Stimuli-Free Transcuticular Delivery of Zn Microelement Using Biopolymeric Nanovehicles: Experimental, Theoretical, and <i>In Planta</i> Studies
Yaël Cohen, Hagai Yasuor, Dmitry Tworowski, Elazar Fallik, Elena Poverenov
Abstract
monitoring of the carrier was done by labeling nanovehicles with fluorescent carbon dots. Three-dimensional (3-D) structural modeling and conformational dynamics explained the CMC-8 self-assembly mechanism and zinc coordination phenomenon upon introduction of hydrophobic substituents.
Topics & Concepts
Plant cuticleAmphiphileBiopolymerChemistryZincFluorescenceNuclear chemistryBiophysicsMaterials sciencePolymerOrganic chemistryBiologyQuantum mechanicsCopolymerWaxPhysicsAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesNanocomposite Films for Food PackagingPolysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls