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Insights into the remarkable attenuation of hen egg white lysozyme amyloid fibril formation mediated by biogenic gold nanoparticles stabilized by quercetin-functionalized tara gum. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 232:123044. [PMID: 36586653 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Aberrant protein misfolding and/or aggregation and fibrillation has been linked to the pathogenesis of several debilitating chronic diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Inhibiting protein amyloidogenesis has been proposed as a viable strategy to prevent or ameliorate associated disorders. Herein, we investigated the anti-amyloidogenic properties of biogenic gold nanoparticles (QTG-GNP) prepared via a simple green chemistry route and stabilized by quercetin-functionalized tara gum (QTG). The synthesized QTG-GNP was extensively characterized for its physicochemical attributes via UV-visible spectroscopy, TEM, FESEM, EDX, DLS/Zeta potential, FTIR, RAMAN, XRD, XPS, and TGA analyses, as well as for its biological properties. The results revealed that small-sized (5.01 ± 1.17 nm), well-dispersed, highly stable and round-shaped biogenic gold nanoparticles were successfully synthesized at room temperature with QTG as the sole reductant /stabilizer. Importantly, QTG-GNP demonstrated potent anti-aggregation and fibrillation inhibitory effects against amyloidogenic hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL). Also, QTG-GNP was able to dissociate pre-formed HEWL amyloid fibrils. Furthermore, the constructed nanoparticles exhibited potent anti-radical activities against DPPH and ABTS+ and were cytocompatible with mouse L929 fibroblast cells. On the basis of these findings, it was established that QTG-GNP holds strong prospects for further development as an agent for countering protein aggregation and associated disease conditions.
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Probing plausible role of anionic surfactants in inducing structural alternations in HEWL with Fe-containing metallo-catanionic aggregates. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Maleated rosin-derived advanced materials: preparation, properties and application. JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13738-022-02542-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Parveen S, Ali MS, Al-Lohedan HA, Tabassum S. Interaction of Carrier Protein with Potential Metallic Drug Candidate N-Glycoside 'GATPT': Validation by Multi-Spectroscopic and Molecular Docking Approaches. Molecules 2021; 26:6641. [PMID: 34771048 PMCID: PMC8587009 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Lysozyme is often used as a model protein to study interaction with drug molecules and to understand biological processes which help in illuminating the therapeutic effectiveness of the drug. In the present work, in vitro interaction studies of 1-{(2-hydroxyethyl)amino}-2-amino-1,2-dideoxy-d-glucose triphenyl tin (IV) (GATPT) complex with lysozyme were carried out by employing various biophysical methods such as absorption, fluorescence, and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopies. The experimental results revealed efficient binding affinity of GATPT with lysozyme with intrinsic binding (Kb) and binding constant (K) values in the order of 105 M-1. The number of binding sites and thermodynamic parameters ΔG, ΔH, and ΔS at four different temperatures were also calculated and the interaction of GATPT with lysozyme was found to be enthalpy and entropy driven. The CD spectra revealed alterations in the population of α-helical content within the secondary structure of lysozyme in presence of GATPT complex. The morphological analysis of the complex with lysozyme and lysozyme-DNA condensates was carried out by employing confocal and SEM studies. Furthermore, the molecular docking studies confirmed the interaction of GATPT within the larger hydrophobic pocket of the lysozyme via several non-covalent interactions.
