ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2010 Jul;2(7):1804-10. doi: 10.1021/am100306m.
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthase attached to gold nanoparticles (AuNP) produce poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) upon the addition of 3-hydroxybutyrate-CoA, and then coalesce to form micrometer-sized AuNP-coated PHB granules. These AuNP-coated PHB granules are potential theranostic agents that have enhanced imaging capabilities and are capable of heating upon near-infrared laser irradiation. The AuNP-coated PHB exhibited 11-fold enhancement in surface-enhanced Raman scattering over particles prior polymerization. Stained AuNP-coated PHB exhibited a 6-fold enhancement in fluorescence intensity as well as a 1.3-fold decrease in photobleaching rate compared to PHB granules alone. The granules were also shown to emit heat when illuminated at 808 nm with a 3.9-fold increase in heating rate compared to particles alone.
多羟基烷酸酯 (PHA) 合酶附着在金纳米粒子 (AuNP) 上,在添加 3-羟基丁酰辅酶 A 后会产生聚 (3-羟基丁酸酯) (PHB),然后聚合并形成微米级的 AuNP 涂层 PHB 颗粒。这些 AuNP 涂层 PHB 颗粒是潜在的治疗诊断剂,具有增强的成像能力,并能在近红外激光照射下加热。AuNP 涂层 PHB 的表面增强拉曼散射比聚合前的颗粒增强了 11 倍。与单独的 PHB 颗粒相比,染色的 AuNP 涂层 PHB 的荧光强度增强了 6 倍,光漂白率降低了 1.3 倍。当用 808nm 的光照射时,颗粒也显示出发热现象,与单独的颗粒相比,加热速率增加了 3.9 倍。