Molecular images of cereal proteins by STM

  • N. H. Thomson*
  • , M. J. Miles
  • , A. S. Tatham
  • , P. R. Shewry
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

40 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) has been used to study a seed storage protein of wheat known as γ-gliadin. The protein was deposited onto highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) from solutions of trifluoroethanol (TFE) and 1% acetic acid. Samples were dried down and then scanned in air. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was also used to visualise the distribution of protein on the substrate. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) was used to compare the molecular size and shape obtained with those from the STM images.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1204-1213
Number of pages10
JournalUltramicroscopy
Volume42-44
Issue numberPART 2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 1992
Externally publishedYes

Cite this