Parts
Our collection includes 14 peptides known for their ability to adhere to polypropylene, polyethylene, a linker, and a GFP sequence. We decided to use these peptides (seven binding to the PE and seven binding to the PP), thus showing their adherence ability. In order to visualize and quantify their ability to adhere, we decided to link them to GFP. During our project, we were able to demonstrate that the adhesion capacity, as well as their specificity of adhesion to a certain type of plastic, varies according to the parts. In general, we have had better results with the PE-binding peptides, whether for bonding or for adhesion specificity. In particular, the PE4 (BBa_K4189004) peptide has the highest adhesion with PE plastic and binds strongly and specifically to this type of plastic.
It's our best basic part since we have an adherence five times greater than the other plastic.
The range of our parts numbers goes from BBa_K4189000 to BBa_K4189015.
The patents in which we found the different peptides were the ones as follows :
- Cunningham, S.D., Ford, C., Lowe, D.J., O’Brien, J.P., Wang, H., Square, K., and Wilkins, A.E. (54) POLYETHYLENE BINDING PEPTDES AND METHODS OF USE. 55.
- Cunningham, S.D., Ford, C., Lowe, D.J., O’Brien, J.P., Sq, K., and Wilkins, A.E. (54) POLYPROPYLENE BINDING PEPTIDES AND. 55.