“Cleaning” of nanoparticle inhibitors via proteolysis of adsorbed proteins

Joseph W. E. Worrall(University of Massachusetts Amherst), Ayush Verma(Amherst College), Haoheng Yan(Amherst College), Vincent M. Rotello(University of Massachusetts Amherst)
Chemical Communications
January 1, 2006
10.1039/b517421j
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Abstract

Cytochrome c adsorbed to anionic nanoparticles is selectively proteolyzed by trypsin, providing a mechanism for the catalytic degradation of proteins.

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