Kaempferol conjugated gold nanoclusters enabled efficient for anticancer therapeutics to A549 lung cancer cells

International Journal of Nanomedicine
Saravanan GovindarajuKyusik Yun

Abstract

Background: Kaempferol (K) is a recognized anticancer drug that can conjugate with small-size gold nanoclusters (AuNCs). Materials and methods: K-AuNCs were synthesized and their use as an anticancer drug was explored using A549 lung cancer cells. Colony formation and cell migration assays were carried out. The morphology of the K-AuNCs treated A549 cells was explored using bio-atomic force microscopy. Results: The K-AuNCs were 1-3 nm in diameter and emitted strong fluorescent at 650 nm following excitation at 550 nm. The stretching and bending nature of the K-AuNCs were analyzed by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The presence of kaempferol in the AuNCs were confirmed by the PL spectroscopy. Conclusion: The synthesized K-AuNCs mainly targeted and damaged the nuclei of the cancer cells. This composite nanocluster was less toxicity to the normal human cell and higher toxicity to the A549 lunch cancer cell and these material is potential for anticancer drug delivery and bio imaging applications.

Citations

Sep 6, 2020·Biomolecules·Malgorzata DobrzynskaEwa Florek
Sep 10, 2020·International Journal of Nanomedicine·Huan YangBing Gu
Apr 30, 2021·International Journal of Pharmaceutics·Matte Kasi ViswanadhMadaswamy S Muthu
Jul 1, 2020·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters·Aditya YadavChayan K Nandi

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transmission electron microscopy
infrared spectroscopy
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X-ray
Bio-AFM
confocal microscopy

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