Lysozyme coated copper nanoclusters for green fluorescence and their utility in cell imaging
Atul Gajanan Thawari, Piyush Kumar, Rohit Srivastava, Chebrolu P. Rao
Abstract
Green fluorescent, pH dependent and water soluble copper nanoclusters (3–5 nm) were synthesized by stabilizing with lysozyme and these were demonstrated for imaging in both healthy and cancer cell lines as an alternate to green fluorescent protein.
Topics & Concepts
NanoclustersLysozymeFluorescenceCopperBiophysicsChemistryGreen fluorescent proteinCellNanotechnologyMaterials scienceBiochemistryBiologyOpticsOrganic chemistryGenePhysicsNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications