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How does iron interact with sporopollenin exine capsules? An X-ray absorption study including microfocus XANES and XRF imaging
Authors:
Stephen J.
Archibald
(University of Hull)
,
Stephen L.
Atkin
(University of Hull, Sporomex Ltd)
,
Wim
Bras
(ESRF)
,
Alberto
Diego-Taboada
(University of Hull, Sporomex Ltd)
,
Grahame
Mackenzie
(University of Hull)
,
J. Frederick W.
Mosselmans
(Diamond Light Source)
,
Sergey
Nikitenko
(ESRF)
,
Paul D.
Quinn
(Diamond Light Source)
,
Michael F.
Thomas
(University of Liverpool)
,
Nigel A.
Young
(University of Hull)
Co-authored by industrial partner:
Yes
Type:
Journal Paper
Journal:
Journal Of Materials Chemistry B
, VOL 2 (8)
, PAGES 945-959
State:
Published (Approved)
Published:
February 2014
Diamond Proposal Number(s):
6865
Abstract: Sporopollenin exine capsules (SECs) derived from plant spores and pollen grains have been proposed as adsorption, remediation and drug delivery agents. Despite many studies there is scant structural data available. This X-ray absorption investigation represents the first direct structural data on the interaction of metals with SECs and allows elucidation of their structure–property relationships. Fe K-edge XANES and EXAFS data have shown that the iron local environment in SECs (derived from Lycopodium clavatum) reacted with aqueous ferric chloride solutions is similar to that of ferrihydrite (FeOOH) and by implication ferritin. Fe K? XRF micro-focus experiments show that there is a poor correlation between the iron distribution and the underlying SEC structure indicating that the SEC is coated in the FeOOH material. In contrast, the Fe K? XRF micro-focus experiments on SECs reacted with aqueous ferrous chloride solutions show that there is a very high correlation between the iron distribution and the SEC structure, indicating a much more specific form of interaction of the iron with the SEC surface functional groups. Fe K-edge XANES and EXAFS data show that the FeII can be easily oxidised to give a structure similar to, but not identical to that in the FeIII case, and that even if anaerobic conditions are used there is still partial oxidation to FeIII.
Journal Keywords: Iron; Biochemistry; Remediation
Subject Areas:
Biology and Bio-materials,
Medicine,
Chemistry
Instruments:
I18-Microfocus Spectroscopy
Other Facilities: BM26A at ESRF
Added On:
12/03/2014 09:26
Discipline Tags:
Drug Delivery
Biomaterials
Health & Wellbeing
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Materials Science
Life Sciences & Biotech
Technical Tags:
Spectroscopy
X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS)
X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES)