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Soumya Paul, Priya Ashrit1, Manish Kumar
1Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (InStem), UAS-GKVK Campus, Bellary Road, Bangalore 560065, Karnataka, India.
Abstract:
N-Nitrosamines are well established motifs to release nitric oxide (NO) under photoirradiation. Herein, a series of amphiphilic N-nitrosamine-based block copolymers (BCP) are developed to attain controlled NO release under photoirradiation (365 nm, 3.71 mW/cm2). The water-soluble BCP forms micellar architecture in aqueous medium and exhibits a sustained NO release of 92-160 μM within 11.5 h, which is 36.8-64.0% of the calculated value. To understand the NO release mechanism, a small molecular NO donor (NOD) resembling the NO releasing functional motif of BCP is synthesized, which displays a burst NO release in DMSO within 2.5 h. The radical nature of the released NO is confirmed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The gradual NO release from micellar BCP enhances antibacterial activity over NOD and exhibits a superior bactericidal effect on Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus. In relation to biomedical applications, this work offers a comprehensive insight into tuning light-triggered NO release to improve antibacterial activity.
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