期刊
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 180, 期 1-3, 页码 375-383出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.042
关键词
Silica; Protein; Nanoparticles; Surface adsorption; Molecular interaction
资金
- National 973 Project of China [2010CB912604]
- State Key Laboratory Foundation of China Science and Technology Ministry [PCRRY09008]
Nanomaterials are finding increasing use in industrial production and daily life. However, human exposure to them may cause health risks. Nano-SiO2 was selected as a representative nanomaterial and its potential effects were investigated in terms of its interactions with cytochrome c (cyt c), deoxyribonuclease (DNase II) and hemoglobin (Hb). The interactions accorded with Langmuir isothermal adsorption; the saturation binding numbers for cyt c, DNase II and Hb were 42 +/- 5, 24 +/- 2 and 1.1 +/- 0.1 mu mol/g nano-SiO2 particle at pH 7.4, respectively, and the corresponding stability constants were 6.15 x 105, 1.79 x 106 and 2.6 x 107 M-1. On the basis of the binding constants and of zeta-potential fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) measurements and scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), it was found that the three functional proteins can bridge nano-SiO2 particles via charge attraction and hydrogen bonding and aggregate them into coralloid forms. The interactions also changed the secondary structures of the proteins and inhibited their static and dynamic activities. It may reasonably be deduced that exposure to nano-size silicon dioxide particles e.g. as drug carriers may have an unfavorable effect on human health by inactivating functional proteins. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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