Theoretical chemistry of gold. III

P Pyykkö - Chemical Society Reviews, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Gold is an element whose unique properties are strongly influenced by relativistic effects. A
large body of appropriate calculations now exists and its main conclusions are summarized …

The gold–hydrogen bond, Au–H, and the hydrogen bond to gold, Au⋯ H–X

H Schmidbaur, HG Raubenheimer… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
In the first part of this review, the characteristics of Au–H bonds in gold hydrides are
reviewed including the data of recently prepared stable organometallic complexes with gold …

Surface science of DNA adsorption onto citrate-capped gold nanoparticles

X Zhang, MR Servos, J Liu - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
Single-stranded DNA can be adsorbed by citrate capped gold nanoparticles (AuNPs),
resulting in increased AuNP stability, which forms the basis of a number of biochemical and …

Interactions of electrons with bare and hydrated biomolecules: From nucleic acid bases to DNA segments

J Gu, J Leszczynski, HF Schaefer III - Chemical reviews, 2012 - ACS Publications
The broadest motivation for exploring electron attachment to biological molecules comes
from their important role in radiation damage. Large quantities of secondary electrons with …

Interaction of amino acids with gold and silver clusters

AH Pakiari, Z Jamshidi - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2007 - ACS Publications
Binding of gold and silver clusters with amino acids (glycine and cysteine) was studied using
density functional theory (DFT). Geometries of neutral, anionic, and cationic amino acids …

Base-directed formation of fluorescent silver clusters

B Sengupta, CM Ritchie, JG Buckman… - The Journal of …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Small silver clusters that form with short oligonucleotides are distinguished by their strong
fluorescence. Previous work showed that red-and blue/green-emitting species form with the …

Ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensor for HIV gene detection based on graphene stabilized gold nanoclusters with exonuclease amplification

Y Wang, X Bai, W Wen, X Zhang… - ACS applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Because human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been one of the most terrible viruses in
recent decades, early diagnosis of the HIV gene is of great importance for all scientists …

Gold decorated B12N12 nanocluster as an effective sulfasalazine drug carrier: A theoretical investigation

N Abdolahi, P Singla, A Soltani, M Javan… - Physica E: Low …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study provides an intriguing approach for the development of an efficient drug
carrier for the biomedical system. Photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and density functional …

Gold nanoparticle based fluorescent oligonucleotide probes for imaging and therapy in living systems

Y Yang, S Zhong, K Wang, J Huang - Analyst, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with unique physical and chemical properties have become an
integral part of research in nanoscience. In particular, the development of AuNP-based …

Understanding the interaction of DNA–RNA nucleobases with different ZnO nanomaterials

S Saha, P Sarkar - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the potential application of different nanostructure materials in biomedical
nanotechnologies, understanding the interaction between the inorganic nanoparticles and …