Yang X, Cai L, Peng Y, Li H, Chen RF, Shen RF. Effects of Al(III) and nano-Al13 species on malate dehydrogenase activity.
SENSORS 2011;
11:5740-53. [PMID:
22163924 PMCID:
PMC3231464 DOI:
10.3390/s110605740]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Revised: 05/12/2011] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
The effects of different aluminum species on malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activity were investigated by monitoring amperometric i-t curves for the oxidation of NADH at low overpotential using a functionalized multi-wall nanotube (MWNT) modified glass carbon electrode (GCE). The results showed that Al(III) and Al13 can activate the enzymatic activity of MDH, and the activation reaches maximum levels as the Al(III) and Al13 concentration increase. Our study also found that the effects of Al(III) and Al13 on the activity of MDH depended on the pH value and aluminum speciation. Electrochemical and circular dichroism spectra methods were applied to study the effects of nano-sized aluminum compounds on biomolecules.
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