Intercalation of Bovine Serum Albumin Coated Gold Clusters Between Phospholipid Bilayers: Temperature-Dependent Behavior of Lipid-AuQC@BSA Assemblies with Red Emission and Superlattice Structure

Söptei, Balázs and Mihály, Judith and Visy, Júlia and Wacha, András Ferenc and Bóta, Attila (2014) Intercalation of Bovine Serum Albumin Coated Gold Clusters Between Phospholipid Bilayers: Temperature-Dependent Behavior of Lipid-AuQC@BSA Assemblies with Red Emission and Superlattice Structure. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B - CONDENSED MATTER MATERIALS SURFACES INTERFACES AND BIOPHYSICAL, 118 (14). pp. 3887-3892. ISSN 1520-6106

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Abstract

A method has been developed to encapsulate bovine serum albumin (BSA)-coated gold quantum clusters (AuQC@BSA) in a multilamellar system of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC). Results have shown that intercalation of AuQC@BSA particles into lipid bilayers occurs in the presence of CaCl2. Intense red photoluminescence emission was observed after encapsulation of the clusters. A well-defined structure was found with periodic distances drastically larger than that in the pure DPPC/water system. Although Ca2+ ions can change the dipole characteristics of the lipid bilayer surface, leading to unbinding between the bilayers of multilamellar DPPC/water system, the repulsion is shielded in the presence of AuQC@BSA particles. A coherent superlattice structure evolves due to mixed Ca2+-DPPC and Ca2+-AuQC@BSA interactions. Studies at different temperatures have suggested a correlation between the luminescence properties of the clusters and phase transition of the lipid layers. The temperature-dependent behavior assumes the connection between the coating and the lipid bilayer surface. Temperature-dependent features of lipid intercalated Au clusters provide new opportunities in their application.

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