Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from corn cob aqueous extract for colorimetric cysteine detection in serum simulated with cysteine samples.

In this study described a green approach for synthesizing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with corncob acting as a reducing and stabilizing agent to rapidly detect of L -Cysteine (Cys). To obtain an appropriate condition of synthesizing AgNPs variations in the reactant condition such as concentration, pH, and processing speed were altered. The synthesized AgNPs, that have sizes of 50–100 nm were capped by corncob extract (CCB), became virtually hexagonal and re-dispersed well in aqueous solution. AgNPs were explored for their possible structural characterization. Significantly, the CCB/AgNPs combination demonstrated very high sensitivity for Cys detection with a 30 nM limit of detection (LOD) and selective detection of Cys among 12 amino acids. Furthermore, the CCB/AgNPs combination was applied to detect Cys in human serum with an error rate of less than 5%. As a result of this work, a rapid approach for Cys detection employing green-synthesized AgNPs was developed. • For the synthesis of AgNPs, corn cob aqueous extract (CCB) was used as a reducing and stabilizing agent. • AgNPs with sizes of 50–100 nm had a polygonal form and dispersed well in aqueous solution. • AgNPs potential structural characterization was examined. • With a LOD of 30 nM, CCB/AgNPs demonstrated sensitive and selective cysteine detection. • CCB/AgNPs can detect cystine in human serum with excellent recovery in rats. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]