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Identification of Cysteine‐Rich Peptide‐Fiber by Specific Cysteine‐Au Nanoparticles Binding on Fiber Surface
Author(s) -
Bortolini Christian,
Liu Lei,
Li Zheshen,
Thomsen Karen,
Wang Chen,
Besenbacher Flemming,
Dong Mingdong
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201400133
Subject(s) - cysteine , peptide , materials science , fiber , nanoparticle , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , colloidal gold , nanotechnology , biophysics , chemical engineering , chemistry , biochemistry , composite material , biology , enzyme , engineering
Amyloid‐like cysteine‐rich peptide fibers are investigated by AFM, SR‐CD, TEM, Cryo‐EM, SR‐XPS and through gold‐nanoparticle binding fibers. The positions of the Au nanoparticles along the fibers are possibly correlated to the position of the exposed cysteines on the fiber surface.