DNA polyhedrons cube, prism, and square pyramid protect the catalytic activity of catalase : A thermodynamics and kinetics study

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DNA is widely used as building block material for the construction of polyhedral nanostructures. DNA polyhedrons (DNA prism, cube, and square pyramid) are small 3D wireframed nanostructures with tunable shapes and sizes. Despite substantial progress in synthesis, the study regarding cellular responses to DNA polyhedrons is limited. Herein, the molecular interaction between DNA polyhedrons and the antioxidant enzyme, catalase has been explored. The enzymatic activity of bovine liver catalase (BLC) remains unaltered in the presence of DNA polyhedrons after 1 h of incubation. However, the activity of BLC was protected after 24 h of incubation in the presence of DNA polyhedrons as compared to the natural unfolding. The kinetics study confirmed the protective role of DNA polyhedrons on BLC with lower KM and higher catalytic efficiency. Furthermore, no profound conformational changes of BLC occur in the presence of DNA polyhedrons as observed in spectroscopic studies. From fluorescence quenching data we confirmed the binding between DNA polyhedrons and BLC. The thermodynamic parameters indicate that non-covalent bonds played a major role during the interaction of BLC with DNA polyhedrons. Moreover, the hepatic catalase activity remains unaltered in the presence of DNA polyhedrons. The cytotoxicity assay revealed that DNA polyhedrons were biocompatible in the cellular environment. The protective role of DNA polyhedrons on enzyme activity and the unaltered conformational change of protein ensures the biocompatibility of DNA polyhedrons in the cellular environment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:264

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International journal of biological macromolecules - 264(2024), Pt 2 vom: 29. Apr., Seite 130557

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sundaray, Kajal [VerfasserIn]
Baral, Bineeth [VerfasserIn]
Subudhi, Umakanta [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Catalase
Cube
DNA nanostructures
DNA polyhedrons
EC 1.11.1.6
Enzyme kinetics
Journal Article

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Date Completed 10.04.2024

Date Revised 10.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130557

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36920901X