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| − | <figcaption style="width:80%;"> <b>Figure 1. Activity assay of NodC.</b> The NodC (40 ng) was titrated in 1X glycosyltransferase reaction buffer the presence of 100 μM of UDP-<i>N</i>-acetylglcosamine and 10 mM <i>N</i>-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) as an acceptor substrate. The reaction was performed as described before and the luminescence was measured after 1 hour of incubation with a <i>Tecan200 Infinite Pro</i> plate reader. Each point is an average of two experiments, and the error bars represent the standard deviations. RLU = relative light units. | + | <figcaption style="width:80%;"> <b>Figure 1. Activity assay of NodC.</b> The NodC (40 ng) was titrated in 1X glycosyltransferase reaction buffer in the presence of 100 μM of UDP-<i>N</i>-acetylglcosamine and 10 mM <i>N</i>-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) as an acceptor substrate. The reaction was performed as described before and the luminescence was measured after 1 hour of incubation with a <i>Tecan200 Infinite Pro</i> plate reader. Each point is an average of two experiments, and the error bars represent the standard deviations. RLU = relative light units. |
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| − | We manufactured several hydrogels containing non-toxic and cost- | + | We manufactured several hydrogels containing non-toxic and cost-effective gelling agents to form optimal wound dressings. Our hydrogels could be formed with basic laboratory equipment at any shape and could easily be adjusted to the affected tissues for optimal wound healing.<br> |
<a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:TU_Darmstadt/project/hydrogel">See more Details</a> | <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:TU_Darmstadt/project/hydrogel">See more Details</a> | ||
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| − | <figcaption style="width:80%;"><b>Figure 3. We manufactured | + | <figcaption style="width:80%;"><b>Figure 3. We manufactured an agar-chitosan hydrogel.</b> Using basic laboratory equipment and cheap and non-toxic reagents we produced a row of different chitosan containing hydrogels. They could be used as a basis for a medically applicable wound cover. |
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Revision as of 15:58, 30 October 2017
ChiTUcare
Proof of Concept
Here we want to give you a short tour about what we achieved in the project. We show our results and give a view on the resulting product, an protease-sensing hydrogel.
Chitin Synthase NodC
We expressed the chitin synthase NodC in E. coli Top10 successfully. The protein was tagged with a His-tag and purified via an ÄKTA system. To verify the expression and purification a SDS-PAGE was done.
The functionality of the NodC enzyme was verified by performing the UDP-Glo™ Glycosyltransferase Assay. The evaluation of the assay shows that the NodC enzyme converts the UDP-GlcNAc to free UPD and a growing oligo-GlcNAc-chain. The free UDP is converted to ATP, which acts as a substrate for a luciferase reaction and creates luminescence. So the assay and the increasing luminescence depending on increasing enzyme concentrations shows that the NodC enzyme can create chitin oligomers.
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Under Construction
Hydrogel
We manufactured several hydrogels containing non-toxic and cost-effective gelling agents to form optimal wound dressings. Our hydrogels could be formed with basic laboratory equipment at any shape and could easily be adjusted to the affected tissues for optimal wound healing.
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Chemistry
We manufactured a protease-sensing chitosan derivative. For the verifaction of its functionality it has been measured via flourimeter. It showed a peak at 390 nm before the protease was added. After the cleavage with the protease a shift of this peak to the wavelength of 450 nm was observed.
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ChiTUcare
To show that our project works, we manufactured a chitosan hydrogel with the derivatisation from the chemistry team.
This ChiTUcare prototype was treated with a protease solution. As you can clearly see, the gel starts to glow under UV-light. This is a obvious proof that our concept works and the product is able to detect proteases.
To demonstrate how the protease brings ChiTUcare to glow, a video were made where the gel was treated live with a protease solution.
Check this out! IT IS AWESOME!!!!
