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Gold glyconanoparticles: Synthetic polyvalent ligands mimicking glycocalyx-like surfaces as tools for glycobiological studies
Barrientos, Africa G.,De la Fuente, Jesus M.,Rojas, Teresa C.,Fernandez, Asuncion,Penades, Soledad
, p. 1909 - 1921 (2007/10/03)
A simple and versatile methodology is described for tailoring sugar-functionalised gold nanoclusters (glyconanoparticles) that have 3D polyvalent carbohydrate display and globular shapes. This methodology allows the preparation of glyconanoparticles with biologically significant oligosaccharides as well as with differing carbohydrate density. Fluorescent glyconanoparticles have been also prepared for labelling cells in biological tests. The materials are water soluble, stable under physiological conditions and present an exceptional small core size. All of them have been characterised by 1H NMR, UV and IR spectroscopy, TEM and elemental analysis. Their highly polyvalent network can mimic glycosphingolipid clustering and interactions at the plasma membrane, providing an controlled system for glycobiological studies. Furthermore, they are useful building blocks for the design of nanomaterials.
Dynamic light scattering evidence for a ligand-induced motion between the two domains of glucoamylase G1 of Aspergillus niger with heterobivalent substrate analogues
Payre, Nathalie,Cottaz, Sylvain,Boisset, Claire,Borsali, Redouane,Svensson, Birte,Henrissat, Bernard,Driguez, Hugues
, p. 974 - 977 (2007/10/03)
Heterobifunctional ligands that bind at the same time to the catalytic domain and to the starch-binding domain of glucoamylase induce a conformational change of the protein, as shown by dynamic light scattering. The ligands consist of acarbose and β-cyclo