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- Sabiha Parveen
- Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India;
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.A.); (H.A.A.-L.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (M.S.A.); (H.A.A.-L.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India;
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Ishtikhar M, Siddiqui Z, Ahmad A, Ashraf JM, Arshad M, Doctor N, Al-Kheraif AA, Zamzami MA, Al-Thawadi SM, Kim J, Khan RH. Phytochemical thymoquinone prevents hemoglobin glycoxidation and protofibrils formation: A biophysical aspect. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 190:508-519. [PMID: 34481855 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.08.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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d-ribose, a reducing sugar, in diabetic hyperglycemia provokes non-enzymatic glycoxidation of hemoglobin (Hb), an abundant protein of red blood cells (RBCs). Different types of intermediates adduct formation occur during glycoxidation, such as advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) which lead to amyloid formation due to structural and conformational alterations in protein. Therefore, the study of these intermediate adducts plays a pivotal role to discern their relationship with diabetes mellitus and related disorders. Here, we investigated the interaction mechanism of d-ribose with Hb, and Hb prebound phytochemical thymoquinone (TQ). Our investigation reveals that the interaction of TQ with histidine residues of Hb interferes with the interaction of d-ribose with glycine residues at the glycation-site. Based on that, we had performed a time-based (21-days) in-vitro glycoxidation study at 37 °C to investigate the structural perturbation mechanism of Hb at different time-intervals in absence/presence of TQ. We found that prolonged glycoxidation induces amyloid formation in absence of TQ but in its presence, the process was prohibited. In summary, this study examined and characterized biophysically different intermediate-states of protein carrying glycoxidation-modification. Our findings suggested that TQ potentially affects interaction of d-ribose with Hb that prevents glycoxidation and protofibril formation, which establishes TQ as a potential therapeutic agent.
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- Mohd Ishtikhar
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India.
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia
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- Dental Biomaterials Research Chair, Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P. O. Box: 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University, NC 27834-4354, USA
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- Dental Biomaterials Research Chair, Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P. O. Box: 10219, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Reasech Institute of Cell Culture, YeungNam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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Pan Y, Ge B, Zhang Y, Li P, Guo B, Zeng X, Pan J, Lin S, Yuan P, Hou L. Surface activity and cleaning performance of Gemini surfactants with rosin groups. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Kumar S, Kumar M, Tyagi YK, Kumar S. Inhibition of Amyloid Fibrillation of HEWL by 4-Methylcoumarin and 4-Methylthiocoumarin Derivatives. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2021; 22:232-244. [PMID: 32933456 DOI: 10.2174/1389201021666200915112849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several human diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease, and systemic amyloidosis are associated with the misfolding and aggregation of protein molecules. OBJECTIVE The present study demonstrated the comparison of 4-methyl coumarin and 4-methylthiocoumarin derivative for their anti-amyloidogenic and disaggregation activities. The hen egg-white lysozyme is used as a model system to study protein aggregation and disaggregation under in vitro conditions. METHODS Techniques used in the study were Thioflavin T fluorescence assay, intrinsic fluorescence assay, circular dichroism, transmission electron microscopy, and molecular dynamics. RESULTS Fifteen compounds were screened for their anti-amyloidogenic and disaggregation potential. Six compounds significantly inhibited the fibril formation, whereas ten compounds showed disaggregation property of pre-formed fibrils. Under in vitro conditions, the compound C3 and C7 showed significant inhibition of fibril formation in a concentration-dependent manner as compared to control. C3 and C7 demonstrated 93% and 76% inhibition of fibril formation, respectively. Furthermore, C3 and C7 exhibited 83% and 76% disaggregation activity, respectively, of pre-formed HEWL fibrils at their highest concentration. These anti-amyloidogenic and disaggregation potential of C3 and C7 were validated by intrinsic fluorescence, CD, molecular dynamics, and TEM study. DISCUSSION 4-methylthiocoumarins derivatives have shown better anti-amyloidogenic activity as compared to 4-methylcoumarin derivatives for both amyloid formation as well as disaggregation of preformed amyloid fibrils. Structurally, the derivatives of 4-methylthiocoumarins (C3 and C7) contain thio group on 2nd position that might be responsible for anti-amyloidogenic activity as compared to 4- methylcoumarin derivatives (C2 and C4). CONCLUSION C3 and C7 are novel 4-methylthiocoumarin derivatives that can be used as a lead for alleviation and symptoms associated with protein aggregation disorders.
