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López-Domene R, Manteca A, Rodriguez-Abetxuko A, Beloqui A, Cortajarena AL. In vitro Production of Hemin-Based Artificial Metalloenzymes. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303254. [PMID: 38145337 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Developing enzyme alternatives is pivotal to improving and enabling new processes in biotechnology and industry. Artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) are combinations of protein scaffolds with metal elements, such as metal nanoclusters or metal-containing molecules with specific catalytic properties, which can be customized. Here, we engineered an ArM based on the consensus tetratricopeptide repeat (CTPR) scaffold by introducing a unique histidine residue to coordinate the hemin cofactor. Our results show that this engineered system exhibits robust peroxidase-like catalytic activity driven by the hemin. The expression of the scaffold and subsequent coordination of hemin was achieved by recombinant expression in bulk and through in vitro transcription and translation systems in water-in-oil drops. The ability to synthesize this system in emulsio paves the way to improve its properties by means of droplet microfluidic screenings, facilitating the exploration of the protein combinatorial space to discover improved or novel catalytic activities.
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- Rocío López-Domene
- Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, Donostia-San Sebastián, E-20014, Spain
- POLYMAT and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, E-20018, Spain
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- Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, Donostia-San Sebastián, E-20014, Spain
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- POLYMAT and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, E-20018, Spain
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- POLYMAT and Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Donostia-San Sebastián, E-20018, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, E-48009, Bilbao, Spain
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- Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC biomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, Donostia-San Sebastián, E-20014, Spain
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, E-48009, Bilbao, Spain
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Yuan B, Long S, Wang H, Luo Q, Zeng K, Gao S, Lin Y. Surfactant-regulated acetylpyrene assemblies as fluorescent probes for identifying heme proteins in an aqueous solution. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Moro G, Campos R, Daems E, Maria Moretto L, De Wael K. Haem-Mediated Albumin Biosensing: Towards Voltammetric Detection of PFOA. Bioelectrochemistry 2023; 152:108428. [PMID: 37004377 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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The haem group is a promising redox probe for the design of albumin-based voltammetric sensors. Among the endogenous ligands carried by human serum albumin (hSA), haem is characterised by a reversible redox behaviour and its binding kinetics strongly depend on hSA's conformation, which, in turn, depends on the presence of other ligands. In this work, the potential applicability of haem, especially hemin, as a redox probe was first tested in a proof-of-concept study using perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as model analyte. PFOA is known to bind hSA by occupying Sudlow's I site (FA7) which is spatially related to the haem-binding site (FA1). The latter undergoes a conformational change, which is expected to affect hemin's binding kinetics. To verify this hypothesis, hemin:albumin complexes in the presence/absence of PFOA were first screened by UV-Vis spectroscopy. Once the complex formation was verified, haem was further characterised via electrochemical methods to estimate its electron transfer kinetics. The hemin:albumin:PFOA system was studied in solution, with the aim of describing the multiple equilibria at stake and designing an electrochemical assay for PFOA monitoring. This latter could be integrated with protein-based bioremediation approaches for the treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances polluted waters. Overall, our preliminary results show how hemin can be applied as a redox probe in albumin-based voltammetric sensing strategies.
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Zhang Y, You L, Deng P, Jiang X, Hsu HH. Self-Assembled Biohybrid: A Living Material To Bridge the Functions between Electronics and Multilevel Biological Modules/Systems. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:32289-32298. [PMID: 35793791 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Exoelectrogens are known to be specialized in reducing various extracellular electron acceptors to form conductive nanomaterials that are integrated with their cell bodies both structurally and functionally. Utilizing this unique capacity, we created a strategy toward the design and fabrication of a biohybrid electronic material by exploiting bioreduced graphene oxide (B-rGO) as the structural and functional linker to facilitate the interaction between the exoelectrogen community and external electronics. The metabolic functions of exoelectrogens encoded in this living hybrid can therefore be effectively translated toward corresponding microbial fuel cell applications. Furthermore, this material can serve as a fundamental building block to be integrated with other microorganisms for constructing various electronic components. Toward a broad impact of this biohybridization strategy, photosynthetic organelles and cells were explored to replace exoelectrogens as the active bioreducing components and as formed materials exhibited 4- and 8-fold improvements in photocurrent intensities as compared with native bioelectrode interfaces. Overall, a biologically driven strategy for the fabrication and assembly of electronic materials is demonstrated, which provides a unique opportunity to precisely probe and modulate desired biofunctions through deterministic electronic inputs/outputs and revolutionize the design and manufacturing of next-generation (bio)electronics.
