to form a hydrogen bond interaction between 4-AP and a mixed interface were observed. The findings have been explained in terms of the nonionic surfactant structure and its complexing nature expressed at the interfacial level. Notably, we show how two different approaches, i.e., SAXS and the solvatochromism of the probe 4-AP, can be used in a complementary way to enhance our understanding of the interfacial fluidity of RMs, a parameter that is difficult to measure directly.
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- Emmanuel Odella
- Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3 , C.P. X5804BYA , Río Cuarto , Argentina
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- Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3 , C.P. X5804BYA , Río Cuarto , Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas , UNLP-CONICET (CCT-La Plata) , Diagonal 113 y 64 , C.P. B1906ZAA , La Plata , Argentina
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- Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3 , C.P. X5804BYA , Río Cuarto , Argentina
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- Departamento de Química , Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto , Agencia Postal # 3 , C.P. X5804BYA , Río Cuarto , Argentina
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Villa CC, Silber JJ, Falcone RD, Correa NM. Subtleties of catanionic surfactant reverse micelle assemblies revealed by a fluorescent molecular probe. Methods Appl Fluoresc 2017; 5:044001. [PMID: 28653961 DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/aa7b64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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In this work, the absorption and emission behavior of the cationic hemicyanine trans-4-[4-(dimethylamino)styryl]-N-methylpyridinium iodide (HC) in reverse micelles (RMs) formed by the catanionic surfactants benzyl-n-hexadecyldimethylammonium-1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT-BHD) and cetyltrimethylammonium-1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT-CTA) have been investigated. Our results show that the spectroscopic behavior of HC changes when the dye is dissolved in AOT-BHD or in AOT-CTA RMs. While HC undergoes an intramolecular charge-transfer process upon excitation in AOT-CTA RMs, in AOT-BHD RMs this process is inhibited due to a specific interaction between HC and the polar head group of the BHD+ cation. This implies that the chemical structure of CTA+ and BHD+ cations has a large impact on the excited stated from which HC emission occurs. Additionally, the structural difference between the two cations impacts on the water-RM interface interaction, which provides a way of controlling the solvation process in these RMs. Furthermore, differences in the interfacial fluidity between the two catanionic RMs is observed, a result that is particularly interesting with regard to these systems being used as nanoreactors.
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Monti GA, Fernández GA, Correa NM, Falcone RD, Moyano F, Silbestri GF. Gold nanoparticles stabilized with sulphonated imidazolium salts in water and reverse micelles. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2017; 4:170481. [PMID: 28791171 PMCID: PMC5541566 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.170481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Herein we describe the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) in presence of sulphonated imidazolium salts [1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropyl-4-sodiumsulfonatophenyl)imidazolium (L1), 1-mesityl-3-(3-sulfonatopropyl)imidazolium (L2) and 1-(3-sulfonatopropyl)imidazolium (L3)] in water and in a confinement environment created by reverse micelles (RMs). The Au-NPs were characterized-with an excellent agreement between different techniques-by UV-vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and zeta potential. In homogeneous media, the Au-NPs interact with the imidazolium ring and the sulphonate groups were directed away from the NPs' surface. This fact is responsible for the Au-NPs' stability-over three months-in water. Based on the obtained zeta potential values we assume the degree of coverage of the Au-NPs by the imidazolium salts. In n-heptane/sodium 1,4-bis (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT)/water RMs, the Au-NPs formed in presence of sulphonated imidazolium salts present different patterns depending on the ligand used as stabilizer. Interestingly, the Au-NPs are more stable in time when the salts are present in AOT RMs (three weeks) in comparison with the same RMs system but in absence of ligands (less than an hour). Clearly, the sulphonated imidazolium salts are very effective Au-NPs stabilizers in a different medium and this generates a plus to be able to use them for multiple purposes.
