We report herein the development of a highly sensitive and selective colorimetric detection method for cysteine using gold nanoparticles probes. This assay relies upon the distance-dependent optical properties of gold nanoparticles, the self-assembly of cysteine on gold nanoparticles, and the interaction of a 2:1 cysteine/Cu2+ complex. In the presence of Cu2+, cysteine could rapidly induce the ...

The reactions between [Pt(terpy)Cl(+) and thiols, such as glutathione, L-cysteine, D-penicillamine and thioglycolic acid have been Studied by conventional UV-VIS spectrophotometry and H NMR spectroscopy. The second-ordero rate constants, K(2), are similar for these four thiols, varying between 1.06 x 10(-2) and 6.10 x 10(+3) M(-1) s(-1) at 25( degrees )C. The activation entropies have large neg...

A modified method to prepare high-quality thiol-capped CdTe nanocrystals (NCs) was reported in this paper. The experimental results showed that the different molar ratios of the ligands (thioglycolic acid) to monomers (Cd2+ ions) in the precursor solution played an important role in the photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY) of the as-prepared CdTe NCs. When [ligand]/[monomer] = 1.2, the max...

AIM To design new thiazolidin-4-ones derivatives and to evaluate their potential antioxidant effects using in vitro methods. MATERIAL AND METHODS New ethyl esters of the 2-(R-phenyl)-4-oxo-thiazolidin-3-yl propionic acid were synthesized using "one step reaction" between different aromatic aldehydes, thioglycolic acid and beta-alanine ethyl ester hydrochloride. The antioxidant potential of th...

In weakly acidic media ([H(+)], 0.01-0.06 M), 2-mercaptoethanol (mercap, RSH), thioglycolic acid (tga, R'SH) and L-cysteine (cys, R''SH) reduce the superoxo ligand of the complex ion, {mu-amido-mu-superoxo-bis[tetraamminecobalt(III)]}(4+) (1) to its corresponding hydroperoxo complex, {mu-amido-mu-hydroperoxo-bis[tetraamminecobalt(III)]}(3+) (2). During this act, RSH and R'SH are quantitatively ...

A series of 2-(p-substituted benzylidene)-3-(5-ethyl-1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-2-yl) thiazolidin-4-ones were synthesized by the reaction of Schiff’s bases of N-(p-substituted benzylidene)-5-ethyl-1, 3, 4-thiadiazole-2-amines with thioglycolic acid in 1, 4-dioxane as solvent and studied for their in vitro antibacterial activity. Reaction of thiosemicarbazide with propanoic acid in presence of concentra...

Magnesium ferrite (MgFe2O4) as a core magnetic nanostructure was synthesized via auto combustion method by using grapefruit extract as a biocompatible and cost-effective material. Then flower and star-like PbS were synthesized using thioglycolic acid as a sulfur source without using any chemical template. After that for preparation of magnetic and photocatalyst MgFe2O4-PbS nanocomposites, lead ...

Thioglycolic acid-capped CdTe x S(1 - x) quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized through a one-step approach in an aqueous medium. The CdTe x S(1 - x) QDs played the role of a color conversion center. The structural and luminescent properties of the obtained CdTe x S(1 - x) QDs were investigated. The fabricated red light-emitting hybrid device with the CdTe x S(1 - x) QDs as the phosphor and a blue...

In the present study, thiol-functionalization of tamarind seed polysaccharide was carried out by esterification with thioglycolic acid. Thiol-functionalization was confirmed by SH stretch in Fourier-transformed infra-red spectra at 2586 cm(-1). It was found to possess 104.5 mM of thiol groups per gram. The results of differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction study indicate increas...