IMMOBILIZATION OF SMALL PROTEINS IN CARBON NANOTUBES - HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY STUDY AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITY

Authors
TSANG SC DAVIS JJ GREEN MLH ALLEN H HILL O LEUNG YC SADLER PJ
Citation
Sc. Tsang et al., IMMOBILIZATION OF SMALL PROTEINS IN CARBON NANOTUBES - HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY STUDY AND CATALYTIC ACTIVITY, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (17), 1995, pp. 1803-1804
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00224936
Issue
17
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1803 - 1804
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-4936(1995):17<1803:IOSPIC>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The morphologies of the small proteins Zn2Cd5-metallothionein, cytochr ome c(3) and beta-lactamase I immobilized inside carbon nanotubes have been studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRT EM); single protein molecules and their associated forms were clearly observed inside the central cavity and a significant amount remained c atalytically active indicating that no drastic conformational change h ad taken place.