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- Gustavo A. Monti
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal no. 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- INQUISUR, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Av. Alem 1253, B8000CPB, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal no. 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal no. 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal no. 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
- Authors for correspondence: Fernando Moyano e-mail:
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- INQUISUR, Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)-CONICET, Av. Alem 1253, B8000CPB, Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- Authors for correspondence: Gustavo F. Silbestri e-mail:
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Patra A, Samanta N, Das DK, Mitra RK. Enhanced Catalytic Activity of α-Chymotrypsin in Cationic Surfactant Solutions: The Component Specificity Revisited. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:1457-1465. [PMID: 28151666 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b10472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Enhanced catalytic activity (super activity) of enzymes in the presence of surfactants is of key importance in "micellar enzymology"; such super activity is not very trivial, it is highly system specific, and the mechanism behind the activity enhancement is not always well apprehended. We report the catalytic activity of α-chymotrypsin (CHT) on ala-ala-phe-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin (AMC) in the presence of cationic surfactants of different hydrophobic chain lengths: dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (OTAB). It is observed that in comparison to buffer the catalytic activity of CHT is enhanced 5-fold in premicellar DTAB solutions, while negligible changes are observed in CTAB and OTAB. Activity decreases considerably in the post micellar concentration, specifically for the latter two surfactants. A similar trend is also obtained in another substrate 2-napthyal acetate hydrolysis. Such surfactant specific superactivity is intriguing. The protein's secondary and tertiary structures in the presence of these surfactants are determined using circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and it is found that both CTAB and OTAB perturb the protein structure significantly, especially in the post micellar concentrations. DTAB, on the other hand, does not produce noticeable changes in the protein structure. The various pairwise interactions present in the system have been underlined using both steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. Assuming a three-step kinetics model, we determine the free energy changes of the reaction, and the observations have been discussed in the light of the various interactions among the components.
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- Animesh Patra
- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, India
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- Department of Chemical, Biological and Macromolecular Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, India
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Lépori CMO, Silber JJ, Falcone RD, Correa NM. Improvement of the amphiphilic properties of a dialkyl phosphate by creation of a protic ionic liquid-like surfactant. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra08907d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Imim-DEHP, an interesting protic IL-like surfactant to create RMs in aliphatic and aromatic non-polar solvents and unilamellar vesicles in water.
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- Cristian M. O. Lépori
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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Phukon A, Ray S, Sahu K. Effect of Cosurfactants on the Interfacial Hydration of CTAB Quaternary Reverse Micelle Probed Using Excited State Proton Transfer. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:10659-10667. [PMID: 27666561 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b02869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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It has been proven previously that the negatively charged photoacid 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid trisodium salt (HPTS) resides at the interface of the cationic reverse micelle (RM) cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)/octanol/water/cyclohexane and is a potential reporter of hydration through the excited state proton transfer (ESPT) process. However, the ESPT dynamics monitored by the pump-probe study was limited to the ultrafast timescale and hence did not report any discernible ESPT signature. Herein, we reinvestigate the ESPT behavior using fluorescence spectroscopy in the nanosecond timescale and at different values of w0 (=[water]/[surfactant]). We clearly observed distinct w0-dependent ESPT signatures analogous to conventional ternary cationic RMs implying considerable interfacial hydration. The results agree with a recent molecular simulation study, where significant penetration of water molecules into the interface was predicted for the CTAB quaternary RM. Moreover, we also found that the ESPT dynamics and the fluorescence anisotropy decay of HPTS depend differentially on the octanol/CTAB ratio (p0). The ESPT process was found to be disfavored, whereas the anisotropy decay accelerates upon the increase in p0 values. Our analysis indicates that with the increase in the octanol concentration, dehydrated regions enrich gradually at the interface. However, the increase in octanol concentration may reduce the effective electrostatic potential experienced by the probe and thus may result in faster rotational relaxation.
