Publications by authors named "Arina A Sukhova"
Chitin and chitosan can undergo nonspecific enzymatic hydrolysis by several different hydrolases. This susceptibility to nonspecific enzymes opens up many opportunities for producing chitooligosaccharides and low molecular weight chitopolysaccharides, since specific chitinases and chitosanases are rare and not commercially available. In this study, chitosan and chitin were hydrolyzed using several commercially available hydrolases.
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- Interaction between nanoparticles and biomolecules can lead to either compatible or harmful complexes, but the structural details of these interactions are not well understood.
- This study investigates how a blood protein, bovine serum albumin, behaves when it is adsorbed onto silicon and germanium nanoparticles, especially when heated to 640 K.
- The results show that the protein is more heat-resistant when attached to nanoparticles than in solution or solid, with germanium providing better heat resistance than silicon, which could promote safer use of these nanoparticles in biological applications.