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Monoliths of nanoporous gold (np-Au) were modified with self-assembled monolayers of octadecanethiol (C 18 -SH), 8-mercaptooctyl α-D-mannopyranoside (αMan-C 8 -SH), and 8-mercapto-3,6-dioxaoctanol (HO-PEG 2 -SH), and the loading was assessed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Modification with mixed SAMs containing αMan-C 8 -SH (at a 0.20 mole fraction in the SAM forming solution) with either octanethiol or HO-PEG 2 -SH was also investigated. The np-Au monoliths modified with αMan-C 8 -SH bind the lectin Concanavalin A (Con A), and the additional mass due to bound protein was assessed using TGA analysis. A comparison of TGA traces measured before and after exposure of HO-PEG 2 -SH modified np-Au to Con A showed that the non-specific binding of Con A was minimal. In contrast, np-Au modified with octanethiol showed a significant mass loss due to non-specifically adsorbed Con A. A significant mass loss was also attributed to binding of Con A to bare np-Au monoliths. TGA revealed a mass loss due to the binding of Con A to np-Au monoliths modified with pure αMan-C 8 -SH. The use of mass losses determined by TGA to compare the binding of Con A to np-Au monoliths modified by mixed SAMs of αMan-C 8 -SH and either octanethiol or HO-PEG 2 -SH revealed that binding to mixed SAM modified surfaces is specific for the mixed SAMs with HO-PEG 2 -SH but shows a significant contribution from non-specific adsorption for the mixed SAMs with octanethiol. Minimal adsorption of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and peanut agglutinin (PNA) towards the mannoside modified np-Au monoliths was demonstrated. A greater mass loss was found for Con A bound onto the monolith than for either IgG or PNA, signifying that the mannose presenting SAMs in np-Au retain selectivity for Con A. TGA data also provide evidence that Con A bound to the αMan-C 8 -SH modified np-Au can be eluted by flowing a solution of methyl α- D -mannopyranoside through the structure. The presence of Con A proteins on the modified np-Au surface was also confirmed using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The results highlight the potential for application of carbohydrate modified np-Au monoliths to glycoscience and glycotechnology and demonstrate that they can be used for capture and release of carbohydrate binding proteins in significant quantities.

Lectin–carbohydrate interactions on nanoporous gold monoliths