Journal
MATERIALS LETTERS
Volume 74, Issue -, Pages 8-11Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2012.01.026
Keywords
Biosynthesis; CdS nanoparticles; C-phycoelythrin; Biolabeling
Funding
- Department of Biotechnology (Government of India), New Delhi [BT/PR11316/PBD/26/164/2008]
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In the background that the marine cyanobacteria offer great potentials as source of fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biofuels, etc., in the present study the pigment, C-phycoerythrin (C-PE) extracted from the marine cyanobacterium, Phormidium tenue NIDM05 was used to synthesize CdS nanoparticles. The CdS nanoparticles thus synthesized were characterized adopting UV-Visible spectrum, Fourier transform infra-red spectrum, EDAX and transmission electron microscopy. The size of the CdS nanoparticles was found to be about 5 nm. Essentially, it was found that the pigment stabilized the CdS nanoparticles. The pigments labeled CdS nanoparticles could be applied as a biolabel. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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