Formulation and biophysical characterization of SNARE’s like the
behavior of human α-lactalbumin oleic acid (HALOA) complex as an
anticancerous agent against chronic myeloid leukemia.
Abstract
Encapsulation of apo human alpha-lactalbumin (α-LA) within oleic acid
(OA) attains similar morphology as SNARE’s, which forms human
α-lactalbumin-oleic acid (HALOA) complex by altering the methodology
from previous studies. Firstly the native α-LA was treated with EDTA to
remove Ca2+ ions (ICP-OES, and Arsenazo III) which leads to unfolding
for maintenance of an apo structure, and was directly mixed with OA in a
specific ratio. Further, the structural variations from apo to the
complex were elucidated by circular dichroism (far UV-CD; 190-260 nm and
near UV-CD; 260-340 nm) which shows that it consists of a majority of
turns and β-sheet structure. ANS (1-anilino-8-naphthalene sulfonate) dye
shows maximum fluorescence intensity because it strongly binds with the
complex due to the availability of hydrophobic patches. The masking
effect of OA was validated by SDS-PAGE where no band was found in a
complex lane, which is also confirmed by NMR spectroscopy that indicates
a loss in NMR signal in HALOA complex after regulated addition of OA.
The HALOA complex was further confirmed by TEM where it shows a range
around 500 nm which is structurally and morphologically similar to
SNARE’s. This new structural variant complex offers antitumor activity
on K562 cells by rectifying molecular domains (IL-8, Survivin, and Total
antioxidant) and induces apoptosis by DNA fragmentation, but it does not
show any apoptotic activity against NIH cells. Overall the formulated
complex shows SNARE’s like behavior, and it might be a promising
candidate as an antitumor agent with lower toxicity and maximum
bioavailability.