Physico-chemical interaction between clay minerals and albumin protein according to the type of clay

Hyoung Mi Kim, Jae Min Oh

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Abstract

Clay minerals are widely utilized in pharmaceutical and dermatological sciences as a gastrointestinal medicine or skin remediation agent. In order to verify the feasibility of clays as an injection, pill, or topical agent, it is important to study their interactions with biological components, such as proteins. In this study, we utilized a protein fluorescence quenching assay and circular dichroism spectroscopy to evaluate general aspects of protein denaturation and conformational change, respectively. Three different clays; layered double oxide (LDO), montmorilonite (MMT) and halloysite nanotube (HNT), were treated with albumin and the physico-chemical effect on the protein’s conformation was investigated. MMT was shown to influence the conformational change the most, owing to the large accessible adsorption site. HNT showed meaningful circular dichroism (CD) band collapse as well as fluorescence quenching in the protein, suggesting a potential harmful effect of HNT toward the protein. Among the three tested clays, LDO was determined to affect protein structure the least in terms of three-dimensional conformation and helical structure.

Original languageEnglish
Article number396
JournalMinerals
Volume9
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Albumin
  • Circular dichroism
  • Clay minerals
  • Halloysite nanotube
  • Layered double oxide
  • Montmorillonite
  • Protein fluorescence quenching

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