title: A designer peptide as a template for growing Au nanoclusters.
abstract: A peptide was designed to generate a sub-nanometric template that guides the growth of fluorescent gold nanoclusters. The peptide was endorsed with nucleating moieties and a three-dimensional structure that arrests the growth of ultrasmall nanoparticles. The nanoclusters are not cytotoxic and can be found in the cytosol of cells.
authors: Department of Materials, Department of Bioengineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. m.stevens@imperial.ac.uk roberto.delarica@gmail.com.
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: de la Rica
authors: Lesley W
authors: LW
authors: Chow
authors: Christine-Maria
authors: CM
authors: Horejs
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Mazo
authors: Ciro
authors: C
authors: Chiappini
authors: E Thomas
authors: ET
authors: Pashuck
authors: Ronit
authors: R
authors: Bitton
authors: Molly M
authors: MM
authors: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D006046:Gold