Objectives
- Determine the absorbance of BSA-AuNPs synthesized on 10/16/2013.
- Synthesize Pepsin-AuNPs and HRP-AuNPs for catalytic activity testing
- Determine the absorbance of all starting materials used for solution preparation (gold and HRP)
HRP-AuNP and Pepsin-AuNP
- The general protocol for the synthesis of HRP-AuNP and Pepsin-AuNP follows the general protocol for the preparation of protein wrapped Au-NPs described on 08/28/2013.
Table 1. Preparation of Protein-AuNP solutions
Ratio
|
Amount of gold added(mL)
|
concentration HRP(M)
|
concentration Pepsin(M)
|
Volume HRP(mL)
|
Volume Pepsin(mL)
|
Volume Water HRP (mL)
|
Volume Water Pepsin (mL)
|
30 |
0.496031746 |
8.33333E-06 |
8.33333E-06 |
2.723311547 |
2.653927813 |
1.780656707 |
1.850040441
|
50 |
0.496031746 |
0.000005 |
0.000005 |
1.633986928 |
1.592356688 |
2.869981326 |
2.911611566
|
70 |
0.496031746 |
3.57143E-06 |
3.57143E-06 |
1.16713352 |
1.137397634 |
3.336834734 |
3.36657062
|
90 |
0.496031746 |
2.77778E-06 |
2.77778E-06 |
0.907770516 |
0.884642604 |
3.596197738 |
3.61932565
|
110 |
0.496031746 |
2.27273E-06 |
2.27273E-06 |
0.742721331 |
0.723798494 |
3.761246923 |
3.780169759
|
130 |
0.496031746 |
1.92308E-06 |
1.92308E-06 |
0.628456511 |
0.61244488 |
3.875511743 |
3.891523374
|
150 |
0.496031746 |
1.66667E-06 |
1.66667E-06 |
0.544662309 |
0.530785563 |
3.959305945 |
3.973182691
|
170 |
0.496031746 |
1.47059E-06 |
1.47059E-06 |
0.480584391 |
0.468340202 |
4.023383863 |
4.035628052
|
190 |
0.496031746 |
1.31579E-06 |
1.31579E-06 |
0.42999656 |
0.419041234 |
4.073971694 |
4.08492702
|
210 |
0.496031746 |
1.19048E-06 |
1.19048E-06 |
0.389044507 |
0.379132545 |
4.114923747 |
4.124835709
|
- The varying ratios will be used to determine the ideal concentrations for the preparation of fibers of unraveled proteins.
UV/vis
- Absorbance of BSA-AuNPs was determined for future comparison of the activity of protein-AuNPs.
Figure 1. Absorbance spectra of a 1/10 dilution of BSA-AuNPs
- Absorbance of all starting materials used for synthesis of AuNPs today for future comparison
Figure 2. Absorbance spectra of a 1/10 dilution of 2.52mM gold in water
Figure 3. Absorbance spectra of 1/2 dilution of 15.3μM HRP
Figure 4. Absorbance spectrum of 1/10 dilution of 15.6μM pepsin
- No absorbance peak was observed for pepsin. This was expected due to the lack of color of the pepsin stock solution.
Notes
- All of the solutions prepared had a yellowish tint
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