Scanning Probe Microscopic Studies of the Oriented Attachment and Membrane Reconstitution of CytochromecOxidase to a Gold Electrode
- 16 August 2005
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Langmuir
- Vol. 21 (19), 8580-8583
- https://doi.org/10.1021/la051195x
Abstract
Scanning probe microscopy was used to monitor the resulting surface of the oriented incorporation of cytochrome c oxidase into electrode supported lipid bilayer at four crucial stages with molecular resolution. We were able to reveal the formation of a densely packed monolayer of the active ester dithio(succiniimidylepropionate) (DTSP) and the covalent linkage of the nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) to the thiol anchored DTSP by scanning tunneling microscopy. Atomic force microscopy investigations showed that the detergent solubilized oxidase is immobilized as monomers and small aggregates via histidine residues. Finally, the reconstitution of the proteins within the supported membrane was verified. The amount of oxidase immobilized within the solid supported membrane was estimated.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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