Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of industrial processes for measuring sugars and starch in cells and concerns the process of functionalising synthesized gold nanoparticles functionalized with polymer ligands, for the selective measurement of sucrose or starch in intracellular fluid. Also disclosed is a nanocompound for measuring the concentration of sucrose or starch in intracellular fluid, which contains synthesized gold nanoparticles functionalized with polymer ligands.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 28, 2017
Date of Patent:
August 16, 2022
Assignees:
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA, CENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE AGRICULTURA TROPICAL—CIAT
Inventors:
Andres Jaramillo Botero, Diana Patricia Hermith Ramirez, Pedro Hernandez