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Huang W, Hua MZ, Li S, Chen K, Lu X, Wu D. Application of atomic force microscopy in the characterization of fruits and vegetables and associated substances toward improvement in quality, preservation, and processing: nanoscale structure and mechanics perspectives. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023:1-29. [PMID: 37585698 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2242944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Fruits and vegetables are essential horticultural crops for humans. The quality of fruits and vegetables is critical in determining their nutritional value and edibility, which are decisive to their commercial value. Besides, it is also important to understand the changes in key substances involved in the preservation and processing of fruits and vegetables. Atomic force microscopy (AFM), a powerful technique for investigating biological surfaces, has been widely used to characterize the quality of fruits and vegetables and the substances involved in their preservation and processing from the perspective of nanoscale structure and mechanics. This review summarizes the applications of AFM to investigate the texture, appearance, and nutrients of fruits and vegetables based on structural imaging and force measurements. Additionally, the review highlights the application of AFM in characterizing the morphological and mechanical properties of nanomaterials involved in preserving and processing fruits and vegetables, including films and coatings for preservation, bioactive compounds for processing purposes, nanofiltration membrane for concentration, and nanoencapsulation for delivery of bioactive compounds. Furthermore, the strengths and weaknesses of AFM for characterizing the quality of fruits and vegetables and the substances involved in their preservation and processing are examined, followed by a discussion on the prospects of AFM in this field.
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- Weinan Huang
- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology/Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology/Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Growth and Development), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
- Zhongyuan Institute, Zhejiang University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology/Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology/Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Growth and Development), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
- Zhongyuan Institute, Zhejiang University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology/Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Integrative Biology/Key Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (Growth and Development), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China
- Zhongyuan Institute, Zhejiang University, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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Baccile N, Derj A, Boissière C, Humblot V, Deniset-Besseau A. Homogeneous supported monolayer from microbial glycolipid biosurfactant. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Almarwani B, Phambu N, Hamada YZ, Sunda-Meya A. Interactions of an Anionic Antimicrobial Peptide with Zinc(II): Application to Bacterial Mimetic Membranes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:14554-14562. [PMID: 33227202 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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While the majority of known antimicrobial peptides are cationic, a small number consist of short Asp-rich sequences that are anionic. These require metal ions to become biologically active. Here, we report the study of the zinc complexes of the peptide GADDDDD (GAD5), an antimicrobial peptide. Using a combination of dynamic light scattering (DLS), ζ-potential, infrared, Raman, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), we find that adding zinc ions to GAD5 forces it into a compact structure. Higher amounts of zinc ions favor a larger structure, possibly a dimer. SEM images show that zinc ions reduce the size of the fibrillar structures of GAD5. TGA curves show that the addition of zinc ions increases the thermal stability of the structure of the peptide. TGA and DSC indicate that the association of GAD5 with a zwitterionic phospholipid in the presence of zinc ions is the most stable. The stability of that complex is due to the presence of a sharp endothermic peak in the 200-300 °C range, suggesting the presence of interlamellar water that is essential to the stabilization of the structure. These results indicate that the Zn-GAD5 complex prefers the bacteria-mimicking neutral (zwitterionic) membranes. In the presence of negatively charged phospholipids, the complex remains unordered and unstable. In terms of mechanism of action, the Zn-GAD5 complex promotes a possible endocytic uptake with respect to neutral (zwitterionic) membranes while promoting membrane disruption by forming pores with respect to negatively charged phospholipids.
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- Bashiyar Almarwani
- Department of Chemistry, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee 37209, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee 37209, United States
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- Department of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, Tennessee 38126, United States
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- Department of Physics and Computer Science, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125, United States
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Structure, Formation, and Biological Interactions of Supported Lipid Bilayers (SLB) Incorporating Lipopolysaccharide. COATINGS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings10100981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Biomimetic membrane systems play a crucial role in the field of biosensor engineering. Over the years, significant progress has been achieved creating artificial membranes by various strategies from vesicle fusion to Langmuir transfer approaches to meet an ever-growing demand for supported lipid bilayers on various substrates such as glass, mica, gold, polymer cushions, and many more. This paper reviews the diversity seen in the preparation of biologically relevant model lipid membranes which includes monolayers and bilayers of phospholipid and other crucial components such as proteins, characterization techniques, changes in the physical properties of the membranes during molecular interactions and the dynamics of the lipid membrane with biologically active molecules with special emphasis on lipopolysaccharides (LPS).