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- Yixin Zhang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310024, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310024, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, United States
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Nascimento ED, Abrantes-Coutinho VE, Oliveira TMBF, Santiago PS, Carvalho FAO. Biorecognition of hydrogen peroxide using a novel electrochemical platform designed with Glossoscolex paulistus giant hemoglobin. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:3729-3739. [PMID: 35338376 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04020-8] [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: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The giant extracellular hemoglobin of the annelid Glossoscolex paulistus (HbGp; 3.6 MDa) is a valuable and underexplored supramolecular hemoprotein system for the biorecognition of reactive oxygen species. In this work, an efficient and simple electrochemical platform was designed for analyzing H2O2, using HbGp covalently immobilized on Nafion®-modified glassy carbon electrode, named as HbGp/Nafion/GCE. Voltammetric and spectroscopic studies revealed the importance of prior modification of the electrodic support with the conducting polymer to obtain satisfactory hemoglobin electroactivity, as well as a biocompatible microenvironment for its immobilization. In terms of biological activity, it was observed a greater reactivity of the biomolecule in acidic medium, enabling the detection of the analyte by a quasi-reversible mechanism, whose kinetics was limited by analyte diffusion. In the presence of H2O2, the native structure of hemoglobin (oxy-HbGp (Fe2+)) oxidizes to ferryl-HbGp (Fe4+) and this redox reaction can be monitored on HbGp/Nafion/GCE with a detection limit of 8.5 × 10‒7 mol L-1. In addition to high sensitivity, the electrochemical biosensor also provided reproducible, consistent, and accurate measurements. The electroanalytical method showed an appropriate performance to quantify different levels of H2O2 in milk samples, proving the potential of HbGp/Nafion/GCE for this purpose.
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- Evair D Nascimento
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rod. Washington Luís km 235, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.,Universidade Federal Do Sul E Sudeste Do Pará, Folha 17, Quadra 04, Lote Especial, Marabá, PA, 68505-080, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciência E Tecnologia, Universidade Federal Do Cariri, Avenida Tenente Raimundo Rocha, 1639, Cidade Universitária, Juazeiro Do Norte, CE, 63048-080, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciência E Tecnologia, Universidade Federal Do Cariri, Avenida Tenente Raimundo Rocha, 1639, Cidade Universitária, Juazeiro Do Norte, CE, 63048-080, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Instituto Avançado de Estudos Do Mar, Campus de Registro, Av. Nelson Brihi Badur, 430 - Vila Tupy, Registro, SP, 11900-000, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal Do Sul E Sudeste Do Pará, Folha 17, Quadra 04, Lote Especial, Marabá, PA, 68505-080, Brazil.
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Samajdar RN, Bhattacharyya AJ. Structure-Redox Response Correlation in a Few Select Heme Systems Using X-ray Absorption Spectroelectrochemistry. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:5258-5264. [PMID: 33983739 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c02180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Heme based biomolecules control some of the most crucial life processes, such as oxygen and electron transport during respiration and energy metabolism, respectively. The active site of the heme, viz., the metal center, plays a key role and attributes functionality to these biomolecules. During the oxygen binding and debinding processes, it is important to note that the oxidation state of iron in hemoglobin (+II in the native form) does not undergo any change. However, the spin states of the metal center change. We present here a comprehensive study of the redox response of such molecules, based on the electronic structure of the active site. The local electronic structure of heme in a few selective molecular systems is studied in operando via synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy (Fe K-edge) and cyclic voltammetry. Our objective is to identify the electronic structural parameters that can effectively be correlated with the redox reversibility. Evolution in these parameters can be followed to trace the overall changes in redox state of the system. Our data indicate that axial coordination and spin state of the iron center are two such parameters that are intimately connected with the redox response.
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- Rudra N Samajdar
- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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de Moraes Nogueira AO, Felipe Kokuszi LT, Poester Cordeiro A, Ziebell Salgado H, Costa JAV, Santos LO, de Lima VR. Spirulina sp. LEB 18-extracted phycocyanin: Effects on liposomes' physicochemical parameters and correlation with antiradical/antioxidant properties. Chem Phys Lipids 2021; 236:105064. [PMID: 33609502 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2021.105064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This study describes the physicochemical properties of soybean asolectin (ASO) liposomes loaded with phycocyanin (Phy) extracted from Spirulina sp. LEB 18. The effects of Phy in the liposomes' properties were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), 1H and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), zeta (ζ)-potential, dynamic light scattering (DLS) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) techniques. Phy restricted the motion of ASO polar and interface groups and disrupted the package arrangement of the lipid hydrophobic regions, as a likely effect of dipolar and π interactions related to its amino acid residues and pyrrole portions. These interactions were correlated to antiradical/antioxidant Phy responses obtained by 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhidrazil (DPPH) assay, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) methods, and discussed to bring new chemical perspectives about Phy-loaded liposomes-related nutraceutical applications in inflammatory and viral infection processes.