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- Aparajita Phukon
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Phukon A, Ray S, Sahu K. How Does Interfacial Hydration Alter during Rod to Sphere Transition in DDAB/Water/Cyclohexane Reverse Micelles? Insights from Excited State Proton Transfer and Fluorescence Anisotropy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:6656-6665. [PMID: 27292367 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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How does microscopic organization of an organized assembly alter during macroscopic structural transition? The question may be important to ascertain driving forces responsible for such transitions. Didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB)/water/cyclohexane reverse micelle is an attractive assembly that undergoes structural transition from rod to spherical shape when the amount of water loading, w0 ([water]/[surfactant]), exceeds a particular value (w0 ∼ 8). Here, we intend to investigate the effect of the morphological change upon interfacial hydration using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence measurements. The anionic fluorophore 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonate (HPTS or pyranine) is expected to be trapped within the positively charged RM interface. The fluorophore can undergo excited-state proton transfer (ESPT) in the presence of water and, thus, is able to provide insight on the level of hydration within the interface. The ESPT process is markedly inhibited within the interface at low w0 and gradually favored with increase of w0. The time-resolved fluorescence decays could be best analyzed by assuming distribution of HPTS over two distinct interfacial regions- partly hydrated and mostly dehydrated. The relative population of the two regions varies distinctly at low w0 (<6) and high w0 (>6) regimes. Moreover, fluorescence anisotropy (steady-state and time-resolved) varies differently with respect to w0, before and after the transition point (w0 ∼ 8).
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- Aparajita Phukon
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Odella E, Falcone RD, Silber JJ, Correa NM. Nanoscale Control Over Interfacial Properties in Mixed Reverse Micelles Formulated by Using Sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate and Tri-n-octyl Phosphine Oxide Surfactants. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:2407-14. [PMID: 27128745 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The interfacial properties of pure reverse micelles (RMs) are a consequence of the magnitude and nature of noncovalent interactions between confined water and the surfactant polar head. Addition of a second surfactant to form mixed RMs is expected to influence these interactions and thus affect these properties at the nanoscale level. Herein, pure and mixed RMs stabilized by sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate and tri-n-octyl phosphine oxide (TOPO) surfactants in n-heptane were formulated and studied by varying both the water content and the TOPO mole fraction. The microenvironment generated was sensed by following the solvatochromic behavior of the 1-methyl-8-oxyquinolinium betaine probe and (31) P NMR spectroscopy. The results reveal unique properties of mixed RMs and we give experimental evidence that free water can be detected in the polar core of the mixed RMs at very low water content. We anticipate that these findings will have an impact on the use of such media as nanoreactors for many types of chemical reactions, such as enzymatic reactions and nanoparticle synthesis.
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- Emmanuel Odella
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentinia
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentinia
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentinia
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentinia.
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Küchler A, Yoshimoto M, Luginbühl S, Mavelli F, Walde P. Enzymatic reactions in confined environments. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 11:409-20. [PMID: 27146955 DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2016.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 453] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Within each biological cell, surface- and volume-confined enzymes control a highly complex network of chemical reactions. These reactions are efficient, timely, and spatially defined. Efforts to transfer such appealing features to in vitro systems have led to several successful examples of chemical reactions catalysed by isolated and immobilized enzymes. In most cases, these enzymes are either bound or adsorbed to an insoluble support, physically trapped in a macromolecular network, or encapsulated within compartments. Advanced applications of enzymatic cascade reactions with immobilized enzymes include enzymatic fuel cells and enzymatic nanoreactors, both for in vitro and possible in vivo applications. In this Review, we discuss some of the general principles of enzymatic reactions confined on surfaces, at interfaces, and inside small volumes. We also highlight the similarities and differences between the in vivo and in vitro cases and attempt to critically evaluate some of the necessary future steps to improve our fundamental understanding of these systems.
