Synchrotron Nano-FTIR Reveals Carbohydrate-Dependent Protein Conformational Changes at Bacterium-Nanoparticle Interfaces
Clara Lana Fidelis, Aline Orvalho Pereira, Renata Santos Rabelo, Lindomar J. C. Albuquerque, Luelc Souza da Costa, Ohanna Maria Menezes Madeiro da Costa, Jefferson Bettini, Raul O. Freitas, Mateus Borba Cardoso
This study uses synchrotron nano-FTIR to show that carbohydrate-coated nanoparticles induce protein conformational changes in E. coli at the nanoscale.
bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics