Neurodegeneration-related human-type beta-amyloid 1-42 aggregates (H-Aβ) are one of the biochemical markers and executive molecules in Alzheimer's disease. The exogenic rotifer-specific biopolymer, namely Rotimer, has a protective effect against H-Aβ toxicity on Euchlanis dilatata and Lecane bulla monogonant rotifers. Due to the external particle-dependent secreting activity of these animals, this natural exudate exists in a bound form on the surface of epoxy-metal beads, named as Rotimer Inductor Conglomerate (RIC). In this current work the experiential in vitro molecular interactions between Rotimer and Aβs are presented. The RIC form was uniformly used against H-Aβ aggregation processes in stagogram- and fluorescent-based experiments. These well-known cell-toxic aggregates stably and quickly (only taking a few minutes) bind to RIC. The epoxy beads (as carriers) alone or the scrambled version of H-Aβ (with random amino acid sequence) were the ineffective and inactive negative controls of this experimental system. The RIC has significant interacting, anti-aggregating and disaggregating effects on H-Aβ. To detect these experiments, Bis-ANS and Thioflavin T were applied during amyloid binding, two aggregation-specific functional fluorescent dyes with different molecular characteristics. This newly described empirical interaction of Rotimer with H-Aβ is a potential starting point and source of innovation concerning targeted human- and pharmaceutical applications.
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