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Mahieu E, Gabel F. Biological small-angle neutron scattering: recent results and development. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION D-STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2018; 74:715-726. [DOI: 10.1107/s2059798318005016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) has increasingly been used by the structural biology community in recent years to obtain low-resolution information on solubilized biomacromolecular complexes in solution. In combination with deuterium labelling and solvent-contrast variation (H2O/D2O exchange), SANS provides unique information on individual components in large heterogeneous complexes that is perfectly complementary to the structural restraints provided by crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance and electron microscopy. Typical systems studied include multi-protein or protein–DNA/RNA complexes and solubilized membrane proteins. The internal features of these systems are less accessible to the more broadly used small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) technique owing to a limited range of intra-complex and solvent electron-density variation. Here, the progress and developments of biological applications of SANS in the past decade are reviewed. The review covers scientific results from selected biological systems, including protein–protein complexes, protein–RNA/DNA complexes and membrane proteins. Moreover, an overview of recent developments in instruments, sample environment, deuterium labelling and software is presented. Finally, the perspectives for biological SANS in the context of integrated structural biology approaches are discussed.
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Tabor RF, McCoy TM, Hu Y, Wilkinson BL. Physicochemical and Biological Characterisation of Azobenzene-Containing Photoswitchable Surfactants. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2018. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20180024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Rico F. Tabor
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Science and Technology, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2351, Australia
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Kundu S, Banerjee C, Sarkar N. Inhibiting the Fibrillation of Serum Albumin Proteins in the Presence of Surface Active Ionic Liquids (SAILs) at Low pH: Spectroscopic and Microscopic Study. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:7550-7560. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b03457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Sangita Kundu
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, WB, India
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Li X, Dong X, Liu Y, Meng Y, Zhang Y, Zhang D, Liu C. Ultraviolet irradiation-mediated formation of Aβ42 oligomers and reactive oxygen species in Zn2+-bound Aβ42 aggregates irrespective of the removal of Zn2+. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6nj02004f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The controlled UV light exposure converts redox-inert Zn2+-bound Aβ42 aggregates into cytotoxic Aβ42 oligomers and reactive oxygen species.
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- Xiang Li
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
- People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- Hubei Polytechnic University
- Huangshi 435003
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
- People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology
- Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry
- Central China Normal University
- Wuhan 430079
- People's Republic of China
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Dong X, Zhang Z, Zhao D, Liu Y, Meng Y, Zhang Y, Zhang D, Liu C. Ultraviolet light triggers the conversion of Cu2+-bound Aβ42 aggregates into cytotoxic species in a copper chelation-independent manner. Sci Rep 2015; 5:13897. [PMID: 26350232 PMCID: PMC4563556 DOI: 10.1038/srep13897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2014] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Increasing evidence indicates that abnormal Cu2+ binding to Aβ peptides are responsible for the formation of soluble Aβ oligomers and ROS that play essential roles in AD pathogenesis. During studying the Cu2+-chelating treatment of Cu2+-bound Aβ42 aggregates, we found that UV light exposure pronouncedly enhances cytotoxicity of the chelator-treated and -untreated Cu2+-bound Aβ42 aggregates. This stimulated us to thoroughly investigate (1) either the chelation treatment or UV light exposure leads to the increased cytotoxicity of the aggregates, and (2) why the chelator-treated and -untreated Cu2+-bound Aβ42 aggregates exhibit the increased cytotoxicity following UV light exposure if the latter is the case. The data indicated that the controlled UV exposure induced the dissociation of Cu2+-free and -bound Aβ42 aggregates into SDS-stable soluble oligomers and the production of ROS including H2O2 in an UV light intensity- and time-dependent, but Cu2+ chelation-independent manner. Although we can't fully understand the meaning of this finding at the current stage, the fact that the UV illuminated Aβ42 aggregates can efficiently kill HeLa cells implies that the aggregates after UV light exposure could be used to decrease the viability of skin cancer cells through skin administration.
