Gold nanocluster formation using metallothionein: Mass spectrometry and electron microscopy

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 355, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-223

  Mercogliano, Christopher P ^a   DeRosier, David J ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gold tag; Mass spectrometry; Metallothionein; Nanocluster; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

GOLD; METALLOTHIONEIN; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 28844456522     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.10.026     Document Type: Article

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