Covalent coupling of proteins with gold nanoparticles creates robust and stable probes.
Scientists from China have synthesised a lectin-gold nanoparticle conjugate which can be used as an optical probe for evaluating glycosyl complexes on living cell surfaces. Such information is invaluable for clinical biomarker research.
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Synthesis and cell-surface binding of lectin-gold nanoparticle conjugates
Jine Wang, Dianjun Liu and Zhenxin Wang
Anal. Methods
DOI: 10.1039/C1AY05151B
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