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Effective diameters of protein A-gold and goat anti-rabbit-gold conjugates visualized by field emission scanning electron microscopy

P Lea and DK Gross

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

High-voltage (15-30 kV) field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) was used to evaluate the effects of gold particle size and protein concentration on the formation of protein-gold complexes. Six colloidal gold sols were prepared, ranging in diameter from 7.6 to 39.8 nm. The minimal protecting amounts (m.p.a.) of protein A and goat anti- rabbit antibody (GAR) were experimentally determined. Gold particles were conjugated at the m.p.a., one half the m.p.a., and ten times the m.p.a. for both proteins, and protein-gold complexes prepared for FESEM. The smallest colloidal gold particles required the most protein per milliliter of gold suspension for stabilization. Transmission electron microscopy was found to be the preferred method for accurate sizing of gold particles, whereas FESEM of protein-gold complexes permitted visualization of a protein halo around a spherical gold core. Protein halo width varied significantly with changes in gold particle size. Measurements of protein halos indicated that conjugation with the m.p.a. of protein A resulted in the thickest protein layers for all gold sizes. GAR conjugation with the m.p.a. again produced the thickest protein layers. However, GAR halos were significantly smaller than those obtained with protein A conjugation. The proteins used showed similar adsorption patterns for the larger gold particles. For smaller gold particles, proteins may act differently, and these complexes should be further characterized by low-voltage FESEM.

Volume 40, Issue 6, pp. 751-758, 06/01/1992
Copyright © 1992 by The Histochemical Society


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