title: A multidentate peptide for stabilization and facile bioconjugation of gold nanoparticles.
abstract: Gold nanoparticles of two different sizes stabilized by a 15-mer peptide ligand specifically designed for this purpose have been prepared in aqueous solution and characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy and TEM. The presence of the ligand and its binding mode to the particles via its four cystein thiols is evidenced by FTIR and NMR spectroscopy. Biotinylation of the particles via binding to a freely accessible lysine residue is demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Inorganica Metallorganica Analitica Lamberto Malatesta, University of Milan, Via Venezian 21, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Zeljka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Krpetić
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nativo
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Porta
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brust
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D010455:Peptides; D006046:Gold