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Biofunctionalization of Magnetic Nanomaterials
Published on: July 16, 2020
pH-responsive polymer assisted aptamer functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for specific recognition and adsorption
Liping Zhao1, Linsen Li1, Chao Zhu1
1Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun Street, Beijing, 100081, China.
Abstract:
A new adsorbent based on pH-responsive polymer assisted aptamer functionalized magnetic nanoparticles was developed for specific recognition and efficient adsorption of proteins. Arising from the synergistic effect of specific affinity of apatamer on protein and tunable hydrophobic/hydrophilic property of pH-responsive polymer, the adsorbent exhibited excellent adsorption capacity for target protein. Notably, because of the pH-responsive property of the polymer, the adsorption and desorption process could be regulated through varying environmental pH. The resultant adsorbent that immobilized with lysozyme binding aptamer was successfully applied in specific recognition and efficient adsorption of lysozyme in egg white samples and good recovery results in the range of 95.2-103.2% were obtained. Moreover, the adsorbent immobilized with cytochrome C binding aptamer also exhibited satisfactory adsorption to cytochrome C. The synergistic effect of pH-responsive polymer and aptamer promoted the recognition selectivity and adsorption capacity to target protein, illustrating a facile way for construction of more specific protein adsorbents.
