| Literature DB >> 24757296 |
Maryam Farahnak Zarabi1, Ali Farhangi2, Samaneh Khademi Mazdeh2, Zahra Ansarian3, Davod Zare2, Mohammad Reza Mehrabi2, Azim Akbarzadeh2.
Abstract
Carboxylate-modified gold nanoparticles (GNPs) were synthesized in a simple one-step process based on the reduction of tetrachloroauric acid by aspartic acid in water. GNPs were identified by UV-Vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy. Conjugation of protein molecules with functionalized nanoparticles was performed through electrostatic interaction. The GNP-protein conjugates were characterized by gel electrophoresis. The interaction between functionalized GNPs and protein molecules lead to conformational transition of protein structure after conjugation of protein with GNPs. This process was investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism spectroscopy.Entities:
Keywords: Aspartic acid; Bioconjugation; Colloid; FVIII protein; Gold nanoparticles
Year: 2013 PMID: 24757296 PMCID: PMC3990797 DOI: 10.1007/s12291-013-0323-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Clin Biochem ISSN: 0970-1915