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Title: Nanoparticle-based energy transfer for rapid and simple detection of protein glycosylation

Journal Article · · Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 45(47):7959-7963

Glycan moiety of glycoproteins plays an essential role in its biological activity in vivo, and the analysis of glycosylation is of great importance in the development of protein therapeutics. In this study, we report a rapid and simple detection of protein glycosylation based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between concanavalin A-conjugated gold nanoparticles (ConA-AuNPs) and dextran-conjugated quantum dots (Dex-QDs). The increased photoluminescence (PL) signals of Dex-QDs due to the competitive inhibition of glycoproteins were well correlated with the glycosylation chain length of glucose oxidases as well as the mannosylation degree of bovine serum albumin (BSA). The parallel analysis of the diversely mannosylated BSAs using an image analyzer further demonstrated the potential of this new technique in high-throughput screening of glycoprotein and carbohydrate therapeutics.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
898633
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-49712; 400403809; TRN: US200706%%241
Journal Information:
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 45(47):7959-7963, Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 45(47):7959-7963
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English