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- Alessandro Oliveira de Moraes Nogueira
- Grupo de Investigação em Interações Moleculares em Membranas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química Tecnológica e Ambiental, Brazil; Laboratório de Biotecnologia, Brazil
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- Grupo de Investigação em Interações Moleculares em Membranas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química Tecnológica e Ambiental, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Engenharia Bioquímica, Escola de Química e Alimentos, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália, km 8, Campus Carreiros, 96203-900, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Grupo de Investigação em Interações Moleculares em Membranas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química Tecnológica e Ambiental, Brazil.
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Aoki KJ, Taniguchi S, Chen J. Participation in Negative Capacitance of Diffusion-Controlled Voltammograms of Hemin. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:29447-29452. [PMID: 33225176 PMCID: PMC7675926 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Hemin in dimethyl sulfoxide solution has exhibited voltammograms controlled by diffusion at glassy carbon electrodes for slow scan rates, although it is adsorbed slightly. In contrast, voltammograms for high scan rates, v > 1 V s-1, were governed by some kinds of kinetics judging from the scan rate dependence of peaks. The kinetics is close to that of a ferrocenyl derivative, in which the currents include the capacitive component with negative values. The capacitive one can be identified with the proportionality to the scan rates. The variation of the peak currents with v yielded -200 μF cm-2. This negative value, being associated with the charge transfer reaction, makes cyclic voltammograms deviated downward from the diffusion-controlled behavior, resembling an irreversible reaction of the Butler-Volmer kinetics. Double layer capacitances are generally formed so that the applied electric field may be relaxed. The reduction of hemin forms a dipole coupled with a cation of the salt. The dipole orients from the electrode to the bulk, whereas the solvent dipoles orients in the opposite direction. Therefore, the capacitance is observed negatively. The capacitance determined by ac impedance took also negative values when the applied dc potential was only in the potential domain for the charge transfer. These complications can be avoided in electrocatalysis by use of such slow voltammetry as scan rates of 0.1 V s-1 and ac frequency of 0.2 Hz.
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- Department
of Applied Physics, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui 910-0017 Japan
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- Department
of Applied Physics, University of Fukui, 3-9-1 Bunkyo, Fukui 910-0017 Japan
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Yu J, Horsley JR, Abell AD. Unravelling electron transfer in peptide-cation complexes: a model for mimicking redox centres in proteins. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:8409-8417. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00635a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We provide evidence that bound zinc promotes electron transfer in a peptide by changing the electronic properties of the peptide.
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- Jingxian Yu
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Adelaide
- Adelaide
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Adelaide
- Adelaide
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Institute of Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)
- Department of Chemistry
- The University of Adelaide
- Adelaide
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Samajdar RN, Kumar C, Viswanath P, Bhattacharyya AJ. Studying Hemoglobin and a Bare Metal–Porphyrin Complex Immobilized on Functionalized Silicon Surfaces Using Synchrotron X-ray Reflectivity. J Phys Chem B 2019; 123:7492-7503. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b03085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Rudra N. Samajdar
- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012, India
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- Center for Nano and Soft Matter Science, Bengaluru 560013, India
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- Center for Nano and Soft Matter Science, Bengaluru 560013, India
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- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 560012, India
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Witkowska D, Rowińska-Żyrek M. Biophysical approaches for the study of metal-protein interactions. J Inorg Biochem 2019; 199:110783. [PMID: 31349072 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2019.110783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Protein-protein interactions play important roles for a variety of cell functions, often involving metal ions; in fact, metal-ion binding mediates and regulates the activity of a wide range of biomolecules. Enlightening all of the specific features of metal-protein and metal-mediated protein-protein interactions can be a very challenging task; a detailed knowledge of the thermodynamic and spectroscopic parameters and the structural changes of the protein is normally required. For this purpose, many experimental techniques are employed, embracing all fields of Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry. In addition, the use of peptide models, reproducing the primary sequence of the metal-binding sites, is also proved to be useful. In this paper, a review of the most useful techniques for studying ligand-protein interactions with a special emphasis on metal-protein interactions is provided, with a critical summary of their strengths and limitations.
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- Danuta Witkowska
- Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole, Katowicka 68, 45060 Opole, Poland.
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