Biological Macrocycle: Supramolecular Hydrophobic Guest Transport System Based on Nanodiscs with Photodynamic Activity

Langmuir. 2019 Jun 18;35(24):7824-7829. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00126. Epub 2019 Jun 10.

Abstract

A biogenic macrocycle-based guest loading system has been developed by the self-assembly of membrane scaffold protein and phospholipids. The resulting 10 nm level transport system can increase the solubility of hydrophobic photodynamic agent hypocrellin B in aqueous medium and exhibited a cellular internalization capacity with substantial photodynamic activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't