Título: | METROLOGICAL EVALUATION OF THE STABILITY OF GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS REGARDING MORPHOLOGY AND COMPOSITION-BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS | ||||||||||||
Autor: |
ROCIO REYNA SOTO CHOCHOCCA |
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Colaborador(es): |
RICARDO QUEIROZ AUCELIO - Orientador RENAN LIRA DE FARIAS - Coorientador |
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Catalogação: | 15/JUL/2024 | Língua(s): | PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL |
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Tipo: | TEXT | Subtipo: | THESIS | ||||||||||
Notas: |
[pt] Todos os dados constantes dos documentos são de inteira responsabilidade de seus autores. Os dados utilizados nas descrições dos documentos estão em conformidade com os sistemas da administração da PUC-Rio. [en] All data contained in the documents are the sole responsibility of the authors. The data used in the descriptions of the documents are in conformity with the systems of the administration of PUC-Rio. |
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Referência(s): |
[pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=67337&idi=1 [en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=67337&idi=2 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.67337 | ||||||||||||
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Graphene quantum dots have potential for biological applications due to
their optical properties and nanometric size. This study investigated for 28
days (672 h) the interactions of GQDs from different precursors (citric acid
+ urea and citric acid + thioacetamide) with model biomolecules (human
serum albumin - HSA) and Calf thymus DNA (ctDNA). The GQDs-urea
showed stability in hydrodynamic diameter (12 nm) and surface charge (-
7 mV). In contrast, GQDs-thioacetamide showed progressive aggregation
from 5.0 nm initially to 22.7 nm after 28 days, without sedimentation due
to charge compensation preserving colloidal dispersion.
Tests revealed quenching of HSA fluorescence with increases in GQD concentration. The GQDs-urea interaction constant (Ki) fluctuated initially,
stabilizing after 48 h. For GQDs-thioacetamide there was less fluctuation in
Ki over 672 h, indicating conformational rearrangements of the biomolecules
with the GQDs before equilibrium. Interaction with DNA monitored by
UV-Vis photometric absorption titration showed weak bio-interaction of a
hydrophobic/electrostatic nature for both GQDs, with apparent binding
constants (∼105 L mol−1). Ethidium bromide assay revealed changes in
DNA structure without intercalation of the GQDs. Statistical tests confirm
the reproducibility of GQDs interactions with proteins (HSA) and DNA
over 28 days (95 percent confidence). The stability of the quantification parameters over time suggests the viability of GQDs as analytical probes after long
periods of bioconjugation. Thus, the study presents metrologically sound
bases for the safe application of GQDs in biomedical technologies, expanding the understanding of the time-structure-activity relationship in these
nanosystems.
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