Loading...
Search for:
glutathione
0.057 seconds
Spectrophotometric Determination of Glutathione and Cysteine Based on Aggregation of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hormozi Nezhad, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
Abstract
low-molecular-weigth aminothiols such as cysteine (Cys), homocysteine (Hcy) and glutathione (GSH) play a critical role in many biochemical pathways . Their level in biological fluids such as human plasma and urine are important for clinical diagnostics of a variety of diseases.
We report herein the development of a highly sensitive colorimetric method for detection of cysteine and glutathione using the citrate capped gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs). This thiol containing molecules exhibit intriguing reactivities with Au nanoparticles. The reactivity involves the displacement of the citrate shell by the thiolate shell which is followed by intermolecular electrostatic interactions or...
We report herein the development of a highly sensitive colorimetric method for detection of cysteine and glutathione using the citrate capped gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs). This thiol containing molecules exhibit intriguing reactivities with Au nanoparticles. The reactivity involves the displacement of the citrate shell by the thiolate shell which is followed by intermolecular electrostatic interactions or...
Theoretical Investigation of Hydrogen Bonding Effects on Interaction of Metal Nanoclusters with Biomolecules & Acidity Enhancement of Alcohols
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Fattahi, Alireza (Supervisor) ; Mahmoodi Hashemi, Mohammad (Supervisor) ; Jamshidi, Zahra (Co-Advisor)
Abstract
This thesis is divided into three parts: In part I, conformational properties of neutral, anionic, cationic and zwitterionic forms of glutathione tripeptide were investigated by means of DFT-B3LYP method with 6-31+G (d,p) basis set. Results show that glutathione is a very flexible molecule and its conformational energy landscape is strongly influenced by forming intramolecular hydrogen bond and its charge. Conformation of each amino acid in glutathione tripeptide depends on its orientation within the peptide sequence in addition to the conformation of other amino acids within the chain. Investigation of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in these conformers by means of AIM analysis demonstrates...
Simultaneous Determination of Glutathione- Cysteine, and Detection of Mercury Ion (II) Based on Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer between Gold Nanoparticles and Fluorescein Isothiocyanate
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Hormozi-Nezhad, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor)
Abstract
Turn-On Fluorescence detection is a selective and sensitive method for many analytical purposes. Fluorescence quenching is a commonly observed consequence when fluorophores and quencher, gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) in this work, are in same media. Here, we report a “turn-on” fluorescent nanoprobe for simultaneous determination of glutathione and cysteine using H-point standard addition method (HPSAM). This probe develops based on the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between Au NPs and fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), in which FITC acts as the donor and Au NPs as the acceptor. FRET causes the fluorescence intensity of FITC strictly quenched as a result of noncovalently adsorbed on...