Glyco-gold nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

• Federica Compostella,
• Olimpia Pitirollo,
• Alessandro Silvestri and
• Laura Polito

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1008–1021, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.100

• of the magnetic field [41]. AuNP optical properties have been widely exploited in the design of GAuNPs with interesting applications such as the colorimetric biosensors. Based on the LSPR phenomenon, the controlled aggregation and de-assembling of AuNPs is reflected in a detectable variation of the

Impact of multivalent charge presentation on peptide–nanoparticle aggregation

• Daniel Schöne,
• Boris Schade,
• Christoph Böttcher and
• Beate Koksch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 792–803, doi:10.3762/bjoc.11.89

• macrostructures. Keywords: coiled-coil peptides; α-helical fibrils; controlled aggregation; gold nanoparticles; multivalency; Introduction In the past few decades metal and semiconductor nanoparticles, including gold nanoparticles, have gained much interest due to their desirable optical, magnetic, and

• the coiled-coil structure and stability. They are mainly occupied by hydrophilic amino acids and therefore play an important role in interactions with other molecules in the surrounding environment. In a previous study we showed that the coiled-coil model peptide VW05 induces controlled aggregation of