Interaction of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with silica nanoparticles (IMAGE)

Tokyo University of Science

Interaction of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with silica nanoparticles

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Results of thioflavin T fluorescence analyses revealed a drastic increase in the fluorescence intensity when BSA was mixed with ultra-small (10 nm) silica nanoparticles (NPs) with a stirring time of one hour. Ultra-small NPs can induce abnormal changes in protein structure and have the potential to cause pathological conditions like Alzheimer’s disease.

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Dr. Masakazu Umezawa from Tokyo University of Science, Japan Image Source Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c01606

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