title: A simple, fast and highly sensitive colorimetric detection of zein in aqueous ethanol via zein-pyridine-gold interactions.
abstract: Formation of gold nanoparticles in aqueous ethanol in the presence of pyridine-functionalized single-chain nanoparticles allows for the fast and highly sensitive colorimetric detection of zein corn protein.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Física de Materiales (CSIC, UPV/EHU) - Materials Physics Center, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain. Josetxo.pomposo@ehu.eus.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Latorre-Sanchez
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pomposo
mesh_terms: D003124:Colorimetry; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D015028:Zein / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines; D000431:Ethanol; D006046:Gold; D015028:Zein; C023666:pyridine