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- Shivani Kumar
- University School of Biotechnology Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi- 110078, India
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- Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India
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- University School of Basic and Applied Sciences Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi- 110078, India
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- University School of Biotechnology Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Dwarka, Sector 16C, New Delhi- 110078, India
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Preisz Z, Kunsági-Máté S. Effect of methotrexate and its photodegradation products on the temperature induced denaturation of human serum albumin. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 245:118905. [PMID: 32927299 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Effect of the photodegradation of chemotherapeutic agent methotrexate on the denaturation of human serum albumin has been studied by differential scanning calorimetry and fluorimetric measurements. Photoluminescence studies highlighted entropy driven binding of both methotrexate molecules and its degradation products to the albumin molecules. The calorimetric measurements evaluated by the Kissinger method show elevated activation energy in the presence of methotrexate. Similar but moderated enhancement of the activation energy was obtained in the presence of the photodegradation products of methotrexate. These results highlight stabilization of the human serum albumin by the methotrexate drug which finding may contribute to fine tuning of methotrexate applications in therapy.
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- Zsolt Preisz
- Department of General and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság 6, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; Institute of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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- Department of General and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság 6, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; Institute of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti 12, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary; JánosSzentágothai Research Center, University of Pécs, Ifjúság 20, H-7624 Pécs, Hungary.
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Parveen R, Tarannum Z, Ali S, Fatima S. Nanoclay based study on protein stability and aggregation and its implication in human health. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 166:385-400. [PMID: 33122071 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Protein aggregation is the major cause of several acute amyloid diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's, Alzheimer's, Lysozyme Systemic amyloidosis, Diabetes-II etc. While these diseases have attracted much attention but the cure is still unavailable. In the present study, Human Serum Albumin (HSA) and Human Lysozyme (HL) were used as the model proteins to investigate their aggregations. Nanoclays are hydrous silicates found in clay fraction of soil and known as natural nanomaterials. They have long been used in several applications in health-related products. In the present paper, the different types of nanoclays (MMT K-10, MMT K-30, Halloysite, Bentonite) were used to inhibit the process of HSA and HL aggregation. Aggregation experiments were evaluated using several biophysical tools such as Turbidity measurements, Intrinsic fluorescence, 1-anilino-8-naphthalene sulfonate (ANS), Thioflavin T (Th T), congo red (CR) binding assays and Circular dichroism. Results demonstrated that all the nanoclays inhibit the DTT-induced aggregation. However, bentonite and MMT K-10 were progressively intense and potent as they slowed down nucleation stage which can be perceived using several biophysical techniques. Hence, nanoclays can be used as an artificial chaperone and might provide effective treatment against several protein aggregation related disorders.
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- Romana Parveen
- Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India.
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Maryam L, Ali A, Khalid S, Khan AU. A mechanistic approach to prove the efficacy of combination therapy against New Delhi metallo-β-lactamases producing bacterial strain: a molecular and biochemical approach. Eur J Med Res 2020; 25:19. [PMID: 32493479 PMCID: PMC7271545 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-020-00418-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND NDM-1 is a novel broad-spectrum metallo-β-lactamase with the capability to grant resistance to almost all β-lactam antibiotics. Its widespread dissemination made treatment options a major challenge to combat, causing threat to public health worldwide. Due to antibiotic resistance problems, development of effective therapeutics for infections caused by NDM-1 producing strains is urgently required. Since combination therapies are proved to be effective in many cases, this study was initiated to put forward novel effective antibiotics combinations for fighting infections caused by NDM-1 producing strains. METHODS Streptomycin and amikacin combination and streptomycin and ciprofloxacin combination were tested by checkerboard assay. NDM-1 protein/enzyme was then expressed and purified to carry out enzyme kinetics study, CD and fluorescence spectroscopic studies. RESULTS Streptomycin and amikacin combination and streptomycin and ciprofloxacin combination showed synergistic effect towards NDM-1 producing bacterial strains as shown by FICI results. NDM-1 producing bacterial cells were expressed and purified to obtain protein as the source of enzyme. When NDM-1 enzyme was treated with streptomycin along with amikacin, the efficiency of enzyme was decreased by 49.37% and when the enzyme was treated with streptomycin along with ciprofloxacin, the efficiency of enzyme was decreased by 29.66% as revealed by enzyme kinetic studies. Due to binding of streptomycin and amikacin in combination and streptomycin and ciprofloxacin in combination, conformational changes in the secondary structure of NDM-1 enzyme were observed by CD spectroscopic studies. Antibiotics streptomycin and ciprofloxacin bind with NDM-1 through exothermic processes, whereas amikacin binds through an endothermic process. All three antibiotics bind spontaneously with an association constant of the order of 104 M-1 as revealed by fluorescence spectroscopic studies. CONCLUSIONS The therapeutic combination of streptomycin with amikacin and ciprofloxacin plays an important role in inhibiting NDM-1 producing bacterial strains. Therefore, these combinations can be used as effective future therapeutic candidates against NDM-1 producing bacterial cells.
