Self-organization of guanosine 5'-monophosphate on mica. 2007

Klemen Kunstelj, and Francesco Federiconi, and Lea Spindler, and Irena Drevensek-Olenik
Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. klemen.kunstelj@ijs.si

Self-assembled aggregates of guanosine 5'-monophosphate (GMP) on the surface of muscovite mica were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Aqueous solutions of sodium, potassium and ammonium GMP salts were studied. For solution concentrations c < 0.005 wt% only small islands of deposited material are present on the surface. For c approximately 0.02 wt%, in addition to the islands and patches, also linear aggregates called G-wires are formed. The wire-like aggregates are on average 1.9 nm high and can be several micrometers long. They exhibit a profound directional growth along the six main crystallographic axes of the basal plane of mica. For c > 0.1 wt% flat terraces with the height of 2.5 nm appear. They are formed of G-wires lying with their long axis parallel to the substrate and stacking in a hexagonal arrangement. The morphology of the adsorbates is independent of the type of salt used to prepare the initial solution. This signifies that intrinsic potassium ions from the substrate play much more important role in the GMP adsorption than cations from the solution.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006157 Guanosine Monophosphate A guanine nucleotide containing one phosphate group esterified to the sugar moiety and found widely in nature. 5'-Guanylic Acid,Guanosine 5'-Monophosphate,5'-GMP,Guanylic Acid,5' Guanylic Acid,5'-Monophosphate, Guanosine,Acid, 5'-Guanylic,Acid, Guanylic,Guanosine 5' Monophosphate,Monophosphate, Guanosine
D000327 Adsorption The adhesion of gases, liquids, or dissolved solids onto a surface. It includes adsorptive phenomena of bacteria and viruses onto surfaces as well. ABSORPTION into the substance may follow but not necessarily. Adsorptions
D000538 Aluminum Silicates Any of the numerous types of clay which contain varying proportions of Al2O3 and SiO2. They are made synthetically by heating aluminum fluoride at 1000-2000 degrees C with silica and water vapor. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 11th ed) Aluminum Silicate,Silicate, Aluminum,Silicates, Aluminum
D053770 Nanowires Nanometer-scale wires made of materials that conduct electricity. They can be coated with molecules such as antibodies that will bind to proteins and other substances. Nanowire
D018625 Microscopy, Atomic Force A type of scanning probe microscopy in which a probe systematically rides across the surface of a sample being scanned in a raster pattern. The vertical position is recorded as a spring attached to the probe rises and falls in response to peaks and valleys on the surface. These deflections produce a topographic map of the sample. Atomic Force Microscopy,Force Microscopy,Scanning Force Microscopy,Atomic Force Microscopies,Force Microscopies,Force Microscopies, Scanning,Force Microscopy, Scanning,Microscopies, Atomic Force,Microscopies, Force,Microscopies, Scanning Force,Microscopy, Force,Microscopy, Scanning Force,Scanning Force Microscopies

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