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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2019, Volume : 10, Issue : 2
First page : ( 629) Last page : ( 633)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00363.2

The Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Salivary LDH Activity; Kinetic Study

Al-Rubaee Eaman A1, Salman Zainab A2, Ragheb Nagham Q3

1Professor, Biochemistry, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Iraq

2Assistant Lecture, Biochemistry, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Iraq

3Biological, Basic Science Dep., College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Iraq

Online published on 8 March, 2019.

Abstract

Background

Enzyme activities can be utilized as good indicators for diagnostic purposes. Thus, determination of kinetic parameters of the target enzymes facilitates the interpretation of the effect that may be occurred on activities of the studied enzymes. The aim of this study was to determine of Vmax and Km of salivary lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzyme in presence and absence of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs).

Methods

The structural properties of (TiO2 NPs) have been determined using UV-Vis spectrophotometer and SEM. TiO2 NPs and sharp round peaks around 220nm with a spherical shape and average particle size <50 nm. Results: Km and Vmax values of LDH in absence and presence of TiO2 NPs were found to be 0.02mmol/L, 15.6U/L and 0.01mmol/L, 17.2U/L, respectively. Conclusion: our results confirmed the activating effects of TiO2 NPs on salivary LDH activity. The effects of TiO2 NPs on salivary LDH activity may be due to the activity of this NPs type and/or the conformational changes that can be occurred on the protein structure of the enzyme after interaction with these NPs.

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Keywords

TiO2 nanoparticles, LDH activity, saliva, Km, Vmax, kinetic study.

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