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- Lubna Maryam
- Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202 002, India
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- Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202 002, India
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- Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202 002, India
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- Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202 002, India.
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Ishtikhar M, Siddiqui Z, Husain FM, Khan RA, Hassan I. Comparative refolding of guanidinium hydrochloride denatured bovine serum albumin assisted by cationic and anionic surfactants via artificial chaperone protocol: Biophysical insight. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 225:117510. [PMID: 31520999 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In the present study, we report the cooperative refolding/renaturation behaviour of guanidinium hydrochloride (GdnHCl) denatured bovine serum albumin (BSA) in the presence of cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and their catanionic mixture in the solution of 60 mM sodium phosphate buffer of physiological pH 7.4, using artificial chaperone-assisted two-step method. Here, we have employed biophysical techniques to characterize the refolding mechanism of denatured BSA after 200 times of dilution in the presence of cationic, anionic surfactants and their catanionic mixture, separately. We have found that minimum refolding of diluted BSA in the presence of 1:1 rational mixture of CTAB and SDS (CTAB/SDS = 50/50), it may be due to the micelles formation which is responsible for the unordered microstructure aggregate formation. Other mixtures (CTAB/SDS = 20/80 and 80/20) slightly played an effective role during refolding process in the presence of methyl-β-cyclodextrin. On other hand, CTAB and SDS are more effective and reflect a good renaturation tendency of denatured BSA solution separately and in existence of methyl-β-cyclodextrin as compare to their mixture compositions. But overall, CTAB has the better renaturation tendency as compare to SDS in the existence of methyl-β-cyclodextrin. These results ascribed the presence of charge head group and length of hydrophobic tail of CTAB surfactant that plays an important task during electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions at pH 7.4 at which BSA carries negative charge on their surface. These biophysical parameters suggest that, CTAB surfactant assisted artificial chaperone protocol may be utilized in the protein renaturation/refolding studies, which may address the associated problems of biotechnological industries for the development of efficient and inexpensive folding aides, which may also be used to produced genetically engineered cells related diseases, resulting from protein misfolding/aggregation.
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- Mohd Ishtikhar
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India.
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- Department of Biosciences, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Sharma V, Ghosh KS. Inhibition of Amyloid Fibrillation by Small Molecules and Nanomaterials: Strategic Development of Pharmaceuticals Against Amyloidosis. Protein Pept Lett 2019; 26:315-323. [PMID: 30848182 DOI: 10.2174/0929866526666190307164944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Amyloid fibrils are a special class of self-assembled protein molecules, which exhibit various toxic effects in cells. Different physiological disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's diseases, etc. happen due to amyloid formation and lack of proper cellular mechanism for the removal of fibrils. Therefore, inhibition of amyloid fibrillation will find immense applications to combat the diseases associated with amyloidosis. The development of therapeutics against amyloidosis is definitely challenging and numerous strategies have been followed to find out anti-amyloidogenic molecules. Inhibition of amyloid aggregation of proteins can be achieved either by stabilizing the native conformation or by decreasing the chances of assembly formation by the unfolded/misfolded structures. Various small molecules such as naturally occurring polyphenols, flavonoids, small organic molecules, surfactants, dyes, chaperones, etc. have demonstrated their capability to interrupt the amyloid fibrillation of proteins. In addition to that, in last few years, different nanomaterials were evolved as effective therapeutic inhibitors against amyloidosis. Aromatic and hydrophobic interactions between the partially unfolded protein molecules and the inhibitors had been pointed as a general mechanism for inhibition. In this review article, we are presenting an overview on the inhibition of amyloidosis by using different small molecules (both natural and synthetic origin) as well as nanomaterials for development of pharmaceutical strategies against amyloid diseases.
