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Electroanalysis ; 30(5)2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32999580

RESUMO

Acetaminophen (APAP) is an antipyretic, analgesic agent, the overdose of which during medical treatment poses a risk for liver failure. Hence, it is important to develop methods to monitor physiological APAP levels to avoid APAP. Here, we report an efficient, selective electrochemical APAP sensor made from depositing silicon nanowires (SiNWs) onto glassy carbon electrodes (GCEs). Electrocatalytic activity of the SiNW/GCE sensors was monitored under varying pH and concentrations of APAP using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry (CA). CV of the SiNWs at 0.5 to 13 mmol dm-3 APAP concentrations was used to determine the oxidation and reduction potential of APAP. The selective detection of APAP was then demonstrated using CA at +0.568 V vs Ag/AgCl, where APAP is fully oxidized, in the 0.01 to 3 mmol dm-3 concentration range with potentially-interfering species. The SiNW sensor has the ability to detect APAP well within the detection limits for APAP toxicity, showing promise as a practical biosensor.

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Biochim Biophys Acta ; 1848(5): 1081-91, 2015 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25660753

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Cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs) are important elements of innate immunity in higher organisms, representing an ancient defense mechanism against pathogenic bacteria. These peptides exhibit broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities, utilizing mechanisms that involve targeting bacterial membranes. Recently, a 34-residue CAMP (NA-CATH) was identified in cDNA from the venom gland of the Chinese cobra (Naja atra). A semi-conserved 11-residue pattern observed in the NA-CATH sequence provided the basis for generating an 11-residue truncated peptide, ATRA-1A, and its corresponding D-peptide isomer. While the antimicrobial and biophysical properties of the ATRA-1A stereoisomers have been investigated, their modes of action remain unclear. More broadly, mechanistic differences that can arise when investigating minimal antimicrobial units within larger naturally occurring CAMPs have not been rigorously explored. Therefore, the studies reported here are focused on this question and the interactions of full-length NA-CATH and the truncated ATRA-1A isomers with bacterial membranes. The results of these studies indicate that in engineering the ATRA-1A isomers, the associated change in peptide length and charge dramatically impacts not only their antimicrobial effectiveness, but also the mechanism of action they employ relative to that of the full-length parent peptide NA-CATH. These insights are relevant to future efforts to develop shorter versions of larger naturally occurring CAMPs for potential therapeutic applications.


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Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Bacillus cereus/efeitos dos fármacos , Catelicidinas/farmacologia , Permeabilidade da Membrana Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Membrana Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Escherichia coli/efeitos dos fármacos , Oligopeptídeos/farmacologia , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/química , Antibacterianos/isolamento & purificação , Bacillus cereus/metabolismo , Bacillus cereus/ultraestrutura , Catelicidinas/química , Catelicidinas/isolamento & purificação , Membrana Celular/metabolismo , Membrana Celular/ultraestrutura , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Venenos Elapídicos/química , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/ultraestrutura , Cinética , Viabilidade Microbiana/efeitos dos fármacos , Oligopeptídeos/química , Fragmentos de Peptídeos/química , Estrutura Secundária de Proteína , Relação Estrutura-Atividade
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