INPHAZE Applications: Proteins

Proteins are often sudied by immobilizing them as part of a monolayer on a silicon or gold surface. The 3-Terminal Sample Chamber can be used for this purpose.

A protein binding feasibility study was undertaken by INPHAZE and Macquarie University to show that the binding of glycoprotein to bacteria could be studied effectively with the INPHAZE Spectrometer System.

INPHAZE researchers have also shown that the technology is valuable for the study of protein-protein interactions using the human protein tropo-elastin as a model. They conducted parallel measurements comparing a Biacore plasmon resonance instrument and the INPHAZE system. This work has shown that the INPHAZE system yields comparable structural information to the Biacore instrument, but additionally also provides valuable quantitative data on protein binding kinetics.

Citations

Characterization of the substructure and properties of immobilized peptides on silicon surface. Fahimeh Shamsi, Hans Coster, Katrina A. Jolliffe, and Terry Chilcot. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 126, 955-961, 2011.   doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2010.11.058

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