• 文献标题:   Selective carbohydrate-lectin interactions in covalent graphene- and SWCNT-based molecular recognition systems
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RAGOUSSI ME, CASADO S, RIBEIROVIANA R, DE LA TORRE G, ROJO J, TORRES T
  • 作者关键词:  
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMICAL SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   2041-6520 EI 2041-6539
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Autonoma Madrid
  • 被引频次:   23
  • DOI:   10.1039/c3sc51352a
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

Two new protein recognition systems have been prepared by covalent functionalization of few-layer graphene and SWCNTs with alpha-D-mannosyl dendrons. A glycodendron, bearing three mannose moieties on the periphery for effective interaction with the lectin, and an azido group at the focal position, has been connected, by means of a "click" chemistry reaction, to both few-layer graphene and SWCNTs endowed with terminal ethynyl groups. The specific affinity of these systems for concanavalin A was thoroughly investigated by AFM, fluorescence and UV-Vis studies. A very reliable approach was used during the AFM investigation of this kind of hybrids; namely, we were able to capture the same object before and after treatment with ConA, which allowed us to obtain reliable conclusions, in terms of selectivity of the carbohydrate-lectin interactions over the nanocarbon platforms.