SAXS measurement of aggregate of DNA modified gold nanoparticles

Nucleic Acids Symp Ser (Oxf). 2007:(51):335-6. doi: 10.1093/nass/nrm168.

Abstract

DNA-modified gold nanoparticles exhibit a unique aggregation behaviour that they form aggregation with fully complementary DNA but do not with the terminal-mismatched DNA at certain concentration of added salts. We studied the aggregation structure of the nanoparticles by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The results indicated that the gap between surfaces of gold nanoparticles is nearly two times as long as DNA in B-form. This suggests that the ends of completely double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) conjugated on gold nanoparticles contact or slightly interdigitate with each other in the aggregation structure.

MeSH terms

  • DNA / chemistry*
  • Gold / chemistry*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Scattering, Small Angle
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Gold
  • DNA