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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

Confining a Protein-Containing Water Nanodroplet inside Silica Nanochannels.

Lara Giussani, Gloria Tabacchi, Salvatore Coluccia, Ettore Fois

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lara GiussaniDipartimento di Scienza e Alta Tecnologia and INSTM udr Como, Insubria University, Via Valleggio 9, I-22100 Como, Italy. largius13@icloud.com.
Gloria TabacchiDipartimento di Scienza e Alta Tecnologia and INSTM udr Como, Insubria University, Via Valleggio 9, I-22100 Como, Italy. gloria.tabacchi@uninsubria.it.ORCID 0000-0002-1988-6775
Salvatore ColucciaDipartimento di Chimica, Turin University, Via P. Giuria 7, I-10125 Turin, Italy. Salvatore.coluccia@unito.it.
Ettore FoisDipartimento di Scienza e Alta Tecnologia and INSTM udr Como, Insubria University, Via Valleggio 9, I-22100 Como, Italy. ettore.fois@uninsubria.it.ORCID 0000-0002-7170-8458
University of Insubria · ITUniversity of Turin · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Incorporation of biological systems in water nanodroplets has recently emerged as a new frontier to investigate structural changes of biomolecules, with perspective applications in ultra-fast drug delivery. We report on the molecular dynamics of the digestive protein Pepsin subjected to a double confinement. The double confinement stemmed from embedding the protein inside a water nanodroplet, which in turn was caged in a nanochannel mimicking the mesoporous silica SBA-15. The nano-bio-droplet, whose size fits with the pore diameter, behaved differently depending on the protonation state of the pore surface silanols. Neutral channel sections allowed for the droplet to flow, while deprotonated sections acted as anchoring piers for the droplet. Inside the droplet, the protein, not directly bonded to the surface, showed a behavior similar to that reported for bulk water solutions, indicating that double confinement should not alter its catalytic activity. Our results suggest that nanobiodroplets, recently fabricated in volatile environments, can be encapsulated and stored in mesoporous silicas.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationNanostructuresProtein ConformationProteinsSilicon DioxideSpectrum AnalysisWaterProteinsSilicon DioxideWaterhost–guest systemsmesoporous silicamolecular dynamicsprotein confinementwater nanodroplets

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