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Peptide Synthesis> | β-Amyloid (human Aβ sequence 1-42, DAEFRHDSGYEVHHQKLVFFAEDVGSNKGAIIGLMVGGVVIA (Mw 4514), was purchased from Genscript (Piscataway, NJ, USA). | Get A Quote |
Amyloidoses are a family of diseases characterized by abnormal protein folding that leads to fibril aggregates, amyloids. Extensive research efforts are devoted to developing inhibitors to amyloid aggregates. Here we set to explore functionalized titania (TiO2) nanoparticles (NPs) as potential amyloid inhibiting agents. TiO2 NPs were coated by a catechol derivative, dihydroxy-phenylalanine propanoic acid (DPA), and further conjugated to the amyloids' specific dye Congo-Red (CR). TiO2-DPA-CR NPs were found to target mature fibrils of β-amyloid (Aβ). Moreover, coated NPs incubated with Aβ proteins suppressed amyloid fibrillation. TiO2-DPA-CR were found to target amyloids in solution and induce their sedimentat... More