Water in bacterial biofilms: pores and channels, storage and transport functions

K Quan, J Hou, Z Zhang, Y Ren… - Critical reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Bacterial biofilms occur in many natural and industrial environments. Besides bacteria,
biofilms comprise over 70 wt% water. Water in biofilms occurs as bound-or free-water …

Quantitative measurement of multiprotein nanoparticle interactions using NMR spectroscopy

JX Xu, MS Alom, NC Fitzkee - Analytical chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
An effective intensity-based reference is a cornerstone for quantitative nuclear magnetic
resonance (NMR) studies, as the molecular concentration is encoded in its signal. In theory …

Implementation of cytochrome c proteins and carbon nanotubes hybrids in bioelectrodes towards bioelectrochemical systems applications

X Zhai, X Liu, H Dong, M Lin, X Zheng… - Bioprocess and Biosystems …, 2024 - Springer
Multiheme cytochrome c (Cyt c) can function as a redox protein on electrode to accomplish
bioelectrocatalysis. However, the direct electron transfer (DET) between the redox site of Cyt …

On the chirality-dependent adsorption behavior of volatile organic compounds on carbon nanotubes

B Li, C Mi - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The capture and removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have received extensive
attention due to their toxicity and carcinogenicity. In order to extend the applications of …

Carbon Nanotube Loading Strategies for Peptide Drugs: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Q Chen, J Zhou, R Sun - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be regarded as a potential platform for transmembrane drug
delivery as many experimental works have demonstrated their capability to effectively …

The attenuating ability of deep eutectic solvents towards the carboxylated multiwalled carbon nanotubes induced denatured β-lactoglobulin structure

N Yadav, S Mor, P Venkatesu - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The stabilization of proteins has been a major challenge for their practical utilization in
industrial applications. Proteins can easily lose their native conformation in the presence of …

Effect of cytochrome C on the conductance of asolectin membranes and the occurrence of through pores at different pHs

A Anosov, E Borisova, E Smirnova, E Korepanova… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The study of the electrical parameters of asolectin bilayer lipid membranes in the presence
of cytochrome c (cyt c) at various concentrations showed that an increase in the …

Layer-by-layer fabrication of alginate/polyethyleneimine multilayer on magnetic interface with enhanced efficiency in immuno-capturing circulating tumor cells

Y Xiao, Z Zhou, Y Zuo, X Wu, Y Liu, Y Li, Y Gao… - Analytica Chimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The technology of capturing circulating tumor cells (CTCs) plays a crucial role
in the diagnosis, evaluation of therapeutic efficacy, and prediction of prognosis in lung …

Free energy calculations in biomolecule-nanomaterial interactions

H Fu, Y Zhu, Q Chen - Frontiers in Physics, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In computational chemistry and molecular modeling, the interactions between biomolecules
(BMs) and nanomaterials (NMs) play a crucial role in various physical and biological …

The potential impact of the graphene oxide on the cytochrome c− from the insight of electron transfer theory

W Wu, Z Wang, B Jiao, C Zhang, Y Zhang, X Huang… - Chemical Physics, 2024 - Elsevier
We have studied the electron transfer (ET) reaction between the cytochrome c (Cyt c) and
the graphene oxide (GO). The ET reorganization energy, the ET coupling matrix element …