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- Vandna Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh 177005, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh 177005, India
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Investigating the effects of different natural molecules on the structure and oligomerization propensity of hen egg-white lysozyme. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 134:189-201. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Maryam L, Khalid S, Ali A, Khan AU. Synergistic effect of doripenem in combination with cefoxitin and tetracycline in inhibiting NDM-1 producing bacteria. Future Microbiol 2019; 14:671-689. [PMID: 31161792 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2019-0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Aim: To propose newer combinations of antibiotics effective against NDM-1-producing bacterial strains. Materials & methods: Antibiotics combinations were tested by checkerboard assay. NDM-1 protein/enzyme was expressed and purified to perform enzyme kinetics, circular dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopic studies. Results: Doripenem-cefoxitin combination and doripenem-tetracycline combination showed synergistic effect toward NDM-1-producing strains. The catalytic efficiency of NDM-1 enzyme was decreased drastically by 96.6% upon doripenem-cefoxitin treatment and by 35.54% after doripenem-tetracycline treatment. Conformational changes were observed in NDM-1 upon combination treatment. Conclusion: NDM-1-producing bacterial strains show resistance to multiple antibiotics but the combination of doripenem-cefoxitin and doripenem-tetracycline are effective against them. The combination of a carbapenem and cephamycin antibiotic is proposed for future treatment options against bacteria-producing NDM-1.
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- Lubna Maryam
- Medical Microbiology & Molecular Biology Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India
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- Medical Microbiology & Molecular Biology Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India
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- Medical Microbiology & Molecular Biology Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India
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- Medical Microbiology & Molecular Biology Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 202002, India
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Kugler S, Ossowicz P, Malarczyk-Matusiak K, Wierzbicka E. Advances in Rosin-Based Chemicals: The Latest Recipes, Applications and Future Trends. Molecules 2019; 24:E1651. [PMID: 31035500 PMCID: PMC6539233 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24091651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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A comprehensive review of the publications about rosin-based chemicals has been compiled. Rosin, or colophony, is a natural, abundant, cheap and non-toxic raw material which can be easily modified to obtain numerous useful products, which makes it an excellent subject of innovative research, attracting growing interest in recent years. The last extensive review in this research area was published in 2008, so the current article contains the most promising, repeatable achievements in synthesis of rosin-derived chemicals, published in scientific literature from 2008 to 2018. The first part of the review includes low/medium molecule weight compounds: Especially intermediates, resins, monomers, curing agents, surfactants, medications and biocides. The second part is about macromolecules: mainly elastomers, polymers for biomedical applications, coatings, adhesives, surfactants, sorbents, organosilicons and polysaccharides. In conclusion, a critical evaluation of the publications in terms of data completeness has been carried out with an indication of the most promising directions of rosin-based chemicals development.
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- Szymon Kugler
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Pulaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland.
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- Industrial Chemistry Research Institute, Rydygiera 8, 01-793 Warsaw, Poland.