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- Andreas Küchler
- Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Molecular Bioscience, Yamaguchi University, Tokiwadai 2-16-1, Ube 755-8611, Japan
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Chemistry Department, University 'Aldo Moro', Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 5, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Sarkar S, Das K, Das PK. Hydrophobically Tailored Carbon Dots toward Modulating Microstructure of Reverse Micelle and Amplification of Lipase Catalytic Response. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2016; 32:3890-3900. [PMID: 27035762 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b04750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This article delineates the modulation of microstructure of cationic reverse micelle utilizing hydrophobically modified carbon dots (CDs) with varying surface functionalizations. Citric acid was used as the source of the carbon core, and Na-salt of glycine, glycine, Na-salt of 11-aminoundecanoic acid, 11-aminoundecanoic acid, and n-hexadecylamine were used for the surface fabrication of CDs to produce CD 1s, CD 1a, CD 2s, CD 2a, and CD 3, respectively. All these CDs having dimension of 5-7 nm were characterized by spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. The hydrodynamic diameter of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) reverse micelle (CTAB/isooctane/n-hexanol/water) at z ([cosurfactant]/[surfactant]) = 6.4 and W0 ([water]/[surfactant]) = 44 is around 15-20 nm. Interestingly, the size of the water-in-oil (w/o) microemulsions dramatically increased up to 120-200 nm upon doping hydrophobic surface functionalized CD 2a and CD 3. This is possibly due to change in the micellar exchange dynamics and reorganization of the micellar aggregates via hydrophobic interaction between surfactant (CTAB) tail and hydrophobic surface modifier of the carbon dots. However, no alteration in the size of reverse micelles was noted in the presence of carbon dots CD 1s, CD 1a, and CD 2s. Spectroscopic and microscopic investigations confirmed that the hydrophobic CD 2a and CD 3 were localized at the interface of reverse micelles whereas CD 1s, CD 1a, and CD 2s were possibly located in the water pool (away from interface). The activity of Chromobacterium viscosum lipase encapsulated within CD 3 and CD 2a doped significantly large CTAB reverse micelles showed remarkable improvement (3.7-fold and 3.4-fold) in its catalytic response. However, hydrophilic carbon dots CD 1s and CD 2s as well as moderately hydrophobic CD 1a had no significant effect on the microstructure of reverse micelles as well as on the lipase activity.
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- Saheli Sarkar
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, India
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Durantini AM, Falcone RD, Silber JJ, Correa NM. Effect of Confinement on the Properties of Sequestered Mixed Polar Solvents: Enzymatic Catalysis in Nonaqueous 1,4-Bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate Reverse Micelles. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:1678-85. [PMID: 26891863 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201501190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2015] [Revised: 02/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The influence of different glycerol, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and water mixtures encapsulated in 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT)/n-heptane reverse micelles (RMs) on the enzymatic hydrolysis of 2-naphthyl acetate by α-chymotrypsin is demonstrated. In the case of the mixtures with DMF and protic solvents it has been previously shown, using absorption, emission and dynamic light-scattering techniques, that solvents are segregated inside the polar core of the RMs. Protic solvents anchor to the AOT, whereas DMF locates to the polar core of the aggregate. Thus, DMF not only helps to solubilize the hydrophobic substrate, increasing its effective concentrations but surprisingly, it does not affect the enzyme activity. The importance of ensuring the presence of RMs, encapsulation of the polar solvents and the corrections by substrate partitioning in order to obtain reliable conclusions is highlighted. Moreover, the effect of a constrained environment on solvent-solvent interactions in homogenous media and its impact on the use of RMs as nanoreactors is stressed.
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- Andres M Durantini
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Self-Assembled Chemical Structures, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA, Río Cuarto, Argentina.
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Luna MA, Correa NM, Silber JJ, Falcone RD, Moyano F. Properties of AOT reverse micelle interfaces with different polar solvents. J PHYS ORG CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/poc.3535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- M. Alejandra Luna
- Departamento de Química; Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Agencia Postal # 3. C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto Argentina
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- Departamento de Química; Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Agencia Postal # 3. C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto Argentina
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- Departamento de Química; Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Agencia Postal # 3. C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto Argentina
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- Departamento de Química; Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Agencia Postal # 3. C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto Argentina
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- Departamento de Química; Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto; Agencia Postal # 3. C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto Argentina
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Lépori CMO, Correa NM, Silber JJ, Falcone RD. How the cation 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium impacts the interaction between the entrapped water and the reverse micelle interface created with an ionic liquid-like surfactant. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:830-844. [PMID: 26542472 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm02421h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The behavior of the interfacial water entrapped in reverse micelles (RMs) formed by the ionic liquid-like surfactant 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (bmim-AOT) dissolved in benzene (or chlorobenzene) was investigated using noninvasive techniques such as dynamic light scattering (DLS), static light scattering (SLS), FT-IR and (1)H NMR. The DLS and SLS results reveal the formation of discrete spherical and non-interacting water droplets stabilized by the bmim-AOT surfactant. Moreover, since the droplet size increases as the W0 (W0 = [water]/[surfactant]) value increases, water interacts with the RM interface. From FT-IR and (1)H NMR data, a weaker water-surfactant interaction in bmim-AOT RMs in comparison with the RMs created by sodium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (Na-AOT) is detected. Consequently, there are less water molecules interacting with the interface in bmim-AOT RMs, and their hydrogen bond network is not completely disrupted as they are in Na-AOT RMs. The results show how the nature of the new cation impacts the interaction between the entrapped water and the RM interface, modifying the interfacial water structure in comparison with the results known for Na-AOT.
