Bovine serum albumin-embedded Au nanoclusters (BSA-AuNCs) are thoroughly probed by continuous wave electron paramagnetic resonance (CW-EPR), light-induced EPR (LEPR), and sequences of microscopic investigations performed via high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDS). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report analyzing the BSA-AuNCs by CW-EPR/LEPR technique. Besides the presence of Au(0) and Au(I) oxidation states in BSA-AuNCs, the authors observe a significant amount of Au(II), which may result from a disproportionation event occurring within NCs: 2Au(I) → Au(II) + Au(0). Based on the LEPR experiments, and by comparing the behavior of BSA versus BSA-AuNCs under UV light irradiation (at 325 nm) during light off-on-off cycles, any energy and/or charge transfer event occurring between BSA and AuNCs during photoexcitation can be excluded. According to CW-EPR results, the Au nano assemblies within BSA-AuNCs are estimated to contain 6-8 Au units per fluorescent cluster. Direct observation of BSA-AuNCs by STEM and HR-TEM techniques confirms the presence of such diameters of gold nanoclusters in BSA-AuNCs. Moreover, in situ formation and migration of Au nanostructures are observed and evidenced after application of either a focused electron beam from HR-TEM, or an X-ray from EDS experiments.

Department of Experimental Physics Faculty of Science Palacký University tř 17 Listopadu 12 77900 Olomouc Czech Republic

Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences Microscopy Centre Electron Microscopy Core Facility Vídeňská 1083 14220 Prague Czech Republic

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