The development of synthetic biology technology "nano cage"

Scientists at the university of Bristol in England developed a is expected to be applied to new type of nanoparticles in the field of chemistry, biology and medicine. Adopt the nanoparticles can send drugs and other bioactive molecules to human cells and diseased tissue.

The study was published in the journal science. By the university of Bristol, chemical, and biological chemistry Dek Woolfson professor leading the research describes how to design from scratch small peptide protein molecules, and then deliver to build a more complex structure and material of the toolkit. The study is also more forward, more reliable design of biological systems global emerging research part of "synthetic biology".

Chemical Suppliers, In this study, the researchers used toolbox to make large hexagonal protein components, and then the protein components of spontaneous connection form similar to coop barbed wire hexagonal pattern of protein (protein sheets). Surprisingly, these proteins then folded closed form its own hollow sphere.

These spheres width is 100 nm - about one percent of the human body hair length. The ball is actually a nanoscale cage, researchers call "SAGEs", its potential use widely. For example, these spheres can be used to form the new vaccine, bioactive molecules such as drug delivery to and concentrated enzyme molecules in human cells and pathological tissues is more effective and controllable chemical reaction and so on.