Journal
CHEMBIOCHEM
Volume 6, Issue 10, Pages 1899-1905Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200500112
Keywords
biosensors; fluorescent probes; glycosides; molecular recognition; nanotechnology
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We report the encapsulation of quantum dots with biologically important beta-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) in different ratios, together with studies of their specific/sensitive multivalent interactions with lectins and sperm by fluorimetry, transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering microscopy, confocal imaging techniques, and flow cytometry. These GlcNAc-encapsulated quantum dots (QDGLNs) specifically bind to wheat germ agglutinin, and cause fluorescence quenching and aggregation. Further studies of QDGLNs and the mannose-encapsulated QDs (QDMANs) with sperm revealed site-specific interactions, in which QDGLNs bind to the head of the sperm, while QDMANs spread over the whole sperm body.
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