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Table 1 AFM-measured sizes of BSA, lipoproteins, receptors and their antibodies

From: Comparative investigation on the sizes and scavenger receptor binding of human native and modified lipoprotein particles with atomic force microscopy

 

Height (nm)

Diameter/FWHM (nm)

Equivalent diameter of a sphere (nm)

BSA

2.2 ± 0.4

18.9 ± 4.3

8.4 ± 1.5

HDL

4.0 ± 0.9

22.2 ± 5.7

11.5 ± 2.4

LDL

8.9 ± 2.4

31.8 ± 8.6

19.5 ± 4.6

Ox-LDL

7.5 ± 1.5

34.4 ± 7.0

19.1 ± 3.2

Ac-LDL

10.8 ± 2.9

34.0 ± 6.0

21.8 ± 3.6

VLDL

11.2 ± 2.2

95.9 ± 15.6

42.8 ± 7.1

CD36

2.6 ± 0.6

18.2 ± 4.5

8.6 ± 1.5

SR-B1

2.5 ± 0.5

18.4 ± 5.3

8.6 ± 1.7

Anti-CD36

3.0 ± 1.0

22.5 ± 3.9

10.5 ± 1.8

Anti-SR-B1

3.3 ± 0.8

20.8 ± 4.0

10.3 ± 1.7

  1. n = ~ 255 for each group