Selective detection of cysteine and glutathione using gold nanorods

P K Sudeep; S T Shibu Joseph; K George Thomas

doi:10.1021/ja051145e

Selective detection of cysteine and glutathione using gold nanorods

J Am Chem Soc. 2005 May 11;127(18):6516-7. doi: 10.1021/ja051145e.

Authors

P K Sudeep¹, S T Shibu Joseph, K George Thomas

Affiliation

¹ Photosciences and Photonics, Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Trivandrum 695 019, India.

PMID: 15869256
DOI: 10.1021/ja051145e

Abstract

A unique strategy for the selective detection of micromolar concentrations of cysteine/glutathione in the presence of various other alpha-amino acids through the plasmon coupling of Au nanorods is reported.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acids / chemistry
Cysteine / analysis*
Cysteine / chemistry
Glutathione / analysis*
Glutathione / chemistry
Gold / chemistry*
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Solubility
Static Electricity

Substances

Amino Acids
Gold
Glutathione
Cysteine