Ferritin: a promising nanoreactor and nanocarrier for bionanotechnology

A Mohanty, A Parida, RK Raut… - ACS bio & med chem …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The essence of bionanotechnology lies in the application of nanotechnology/nanomaterials
to solve the biological problems. Quantum dots and nanoparticles hold potential biomedical …

Development of a sensitive self-powered glucose biosensor based on an enzymatic biofuel cell

K Chansaenpak, A Kamkaew, S Lisnund, P Prachai… - Biosensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biofuel cells allow for constructing sensors that leverage the specificity of enzymes without
the need for an external power source. In this work, we design a self-powered glucose …

Kinetics of ferritin self-assembly by laser light scattering: Impact of subunit concentration, pH, and ionic strength

A Mohanty, MK, SS Jena, RK Behera - Biomacromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ferritins, the cellular iron repositories, are self-assembled, hollow spherical nanocage
proteins composed of 24 subunits. The self-assembly process in ferritin generates the …

Recent advantages of mediator based chemically modified electrodes; powerful approach in electroanalytical chemistry

F Mousazadeh, SZ Mohammadi… - Current Analytical …, 2022 - benthamdirect.com
Background: Modified electrodes have advanced from the initial studies aimed at
understanding electron transfer in films to applications in areas such as energy production …

Highly efficient multifunctional graphene/chitosan/magnetite nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of important dye molecules

M Maruthupandy, T Muneeswaran, M Anand… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multifunctional chitosan/magnetite (CS/Fe 3 O 4) and graphene/chitosan/magnetite
(Gr/CS/Fe 3 O 4) nanocomposites (NCs) were synthesized using a simple hydrothermal …

Gastric stability of bare and chitosan-fabricated ferritin and its bio-mineral: implication for potential dietary iron supplements

RK Raut, G Bhattacharyya, RK Behera - Dalton Transactions, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), the most widespread nutritional disorder, is a persistent
global health issue affecting millions, especially in resource-limited geographies. Oral iron …

Alteration of Coaxial Heme Ligands Reveals the Role of Heme in Bacterioferritin from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A Mohanty, A Parida, B Subhadarshanee… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The uptake and utilization of iron remains critical for the survival/virulence of the
host/pathogens in spite of the limitations (low bioavailability/high toxicity) associated with …

Iron Mineralizing Bacterioferritin A from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Exhibits Unique Catalase-Dps-like Dual Activities

A Mohanty, B Subhadarshanee, P Barman… - Inorganic …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) expresses heme binding protein nanocages,
bacterioferritin A (BfrA), along with nonheme bacterioferritin B (BfrB). BfrA is unique to …

Impact of Phosphate on Iron Mineralization and Mobilization in Nonheme Bacterioferritin B from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A Parida, A Mohanty, BT Kansara… - Inorganic Chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Ferritins are supramolecular nanocage proteins, which synthesize hydrated ferric
oxyhydroxide mineral via protein mediated rapid Fe2+ sequestration and ferroxidase …

Rational pore engineering reveals the relative contribution of enzymatic sites and self-assembly towards rapid ferroxidase activity and mineralization: Impact of …

A Parida, G Bhattacharyya, S Mallik, RK Behera - Chemical Science, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
The self-assembled ferritin protein nanocage plays a pivotal role during oxidative stress, iron
metabolism, and host-pathogen interaction by executing rapid iron uptake, oxidation and its …