Abstract
Nano discs recently evolved as a novel tool for studying the membrane associated proteins and serve as an effective drug delivery system. Nano discs constitute disc shaped nano particles and can be defined as a membrane system which is synthetic in nature and aids in the study of membrane proteins. It is mainly made of phospholipid bilayer and the water repelling edge is isolated by amphipathic proteins called membrane scaffolding proteins [MSP]. Micelles present in the nano disc mimics the property of the biological membrane proteins. It is a powerful technology that competently delivers the drug components in to the right cells in the right tissues. Membrane scaffold proteins are primarily expressed, purified and characterized and self-assembled to form Nano discs by the process of dialysis using biobeads. Nano discs are proven to be effective in the study of membrane proteins because they can fluidize and counterbalance and also help in reclusion, refinement, biophysical and biochemical studies of them. It also presents a more genuine environment than liposomes, bicelles, amphipols and detergent micelles. Major technological advantages of nano discs include the higher stability and carrier capacity and also the increased feasibility of incorporating both hydrophilic and hydrophobic substances of drug carrier. Thus nano discs serves as an excellent system in its ability to precisely control its composition and provide a nano scale membrane surface for investigating molecular recognition events. This article reviews the emphasis of nanodiscs in studying membrane proteins as well as its effectivity in transforming into a major drug delivery system. An overview of published literatures between 1996 and 2017 was conducted to write the review.
Highlights
What is nano drug delivery?The technique by which drug delivery is achieved has a vital role in its performance. `Nanoparticles are solid colloidal dispersions having their size in nanometer range [10-1000 nm] [1]
Nanodiscs can be synthesised in different size and in different stoichiometry
It is dependent on the length of the MSP belt that is being used
Summary
What is nano drug delivery?The technique by which drug delivery is achieved has a vital role in its performance. `Nanoparticles are solid colloidal dispersions having their size in nanometer range [10-1000 nm] [1]. Nanodiscs serve as an efficient membrane system involved in nano drug delivery. Apart from the try-outs being conducted for effectively utilising nanodiscs in nano drug delivery, nanodiscs serve the prominent role in the study of membrane proteins [19]. Nanodiscs: the new revolution in membrane protein study
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