Raman microspectroscopy of nanodiamond-induced structural changes in albumin

Anastasiya S. Svetlakova; Nikolay N. Brandt; Alexander V. Priezzhev; Andrey Y. Chikishev

doi:10.1117/1.JBO.20.4.047004

22 April 2015 Raman microspectroscopy of nanodiamond-induced structural changes in albumin

Anastasiya S. Svetlakova, Nikolay N. Brandt, Alexander V. Priezzhev, Andrey Y. Chikishev

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 20, Issue 4, 047004 (April 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.20.4.047004

Abstract

Nanodiamonds (NDs) are promising agents for theranostic applications due to reported low toxicity and high biocompatibility, which is still being extensively tested on cellular, tissue, and organism levels. It is presumed that for experimental and future clinical applications, NDs will be administered into the organism via the blood circulation system. In this regard, the interaction of NDs with blood components needs to be thoroughly studied. We studied the interaction of carboxylated NDs (cNDs) with albumin, one of the major proteins of blood plasma. After 2-h long in vitro incubation in an aqueous solution of the protein, 100-nm cNDs were dried and the dry samples were studied with the aid of Raman microspectroscopy. The spectroscopic data indicate significant conformational changes that can be due to cND–protein interaction. A possible decrease in the functional activity of albumin related to the conformational changes must be taken into account in the in vivo applications.

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Anastasiya S. Svetlakova, Nikolay N. Brandt, Alexander V. Priezzhev, and Andrey Y. Chikishev "Raman microspectroscopy of nanodiamond-induced structural changes in albumin," Journal of Biomedical Optics 20(4), 047004 (22 April 2015). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.20.4.047004

Published: 22 April 2015

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