Utkan Guldem, Yumusak Gorkem, Tunali Beste Cagdas, Ozturk Tarik, Turk Mustafa
SUNUM Nanotechnology Research Center,Sabanci University, Istanbul 34956,Turkey.
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Marmara University, Istanbul 34722,Turkey.
ACS Omega. 2023 Aug 18;8(34):31188-31200. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c03213. eCollection 2023 Aug 29.
Despite the huge and efficient functionalities of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) for bioengineering applications, the use of harsh chemicals and unfavorable techniques in their production remains a major challenge. Microbial production of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) using specific bacterial strains has gained interest as a sustainable and efficient method. The reduction of GO to RGO by selected bacterial strains was achieved through their enzymatic activities and resulted in the removal of oxygen functional groups from GO, leading to the formation of RGO with enhanced structural integrity. The use of microorganisms offers a sustainable approach, utilizing renewable carbon sources and mild reaction conditions. This study investigates the production of RGO using three different bacterial strains: (), (), and () and evaluates its toxicity for safe utilization. The aim is to assess the quality of the produced RGO and evaluate its toxicity for potential applications. Thus, this study focused on the microbial production of reduced graphene oxides well as the investigation of their cellular interactions. Graphite-derived graphene oxide was used as a starting material and microbially reduced GO products were characterized using the FTIR, Raman, XRD, TGA, and XPS methods to determine their physical and chemical properties. FTIR shows that the epoxy and some of the alkoxy and carboxyl functional groups were reduced by and , whereas the alkoxy groups were mostly reduced by . The / ratio from Raman spectra was found as 2.41 for GO. A substantial decrease in the ratio as well as defects was observed as 1.26, 1.35, and 1.46 for ERGO, LLRGO, and LPRGO after microbial reduction. The XRD analysis also showed a significant reduction in the interlayer spacing of the GO from 0.89 to 0.34 nm for all the reduced graphene oxides. TGA results showed that reduction of GO with provided more reduction than other bacteria and formed a structure closer to graphene. Similarly, analysis with XPS showed that L lactis provides the most effective reduction with a C/O ratio of 3.70. In the XPS results obtained with all bacteria, it was observed that the C/O ratio increased because of the microbial reduction. Toxicity evaluations were performed to assess the biocompatibility and safety of the produced RGO. Cell viability assays were conducted using DLD-1 and CHO cell lines to determine the potential cytotoxic effects of RGO produced by each bacterial strain. Additionally, apoptotic, and necrotic responses were examined to understand the cellular mechanisms affected by RGO exposure. The results indicated that all the RGOs have concentration-dependent cytotoxicity. A significant amount of cell viability of DLD-1 cells was observed for reduced graphene oxide. However, the highest cell viability of CHO cells was observed for reduced graphene oxide. All reduced graphene oxides have low apoptotic and necrotic responses in both cell lines. These findings highlight the importance of considering the specific bacterial strain used in RGO production as it can influence the toxicity and cellular response of the resulting RGO. The toxicity and cellular response to the final RGO can be affected by the particular bacterial strain that is employed to produce it. This information will help to ensure that RGO is used safely in a variety of applications, including tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, and biosensors, where comprehension of its toxicity profile is essential.
尽管还原氧化石墨烯(RGO)在生物工程应用中具有巨大且高效的功能,但其生产过程中使用苛刻的化学物质和不利的技术仍然是一个重大挑战。利用特定细菌菌株微生物生产还原氧化石墨烯(RGO)作为一种可持续且高效的方法已引起关注。选定的细菌菌株通过其酶活性将氧化石墨烯(GO)还原为RGO,从而导致GO中的氧官能团被去除,进而形成结构完整性增强的RGO。微生物的使用提供了一种可持续的方法,利用可再生碳源和温和的反应条件。本研究调查了使用三种不同细菌菌株:()、()和()生产RGO,并评估其毒性以确保安全利用。目的是评估所生产的RGO的质量并评估其在潜在应用中的毒性。因此,本研究重点关注还原氧化石墨烯的微生物生产以及对其细胞相互作用的研究。以石墨衍生的氧化石墨烯为起始材料,并使用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、拉曼光谱、X射线衍射(XRD)、热重分析(TGA)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)方法对微生物还原的GO产物进行表征,以确定其物理和化学性质。FTIR表明,环氧基以及一些烷氧基和羧基官能团被(菌株名称缺失)和(菌株名称缺失)还原,而烷氧基大多被(菌株名称缺失)还原。GO的拉曼光谱/比值为2.41。微生物还原后,ERGO、LLRGO和LPRGO的该比值以及缺陷显著降低,分别为1.26、1.35和1.46。XRD分析还表明,所有还原氧化石墨烯的GO层间距从0.89显著减小至0.34 nm。TGA结果表明,与其他细菌相比,(菌株名称缺失)还原GO的程度更大,并形成了更接近石墨烯的结构。同样,XPS分析表明,乳酸乳球菌提供了最有效的还原,C/O比为3.70。在所有细菌获得的XPS结果中,观察到由于微生物还原,C/O比增加。进行毒性评估以评估所生产的RGO的生物相容性和安全性。使用DLD - 1和CHO细胞系进行细胞活力测定,以确定每种细菌菌株生产的RGO的潜在细胞毒性作用。此外,还检查了凋亡和坏死反应,以了解受RGO暴露影响的细胞机制。结果表明,所有RGO都具有浓度依赖性细胞毒性。对于(还原石墨烯氧化物名称缺失),观察到DLD - 1细胞的大量细胞活力。然而,对于(还原石墨烯氧化物名称缺失),观察到CHO细胞的最高细胞活力。所有还原氧化石墨烯在两种细胞系中均具有低凋亡和坏死反应。这些发现突出了考虑用于生产RGO的特定细菌菌株的重要性,因为它会影响所得RGO的毒性和细胞反应。对最终RGO的毒性和细胞反应可能会受到用于生产它的特定细菌菌株的影响。这些信息将有助于确保RGO在包括组织工程、药物递送系统和生物传感器在内的各种应用中安全使用,在这些应用中了解其毒性特征至关重要。