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- Cristian M O Lépori
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3, C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina.
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Cuenca VE, Falcone RD, Silber JJ, Correa NM. How the Type of Cosurfactant Impacts Strongly on the Size and Interfacial Composition in Gemini 12-2-12 RMs Explored by DLS, SLS, and FTIR Techniques. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:467-76. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b10380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Victor E. Cuenca
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P., X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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Luna MA, Silber JJ, Sereno L, Correa NM, Moyano F. Determining the substrate permeability through the bilayer of large unilamellar vesicles of DOPC. A kinetic study. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra12847e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In this work we determine the permeability of DOPC vesicles in the presence of different cholesterol contents, by using the enzymatic hydrolysis of N-benzoyl-l-tyrosine p-nitroanilide catalyzed by α-chymotrypsin.
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- Maria Alejandra Luna
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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Dutta Choudhury S, Vir P, Mohanty J, Bhasikuttan AC, Pal H. Selective prototropism of lumichrome in cationic micelles and reverse micelles: a photophysical perspective. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra23562f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BHDC micelles and reverse micelles selectively transform the alloxazine form of lumichrome to the anionic isoalloxazine form, around neutral pH.
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400 085
- India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400 085
- India
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- Radiation & Photochemistry Division
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
- Mumbai 400 085
- India
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Gupta N, Gupta C, Sharma S, Rathi B, Sharma RK, Bohidar HB. Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles encapsulating horseradish peroxidase (HRP): synthesis, characterization and carrier for the generation of free radicals for potential applications in cancer therapy. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra24586b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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We report synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles encapsulating HRP. The average diameter of the particles was around 20 nm. HRP has been used to convert IAA to a toxic oxidized product and its toxic effect has been seen on cancerous cell lines.
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- Nikesh Gupta
- Special Centre for Nanosciences (SCNS)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi – 110067
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Hansraj College
- University of Delhi
- Delhi – 110007
- India
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- Nanotechnology, Drug Delivery and Tissue Culture Research Lab
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Delhi
- Delhi – 110007
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Hansraj College
- University of Delhi
- Delhi – 110007
- India
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- Nanotechnology, Drug Delivery and Tissue Culture Research Lab
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Delhi
- Delhi – 110007
- India
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- Special Centre for Nanosciences (SCNS)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University
- New Delhi – 110067
- India
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Phukon A, Barman N, Sahu K. Wet Interface of Benzylhexadecyldimethylammonium Chloride Reverse Micelle Revealed by Excited State Proton Transfer of a Localized Probe. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:12587-12596. [PMID: 26540303 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b03632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Excited state proton transfer (ESPT) of an anionic photoacid 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid (HPTS or pyranine) has been studied inside a cationic reverse micelle (RM), water/benzylhexadecyldimethylammonium chloride (BHDC)/benzene, using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The observed ESPT behavior is found to be remarkably different from the known ESPT trend of HPTS inside anionic AOT and cationic CTAB RMs; the ESPT dynamics approaches that of bulk water at higher w0 (≥10) inside AOT RM while no ESPT was observed for CTAB reverse micelle [ Sedgwick J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012 , 134 , 11904 - 11907 ]. The ESPT dynamics inside BHDC RM is remarkably slower compared to that of water at all w0 (= [water]/[surfactant]) values and relatively much less sensitive to w0 variation compared to AOT RM. 2D NOESY and fluorescence anisotropy measurements reveal that the probe (HPTS) is embedded inside the positive interface of BHDC RM. Despite its trapped location, HPTS is able to undergo ESPT due to significant penetration of water molecules into the interface. Furthermore, facile ESPT at higher w0 is consistent with higher degree of interface hydration as predicted by a recent MD simulation [ Agazzi Langmuir 2014 , 30 , 9643 - 9653 ]. The study shows that ESPT dynamics inside RM varies not only with the interface charge but also on the nature of the headgroup and solvation.
