Quantum dots (QDs) have a broad range of applications in cell biolabeling, cancer treatment, metastasis imaging, and therapeutic drug monitoring. Despite their wide use, relatively little is known about their influence on other molecules. Interactions between QDs and proteins can influence the properties of both nanoparticles and proteins. The effect of mercaptosuccinic acid-capped CdTe QDs on intercellular copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1)-one of the main enzymatic antioxidants-was investigated. Incubation of SOD1 with QDs caused an increase in SOD1 activity, unlike in the case of CdCl2, which inhibited SOD1. Moreover, this effect on SOD1 increased with the size and potential of QDs, although the effect became clearly visible in higher concentrations of QDs. The intensity of QD-SOD1 fluorescence, analyzed with the use of capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence detection, was dependent on SOD1 concentration. In the case of green QDs, the fluorescence signal decreased with increasing SOD1 concentration. In contrast, the signal strength for Y-QD complexes was not dependent on SOD1 dilutions. The migration time of QDs and their complexes with SOD1 varied depending on the type of QD used. The migration time of G-QD complexes with SOD1 differed slightly. However, in the case of Y-QD complexes with SOD1, the differences in the migration time were not dependent on SOD concentration. This research shows that QDs interact with SOD1 and the influence of QDs on SOD activity is size-dependent. With this knowledge, one might be able to control the activation/inhibition of specific enzymes, such as SOD1.

• Klíčová slova
• capillary electrophoresis, enzyme activity, nanoparticles, protein labeling, quantum dots, superoxide dismutase,
• MeSH
• elektroforéza kapilární metody   MeSH
• fluorescence MeSH
• fluorescenční spektrometrie MeSH
• kvantové tečky * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• nanočástice chemie   MeSH
• sloučeniny kadmia chemie   MeSH
• superoxiddismutasa analýza   metabolismus   MeSH
• telur chemie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Názvy látek
• cadmium telluride MeSH Prohlížeč
• sloučeniny kadmia MeSH
• superoxiddismutasa MeSH
• telur MeSH