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- Xiongwei Dong
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide &Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide &Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide &Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide &Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide &Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei
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- School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi, 435003 Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide &Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide &Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education, and School of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei
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Ishtikhar M, Usmani SS, Gull N, Badr G, Mahmoud MH, Khan RH. Inhibitory effect of copper nanoparticles on rosin modified surfactant induced aggregation of lysozyme. Int J Biol Macromol 2015; 78:379-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.03.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Markiewicz BN, Culik RM, Gai F. Tightening up the structure, lighting up the pathway: Application of molecular constraints and light to manipulate protein folding, self-assembly and function. Sci China Chem 2014; 57:1615-1624. [PMID: 25722715 PMCID: PMC4337807 DOI: 10.1007/s11426-014-5225-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Chemical cross-linking provides an effective avenue to reduce the conformational entropy of polypeptide chains and hence has become a popular method to induce or force structural formation in peptides and proteins. Recently, other types of molecular constraints, especially photoresponsive linkers and functional groups, have also found increased use in a wide variety of applications. Herein, we provide a concise review of using various forms of molecular strategies to constrain proteins, thereby stabilizing their native states, gaining insight into their folding mechanisms, and/or providing a handle to trigger a conformational process of interest with light. The applications discussed here cover a wide range of topics, ranging from delineating the details of the protein folding energy landscape to controlling protein assembly and function.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, PA, 19104, USA
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Tabor RF, Tan DD, Han SS, Young SA, Seeger ZLE, Pottage MJ, Garvey CJ, Wilkinson BL. Reversible pH‐ and Photocontrollable Carbohydrate‐Based Surfactants. Chemistry 2014; 20:13881-4. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201404945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Rico F. Tabor
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Victoria 3800 (Australia)
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- School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore 569830 (Singapore)
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- School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore 569830 (Singapore)
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Victoria 3800 (Australia)
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Victoria 3800 (Australia)
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Chen Q, Yang L, Zheng C, Zheng W, Zhang J, Zhou Y, Liu J. Mo polyoxometalate nanoclusters capable of inhibiting the aggregation of Aβ-peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease. NANOSCALE 2014; 6:6886-6897. [PMID: 24834443 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr05906e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A neuropathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is aggregation of a forty-residue peptide known as amyloid beta forty (Aβ40). While past work has indicated that blocking Aβ40 aggregation could be an effective strategy for the treatment of AD, developing therapies with this goal has been met with limited success. Polyoxometalates (POMs) have been previously investigated for their anti-viral and anti-tumoral properties and we report here that three representative POM nanoclusters have been synthesized for use against Aβ40 aggregation. Through the use of thioflavin T fluorescence, turbidity, circular dichroism spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), we found that all three POM complexes can significantly inhibit both natural Aβ40 self-aggregation and metal-ion induced Aβ40 aggregation. We also evaluated the protective effect of POM complexes on Aβ40-induced neurotoxicity in cultured PC12 cells and found that treatment with POM complexes can elevate cell viability, decrease levels of intracellular reactive oxygen species, and stabilize mitochondrial membrane potential. These findings indicate that all three representative POM complexes are capable of inhibiting Aβ40 aggregation and subsequent neurotoxicity. While a complete mechanistic understanding remains to be elucidated, the synthesized POM complexes may work through a synergistic interaction with metal ions and Aβ40. These data indicate that POM complexes have high therapeutic potential for use against one of the primary neuropathological features of AD.
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- Qingchang Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, P. R. China.
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Hamley IW. The Amyloid Beta Peptide: A Chemist’s Perspective. Role in Alzheimer’s and Fibrillization. Chem Rev 2012; 112:5147-92. [DOI: 10.1021/cr3000994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 670] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- I. W. Hamley
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AD,
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Waldauer SA, Hassan S, Paoli B, Donaldson PM, Pfister R, Hamm P, Caflisch A, Pellarin R. Photocontrol of Reversible Amyloid Formation with a Minimal-Design Peptide. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:8961-73. [DOI: 10.1021/jp305311z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Steven A. Waldauer
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057
Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057
Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057
Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057
Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057
Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057
Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057
Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057
Zurich, Switzerland
- Department
of Bioengineering and
Therapeutic Sciences, University of California in San Francisco, 1700 Fourth Street, San Francisco, California
94158, United States
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The photoisomerization of azobenzene has been known for almost 75 years but only recently has this process been widely applied to biological systems. The central challenge of how to productively couple the isomerization process to a large functional change in a biomolecule has been met in a number of instances and it appears that effective photocontrol of a large variety of biomolecules may be possible. This critical review summarizes key properties of azobenzene that enable its use as a photoswitch in biological systems and describes strategies for using azobenzene photoswitches to drive functional changes in peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates (192 references).