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- Aparajita Phukon
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati , Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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Florez Tabares JS, Correa NM, Silber JJ, Sereno LE, Molina PG. Droplet-droplet interactions investigated using a combination of electrochemical and dynamic light scattering techniques. The case of water/BHDC/benzene:n-heptane system. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:2952-2962. [PMID: 25727358 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm00146c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this contribution the electrochemistry of [Fe(CN)6](4-/3-) as the probe molecule was investigated in benzyl-n-hexadecyldimethylammonium chloride (BHDC) reverse micelles (RMs) varying the composition of the external solvent (benzene:n-heptane mixtures) and the surfactant concentration, at a fixed water content and probe concentration. The electrochemical and dynamic light scattering results show that in water/BHDC/benzene:n-heptane systems the aggregate sizes increase on increasing BHDC concentration. This behavior was unexpected since it is known that for water/BHDC/benzene RM systems keeping the water content constant and the surfactant concentration below 0.2 M, the droplet sizes are independent of the concentration of the surfactant. We explain the results considering that on changing the external solvent to benzene:n-heptane mixtures, RMs tend to associate in clusters and equilibrium between free RMs and droplet clusters is established. A model is presented which, using electrochemical and dynamic light scattering data, allows calculating the aggregation number of the RMs, the number of RMs that form the droplet clusters and the standard electron transfer heterogeneous rate constant.
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Gutierrez JA, Alejandra Luna M, Mariano Correa N, Silber JJ, Darío Falcone R. The impact of the polar core size and external organic media composition on micelle–micelle interactions: the effect on gold nanoparticle synthesis. NEW J CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj01126d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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An easy way to modulate reverse micelles as nanoreactors to produce different kinds of gold nanoparticles.
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- Jorge A. Gutierrez
- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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- Departamento de Química
- Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
- Río Cuarto
- Argentina
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Superactivity induced by micellar systems as the key for boosting the yield of enzymatic reactions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcatb.2014.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Girardi VR, Silber JJ, Mariano Correa N, Darío Falcone R. The use of two non-toxic lipophilic oils to generate environmentally friendly anionic reverse micelles without cosurfactant. Comparison with the behavior found for traditional organic non-polar solvents. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.05.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Villa CC, Silber JJ, Correa NM, Falcone RD. Effect of the cationic surfactant moiety on the structure of water entrapped in two catanionic reverse micelles created from ionic liquid-like surfactants. Chemphyschem 2014; 15:3097-109. [PMID: 25044685 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201402307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The behavior of water entrapped in reverse micelles (RMs) formed by two catanionic ionic liquid-like surfactants, benzyl-n-hexadecyldimethylammonium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT-BHD) and cetyltrimethylammonium 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT-CTA), was investigated by using dynamic (DLS) and static (SLS) light scattering, FTIR, and (1)H NMR spectroscopy techniques. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in which AOT-CTA has been used to create RMs and encapsulate water. DLS and SLS results revealed the formation of RMs in benzene and the interaction of water with the RM interface. From FTIR and (1)H NMR spectroscopy data, a difference in the magnitude of the water-catanionic surfactant interaction at the interface is observed. For the AOT-BHD RMs, a strong water-surfactant interaction can be invoked whereas for AOT-CTA this interaction seems to be weaker. Consequently, more water molecules interact with the interface in AOT-BHD RMs with a completely disrupted hydrogen-bond network, than in AOT-CTA RMs in which the water structure is partially preserved. We suggest that the benzyl group present in the BHD(+) moiety in AOT-BHD is responsible for the behavior of the catanionic interface in comparison with the interface created in AOT-CTA. These results show that a simple change in the cationic component in the catanionic surfactant promotes remarkable changes in the RMs interface with interesting consequences, in particular when using the systems as nanoreactors.
