Enzymatically promoted release of organic molecules linked to magnetic nanoparticles

Magnetite-based magnetic nanoparticles have been successfully coupled to an organic system constituted of a fluorescent molecule, a tripeptide specifier and a spacer. The system is able to selectively release the fluorescent molecule upon targeted enzymatic hydrolysis promoted by a lysine/arginine s...

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Main Authors: Chiara Lambruschini, Silvia Villa, Luca Banfi, Fabio Canepa, Fabio Morana, Annalisa Relini, Paola Riani, Renata Riva, Fulvio Silvetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2018-03-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.92