Composite Size of protein particles (nm) Size of GNPs (nm) Tt (°C) CCM/Pc molar binding ratio CE1-His6 26.0 ± 3.0a N/A 55.0 ± 0.8 0.40 ± 0.06 E1C-His6 27.9 ±3.7a N/A 33.8 ± 2.2 0.41 ± 0.10 CE1-His6-GNP 23.8 ± 5.6b 3.4 ± 0.9 66.2 ± 0.8 3.16± 0.44 E1C-His6-GNP 23.9 ± 5.2b 3.5 ± 0.9 42.1 ± 7.1 2.95± 0.42 aData from (ref 28).bSizes were measured on P-GNP nanocomposites from >130 particles.cRatio of Curcumin to protein or P-GNP.

Table 1: Particle sizes, Tt and Loading capacities of proteins in the presence and absence of GNPs.