Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 20, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms20163864
Keywords
binding kinetics; casein; sorption; kinetics; isotherms; metalloproteins; silver nanoparticles; casein-silver nanocomplex
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- National Science Centre [2017/27/B/ST4/02628]
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The work presents the kinetic and isotherm studies of silver binding on casein, which was carried out using batch sorption technique. Moreover, the influence of light irradiation on the process was shown. In order to investigate the mechanism of metal ions sorption by casein the zero, pseudo-first order kinetics and Weber-Morris intra-particle diffusion as well as Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models were used. Furthermore, to specify more precisely, the possible binding mechanism, the spectroscopic (FT-IR-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Raman), spectrometric (MALDI-TOF MS-Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time Of Flight Mass Spectrometry), microscopic (SEM-Scanning Electron Microscope, TEM/EDX-Transmission Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-ray detector) and thermal (TGA-Thermogravimetric Analysis, DTG-Derivative Thermogravimetry) analysis were performed. Kinetic study indicates that silver binding onto casein is a heterogeneous process with two main stages: initial rapid stage related to surface adsorption onto casein with immediate creation of silver nanoparticles and slower second stage of intraglobular diffusion with silver binding in chelated form (metalloproteins) or ion-exchange form. Spectroscopic techniques confirmed the binding process and MALDI-TOF MS analysis show the dominant contribution of the alpha-casein in the process. Moreover, the treatment of silver-casein complex by artificial physiological fluids was performed.
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