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- Title
Dendronized Anionic Gold Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antiviral Activity.
- Authors
Peña‐González, Cornelia E.; García‐Broncano, Pilar; Ottaviani, M. Francesca; Cangiotti, Michela; Fattori, Alberto; Hierro‐Oliva, Margarita; González‐Martín, M. Luisa; Pérez‐Serrano, Jorge; Gómez, Rafael; Muñoz‐Fernández, M. Ángeles; Sánchez‐Nieves, Javier; de la Mata, F. Javier
- Abstract
Anionic carbosilane dendrons decorated with sulfonate functions and one thiol moiety at the focal point have been used to synthesize water-soluble gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) through the direct reaction of dendrons, gold precursor, and reducing agent in water, and also through a place-exchange reaction. These nanoparticles have been characterized by NMR spectroscopy, TEM, thermogravimetric analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV/Vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and zeta-potential measurements. The interacting ability of the anionic sulfonate functions was investigated by EPR spectroscopy with copper(II) as a probe. Different structures and conformations of the AuNPs modulate the availability of sulfonate and thiol groups for complexation by copper(II). Toxicity assays of AuNPs showed that those produced through direct reaction were less toxic than those obtained by ligand exchange. Inhibition of HIV-1 infection was higher in the case of dendronized AuNPs than in dendrons.
- Subjects
GOLD nanoparticle synthesis; ANIONS; ANTIVIRAL agents; SULFONATES; THIOLS; DENDRIMERS; STRUCTURE-activity relationships
- Publication
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2016, Vol 22, Issue 9, p2987
- ISSN
0947-6539
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/chem.201504262