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Rezaei Erami S, Raftani Amiri Z, Jafari SM. Nanoliposomal encapsulation of Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) fruit extract as a rich source of health-promoting bioactive compounds. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2019.108581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Dols-Perez A, Fumagalli L, Gomila G. Interdigitation in spin-coated lipid layers in air. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 172:400-406. [PMID: 30195157 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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In this study, we show that dry saturated phospholipid layers prepared by the spin-coating technique could present thinner regions associated to interdigitated phases under some conditions. The morphological characteristics of lipid layers of saturated phosphocholines, such as dilauroylphosphatidylcholine (DLPC), dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC), have been measured by Atomic Force Microscopy and revealed that the presence of interdigitated regions is not induced by the same parameters that induce them in hydrated samples. To achieve these results the effect of the lipid hidrocabonated chain length, the presence of alcohol in the coating solution, the spinning velocity and the presence of cholesterol were tested. We showed that DPPC and DSPC bilayers, on the one side, can show structures with similar height than interdigitated regions observed in hydrated samples, while, on the other side, DLPC and DMPC tend to show no evidence of interdigitation. Results indicate that the presence of interdigitated areas is due to the presence of lateral tensions and, hence, that they can be eliminated by releasing these tensions by, for instance, the addition of cholesterol. These results demonstrate that interdigitation in lipid layers is a rather general phenomena and can be observed in lipid bilayers in dry conditions.
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- Aurora Dols-Perez
- Department of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ, Delft, Netherlands.
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), C/ Baldiri i Reixac 15-21, 08028, Barcelona, Spain; Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica i Biomèdica, Universitat de Barcelona, C/ Martí i Franquès 1, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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Dols-Perez A, Fumagalli L, Gomila G. Structural and nanomechanical effects of cholesterol in binary and ternary spin-coated single lipid bilayers in dry conditions. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2014; 116:295-302. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.12.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tantawi KH, Cerro R, Berdiev B, Martin MED, Montes FJ, Patel D, Williams JD. Investigation of transmembrane protein fused in lipid bilayer membranes supported on porous silicon. J Med Eng Technol 2012; 37:28-34. [DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2012.733056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Maherani B, Arab-Tehrany E, Kheirolomoom A, Cleymand F, Linder M. Influence of lipid composition on physicochemical properties of nanoliposomes encapsulating natural dipeptide antioxidant l-carnosine. Food Chem 2012; 134:632-40. [PMID: 23107672 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.02.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2011] [Revised: 12/23/2011] [Accepted: 02/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Natural dipeptide antioxidants (l-carnosine) are recieving increasing attention because of their noticeable potential as biopreservatives in food recent technology. Encapsulation of antioxidants by nanoliposomes could represent an ameliorative approach to overcome the problems related to the direct application of these antioxidant peptides in food. In this study, nanoliposomes prepared from different lipids (DOPC, POPC and DPPC) by thin film hydration method, were assessed by considering their size, ζ-potential, phase transition temperature and fluidity. One important parameter of interest in this article was to compare the encapsulation efficacy of l-carnosine in three different nanoliposomes using a rapid and precise approach (1)H NMR without the need for physical separation of entrapped and non-entrapped l-carnosine. Furthermore, the morphology of small unilamellar nanoliposomes with different compositions on mica surface was investigated using Atomic Force Microscopy.
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- Behnoush Maherani
- Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Biomolécules (LIBio), Université de Lorraine, 2 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, 54501 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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Dols-Perez A, Fumagalli L, Simonsen AC, Gomila G. Ultrathin spin-coated dioleoylphosphatidylcholine lipid layers in dry conditions: a combined atomic force microscopy and nanomechanical study. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:13165-13172. [PMID: 21936555 DOI: 10.1021/la202942j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been used to study the structural and mechanical properties of low concentrated spin-coated dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) layers in dry environment (RH ≈ 0%) at the nanoscale. It is shown that for concentrations in the 0.1-1 mM range the structure of the DOPC spin-coated samples consists of an homogeneous lipid monolayer ∼1.3 nm thick covering the whole substrate on top of which lipid bilayer (or multilayer) micro- and nanometric patches and rims are formed. The thickness of the bilayer structures is found to be ∼4.5 nm (or multiples of this value for multilayer structures), while the lateral dimensions range from micrometers to tens of nanometer depending on the lipid concentration. The force required to break a bilayer (breakthrough force) is found to be ∼0.24 nN. No dependence of the mechanical values on the lateral dimensions of the bilayer structures is evidenced. Remarkably, the thickness and breakthrough force values of the bilayers measured in dry environment are very similar to values reported in the literature for supported DOPC bilayers in pure water.
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- Aurora Dols-Perez
- Nanobioelec group, Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC), Baldiri i Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Synthesis, characterization and optical–electrical properties of the thin film deposited nano-Co(II)-8-hydroxy-5-nitrosoquinolate complex via the layer-by-layer chemical deposition technique. Polyhedron 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2011.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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