DPPE Nanogold

DPPE-NANOGOLD® consists of the 1.4 nm NANOGOLD® particle covalently linked to a single molecule of dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl ethanolamine. Conjugation is via the amine group on the ethanolamine head of the molecule. It is intended as a lipid label for use with micelles and other dual-phase systems1,2 in the same manner as the previously described undecatungstate membrane label3. It has been used to prepare gold-decorated liposomes1 , and also to track the dellivery of a liposomally encapsulated antifungal drug2.