| Literature DB >> 20084437 |
Rongling Xiong1, Zheng Li, Lan Mi, Pei-Nan Wang, Ji-Yao Chen, Lixin Wang, Wu-Li Yang.
Abstract
The photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of water-soluble thiol-capped CdTe quantum dots (QDs) conjugated with Tat peptide in solution showed a remarkable redshift as compared to that of unconjugated QDs. After cellular uptake of the Tat-QDs conjugates, the micro-PL spectrum of Tat-QDs in lysosomes showed a spectral blueshift, which was most probably due to the fact that Tat peptide was digested by the enzymes, leaving the Tat-detached QDs in lysosomes. The reasons for the spectral changes have been discussed in detail.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20084437 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-009-0579-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Fluoresc ISSN: 1053-0509 Impact factor: 2.217