Biotin-modified bovine serum albumin nanoparticles as a potential drug delivery system for paclitaxel

This study proposed a novel injectable nanocarrier for paclitaxel (PTX) based on biotin-modified bovine serum albumin (BSA). First, the biotin-modified BSA (biotin-BSA) was successfully synthesized and characterized by FT-IR analysis. Then, the PTX-loaded biotin-BSA nanoparticles (NPs) were prepared by disulfide bond reducing method and stabilized through the formation of intermolecular disulfide bonds. The influence of solution pH, glutathione...