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Maryam L, Khalid S, Ali A, Khan AU. Significant role of Asn-247 and Arg-64 residues in close proximity of the active site in maintaining the catalytic function of CTX-M-15 type β-lactamase. RSC Adv 2019; 9:5325-5337. [PMID: 35515906 PMCID: PMC9060699 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra10313e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Members of Enterobacteriaceae cause antibiotic-resistant infections worldwide. One such marker, CTX-M-15, expressed by Enterobacteriaceae produces β-lactamases, which hydrolyze the cephalosporin group of antibiotics, such as cefotaxime, used in the treatment of both Gram-positive and negative bacterial infections. Amino acid residues present in close proximity of the active site might also play a major role in the structure and function of CTX-M-15, hence the objective of this study was to investigate the significance of two amino acid residues, Asn-247 and Arg-64, present near to the active site in the hydrolysis of cefotaxime. blaCTX-M-15, cloned from the E. cloacae strain, and using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)-based site-directed mutagenesis, Asn247Val and Arg64Leu mutations were introduced. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of cefotaxime for the CTX-M-15 (N247V) and CTX-M-15 (R64L) mutants were reduced by 512 and 128 fold, respectively. Proteins/enzymes of wild-type CTX-M-15, CTX-M-15 (N247V) and CTX-M-15 (R64L) mutants were expressed and purified. Kinetic studies showed that the catalytic efficiencies of the N247V mutant and R64L mutant enzymes in the hydrolysis of cefotaxime were reduced by 89.66% and 71.11%, respectively. Circular dichroism spectroscopic studies showed considerable changes in the α-helical content of the mutant enzymes. A fluorescence study showed that N247V mutant-cefotaxime and R64L mutant-cefotaxime underwent complex formation with strong interactions. The study provides an understanding of the crucial role of the amino acid residues asparagine 247 and arginine 64 present in close proximity of the active site in the hydrolytic mechanism of CTX-M-15 type β-lactamases. Hence, Asn-247 and Arg-64 can be used as potential target sites for the design of inhibitory molecules against CTX-M-15-producing bacterial strains. Mutations of amino acid residues present near active site decrease the catalytic efficiency of beta lactamase enzymes.![]()
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- Lubna Maryam
- Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Aligarh
- India
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- Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Aligarh
- India
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- Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Aligarh
- India
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- Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Aligarh
- India
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Applications of rice protein in nanomaterials synthesis, nanocolloids of rice protein, and bioapplicability. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 120:394-404. [PMID: 30144545 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.08.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Rice protein conjugated nanomaterials were synthesized and characterized by using anionic and cationic forms of rice protein. Both forms showed unique characteristic features when used in in situ reaction conditions for synthesizing the protein stabilized gold (Au) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NPs). Au NPs synthesis was highly facilitated than Ag NPs synthesis while the reverse was true when rice protein was simply used in the basic medium. Photophysical behavior clearly showed the contributions of both electrostatic and non-electrostatic interactions driving the rice protein surface adsorption on nanometallic surfaces. Rice protein conjugated NPs were easily transferred and extracted into the organic phase while the extraction process was related to the amount of protein coating. Under the controlled pH reaction conditions, rice protein - dye colored NPs were synthesized which were further characterized by the DLS and SDS Page analysis. Both rice protein conjugated Au/Ag NPs and rice protein NPs showed remarkable biocompatibility with blood cells. These NPs demonstrated their excellent ability to selectively extract protein fractions from complex biological fluid like serum. The results proposed significant applications of rice protein conjugated NPs in biological systems as well as bio-nanotechnology.
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Konar S, Sen S, Pathak A. Morphological Effects of CuO Nanostructures on Fibrillation of Human Serum Albumin. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:11437-11448. [PMID: 29202580 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b08432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The influence of different morphologies of nanostructures on amyloid fibrillation has been investigated by monitoring the fibrillation of human serum albumin (HSA) in the presence of rod-, sphere-, flower-, and star-shaped copper oxide (CuO) nanostructures. The different morphologies of CuO have been synthesized from an aqueous solution-based precipitation method using various organic acids, viz., acetic acid, citric acid, and tartaric acid. The fibrillation process of HSA has been examined using various biophysical techniques, e.g., Thioflavin T fluorescence, Congo red binding studies through UV spectroscopy, circular dichroism spectroscopy, and fluorescence microscopy. The monolayer protein coverage on the CuO nanostructures has been established through DLS studies, and the well-fitted Langmuir isotherm model has been used to interpret the differential adsorption behavior of HSA molecules on the CuO nanostructures. The nanostar-shaped CuO, by virtue of their higher specific surface area (94.45 m2 g-1), presence of high indexed facets {211} and high positive surface charge potential (+16.2 mV at pH 7.0) was found to show the highest adsorption of the HSA monomers and thus was more competent to inhibit the formation of HSA fibrils compared to the other nanostructures of CuO.
