title: Protein-directed synthesis of highly fluorescent gold nanoclusters.
abstract: A simple, one-pot, "green" synthetic route, based on the "biomineralization" capability of a common commercially available protein, bovine serum albumin (BSA), has been developed for the preparation of highly stable Au nanocrystals (NCs) with red emission and high quantum yield.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669.
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yuangang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jackie Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ying
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D012710:Serum Albumin, Bovine; D006046:Gold