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- Cristian C Villa
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto (Argentina)
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Gutierrez JA, Falcone RD, Lopez-Quintela MA, Buceta D, Silber JJ, Correa NM. On the Investigation of the Droplet-Droplet Interactions of Sodium 1,4-Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Sulfosuccinate Reverse Micelles upon Changing the External Solvent Composition and Their Impact on Gold Nanoparticle Synthesis. Eur J Inorg Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201301612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Patra A, Luong TQ, Mitra RK, Havenith M. The influence of charge on the structure and dynamics of water encapsulated in reverse micelles. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:12875-83. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp00386a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Moldes ÓA, Astray G, Cid A, Iglesias-Otero MÁ, Morales J, Mejuto JC. Percolation Threshold of AOT Microemulsions with n-Alkyl Acids as Additives Prediction by Means of Artificial Neural Networks. TENSIDE SURFACT DET 2013. [DOI: 10.3139/113.110268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Different artificial neural networks architectures have been assayed to predict percolation temperature of AOT/iC8/H2O microemulsions in the presence of n-alkyl acids with a chain length between 0 and 24 carbons, using a multilayer perceptron with five easy-acquired entrance variables (number of carbons, log P, length of the hydrocarbon chain, pKa
and acid concentration). The evaluation of the neural networks was carried out by means of RMSE and IDP, resulting that the architecture with better results consists in five input neurons, two middle layers (with five and ten neuron respectively) and one output neuron. Results prove that Artificial Neural Networks are a useful tool elaborating models to predict percolation temperature of microemulsion systems in the presence of additives.
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- Óscar A. Moldes
- Physical-Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, Ourense, 32004-Ourense, Spain
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- Physical-Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, Ourense, 32004-Ourense, Spain
- Faculty of Law, International University of La Rioja, 26002-Logroño, Spain
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- REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, FCT-UNL, 2829-516 Monte de Caparica, Portugal
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- Physical-Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, Ourense, 32004-Ourense, Spain
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- Physical-Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, Ourense, 32004-Ourense, Spain
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- Physical-Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, Ourense, 32004-Ourense, Spain
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Moyano F, Setien E, Silber JJ, Correa NM. Enzymatic hydrolysis of N-benzoyl-L-tyrosine p-nitroanilide by α-chymotrypsin in DMSO-water/AOT/n-heptane reverse micelles. A unique interfacial effect on the enzymatic activity. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:8245-8254. [PMID: 23734596 DOI: 10.1021/la401103q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The reverse micelle (RM) media are very good as nanoreactors because they can create a unique microenvironment for carrying out a variety of chemical and biochemical reactions. The aim of the present work is to determine the influence of different water-dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) mixtures encapsulated in 1,4-bis-2-ethylhexylsulfosuccinate (AOT)/n-heptane RMs on the enzymatic hydrolysis of N-benzoyl-L-tyrosine p-nitroanilide (Bz-Try-pNA) by α-chymotrypsin (α-CT). The reaction was first studied in homogeneous media at different DMSO-water mixture compositions and in DMSO-water/AOT/n-heptane RMs. The hydrolysis rates of Bz-Try-pNA catalyzed by α-CT were determined by UV-vis spectroscopy. The reaction follows the Michaelis-Menten mechanism and the kinetic parameters: kcat, KM, and kcat/KM were evaluated under different conditions. In this homogeneous media, DMSO plays an important role in the solubilization process of the peptide which is almost insoluble in water, but it has a tremendous impact on the inactivation of α-CT. It is shown that the enzyme dissolved in a 20% molar ratio of the DMSO-water mixture does not present enzymatic activity. Dynamic light scattering has been used to assess the formation of DMSO-water/AOT/heptane RMs at different DMSO compositions. The results also show that there is preferential solvation of the AOT RM interface by water molecules. To test the use of these RMs as nanoreactors, the kinetic parameters for the enzymatic reaction in these systems have been evaluated. The parameters were determined at fixed W(S) {W(S) = ([water] + [DMSO])/[AOT] = 20} at different DMSO-water compositions. The results show that the Michaelis-Menten mechanism is valid for α-CT in all the RM systems studied and that the reaction takes place at the RM interface. Surprisingly, it was observed that the enzyme encapsulated by the RMs show catalytic effects with similar kcat/KM values at any DMSO composition investigated, which evidence that DMSO molecules are localized far from the RM interface.