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- Suraj Konar
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Kharagpur 721302, India
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Biophysical insight into the interaction mechanism of plant derived polyphenolic compound tannic acid with homologous mammalian serum albumins. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 107:2450-2464. [PMID: 29102789 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.10.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Numerous phenolic compounds have been reported in the last decade that have a good antioxidant property and interaction affinity towards mammalian serum albumins. In the present study, we have utilized mammalian serum albumins as a model protein to examine their comparative interaction property with polyphenolic compound tannic acid (TA) by using various spectroscopic and calorimetric methods We have also monitored the esterase and antioxidant activity of mammalian serum albumins in the absence and presence of TA. The obtain results recommended that the TA have a good binding affinity (∼104 to 106M-1) towards mammalian serum albumins and shows double sequential binding sites, which depends on the concentration of TA that induced the conformational alteration which responsible for the thermal stability of proteins. Binding affinity, structural transition and thermodynamic parameters were calculated from spectroscopic and calorimetric method reveals that non-covalent interaction causes partial conformational alteration in the secondary structure of protein ie.; increase in α-helical content with decrease in β-sheet, random coil and other structure. Meanwhile, we have found that esterase activities of serum albumins were also stabilized against hydrolysis and shows higher antioxidant activity in the presence of TA because albumins its self have an immense antioxidant activity beside TA.
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Siddiqi MK, Alam P, Chaturvedi SK, Nusrat S, Shahein YE, Khan RH. Attenuation of amyloid fibrillation in presence of Warfarin: A biophysical investigation. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 95:713-718. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.11.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Revised: 11/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ishtikhar M, Rahisuddin, Khan MV, Khan RH. Anti-aggregation property of thymoquinone induced by copper-nanoparticles: A biophysical approach. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 93:1174-1182. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.09.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 09/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Ishtikhar M, Khan A, Chang CK, Lin LTW, Wang SSS, Khan RH. Effect of guanidine hydrochloride and urea on the interaction of 6-thioguanine with human serum albumin: a spectroscopic and molecular dynamics based study. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2015.1054433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Mohd Ishtikhar
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Integral University, Lucknow 226026, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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Ishtikhar M, Khan MV, Khan S, Chaturvedi SK, Badr G, Mahmoud MH, Khan RH. Biophysical and molecular docking insight into interaction mechanism and thermal stability of human serum albumin isoforms with a semi-synthetic water-soluble camptothecin analog irinotecan hydrochloride. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2016; 34:1545-60. [PMID: 26309154 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2015.1082504] [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] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In the present work, we have examined the binding parameters, thermodynamics, and stability of human serum albumin (HSA) isoforms at pH 7.4 and 9.0, using spectroscopic, calorimetric, and molecular docking methods in the presence of water-soluble camptothecin analog irinotecan hydrochloride (CPT-11). We observed that CPT-11 binds to HSA through a static quenching procedure of ground-state complex formation with N-isoform and B-isoform. Hydrogen bond and hydrophobic interactions are the major governing forces that participating in the formation of protein-drug complex. To determine the binding site of CPT-11 within HSA molecules, we also have performed molecular docking experiments. We explored the CPT-11-mediated stability and modulation of HSA by performing dynamic light scattering (DLS) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) experiments. DLS and DSC techniques are used to determine the size and the melting point (Tm) of HSA, which was decreased in the presence of CPT-11. Therefore, CPT-11 plays an important role in HSA stability and protein-ligand interactions. The present study provides valuable information in the field of pharmacokinetics, pharmaco-dynamics, and drug discovery.
