Alexandre Rodrigues

Dr. Alexandre Rodrigues


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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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29 June 2016 in Discover Nano
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DBDaniela Ballottin
Daniela Ballottin
SFStephanie Fulaz
Stephanie Fulaz
MSMichele L. de Souza
Michele L. de Souza
PCPaola Corio
Paola Corio
ARAlexandre Rodrigues
Alexandre Rodrigues
LTLjubica Tasic
Ljubica Tasic
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been broadly used as antibacterial and antiviral agents. Further, interests for green AgNP synthesis have increased in recent years and several results for AgNP biological synthesis have been reported using bacteria, fungi and plant extracts. The understanding of the role and nature of fungal proteins, their interaction with AgNPs and the subsequent stabilization of nanosilver is yet to be deeply investigated. Therefore, in an attempt to better understand biogenic AgNP stabilization with the extracellular fungal proteins and to describe these supramolecular interactions between proteins and silver nanoparticles, AgNPs, produced extracellularly by Aspergillus tubingensis—isolated as an endophytic fungus from Rizophora mangle—were characterized in order to study their physical characteristics, identify the involved proteins, and shed light into the interactions among protein-NPs by several techniques. AgNPs of around 35 nm in diameter as measured by TEM and a positive zeta potential of +8.48 mV were obtained. These AgNPs exhibited a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) band at 440 nm, indicating the nanoparticles formation, and another band at 280 nm, attributed to the electronic excitations in tryptophan, tyrosine, and/or phenylalanine residues in fungal proteins. Fungal proteins were covalently bounded to the AgNPs, mainly through S–Ag bonds due to cysteine residues (HS–) and with few N–Ag bonds from H2N– groups, as verified by Raman spectroscopy. Observed supramolecular interactions also occur by electrostatic and other protein–protein interactions. Furthermore, proteins that remain free on AgNP surface may perform hydrogen bonds with other proteins or water increasing thus the capping layer around the AgNPs and consequently expanding the hydrodynamic diameter of the particles (~264 nm, measured by DLS). FTIR results enabled us to state that proteins adsorbed to the AgNPs did not suffer relevant secondary structure alteration upon their physical interaction with the AgNPs or when covalently bonded to them. Eight proteins in the AgNP dispersion were identified by mass spectrometry analyses. All these proteins are involved in metabolic pathways of the fungus and are important for carbon, phosphorous and nitrogen uptake, and for the fungal growth. Thereby, important proteins for fungi are also involved in the formation and stabilization of the biogenic AgNPs.

16 June 2012 in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
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ARAlexandre Rodrigues
Alexandre Rodrigues
LPLiu Yu Ping
Liu Yu Ping
PMPriscyla D Marcato
Priscyla D Marcato
OAOswaldo L. Alves
Oswaldo L. Alves
MSMaria C. P. Silva
Maria C. P. Silva
Ana Olívia De SouzaAna Olívia De Souza
Ana Olívia De Souza

20 June 2019 in Biomedical Microdevices
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ARAlexandre Rodrigues
Alexandre Rodrigues
PGPriscila Jane Romano de Oliveira Gonçalves
Priscila Jane Romano de Oliveira Gonçalves
COCristiane Ottoni
Cristiane Ottoni
RRRita de Cássia Ruiz
Rita de Cássia Ruiz
MMMarcelo Antonio Morgano
Marcelo Antonio Morgano
Ana Olívia De SouzaAna Olívia De Souza
Ana Olívia De Souza

1 November 2022 in Seminars in Cancer Biology
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AKAsiya Khan
Asiya Khan
BDBhudev C. Das
Bhudev C. Das
UAUmme Abiha
Umme Abiha
SSSandeep Sisodiya
Sandeep Sisodiya
Atul ChikaraAtul Chikara
Atul Chikara
SRShazia Rashid
Shazia Rashid

30 January 2015
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ASAna Olívia de Souza
Ana Olívia de Souza
ARAlexandre Rodrigues
Alexandre Rodrigues