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May 16, 2018

Biosynthesis of Thermoresponsive Magnetic Nanoparticles by Magnetosome Display System

Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Tomoko Yoshino
  • ,
  • Takumi Shimada
  • ,
  • Yasuhito Ito
  • ,
  • Toru Honda
  • ,
  • Yoshiaki Maeda
  • ,
  • Tadashi Matsunaga
  • ,
  • Tsuyoshi Tanaka

Volume
29
Number
5
First page
1756
Last page
1762
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00195
Publisher
American Chemical Society

Thermoresponsive magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were synthesized using a magnetosome display system. An elastin-like polypeptide decamer of VPGVG (ELP10), which is hydrophobic above the transition temperature (Tt) and can form an insoluble aggregation, was immobilized on biogenic MNPs in the magnetotactic bacterium, Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1. It was suggested that hydrophobicity of the MNP surface increased at 60 °C compared with 20 °C by the immobilization of ELP10. Size distribution analysis indicated that the immobilization of ELP10 onto MNPs induced the increased hydrophobicity with increasing temperatures up to 60 °C, promoting aggregation of the particles by hydrophobic and magnetic interactions. These results suggest that the acceleration of magnetic collection at 60 °C was caused by particle aggregation promoted by hydrophobic interaction between ELP-MNPs. Furthermore, the immobilization of ELP on MNPs gave a quick magnetic collection at 60 °C by external magnetic field. The thermoresponsive properties will further expand the utility of biotechnological applications of biogenic MNPs.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00195
ID information
  • DOI : 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00195
  • ISSN : 1520-4812
  • ISSN : 1043-1802
  • SCOPUS ID : 85047195818

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