Nanomechanical analysis of yeast cells in CdSe quantum dot biosynthesis.

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Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences State Key Laboratory of Virology and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China.

Published: February 2014

QD biosynthesis affects the mechanical strength of yeast cells. The intracellular synthesis of CdSe QD in yeast cells incubated with Na2 SeO3 and subsequently with CdCl2 increases the glucan content of their cell walls, resulting in their enhanced mechanical strength.

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