Imaging streptavidin 2D crystals on biotinylated lipid monolayers at high resolution with the atomic force microscope

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 28-35

  Scheuring, S ^a   Muller D J ^a   Ringler, P ^a   Heymann, J B ^a   Engel, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

2D crystal; AFM; HOPG; Lipid monolayer; Preparation method; Streptavidin

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BINDING SITES; PROTEINS; PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE;

2-D CRYSTALS; AFM; AIR/WATER INTERFACES; ATOMIC FORCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGHLY ORIENTED PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE; LIPID MONOLAYER; PREPARATION METHOD; STREPTAVIDIN;

X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

GRAPHITE; STREPTAVIDIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIPID MONOLAYER; MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032923225     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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