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Nitrilotriacetic Acid-Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles as a General Agent to Bind Histidine-Tagged Proteins
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Nitrilotriacetic Acid-Modified Magnetic Nanoparticles as a General Agent to Bind Histidine-Tagged Proteins

Chenjie XU, Keming XU, Hongwei GU, Xiaofen Zhong, Zhihong Guo, Rongkun Zheng, Xixiang Zhang and Bing XU
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.126(11), pp.3392-3393
03/01/2004
PMID: 15025444

Abstract

Solution chemistry Nanoparticles Ions Imidazoles Imaging probes
Using Nα,Nα-bis(carboxymethyl)lysine to react with FePt magnetic nanoparticles, we synthesized the FePt−NTA conjugate, which immobilizes Ni2+ ions and selectively binds to histidine-tagged proteins at concentration as low as 0.5 pM. This simple system serves as a useful alternative to existing protocols for protein separation and also acts as a versatile agent for transporting and anchoring proteins.

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