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Kubiak A, Voronkina A, Pajewska-Szmyt M, Kotula M, Leśniewski B, Ereskovsky A, Heimler K, Rogoll A, Vogt C, Rahimi P, Falahi S, Galli R, Langer E, Förste M, Charitos A, Joseph Y, Ehrlich H, Jesionowski T. Creation of a 3D Goethite-Spongin Composite Using an Extreme Biomimetics Approach. Biomimetics (Basel) 2023; 8:533. [PMID: 37999174 PMCID: PMC10668986 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics8070533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
Abstract
The structural biopolymer spongin in the form of a 3D scaffold resembles in shape and size numerous species of industrially useful marine keratosan demosponges. Due to the large-scale aquaculture of these sponges worldwide, it represents a unique renewable source of biological material, which has already been successfully applied in biomedicine and bioinspired materials science. In the present study, spongin from the demosponge Hippospongia communis was used as a microporous template for the development of a new 3D composite containing goethite [α-FeO(OH)]. For this purpose, an extreme biomimetic technique using iron powder, crystalline iodine, and fibrous spongin was applied under laboratory conditions for the first time. The product was characterized using SEM and digital light microscopy, infrared and Raman spectroscopy, XRD, thermogravimetry (TG/DTG), and confocal micro X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (CMXRF). A potential application of the obtained goethite-spongin composite in the electrochemical sensing of dopamine (DA) in human urine samples was investigated, with satisfactory recoveries (96% to 116%) being obtained.
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- Anita Kubiak
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (M.K.); (B.L.)
- Center of Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 10, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.-S.); (H.E.)
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner-Str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (A.V.); (P.R.); (S.F.); (Y.J.)
- Department of Pharmacy, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya, Pyrogov Street 56, 21018 Vinnytsia, Ukraine
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- Center of Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 10, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.-S.); (H.E.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (M.K.); (B.L.)
- Center of Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 10, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.-S.); (H.E.)
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (M.K.); (B.L.)
- Center of Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 10, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.-S.); (H.E.)
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- IMBE, CNRS, IRD, Aix Marseille University, Station Marine d’Endoume, Rue de la Batterie des Lions, 13007 Marseille, France;
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (K.H.); (A.R.); (C.V.)
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (K.H.); (A.R.); (C.V.)
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 29, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (K.H.); (A.R.); (C.V.)
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner-Str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (A.V.); (P.R.); (S.F.); (Y.J.)
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner-Str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (A.V.); (P.R.); (S.F.); (Y.J.)
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany;
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- Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystems, TU Dresden, Nöthnitzer Str. 64, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute for Nonferrous Metallurgy and Purest Materials (INEMET), TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 34, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (M.F.); (A.C.)
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- Institute for Nonferrous Metallurgy and Purest Materials (INEMET), TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 34, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (M.F.); (A.C.)
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- Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Gustav-Zeuner-Str. 3, 09599 Freiberg, Germany; (A.V.); (P.R.); (S.F.); (Y.J.)
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- Center of Advanced Technology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 10, 61-614 Poznan, Poland; (M.P.-S.); (H.E.)
- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
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Hydrophobic-cationic peptides modulate RNA polymerase ribozyme activity by accretion. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3050. [PMID: 35665749 PMCID: PMC9166800 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30590-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Accretion and the resulting increase in local concentration is a widespread mechanism in biology to enhance biomolecular functions (for example, in liquid-liquid demixing phases). Such macromolecular aggregation phases (e.g., coacervates, amyloids) may also have played a role in the origin of life. Here, we report that a hydrophobic-cationic RNA binding peptide selected by phage display (P43: AKKVWIIMGGS) forms insoluble amyloid-containing aggregates, which reversibly accrete RNA on their surfaces in an RNA-length and Mg2+-concentration dependent manner. The aggregates formed by P43 or its sequence-simplified version (K2V6: KKVVVVVV) inhibited RNA polymerase ribozyme (RPR) activity at 25 mM MgCl2, while enhancing it significantly at 400 mM MgCl2. Our work shows that such hydrophobic-cationic peptide aggregates can reversibly concentrate RNA and enhance the RPR activity, and suggests that they could have aided the emergence and evolution of longer and functional RNAs in the fluctuating environments of the prebiotic earth.