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- Fernando Moyano
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3. C.P. X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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Graphene oxide in cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) reverse micelle: A befitting soft nanocomposite for improving efficiency of surface-active enzymes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2013; 395:111-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.12.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2012] [Revised: 12/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Agazzi FM, Rodriguez J, Falcone RD, Silber JJ, Correa NM. PRODAN dual emission feature to monitor BHDC interfacial properties changes with the external organic solvent composition. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:3556-3566. [PMID: 23441973 DOI: 10.1021/la304951f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We have investigated the water/benzyl-n-hexadecyldimethylammonium chloride (BHDC)/n-heptane:benzene reverse micelles (RMs) interfaces properties using 6-propionyl-2-(N,N-dimethyl)aminonaphthalene, PRODAN, as molecular probe. We have used absorption and emission (steady-state and time-resolved) spectroscopy of PRODAN to monitor the changes in the RMs interface functionalities upon changing the external organic solvent blend. We demonstrate that PRODAN is a useful probe to investigate how the external solvent composition affects the micelle interface properties. Our results show that changes in the organic solvent composition in water/BHDC/n-heptane:benzene RMs have a dramatic effect on the photophysics of PRODAN. Thus, increasing the aliphatic solvent content over the aromatic one produces PRODAN partition and PRODAN intramolecular electron transfer (ICT) processes. Additionally, the water presence in these RMs makes the PRODAN ICT process favored with the consequent decreases in the LE emission intensity and a better definition of the charge transfer (CT) band. All this evidence suggests that the benzene molecules are expelled out of the interface, and the water-BHDC interactions are stronger with more presence of water molecules in the polar part of the interface. Thus, we demonstrate that a simple change in the composition of the external phase promotes remarkable changes in the RMs interface. Finally, the results obtained with PRODAN together with those reported in a previous work in our lab reveal that the external phase is important when trying to control the properties of RMs interface. It should be noted that the external phase itself, besides the surfactant and the polar solvent sequestrated, is a very important control variable that can play a key role if we consider smart application of these RMs systems.
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- Federico M Agazzi
- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal # 3, C.P X5804BYA Río Cuarto, Argentina
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Li BS, Liu WX, Zhang QW, Wang SH, Zhang FM, Zhang SY, Tu YQ, Cao XP. Direct syntheses of spiro- and fused-hydrofurans by a tunable tandem semipinacol rearrangement/oxa-Michael addition protocol. Chemistry 2013; 19:5246-9. [PMID: 23495122 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201300205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A highly chemoselective one-pot reaction has been developed involving a tandem semipinacol rearrangement/oxa-Michael addition sequence in which the in situ generated ketol diene intermediate can be transformed specifically to either the spiro- or fused-dihydrofuran products (see scheme). This one-pot tandem reaction represents a general synthetic methodology for the syntheses of the two different kinds of furan derivatives.
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- Bao-Sheng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China
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Nojiri A, Kumagai N, Shibasaki M. In situ manipulation of catalyst performance via the photocontrolled aggregation/dissociation state of the catalyst. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:4628-30. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc00008g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Blach D, Silber JJ, Correa NM, Falcone RD. Electron donor ionic liquids entrapped in anionic and cationic reverse micelles. Effects of the interface on the ionic liquid–surfactant interactions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:16746-57. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cp52273c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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