ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY OF A HYDRATED BACTERIAL SURFACE PROTEIN

被引:35
作者
WIEGRABE, W
NONNENMACHER, M
GUCKENBERGER, R
WOLTER, O
机构
[1] IBM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH,ZPT,W-7032 SINDELFINGEN,GERMANY
[2] UNIV KASSELL,INST TECHN PHYS,W-3500 KASSEL,GERMANY
来源
JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD | 1991年 / 163卷
关键词
PROTEIN; HPI; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2818.1991.tb03161.x
中图分类号
TH742 [显微镜];
学科分类号
摘要
The protein surface layer of the bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans (HPI layer) was examined with an atomic force microscope (AFM). The measurements on the air-dried, but still hydrated layer were performed in the attractive imaging mode in which the forces between tip and sample are much smaller than in AFM in the repulsive mode or in scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). The results are compared with STM and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) data.
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页码:79 / 84
页数:6
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