| Literature DB >> 17400701 |
Mayumi Noto1, David Keng, Iwao Teraoka, Stephen Arnold.
Abstract
The state of adsorbed protein molecules can be examined by comparing the shifts in a narrow line resonance wavelength of transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) whispering gallery modes (WGM) when the molecules adsorb onto a transparent microsphere that houses WGM. In adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) onto an aminopropyl-modified silica microsphere, the TM/TE shift ratio indicated highly anisotropic polarizability of BSA in the direction normal to the surface, most likely ascribed to anchoring the heart-shaped protein molecule by one of its tips. The polarization-dependent resonance shift was confirmed when the surrounding refractive index was uniformly changed by adding salt, which would simulate adsorption of large objects.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17400701 PMCID: PMC1877779 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.103200
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033