Development of lipid A-imprinted polymer hydrogels that selectively recognize lipopolysaccharides
To remove lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from pure water, we developed polymer hydrogels that selectively recognize LPS. A molecular imprinting technique was used to prepare the polymer hydrogels. We prepared the polymer hydrogels with LPS-binding sites by using acryloyllysine and acryloylphenylalanine as...
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Published in | Biosensors & bioelectronics Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 215 - 219 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Kidlington
Elsevier B.V
01.10.2012
Elsevier |
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Summary: | To remove lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from pure water, we developed polymer hydrogels that selectively recognize LPS. A molecular imprinting technique was used to prepare the polymer hydrogels. We prepared the polymer hydrogels with LPS-binding sites by using acryloyllysine and acryloylphenylalanine as functional monomers and used lipid A as a template because it is the biologically active part of LPS and contains two phosphate groups. Co-existence of n-octane during the polymerization process was highly effective in promoting the formation of LPS-accessible sites on the surface of the hydrogels. Both an electrostatic and a hydrophobic interaction between the lipid A portion of LPS and the recognition site of the imprinted hydrogel are necessary for LPS recognition. The adsorption isotherm of LPS to the lipid A-imprinted hydrogels was Langmuir-type; the saturated adsorption capacity and the adsorption constant, calculated by applying an equation for Langmuir-type adsorption isotherms, were 1.0×10–11mol/cm2 and 2.5×105M−1, respectively. The imprinted hydrogels selectively recognized toxic LPS in a competition experiment in which two other kinds of LPS with similar chemical structures to that of the LPS of E. coli (toxic LPS) were adsorbed to the lipid A-imprinted hydrogels.
► We succeeded to prepare polymeric hydrogel with LPS-binding sites. ► The imprinted sites that LPS are accessible were formed by using n-octane. ► The imprinted hydrogels selectively recognized toxic LPS from a result. ► The adsorption isotherm of LPS to the lipid A-imprinted hydrogels was Langmuir-type. |
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ISSN: | 0956-5663 1873-4235 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.bios.2012.05.028 |