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Synthesis, Characterization and Fluorescence Properties of Novel Porous Fe/ZnO Nano-Hybrid Assemblies by Using Berberis thunbergii Extract

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In this work, novel Fe/ZnO nanocomposites (NCs) and Fe nanoparticles loaded onto porous ZnO nanostructures have been synthesized via a simple biotechnological route by using Berberis thunbergii extract. In this direction, the as-synthesized bio-based porous ZnO derivatives and human serum albumin (HSA), as a biopolymeric model, form nano-hybrid assemblies. The effect of loading Fe on properties of porous ZnO nanostructures as well as the behavior of the nano-hybrid assemblies were evaluated by using XRD, SEM, EDX, DLS, PL, CD, FTIR and UV/Visible-diffuse reflectance spectra (UV/Vis-DRS) techniques. The fluorescence results revealed that the interaction of Fe/ZnO NCs with HSA biopolymer led to the formation of a ground state complexes as nano-hybrid assemblies. The calculated thermodynamic parameters indicated that the binding process occurred spontaneously. The CD and FTIR spectra confirmed the changes in helicity of HSA as well as the random coil and β-turn in the secondary structure of HSA upon interaction with Fe/ZnO NCs.

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  1. Research institute of bioscience and biotechnology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

    Roya Panahi, Saeed Jafarirad & Abolfazl Barzegar

  2. Department of Organic and Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

    Saeed Jafarirad

  3. Medical Research and Development Complex, Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran

    Azam Samadi

  4. Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

    Abolfazl Barzegar

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Panahi, R., Jafarirad, S., Samadi, A. et al. Synthesis, Characterization and Fluorescence Properties of Novel Porous Fe/ZnO Nano-Hybrid Assemblies by Using Berberis thunbergii Extract. J Fluoresc 31, 1191–1202 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-021-02726-z

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