title: Gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric assay for selective detection of aluminium cation on living cellular surfaces.
abstract: A colorimetric assay based on pentapeptide (CALNN) functionalized gold nanoparticles exhibits high sensitivity and selectivity for detection of aluminium cation (Al(3+)) both in aqueous solution and on living cellular surfaces under physiological condition.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaokun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Linlin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Zhenxin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000032:analysis*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D006046:Gold; D000535:Aluminum