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- Mohd Ishtikhar
- a Protein Biophysics Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit , Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh 202002 , India
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- a Protein Biophysics Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit , Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh 202002 , India
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- b School of Computational & Integrative Sciences , Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi 110067 , India
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- a Protein Biophysics Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit , Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh 202002 , India
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- c Laboratory of Immunology and Molecular Physiology, Faculty of Science, Zoology Department , Assiut University , Assiut 71516 , Egypt
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- d Deanship of Scientific Research , King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.,e Food Science and Nutrition Department , National Research Center , Dokki, Cairo , Egypt
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- a Protein Biophysics Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit , Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh 202002 , India
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Chaari A, Fahy C, Chevillot-Biraud A, Rholam M. Insights into Kinetics of Agitation-Induced Aggregation of Hen Lysozyme under Heat and Acidic Conditions from Various Spectroscopic Methods. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0142095. [PMID: 26571264 PMCID: PMC4646502 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Protein misfolding and amyloid formation are an underlying pathological hallmark in a number of prevalent diseases of protein aggregation ranging from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases to systemic lysozyme amyloidosis. In this context, we have used complementary spectroscopic methods to undertake a systematic study of the self-assembly of hen egg-white lysozyme under agitation during a prolonged heating in acidic pH. The kinetics of lysozyme aggregation, monitored by Thioflavin T fluorescence, dynamic light scattering and the quenching of tryptophan fluorescence by acrylamide, is described by a sigmoid curve typical of a nucleation-dependent polymerization process. Nevertheless, we observe significant differences between the values deduced for the kinetic parameters (lag time and aggregation rate). The fibrillation process of lysozyme, as assessed by the attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, is accompanied by an increase in the β-sheet conformation at the expense of the α-helical conformation but the time-dependent variation of the content of these secondary structures does not evolve as a gradual transition. Moreover, the tryptophan fluorescence-monitored kinetics of lysozyme aggregation is described by three phases in which the temporal decrease of the tryptophan fluorescence quantum yield is of quasilinear nature. Finally, the generated lysozyme fibrils exhibit a typical amyloid morphology with various lengths (observed by atomic force microscopy) and contain exclusively the full-length protein (analyzed by highly performance liquid chromatography). Compared to the data obtained by other groups for the formation of lysozyme fibrils in acidic pH without agitation, this work provides new insights into the structural changes (local, secondary, oligomeric/fibrillar structures) undergone by the lysozyme during the agitation-induced formation of fibrils.
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- Ali Chaari
- ITODYS, UMR CNRS 7086, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205, Paris, France
- Laboratoire de Génétique et Biologie Cellulaire, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 78035, Versailles, France
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- ITODYS, UMR CNRS 7086, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205, Paris, France
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- ITODYS, UMR CNRS 7086, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75205, Paris, France
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Ishtikhar M, Chandel TI, Ahmad A, Ali MS, Al-lohadan HA, Atta AM, Khan RH. Rosin Surfactant QRMAE Can Be Utilized as an Amorphous Aggregate Inducer: A Case Study of Mammalian Serum Albumin. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0139027. [PMID: 26418451 PMCID: PMC4587963 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0139027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Quaternary amine of diethylaminoethyl rosin ester (QRMAE), chemically synthesized biocompatible rosin based cationic surfactant, has various biological applications including its use as a food product additive. In this study, we examined the amorphous aggregation behavior of mammalian serum albumins at pH 7.5, i.e., two units above their isoelectric points (pI ~5.5), and the roles played by positive charge and hydrophobicity of exogenously added rosin surfactant QRMAE. The study was carried out on five mammalian serum albumins, using various spectroscopic methods, dye binding assay, circular dichroism and electron microscopy. The thermodynamics of the binding of mammalian serum albumins to cationic rosin modified surfactant were established using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). It was observed that a suitable molar ratio of protein to QRMAE surfactant enthusiastically induces amorphous aggregate formation at a pH above two units of pI. Rosin surfactant QRMAE-albumins interactions revealed a unique interplay between the initial electrostatic and the subsequent hydrophobic interactions that play an important role towards the formation of hydrophobic interactions-driven amorphous aggregate. Amorphous aggregation of proteins is associated with varying diseases, from the formation of protein wine haze to the expansion of the eye lenses in cataract, during the expression and purification of recombinant proteins. This study can be used for the design of novel biomolecules or drugs with the ability to neutralize factor(s) responsible for the aggregate formation, in addition to various other industrial applications.
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- Mohd Ishtikhar
- Protein Biophysics Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202002, India
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- Protein Biophysics Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202002, India
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- Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, 707 HWCRC 4100 John R. St., Detroit, MI 48201, United States of America
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- Surfactant Research Chair, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University PO Box-2455, Riyadh–11541, Saudi Arabia
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- Surfactant Research Chair, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University PO Box-2455, Riyadh–11541, Saudi Arabia
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- Surfactant Research Chair, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University PO Box-2455, Riyadh–11541, Saudi Arabia
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- Protein Biophysics Laboratory, Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202002, India
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