Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Bl. 9, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Str. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Molecules. 2021 Mar 19;26(6):1714. doi: 10.3390/molecules26061714.
Novel biocompatible compounds that stabilize proteins in solution are in demand for biomedical and/or biotechnological applications. Here, we evaluated the effect of six ionic liquids, containing mono- or dicholinium [Chol] cation and anions of charged amino acids such as lysine [Lys], arginine [Arg], aspartic acid [Asp], or glutamic acid [Glu], on the structure, thermal, and storage stability of the hemocyanin (RtH). RtH is a protein with huge biomedicinal potential due to its therapeutic, drug carrier, and adjuvant properties. Overall, the ionic liquids (ILs) induce changes in the secondary structure of RtH. However, the structure near the Cu-active site seems unaltered and the oxygen-binding capacity of the protein is preserved. The ILs showed weak antibacterial activity when tested against three Gram-negative and three Gram-positive bacterial strains. On the contrary, [Chol][Arg] and [Chol][Lys] exhibited high anti-biofilm activity against 25213 and 29213 strains. In addition, the two ILs were able to protect RtH from chemical and microbiological degradation. Maintained or enhanced thermal stability of RtH was observed in the presence of all ILs tested, except for RtH-[Chol][Glu].
新型生物相容性化合物可稳定溶液中的蛋白质,在生物医药和/或生物技术领域有广泛的应用需求。在此,我们评估了六种离子液体对血红蛋白(RtH)结构、热稳定性和储存稳定性的影响。这些离子液体含有单或双胆碱[Chol]阳离子和带电荷的氨基酸(如赖氨酸[Lys]、精氨酸[Arg]、天冬氨酸[Asp]或谷氨酸[Glu])作为阴离子。由于其治疗、药物载体和佐剂特性,RtH 具有巨大的生物医药潜力。总的来说,离子液体(ILs)诱导 RtH 二级结构发生变化。然而,Cu 活性位点附近的结构似乎没有改变,并且蛋白质的氧结合能力得以保留。当测试六种革兰氏阴性和六种革兰氏阳性细菌菌株时,离子液体表现出较弱的抗菌活性。相反,[Chol][Arg]和[Chol][Lys]对 25213 和 29213 菌株表现出高抗生物膜活性。此外,这两种离子液体能够保护 RtH 免受化学和微生物降解。除了 RtH-[Chol][Glu]之外,在所有测试的离子液体存在下,RtH 的热稳定性得以维持或增强。
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