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Iglesias-Groth S, Cataldo F. Integrated Molar Absorptivity of Mid- and Far-Infrared Spectra of Alanine and a Selection of Other Five Amino Acids of Astrobiological Relevance. ASTROBIOLOGY 2022; 22:462-480. [PMID: 35133882 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2021.0094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Alanine and other five proteinogeninc amino acids produced quite easily in exogenous and/or endogenous prebiotic processes, that is, valine, serine, proline, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid (Ala, Val, Ser, Pro, Glu, and Asp, respectively) were studied in the mid- and far-infrared spectral range. This work is an extension of the previous one where other proteinogenic amino acids glycine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan (Gly, Ile, Phe, Tyr, and Trp, respectively) were studied in the mid-infrared and in the far-infrared with the purpose to facilitate the search and identification of these astrobiological and astrochemical relevant molecules in space environments. The molar extinction coefficients (ɛ) of all mid- and far-infrared bands were determined as well as the integrated molar absorptivities (ψ). The mid-infrared spectra of Ala, Val, Ser, Pro, Glu, and Asp were recorded also at three different temperatures from -180°C to nearly ambient temperature and at 200°C. With the reported values of ɛ and ψ, it will be possible to estimate the relative abundance of these molecules in space environments.
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Baú JPT, Carneiro CEA, da Costa ACS, Valezi DF, di Mauro E, Pilau E, Zaia DAM. The Effect of Goethites on the Polymerization of Glycine and Alanine Under Prebiotic Chemistry Conditions. ORIGINS LIFE EVOL B 2022; 51:299-320. [PMID: 35064872 DOI: 10.1007/s11084-021-09618-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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After pre concentration of monomers, polymerization is the second most important step for molecular evolution. The formation of peptides is an important issue for prebiotic chemistry and consequently for the origin of life. In this work, goethite was synthesized by two different routes, named goethite-I and goethite-II. Although both samples are goethite, Far-FT-IR spectroscopy and EPR spectroscopy showed differences between them, and these differences had an effect on the polymerization of glycine and alanine. For the amino acid polymerization, three protocols were used, that resembled prebiotic Earth conditions: a) amino acid plus goethite were mixed and heated at 90 °C for 10 days in solid state, b) a wet impregnation of the amino acid in the goethite, with subsequent heating at 90 °C for 10 days in solid state, and c) 10 wet/dry cycles each one for 24 h at 90 °C. Experiments with glycine plus goethite-II, using protocols B and C, produced only Gly-Gly. In addition, for the C protocol the amount of Gly-Gly synthesized was 3 times higher than the amount of Ala-Ala. Goethite-I presented a decrease in the EPR signal, when it was submitted to the protocols with and without amino acids. It is probable the decrease in the intensity of the EPR signal was due to a decrease in the imperfections of the mineral. For all protocols the mixture of alanine plus goethite-I or goethite-II produced c(Ala-Ala). However, for wet/dry cycles, protocol C presented higher yields (p < 0.05). In addition, Ala-Ala was produced using protocols A and C. The c(Ala-Ala) formation fitted a zero-order kinetic equation model. The surface areas of goethite-I and goethite-II were 35 m2 g-1 and 37 m2 g-1, respectively. Thermal analysis indicated that the mineral changes the thermal behavior of the amino acids. The main reactions for the thermal decomposition of glycine were deamination and dehydration and for alanine was deamination.
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- João Paulo T Baú
- Laboratório de Química Prebiótica, Departamento de Química-CCE, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86051-990, Londrina, PR, Brasil
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- Centro das Ciências Exatas E Tecnologia, Universidade Federal Do Oeste da Bahia, 47810-059, Barreiras, BA, Brasil
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- Departamento de Física-CCE, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86051-990, Londrina, PR, Brasil
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- Departamento de Física-CCE, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86051-990, Londrina, PR, Brasil
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- Departamento de Química-CCE, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brasil
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- Laboratório de Química Prebiótica, Departamento de Química-CCE, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, 86051-990, Londrina, PR, Brasil.
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de Azambuja F, Loosen A, Conic D, van den Besselaar M, Harvey JN, Parac-Vogt TN. En Route to a Heterogeneous Catalytic Direct Peptide Bond Formation by Zr-Based Metal–Organic Framework Catalysts. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Iglesias-Groth S, Cataldo F. Integrated Molar Absorptivity of Mid- and Far-Infrared Spectra of Glycine and Other Selected Amino Acids. ASTROBIOLOGY 2021; 21:526-540. [PMID: 33956490 DOI: 10.1089/ast.2020.2307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A selection of five proteinogenic amino acids-glycine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan-were studied in the mid-infrared and in the far-infrared with the purpose to facilitate the search and identification of these astrobiologically and astrochemically relevant molecules in space environments. The molar extinction coefficients (ɛ) of all mid- and far-infrared bands were determined as well as the integrated molar absorptivities (ψ). The mid-infrared spectra of the five selected amino acids were recorded also at three different temperatures from -180°C to ambient temperature to +200°C. We measured the wavelength shift of the infrared bands caused by temperature; and for the most relevant or temperature-sensitive infrared bands, a series of linear equations were determined relating wavelength position with temperature. Such equations may provide estimates of the temperature of these molecules once detected in astrophysical objects; and with the reported values of ɛ and ψ, it will be possible to estimate the relative abundance of these molecules in space environments.
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