Photochemical internalisation (PCI) is a site-specific technique for improving cellular delivery of macromolecular drugs. In this study, a cell penetrating peptide, containing the core HIV-1 Tat 48­ 57 sequence, conjugated with a porphyrin photosensitiser has been shown to be effective for PCI. Herein we report an investigation of the photophysical and photobiological properties of a water solu...

Here we report on the synthesis and biochemical characterization (enzymatic stability, cellular uptake, in vitro antitumor activity, membrane interaction and GnRH-receptor binding affinity) of novel short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) acylated daunorubicin-GnRH-III bioconjugates, which may serve as drug delivery systems for targeted cancer chemotherapy. Ser in position 4 of GnRH-III was replaced by L...

A novel aptamer-based amperometric nanobiosensor was designed for the sensitive and selective detection of A549 human non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. The cytosensing was performed using a MUC1 aptamer probe with a bioconjugate, where the probe was fabricated by the covalent immobilization on a conducting polymer nanocomposite formed through the self-assembly of 4-([2,2':5',2''-terthio...

The conjugation of cymantrene CpMn(CO)(3) to cell-penetrating peptide hCT(18-32)-k7 alters the intracellular distribution in MCF-7 cells compared to the unmodified peptide, as visualized by fluorescence microscopy, and leads to an increased nuclear accumulation; the peptide and cymantrene compound themselves are not toxic, but the bioconjugate shows a significant cytotoxicity with an IC(50) val...

This work presents a microfluidic device that has the unique capability of automating combinatorial processes such as protein refolding and bioconjugate synthesis. Conventionally, these processes are done by hand-pipetting or using robotic systems. The microfluidic approach offers the advantages of automation, cost-effectiveness, compatibility with optical detection, and a million-fold reductio...