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- Andrew A Beharry
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George St. Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada
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Inhibition of amyloid-β protein fibrillization upon interaction with polyoxometalates nanoclusters. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.11.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Grieshaber SE, Nie T, Yan C, Zhong S, Teller SS, Clifton RJ, Pochan DJ, Kiick KL, Jia X. Assembly Properties of an Alanine-Rich, Lysine-Containing Peptide and the Formation of Peptide/Polymer Hybrid Hydrogels. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2010; 212:229-239. [PMID: 21359141 DOI: 10.1002/macp.201000446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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We are interested in developing peptide/polymer hybrid hydrogels that are chemically diverse and structurally complex. Towards this end, an alanine-based peptide doped with charged lysines with a sequence of (AKA(3)KA)(2) (AK2) was selected from the crosslinking regions of the natural elastin. Pluronic(®) F127, known to self-assemble into defined micellar structures, was employed as the synthetic building blocks. Fundamental investigations on the environmental effects on the secondary structure and assembly properties of AK2 peptide were carried out with or without the F-127 micelles. At a relatively low peptide concentration (~0.5 mg/mL), the F127 micelles are capable of not only increasing the peptide helicity but also stabilizing it against thermal denaturation. At a higher peptide concentration in basic media, the AK2 peptide developed a substantial amount of β-sheet structure that is conducive to the formation of nanofibrils. The fibril formation was confirmed collectively by atomic force microscopy (AFM), small angle neutron scattering (SANS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The assembly kinetics is strongly dependent on solution temperature and pH; an increased temperature and a more basic environment led to faster fibril assembly. The self-assembled nanoscale structures were covalently interlocked via the Michael-type addition reaction between vinyl sulfone-decorated F127 micelles and the lysine amines exposed at the surface of the nanofibers. The crosslinked hybrid hydrogels were viscoelastic, exhibiting an elastic modulus of approximately 17 kPa and a loss tangent of 0.2.
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- Sarah E Grieshaber
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716, USA
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Scalisi S, Sciacca MFM, Zhavnerko G, Grasso DM, Marletta G, La Rosa C. Self-Assembling Pathway of HiApp Fibrils within Lipid Bilayers. Chembiochem 2010; 11:1856-9. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Lee CT, Smith KA, Hatton TA. Small-angle neutron scattering study of the micellization of photosensitive surfactants in solution and in the presence of a hydrophobically modified polyelectrolyte. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:13784-13794. [PMID: 19715336 DOI: 10.1021/la9016239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The self-assembly behavior of a light-sensitive azobenzene-based surfactant, both in pure surfactant solutions and in the presence of a hydrophobically modified, water-soluble polymer, has been investigated using small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), light scattering, and UV-vis absorption techniques. The surfactant undergoes reversible photoisomerization upon exposure to the appropriate wavelength of light, with the trans form predominant under visible light being more hydrophobic than the cis isomer under UV-light. As a result, the trans form exhibits a lower critical micelle concentration than does the cis form of the surfactant, allowing photoreversible control of micelle formation. The SANS measurements reveal that micelle formation in pure surfactant solutions with the trans surfactant proceeds as commonly observed in traditional alkyl-based surfactants. Fully developed micelles were observed with aggregation numbers >50, whereas the micelle shapes are consistent with triaxial ellipsoids with axes R(a), R(b), and R(c) approximately equal to 20, 30, and 30-35 A, respectively. In contrast, with the surfactant in the cis conformation disk-shaped premicellar aggregates were observed at low surfactant concentrations with aggregation numbers <10, thicknesses of 6-10 A, and radii of 10-20 A whereas elevated cis-azoTAB concentrations eventually gave rise to fully developed micelles akin to the trans micelles. This stark difference between the self-assembly behavior of the two azobenzene isomers is ascribed to the different geometries of the surfactant in the trans (planar) and cis (bent) conformation. In the presence of the hydrophobically modified polymer, however, both surfactant isomers resulted in well-developed micelles at the respective critical aggregation concentrations (cac's), presumably because of the effect of the dodecyl side chains attached to the polymer on the conformation of the mixed alkyl-azobenzene micelles.
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- C Ted Lee
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
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