Physicochemical Characteristics of Protein鈥揘P Bioconjugates: The Role of Particle Curvature and Solution Conditions on Human Serum Albumin Conformation and Fibrillogenesis Inhibition
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- 作者：Sonia Goy-L贸pez ; Josu茅 Ju谩rez ; Manuel Alatorre-Meda ; Eudald Casals ; Victor F. Puntes ; Pablo Taboada ; Victor Mosquera
- 刊名：Langmuir
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：June 19, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：28
- 期：24
- 页码：9113-9126
- 全文大小：538K
- 年卷期：v.28,no.24(June 19, 2012)
- ISSN：1520-5827
文摘
Gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) from 5 to 100 nm in size synthesized with HAuCl4 and sodium citrate were complexed with the plasma protein human serum albumin (HSA). Size, surface charge, and surface plasmon bands of the Au NPs are largely modified by the formation of a protein corona via electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding as revealed by thermodynamic data. Negative values of the entropy of binding suggested a restriction in the biomolecule mobility upon adsorption. The structure of the adsorbed protein molecules is slightly affected by the interaction with the metal surface, but this effect is enhanced as the NP curvature decreases. Also, it is observed that the protein molecules adsorbed onto the NP surface are more resistant to complete thermal denaturation than free protein ones as deduced from the increases in the melting temperature of the adsorbed protein. Differences in the conformations of the adsorbed protein molecules onto small (<40 nm) and large NPs were observed on the basis of 味-potential data and FTIR spectroscopy, also suggesting a better resistance of adsorbed protein molecules to thermal denaturing conditions. We think this enhanced protein stability is responsible for a reduced formation of HSA amyloid-like fibrils in the presence of small Au NPs under HSA fibrillation conditions.