Since the gold moiety is hydrophilic, these molecules retain the amphiphilic nature of the parent lipid, and behave like fatty acids or phopholipids. They may be used to study membranes by incorporation into the lipid phase, or they may be used to gold-label micelles and vesicles so that they can be identified and visualized. Using silver enhancement, they may be seen in the light microscope, or by eye in lipoimmunoassays and similar applications. Current Price List Features Discrete single molecules with one lipid to one gold cluster label.
Covalent attachment ensures consistent structure and properties.
Stable, long shelf life. Soluble in organic solvents and alcohols for easy incorporation into liposomes. Proc 54th Ann. San Francisco Press, San Francisco, CA, pp. Silver-enhanced gold generates a highly visible, permanent signal in lipoimmunoassays.