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Characterization of pH-Dependent Reversible Self-Assembly of Amyloid Beta 1-40-Coated Gold Colloids
Published on: March 21, 2025
Effect of surface-functionalized nanoparticles on the elongation phase of beta-amyloid (1-40) fibrillogenesis
Ho-Man Chan1, Lehui Xiao, Kai-Ming Yeung
1Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, PR China.
Abstract:
The influence of nanoparticles of various sizes and surface functionalities on the self-assembling fibrillogenesis of beta-amyloid (1-40) peptide was investigated. Functionalized nanoparticles including quantum dots and gold nanoparticles were co-incubated with monomeric Aβ(1-40) peptides under seed-mediated growth method to study their influences on the elongation phase of the fibrillogenesis. It is observed that charge-to-surface area ratio of the nanoparticles and the functional moiety and electrostatic charges of the conjugated ligands on the particle surfaces took crucial regulatory role in the Aβ(1-40) fibrillogenesis.

