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David Fernig

Professor of Biological Chemistry, University of Liverpool
Verified email at liv.ac.uk
Cited by 18337

Determination of size and concentration of gold nanoparticles from UV− Vis spectra

W Haiss, NTK Thanh, J Aveyard, DG Fernig - Analytical chemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
The dependence of the optical properties of spherical gold nanoparticles on particle size
and wavelength were analyzed theoretically using multipole scattering theory, where the …

Rational and combinatorial design of peptide capping ligands for gold nanoparticles

…, DJ Schiffrin, M Brust, DG Fernig - Journal of the …, 2004 - ACS Publications
Based on protein folding considerations, a pentapeptide ligand, CALNN, which converts
citrate-stabilized gold nanoparticles into extremely stable, water-soluble gold nanoparticles with …

A rapid method to estimate the concentration of citrate capped silver nanoparticles from UV-visible light spectra

…, A Sadovoy, S Gorelik, P Free, J Hobley, DG Fernig - Analyst, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
We present a generalized table of extinction coefficient data for silver nanoparticles from 8
to 100 nm. This table allows for easy and quick estimation of the concentration and size of …

[HTML][HTML] Endocan is a novel chondroitin sulfate/dermatan sulfate proteoglycan that promotes hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor mitogenic activity

…, P Degand, B Jude, A Janin, DG Fernig… - Journal of Biological …, 2001 - ASBMB
Proteoglycans that modulate the activities of growth factors, chemokines, and coagulation
factors regulate in turn the vascular endothelium with respect to processes such as …

Extremely stable water-soluble Ag nanoparticles

…, TR Tshikhudo, M Brust, DG Fernig - Chemistry of …, 2005 - ACS Publications
A rationally designed peptide and a thioalkylated poly(ethylene glycol) are used to stabilize
Ag nanoparticles in water. Particle aggregation and oxidation are prevented to such a …

[HTML][HTML] Heparin inhibits cellular invasion by SARS-CoV-2: structural dependence of the interaction of the spike S1 receptor-binding domain with heparin

…, JE Turnbull, M Guerrini, DG Fernig… - Thrombosis and …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
The dependence of development and homeostasis in animals on the interaction of hundreds
of extracellular regulatory proteins with the peri- and extracellular glycosaminoglycan …

Kinase-catalyzed modification of gold nanoparticles: a new approach to colorimetric kinase activity screening

Z Wang, R Lévy, DG Fernig, M Brust - Journal of the American …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Peptide-stabilized gold nanoparticles have been enzymatically biotinylated by a kinase-catalyzed
reaction using biotin-ATP as a cosubstrate. Upon mixing with avidin-modified particles…

Interactions of heparin/heparan sulfate with proteins: appraisal of structural factors and experimental approaches

AK Powell, EA Yates, DG Fernig, JE Turnbull - Glycobiology, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Over the past decade, the glycosaminoglycans heparin and heparan sulfate have been
shown to bind and regulate the activities of many proteins. Established techniques have …

[HTML][HTML] A systems biology approach for the investigation of the heparin/heparan sulfate interactome

A Ori, MC Wilkinson, DG Fernig - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011 - ASBMB
A large body of evidence supports the involvement of heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans in
physiological processes such as development and diseases including cancer and …

Reversible Inhibition of Proliferation of Epithelial Cell Lines by Agaricus bisporus (Edible Mushroom) Lectin

L Yu, DG Fernig, JA Smith, JD Milton, JM Rhodes - Cancer research, 1993 - AACR
Galactosyl β-1,3-N-acetyl galactosamine (Gal β-1,3-GalNAc) (Thomsen Friedenreich antigen),
the Class I core sequence in O-linked oligosaccharide chains, behaves as an oncofetal …