Papain-templated Cu nanoclusters: assaying and exhibiting dramatic antibacterial activity cooperating with H2O2.
Nanoscale
; 7(45): 19066-72, 2015 Dec 07.
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ABSTRACT
Herein, papain-functionalized Cu nanoclusters (CuNCs@Papain) were originally synthesized in aqueous solution together with a quantum yield of 14.3%, and showed obviously red fluorescence at 620 nm. Meanwhile, their corresponding fluorescence mechanism was fully elucidated by fluorescence spectroscopy, HR-TEM, FTIR spectroscopy, and XPS. Subsequently, the as-prepared CuNCs were employed as probes for detecting H2O2. Using CuNCs as probes, H2O2 was determined in the range from 1 µM to 50 µM based on a linear decrease of fluorescence intensity as well as a detection limit of 0.2 µM with a signal-to-noise ratio of 3. More significantly, it has been proved that CuNCs could convert H2O2 to ËOH, which exhibited dramatic antibacterial activity. Both in vitro and in vivo experiments were performed to validate their antibacterial activity against Gram-positive/negative bacteria and actual wound infection, suggesting their potential for serving as one type of promising antibacterial material.
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Bactérias
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Infecção dos Ferimentos
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Papaína
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Cobre
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Nanopartículas
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Peróxido de Hidrogênio
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Antibacterianos
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Animals
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En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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