DEACON, Matthew P.;
McGURK, Simon;
ROBERTS, Clive J.;
WILLIAMS, Phillip M.;
TENDLER, Saul J. B.;
DAVIES, Martyn C.;
DAVIS, S. S. (Bob);
HARDING, Stephen E.
Atomic force microscopy of gastric mucin and chitosan mucoadhesive systems
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Titel:
Atomic force microscopy of gastric mucin and chitosan mucoadhesive systems
Beteiligte:
DEACON, Matthew P.;
McGURK, Simon;
ROBERTS, Clive J.;
WILLIAMS, Phillip M.;
TENDLER, Saul J. B.;
DAVIES, Martyn C.;
DAVIS, S. S. (Bob);
HARDING, Stephen E.
Erschienen:
Portland Press Ltd., 2000
Erschienen in:Biochemical Journal
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1042/bj3480557
ISSN:
1470-8728;
0264-6021
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<jats:p>Atomic force microscopy has been utilized to probe, at a molecular level, the interaction between purified pig gastric mucin (PGM) and a mucoadhesive cationic polymer, chitosan (sea cure 210+), with a low degree (approx. 11%) of acetylation. Images were produced detailing the structures of both PGM and chitosan in 0.1 M acetate buffer (pH 4.5), followed by the complex of the two structures in the same buffer. PGM in 0.1 M acetate buffer revealed long linear filamentous structures, consistent with earlier electron microscopy and scanning tunnelling micoscopy studies. The chitosan molecules also adopted a linear conformation in the same buffer, although with a smaller average length and diameter. They appeared to adopt a stiff-coil conformation consistent with earlier hydrodynamic measurements. The complexes formed after mixing PGM and chitosan together revealed large aggregates. In 0.1 M ionic strength buffer they were of the order of 0.7 μm in diameter, consistent with previous electron microscopy studies. The effect of ionic strength of the buffer on the structure of the complex was also studied and, together with molecular hydrodynamic data, demonstrates that the interaction is principally electrostatic in nature.</jats:p>